Hahn was one of five new inductees to the Hall of Fame, including Bobby Wagner, health science and policy '95; Jennifer Jewell, psychology '95; Kevin Loewe, economics '95; and Kirk Hewling, mechanical engineering '95.

According to Steve Levy, interdisciplinary studies '85 and assistant director for athletic communications, nominations for inductees are solicited throughout the year from alumni and staff. "The student athletes must have made outstanding contributions to UMBC in intercollegiate athletics and subsequently earned a degree from UMBC," says Levy. Each year, a committee comprised of former student athletes reviews the nominees and decides who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Jeff Hahn, who speaks warmly of being one of about "750 students who started in the first UMBC class in the fall of 1966," was also one of UMBC's first All-Americans, earning the honor in 1971. Hahn scored the most goals (32) of any collegiate lacrosse player in the state in 1969, and was selected to the South Atlantic All-Star team in 1971. He holds fond memories of attending UMBC when it was "strictly a commuter school with three buildings, including the old Gym I. Everyone knew everyone," he recalls.

Hahn completed the joint pharmacy program at UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and has worked for 19 years as a sales representative and registered pharmacist for Eli Lilly and Company. When asked to select someone to introduce him at the ceremony, it seemed fitting to Hahn that his son Josh serve as his presenter.

Bobby Wagner, soccer All-American, earned Second Team honors his senior year, and was also a First Team All South Atlantic and First Team All Big South player on defense that year. He set a UMBC Division I record with 14 goals that season, leading the team to a 15-3-1 record. Currently, Bobby is tied for third on UMBC's all-time goals list with 31 scored, and is fifth in scoring with 77 points.

"My favorite athletic moment was playing against College Park my senior year. We won 3-1," recalls Wagner. "After 10 tries, it was the first time we had beaten them. I think that win was a stepping stone for UMBC to compete with Division I schools, making UMBC a soccer power in the state of Maryland."

Bobby Wagner is currently working for the Jacobs Company, an independent insurance agency in Columbia, MD. He has fond memories of UMBC outside of athletics. He met his wife of two years, Karen (Jacobson) Wagner, psychology '97, in the Social Sciences Building.

Jennifer Jewell was an outstanding volleyball and softball athlete at UMBC. Jewell was Maryland NCAA Woman of the Year nominee in 1995. She was also a Second Team Academic All-American in 1995, earning First Team All Big South honors in softball and the 1994 ECAC Volleyball Tournament Most Valuable Player award. She is the first UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame inductee for softball.

Jewell's favorite UMBC memory is of playing softball in her junior year. "UMBC was the underdog in the Big South, and we ended up going to the championships. We lost by one run," she says.

After graduation, Jennifer went on to complete her master's in social work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is acting director of residential treatment programs for Taylor Manor.

Kevin Loewe is UMBC's all time winningest pitcher with a 27-11 record. He was the 1993 Big South Player of the Year with an 8-1 record and a 2.34 ERA in 73 innings. He also earned All Big South honors in 1994. His career ERA of 3.52 is third best in UMBC history, with 197 strikeouts and 24 complete games.

Loewe's favorite recollections of UMBC are being able to play baseball alongside his brother, Brian Loewe, interdisciplinary studies '93, and being "given the opportunity to be drafted by the Atlanta Braves after four great years of baseball at UMBC." Today, Loewe is a project consultant for Booz-Allen & Hamilton. He and his wife and their two children recently moved to Leonardtown, MD from Jacksonville, FL, where Kevin spent four years working for Merrill Lynch after finishing his professional baseball career with the Braves.

Kirk Hewling earned a First Team Academic Award from Black Issues in Higher Education. He holds five relay team records in Retriever track and field history, and earned ICAAAA honors in the 400 meters in 1993, finishing eighth in the east.

After working as an engineer for Black & Decker, Hewling recently became a first year medical student at Howard University. He plans to become a surgeon. He enjoyed attending the induction ceremony. "My family and guests enjoyed hearing all the stories of my days at UMBC and seeing all the appreciation that UMBC showed me."

Looking back, Hewling says "I am proud to be associated with UMBC's athletic department. They cared about my performance both in the classroom and on the track."

Pam (Hawley) McInnis is assistant registrar at UMBC, president of the On-Campus Alumni Chapter and a graduate student at the University of Maryland, University College.