The largest class in the history of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
The honorees are Dr. Charles Brown (Director of Athletics 1989-current), Jen Dragoni (women’s lacrosse, 2000-04), Brad Green (swimming & diving 2000-04), Adam Grossman (track & field 2002-06), Ted Lawler (men’s soccer 1994-98), Brendan Mundorf (men’s lacrosse 2002-06), Josef Novotny (men’s tennis, 2001-04), Keith Puryear (head tennis coach ,1990-2008), and Drew Westervelt (men’s lacrosse 2003-07).
There are now 121 members of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame, which was instituted in the 1970s. Candidates are nominated throughout the two-year period and are selected for induction by a committee of current Hall of Fame members based on their excellence in competition at UMBC and subsequent graduation from the university.
The18th induction dinner and ceremony will take place at the Westin Baltimore Washington Airport – BWI. The cost to attend the induction dinner is $60, which includes a ticket to the basketball doubleheader vs. Maine that afternoon (1:00 p.m./3:30 p.m.) at the RAC Arena. The new class of Hall of Famers will be introduced at halftime of the men’s 3:30 game. The dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m., with inductions to follow. Please contact Kevin Gibbons O’Neill at 410-455-1532 or oneillb@umbc.edu for additional information about the event or to purchase tickets.
Read more about the Inductees here.