Athletics Hall of Fame
Lock Haven University
Athletics Hall of Fame
By-laws 9/12/2016 3:03 PM Article 1: Mission Statement a. The LHU Athletics Hall of Fame will include our finest athletes, teams, coaches, athletic trainers, managers, and administrators; our alumni/alumnae who achieved greatness in sports after leaving LHU; and any person who has provided outstanding service to LHU Athletics. The Hall of Fame will represent, as fairly as possible, men and women in all sports and across the entire history of the school, from its founding in 1870 to the present. Article 2: Eligibility Requirements a. Priority consideration will be given to nominees of good character. b. Priority consideration will be given to nominees who were in good academic and disciplinary standing while at Lock Haven University (formerly known as the Central State Normal School, 1870-1927; Lock Haven State Teachers College, 1927-1960; Lock Haven State College, 1960-1983). c. The Hall of Fame (HOF) committee recognizes the importance of education and strongly prefers that nominees who were students at Lock Haven University finished their courses of study and graduated. With that said, the committee realizes that some student-athletes leave college prior to graduation for reasons that have nothing to do with poor performance or disciplinary action. Thus, graduation is preferred but not required. i. Athletes who competed during the pre-collegiate Normal School Era (1870-1927) need only to have been enrolled in one of the vocational or academic programs then available—namely, the teacher education track or the college prep track. d. Athletes are eligible for nomination five years after they last competed for LHU. e. Teams are eligible for nomination five years after the achievement for which they are being nominated. i. Teams that are part of larger teams are eligible for nomination (e.g., the 4x400m women’s relay team, which is one part of the Track & Field Team). f. All other types of individual candidates are eligible immediately after the achievement or special contribution for which they are being nominated. g. Posthumous nominations are allowed. h. No voting member of the HOF committee is eligible for consideration during his or her term on the committee. i. The HOF committee, at its own discretion and by 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes), may authorize induction of a person who falls outside the defined eligibility requirements. Article 3: Hall of Fame (HOF) Committee a. The purpose of the HOF Committee: i. Seek nominations for the HOF. ii. Select members for the HOF, ensuring that quality nominees are submitted for consideration representing the athletics program’s entire history, including the
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pre-collegiate Normal School Era (1870-1927). Recognize members of the HOF. Cooperate with the LHU Athletics Director and the Head of the LHU Facilities Department to ensure that a HOF facility is constructed and properly maintained. a) The HOF Committee may submit a request to the LHU Athletics Director and to the Head of the LHU Facilities Department recommending the employment of outside vendors, but it does not have the authority to independently arrange and secure any contract or Memo of Understanding (MOU) between the University and outside vendors for construction and/or maintenance of the HOF facility. v. Cooperate with the LHU Foundation to obtain charitable funding to properly establish and maintain the HOF. The HOF Committee will consist of eight people, four of whom are permanent by virtue of their positions: i. The Athletics Director, by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. ii. The LHU Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. iii. The Sports Information Director (SID), by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. iv. The LHU Foundation gifts officer in charge of contributions to LHU athletics, by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. v. One representative who resides in Lock Haven or in the surrounding area, selected by majority vote of the HOF Committee. vi. Two LHU alumni/alumnae, selected by majority vote of the HOF Committee. vii. One “at-large” member, selected by majority vote of the HOF Committee. Term Lengths i. The term length of the four non-permanent committee members is three years. a) Terms of the non-permanent members will be staggered to avoid dramatic turnovers in membership in any given year. ii. A non-permanent member may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms (i.e., six consecutive years). a) A person who has stepped down after serving six consecutive years on the HOF Committee cannot be re-appointed to the HOF Committee for at least one year after stepping down. iii. When a committee member’s term is about to expire, the HOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor. Officers of the Committee i. The four officers of the HOF committee are the Chair, the Associate Chair, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. ii. The HOF Committee will nominate and elect officers by majority vote. iii. Duties of officers: a) The Chair will call meetings and preside at meetings. b) The Associate Chair will serve as a substitute for the Chair when necessary. c) The Secretary will record and maintain minutes of the Committee meetings. The Secretary will also keep track of committee members’ term lengths and notify the Chair when a member’s term is about to expire. d) The Treasurer, in cooperation with the LHU Foundation, will maintain the budget of the HOF. iv. Term Length of Officers a) The term length of officers is two years. b) A committee member may serve as an officer for a maximum of two consecutive terms (i.e., four consecutive years). c) When an officer’s term is about to expire, the HOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor. Frequency of Committee Meetings iii. iv.
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The Committee shall meet at least twice per calendar year: once in the fall term and once in the spring term.
