I am beyond grateful to share that Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger was named one of three finalists for the Best Baseball Nonfiction Book by @thetwinbill , a baseball literary site and podcast. I appeared on Episode 45 of the Twin Bill Baseball Book podcast hosted by Scott Bolohan which dropped June 23, 2025. I encourage you to check out The Twin Bill if you are a baseball fan.
Congratulations, too, to @utilityofboredom for taking home the top prize, and to @tigerpride1976 and @willbardenwerper for being recognized as finalists.
Thank you to @augustpublications for taking a chance on the manuscript. And, most of all, thank you to everyone who has purchased and read The Forgotten Dodger.
I am still processing this past weekend in KC. I am grateful for @nlbmprez & @nlbmuseumkc for hosting impactful activities as part of the Salute to the Negro Leagues weekend. I am humbled to have been included in the agenda. Thank you so much!
Big stage, big impact‼️
Faculty and staff from the Silverfield College of Education and Human Services took the national spotlight at the 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference in Los Angeles, as they delivered 18 presentations at the world’s largest gathering of education researchers.
From sharing innovative ideas to shaping critical conversations in education, our faculty continue to lead where it matters most.
Special congratulations to Dr. Steve Dittmore, PhD, Dean of the Silverfield College, on receiving the Distinguished Senior Scholar Award, honoring his lasting contributions to research at the intersection of education and sport! 👏
Join us on Saturday April 11, 2026 at 2 PM for an exciting panel discussion as we celebrate the release of author Eric Vickery’s, Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History, and author @stevedittmore , Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger. These two newly released books will be available for purchase throughout the event. Meet the authors and have your books personally signed!
The event will be moderated by acclaimed sports journalist @tomhoffarthscribe , author of Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully. #ericvickrey #stevedittmore #tomhoffarth #dodgers #mlb
UNF Giving Day is almost here! 💙🦅
This Wednesday, every gift — no matter the size — creates opportunities and supports what matters most to YOU at UNF.
At Silverfield, we’re preparing bold, forward-thinking graduates to lead, innovate, serve and inspire, and your support helps drive that mission forward. Join us in helping the University of North Florida race to 4,750 donors.
#SwoopAndSupport any of these impactful Silverfield programs:
🔹 Dean’s Venture Fund
🔹 Silverfield College Doctoral Program Fellowship
🔹 Sport Data Analytics Lab
🔹 Sport Management Scholarship
🔹 Taylor Leadership Institute
🔹 The STEP Lab
🔹 Theodore and Vivian Johnson Scholarship Foundation
🔹 THRIVE
🔹 UNF Preschool
🔹 USoar
Give today to Silverfield through the link in our bio!
Yesterday was seniors, today it was 30 @unfsilverfield elementary education majors enrolled in their first clinical course! Excited to see their progression over the next two years toward graduation and impacting the lives of young learners!
I was honored to welcome 74 @unfsilverfield elementary, secondary, music, deaf, and exceptional student education interns this morning to their last first day of college! We are excited they chose education as a career choice and look forward to seeing the impact they have on Northeast Florida!
This is surreal... I am honored to participate in this weekend’s Salute to the Negro Leagues through a book signing at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Thank you Bob Kendrick for the opportunity. Please connect if you will be at this weekend’s events or Dodgers-Royals games.
