Hall of Fame

TWC Athletic Hall of Fame 

The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to identify and honor in a permanent manner those individuals who have achieved excellence in athletics at Tennessee Wesleyan College and others who have contributed to the advancement of Tennessee Wesleyan athletics by their support of time, resources, or both.

The award is divided into three categories:

Outstanding Athlete: Those who have achieved excellence in athletics at Tennessee Wesleyan College and are 15 years removed from his/her playing date.

Outstanding Coach: Those who have advanced and enhanced the concept of athletics at Tennessee Wesleyan College through their talents as coaches in their respective communities. 

Outstanding Contributor:  Those who have contributed to the advancement of Tennessee Wesleyan College athletics and who are classified as non-athletes or coaches, and who may or may not have matriculated at Tennessee Wesleyan College.

 

The Tennessee Wesleyan Hall of Fame members are listed below:

1979

Miles W. Proudfoot

Reuben N. McCray

Rankin M. Hudson

Forest H. Kendall

Swann B. Boyer

 

1980

Frank M. Ditmore

M.C. "Tip" Smith

Ray Graves

Willard "Easy" Eaves

Jones C. Beene III

 

1981

C. Scott Mayfield

W. Glen Michaels

Hooper Eblen

J. Van B. Coe

Robert C. Davis

 

1982

Pat Kerr Sharp

William H. Browder

J.B. "Ace" Adams

Glenn C. "Mutt" Knox

C.Q. Smith

 

 1983

Kenneth D. Higgins

Ronnie Knight

A.H. "Buck" Hatcher

Warren McGhee

Gene Mehaffey

 

1984

H. Ray Lamb

Ronald T. Campbell

John O. Saylors

William L. Marks

Bobby A. Ferguson

 

1985

Jerry Edmonds

Dwain Farmer

Grace Coates Keith

Dick LaFrance

Pete Wilson

 

1986

Tom Pemberton

Randy Vernon

Donald Dodgen

   

1987

Troy Giles

Geneva W. Rutherford

Floyd "Jack" Bowling

Johnny Morgan

Melvin "Bucky" Reynolds

 

1988

William B. Cate

W. Wesley Barker

Charles J. Liner

F. Jean Biddle

Victor W. Maddox

 

1989

Charles C. Pangle

George Wilson

Robbie Ensminger

J. LeBron Bell

Donald B. Reid

 

1990

Edwin F. Saxman, Jr.

Regenia Lawson Mayfield

B. James Hoggatt

Charles E. McBroom

 

1991

Don F. Patrick

Bob F. Stephenson

Jack A. Prince

H.L. "Sticky" Davis, Jr. Hall of Fame List

 

1992

Stan Harrison

Charles W. Smith

D.A. Jack Henderson

 

1993

Aaron Thomas Grant

Marietta Blackburn Henderson

Michael B. Ridley

Paul H. Williams

 

1994

W. Raymond Barr

H. Alex Williams

Buster E. "Buck" Brown

 

1995

Kelly E. Aldridge

Gene E. Rutledge

Jane Blair "Dana" Higgins

Debbie Park Corley

W. Elmer Raper

 

 1996

Art D. Goon

Jack A. Carr

Lee "Doak" Willett

Joe Crabtree

Tim Rader

 

1997

Mike A. Poe

Missy Elrod Murphy

Russell J. Godwin

Chris R. Cattaneo

Carl E. Shivers

 

1998

Mildred Stephenson Pemberton

Wayne Norfleet

Randy Reed

John R. Mitchell

Jack Garner

 

1999

Wayne C. Penniman

Joe L. McKenry, Jr.

James W. Thompson

 

2000

Michael Jordan

Diane Jack Freeman

Pepe Fernandez

Amy Lackey Oliver

 

2001

Jim Davis

Teresa Sherrill Duncan

John "Buck" Mitchell

Beth Parham Ricker

Ralph White

 

2002

Stacy Hutsell

Jeff Geeter

Gilbert McDowell

Mike Olinger

Conn Comerford

 

2003

Mike Policastro

Ezell Scruggs

Karen Campbell Wild

Jim Dodson

 

2004

Troy Fugatt

Dick Anderson

Boyd Woody

Boyd Reynolds

Neale C. Hoskins

 

2005

Lewis C. "Pee Wee" Bivens

Michael Bowling

Anthony F. Lotti

Burkett L. Witt

Ronald R. Woods

 

2006

Jason Powell

Becky Bass Stone

Paul Barnett Webb

 

2007

Spencer Elder

Luke Sewell

Jack Slayton

Edward Taylor

Wendy Riden Wolfe

 

2008

Kevin Eichelberger

Philip Jeffrey Ford

Howard Paul Gaffney

Jack Henry

Renee Bowman Queen

 

2009

Raymond A. Grant

Carl E. Williams

Carl R. (Ron) Ely

Richard D. Pickell