Article 4: Nomination Process a. The HOF Committee will accept nominations from any source, from within or from outside of the LHU community. i. Exception: Self-nominations will not be accepted. b. Nomination forms will be available on the LHU Athletics website and also in hard-copy form upon request. c. A nomination form must be completed and submitted to the Sports Information Director no later than the deadline indicated on the nomination form for the nominee to be eligible for induction. d. Nominations will be carried over from year to year. They do not expire, so they do not need to be renewed or re-submitted. Article 5: Selection Process a. Inductees will be selected annually by the HOF Committee. b. The HOF Committee’s Mission Statement (Article 1) will guide the committee’s selection process each and every year: The LHU Athletics Hall of Fame will include our finest athletes, teams, coaches, athletic trainers, managers, and administrators; our alumni/alumnae who achieved greatness in sports after leaving LHU; and any person who has provided outstanding service to LHU Athletics. The Hall of Fame will represent, as fairly as possible, men and women in all sports and across the entire history of the school, from its founding in 1870 to the present. b. Achievements worthy of HOF consideration include, but are not restricted to, the following: i. Member of an Olympic team, U.S. team, or World team ii. National Champion iii. All-American iv. Regional Champion v. Conference Champion vi. LHU record-holder c. For some categories of nominees (e.g., athletic trainers), it is extremely difficult to quantify their contributions to LHU athletics. The HOF Committee will weigh the available evidence and make its decision accordingly. d. For the first class of 2015, the HOF committee will induct one person or team from the “Golden Era.” The Golden Era is defined as the period from 1870 to 1950. In creating a special category for Golden Era candidates, the HOF committee acknowledges the fact that evidence of a person’s or team’s achievements during this period is scarce relative to the evidence available for those who competed in or supported athletics after 1950. The dramatic expansion of sports coverage in the popular press, the growth and development of regional, national, and international championships, the addition of new awards for athletes and coaches, and the proliferation of sports statistical categories (e.g., number of assists, number of quarterback sacks, etc.) make it nearly impossible for a person or team of the Golden Era to equal or exceed the credentials of those who competed after 1950. i. The HOF committee is not obligated to fill the Golden Era category each and every year. If and when the HOF committee cannot find a top-quality candidate from the Golden Era, the category will not be filled for that year. e. The Sports Information Director (who is a member of the HOF Committee by virtue of his or her position) will carefully review the list of nominees, confirm the nominators’ claims to the nominees’ athletic achievements/contributions, and submit the data to the HOF Committee prior to the first round of voting. f. All eight members of the HOF Committee should be physically present for inductee elections to take place. However, a committee member may participate by email, text, or phone if he or she is dealing with an emergency and absolutely cannot attend in person. g. Voting procedure will be as follows: i. Two rounds of voting will be used to elect the inductees.
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The first vote will narrow the field of nominees to no more than three times the predetermined number of inductees for that year. (For example, if the predetermined number of inductees is 10, the first vote will narrow the field to no more than 30.) iii. The second vote will decide the final list of inductees. iv. If a final list of inductees cannot be produced in just two rounds of voting, additional rounds of voting will be conducted. v. In the event of a tie, the HOF Committee has the right to increase or decrease the number of inductees. h. Candidates will be elected to the HOF by a 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes). i. No more than eleven inductees may be enshrined in the HOF per year. j. All discussions and results of voting at any meetings of the HOF Committee will be confidential. k. Results of voting will be recorded and archived by the Sports Information Director for future reference by the HOF Committee. Article 6: Candidates who defer or decline induction, or who claim to be unable to attend the ceremony in person a. If a selected individual/team requests to defer the honor with good reason (death in the family, pregnancy, serious illness, etc.), the individual or team will be inducted the following year. “Good reason” is here defined as a 75% majority approval vote of the HOF committee. b. If a selected individual or team declines the honor for a reason that is unsatisfactory, the individual or team will be disqualified from any further consideration for HOF induction. “Unsatisfactory” is here defined as a 75% majority disapproval vote of the HOF committee. i. This policy must be clearly communicated to the selected individual/team as soon as possible after the initial refusal. If after hearing the consequences the individual or team reiterates the refusal using the same unsatisfactory reason, the individual or team will be disqualified from any further consideration for HOF induction. This is a permanent ban. c. Inductees are expected to attend the HOF ceremony to receive the honor in person. Inductees may be inducted in absentia and have a representative accept the honor on their behalf if and only if the HOF committee has approved their reason (by at least a 75% majority approval vote) for being unable to attend. Article 7: Induction Ceremony a. Induction of members will be held annually. b. The ceremony will be coordinated by the HOF Committee and will be held in the Spring of each year. Article 8: Inductee Recognition a. The first-year HOF inductees (the class of 2015) will be forever known as The Charter Members of the LHU Athletics Hall of Fame. b. All inductees will receive an attractive memento inscribed with his or her name and year of induction. c. Names of inductees, along with information about their achievements and/or contributions, will be permanently displayed in an appropriate area of Thomas Fieldhouse. d. A complete list of Hall of Famers will be permanently available for viewing on the LHU Athletics website. e. Honorees will be announced by the Sports Information Director through the appropriate media in advance of the induction ceremony. Article 9: Annual Report of the Committee a. In the summer or fall of each year, the Chair and the SID will gather all documents related to the HOF committee’s meetings and decisions, write a brief annual report, and insert
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and organize all of these documents in a binder and/or electronic file directory where they are readily available to the Athletic Director and other members of the HOF committee. Article 10: Amending the By-Laws a. All eight members of the HOF Committee must vote on amendments. b. These by-laws may be amended by a 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes). c. Amendments may be made each year following the induction ceremony and before beginning any formal discussion of candidates for the next class of inductees. d. Committee members must be provided with copies of proposed amendments and given ample time to discuss the proposed amendments before being asked to vote.
