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. 
 
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
 
2010
Reid Clanton
Sean Clanton
Johnny Coffman
Tom Fleenor
Emily Weals
 
2011
Brian McDowell
Holly Harper
Lee Montgomery
Jeff Rice
Hugh Walker