University of Rochester Athletics and Recreation

Athletic Hall of Fame

The University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 1992 to honor former athletes, coaches, and friends for outstanding achievement. Their stories stand as testimony to the rich history that athletics play in the education of Rochester's students and of their pursuit of excellence both on and off the field.

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Hall of Fame Inductees Sorted By Last Name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I

J

Maria Budihas Jensen '87
Halford B. Johnson '52
Arthur Jones '39
Thomas B. Jones '61

K

John M. Keil '44
Richard Keil '83
Richard Kissell, M.D. '67
Robert G. Klimasewski '66, '67 (Mas)
James Klimschot '78
George V. Kondraske '78
Richard T. Kramer '43
Robert Kulpinski '71

L

Glenn A. Lamb '83
Cheryl Lyght Lamonica '82
G. Prescott Lane '39
Raymond P. Lang '54
Roger D. Lathan '54
Susan J. Lathan '85
Brian Laudadio '92
Jody Lavin-Patrick '82
Matthew Lawless '09*
Daniel Leary '83
Robert Liberto '67
Richard M. Lieb '52
Gerald Liebel '52
Madelon "Lonnie" Lief '77
Frank Lillich '63
John Loiacono '84
Peter R. Lyman '47

M

Megan MacKenzie '84
Richard "Rick" Magere '72
Reed A. Martin '75
Frederick J. Martin, M.D. '40
Michelle Mazurik Maybaum '86
Jill M. McCabe '88
James McComb '59
Paul McKee
Mary Martha Winter McKenna '90, '95W (Mas)
Dr. R. Bruce McPherson '55, '64W (Mas)
Joseph M. McShea '24*
Joseph Mello '92
Scott Milener '90
Joseph P. Miller '58
Carolyn S. Misch '89
David Moller, M.D. '75
John Mossel '55
Paul Muntner '91

N

Eugene L. Nicandri '60
B. Emmett Norris '30
H. Scott Norris '49

O

David R. Ocorr '51
Jill Decker Ogden '89
Frank Okey '42

P

Anthony R. Palumbo '74, '84 (PhD)
Lawrence Palvino '59
Mark L. Palvino '85
Thomas E. Pammenter '40
Brian E. Pasley '76
Karen Price Pavlicin '87
Susan Penepent '88
Gregory Perry '87
Robert Place '54
Debra Poletto, M.D. '79
Howard Pratt '60, '66 Ph.D.

Q

Glenn W. Quaint, Jr. '42
Charles Quinby '58

R

David Ragusa '68
Kelly Gorman Rakowski '91
Benjamin Ramaker '10
Charles Resler '30
Dick Rice '65
J Matthew Riordan '81
Roy F. Roberts '40
Michael J. Roulan '72
Irene "Patty" Rupp '87

S

Billy E. Sandow '42
Thomas Sarro '52
Lesa M. Hojnicki Sayer '89
Timothy O. Schum '60
Amber Lee Scott '95
Wayne Sebastianelli '79, '83M (MD), '88M (Res)
William E. Secor '53
James Secrest, M.D. '45
Richard Secrest '43
William Sharp, M.D. '53
Samuel Shatkin, M.D. '79
Thomas Sheehan '90
Craig M. Smith '39
Donald C. Smith
Joan Alley Smith '84
Zenon Snylyk '55
Renee Schmitt Somerville '87
Clifford Roman Speegle
Nelson "Bud" Spies '38
Robert E. Springer '41
Merle Spurrier
William Standera '71
Peter G. "Pat" Stark
Harry Stathe '52
Peter A. Stranges '41
Samuel Stratton '37
John Sullivan '26
Harold Suttle '26
Robert Swartout '83

T

David Taylor '69
Nancy Melvin Taylor '86
Terri Eddy Terwilliger '87
Bruce Thompson '56
LaRoy B. Thompson
Thomas M. Tuori '87
Gordon Turner '74
Theresa A. Tuthill '84, '91 (PhD)

U

Robert Ulrech '40

V

David Vaccaro '88, '94S (MBA)
Bert A. VanHorn '30
Janice Vanselow '82
Hazel S. Varner
Suzane White Villarini '80
Jerome Carl Violette '60
John Vitone
Lisa Scopa Voit '84

W

Richard C. Wade '43
Robert Wales '84
Luther Ira Webster '26
William Weiss '78
Robert L. Wells '39
John F. Welter '50
Mernie Bacon Whitcomb '49
Hazel Wilbraham '27
G. Robert Witmer, Jr. '59
Jeffrey S. Wittig '86
Robert A. Woods '42
David L. Wormuth '65
Carl U. Wren '50

X

Y

William Yantz '60
Philip J. Yurecka '65

Z

John Zabrodsky '82
Tyler Zacehm '88
Gerald Zornow '37
Theodore H. Zornow '59
Theodore J. Zornow '29

Hall of Fame Nominations

The University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame nomination process is open to everyone. We welcome and encourage your participation with worthy candidates. Please review the criteria listed below and then submit your nomination to the committee through Associate Director, Terry Gurnett '77 (tgurnett@sports.rochester.edu). Your submission should include as much factual information as possible about the individual. Nominees may be contacted to request more information if needed.

Criteria

Distinguished themselves with UR athletics as an administrator, athlete, coach, manager, or friend
Distinguished themsleves as alumni by supporting athletics at the University
Distinguished themselves in their chosen career
Nominees should be 5-year alumni or more, with consideration to different eras
Awards can be made posthumously
Promoted good will for and enhanced the image of the University

Committee

The committee is made up of former varsity athletes along with staff from the Department of Athletics.

Process

The nomination committee accepts nominations throughout the year. The committee meets each January to review the new nominations along with those already on the list. The committee recommends a group of finalists from which the year's inductees are selected later in the spring. Inductees are notified in writing shortly thereafter. The Hall of Fame Induction Dinner is held each year on Friday night of Meliora Weekend.

Thank you for participating.