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Athletics Hall of Fame
By-laws 9/12/2016 3:03 PM Article 1: Mission Statement a. The LHU Athletics Hall of Fame will include our finest athletes, teams, coaches, athletic trainers, managers, and administrators; our alumni/alumnae who achieved greatness in sports after leaving LHU; and any person who has provided outstanding service to LHU Athletics. The Hall of Fame will represent, as fairly as possible, men and women in all sports and across the entire history of the school, from its founding in 1870 to the present. Article 2: Eligibility Requirements a. Priority consideration will be given to nominees of good character. b. Priority consideration will be given to nominees who were in good academic and disciplinary standing while at Lock Haven University (formerly known as the Central State Normal School, 1870-1927; Lock Haven State Teachers College, 1927-1960; Lock Haven State College, 1960-1983). c. The Hall of Fame (HOF) committee recognizes the importance of education and strongly prefers that nominees who were students at Lock Haven University finished their courses of study and graduated. With that said, the committee realizes that some student-athletes leave college prior to graduation for reasons that have nothing to do with poor performance or disciplinary action. Thus, graduation is preferred but not required. i. Athletes who competed during the pre-collegiate Normal School Era (1870-1927) need only to have been enrolled in one of the vocational or academic programs then available—namely, the teacher education track or the college prep track. d. Athletes are eligible for nomination five years after they last competed for LHU. e. Teams are eligible for nomination five years after the achievement for which they are being nominated. i. Teams that are part of larger teams are eligible for nomination (e.g., the 4x400m women’s relay team, which is one part of the Track & Field Team). f. All other types of individual candidates are eligible immediately after the achievement or special contribution for which they are being nominated. g. Posthumous nominations are allowed. h. No voting member of the HOF committee is eligible for consideration during his or her term on the committee. i. The HOF committee, at its own discretion and by 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes), may authorize induction of a person who falls outside the defined eligibility requirements. Article 3: Hall of Fame (HOF) Committee a. The purpose of the HOF Committee: i. Seek nominations for the HOF. ii. Select members for the HOF, ensuring that quality nominees are submitted for consideration representing the athletics program’s entire history, including the
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pre-collegiate Normal School Era (1870-1927). Recognize members of the HOF. Cooperate with the LHU Athletics Director and the Head of the LHU Facilities Department to ensure that a HOF facility is constructed and properly maintained. a) The HOF Committee may submit a request to the LHU Athletics Director and to the Head of the LHU Facilities Department recommending the employment of outside vendors, but it does not have the authority to independently arrange and secure any contract or Memo of Understanding (MOU) between the University and outside vendors for construction and/or maintenance of the HOF facility. v. Cooperate with the LHU Foundation to obtain charitable funding to properly establish and maintain the HOF. The HOF Committee will consist of eight people, four of whom are permanent by virtue of their positions: i. The Athletics Director, by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. ii. The LHU Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. iii. The Sports Information Director (SID), by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. iv. The LHU Foundation gifts officer in charge of contributions to LHU athletics, by virtue of his or her position, will serve as a permanent member. v. One representative who resides in Lock Haven or in the surrounding area, selected by majority vote of the HOF Committee. vi. Two LHU alumni/alumnae, selected by majority vote of the HOF Committee. vii. One “at-large” member, selected by majority vote of the HOF Committee. Term Lengths i. The term length of the four non-permanent committee members is three years. a) Terms of the non-permanent members will be staggered to avoid dramatic turnovers in membership in any given year. ii. A non-permanent member may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms (i.e., six consecutive years). a) A person who has stepped down after serving six consecutive years on the HOF Committee cannot be re-appointed to the HOF Committee for at least one year after stepping down. iii. When a committee member’s term is about to expire, the HOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor. Officers of the Committee i. The four officers of the HOF committee are the Chair, the Associate Chair, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. ii. The HOF Committee will nominate and elect officers by majority vote. iii. Duties of officers: a) The Chair will call meetings and preside at meetings. b) The Associate Chair will serve as a substitute for the Chair when necessary. c) The Secretary will record and maintain minutes of the Committee meetings. The Secretary will also keep track of committee members’ term lengths and notify the Chair when a member’s term is about to expire. d) The Treasurer, in cooperation with the LHU Foundation, will maintain the budget of the HOF. iv. Term Length of Officers a) The term length of officers is two years. b) A committee member may serve as an officer for a maximum of two consecutive terms (i.e., four consecutive years). c) When an officer’s term is about to expire, the HOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor. Frequency of Committee Meetings iii. iv.
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The Committee shall meet at least twice per calendar year: once in the fall term and once in the spring term.
Article 4: Nomination Process a. The HOF Committee will accept nominations from any source, from within or from outside of the LHU community. i. Exception: Self-nominations will not be accepted. b. Nomination forms will be available on the LHU Athletics website and also in hard-copy form upon request. c. A nomination form must be completed and submitted to the Sports Information Director no later than the deadline indicated on the nomination form for the nominee to be eligible for induction. d. Nominations will be carried over from year to year. They do not expire, so they do not need to be renewed or re-submitted. Article 5: Selection Process a. Inductees will be selected annually by the HOF Committee. b. The HOF Committee’s Mission Statement (Article 1) will guide the committee’s selection process each and every year: The LHU Athletics Hall of Fame will include our finest athletes, teams, coaches, athletic trainers, managers, and administrators; our alumni/alumnae who achieved greatness in sports after leaving LHU; and any person who has provided outstanding service to LHU Athletics. The Hall of Fame will represent, as fairly as possible, men and women in all sports and across the entire history of the school, from its founding in 1870 to the present. b. Achievements worthy of HOF consideration include, but are not restricted to, the following: i. Member of an Olympic team, U.S. team, or World team ii. National Champion iii. All-American iv. Regional Champion v. Conference Champion vi. LHU record-holder c. For some categories of nominees (e.g., athletic trainers), it is extremely difficult to quantify their contributions to LHU athletics. The HOF Committee will weigh the available evidence and make its decision accordingly. d. For the first class of 2015, the HOF committee will induct one person or team from the “Golden Era.” The Golden Era is defined as the period from 1870 to 1950. In creating a special category for Golden Era candidates, the HOF committee acknowledges the fact that evidence of a person’s or team’s achievements during this period is scarce relative to the evidence available for those who competed in or supported athletics after 1950. The dramatic expansion of sports coverage in the popular press, the growth and development of regional, national, and international championships, the addition of new awards for athletes and coaches, and the proliferation of sports statistical categories (e.g., number of assists, number of quarterback sacks, etc.) make it nearly impossible for a person or team of the Golden Era to equal or exceed the credentials of those who competed after 1950. i. The HOF committee is not obligated to fill the Golden Era category each and every year. If and when the HOF committee cannot find a top-quality candidate from the Golden Era, the category will not be filled for that year. e. The Sports Information Director (who is a member of the HOF Committee by virtue of his or her position) will carefully review the list of nominees, confirm the nominators’ claims to the nominees’ athletic achievements/contributions, and submit the data to the HOF Committee prior to the first round of voting. f. All eight members of the HOF Committee should be physically present for inductee elections to take place. However, a committee member may participate by email, text, or phone if he or she is dealing with an emergency and absolutely cannot attend in person. g. Voting procedure will be as follows: i. Two rounds of voting will be used to elect the inductees.
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The first vote will narrow the field of nominees to no more than three times the predetermined number of inductees for that year. (For example, if the predetermined number of inductees is 10, the first vote will narrow the field to no more than 30.) iii. The second vote will decide the final list of inductees. iv. If a final list of inductees cannot be produced in just two rounds of voting, additional rounds of voting will be conducted. v. In the event of a tie, the HOF Committee has the right to increase or decrease the number of inductees. h. Candidates will be elected to the HOF by a 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes). i. No more than eleven inductees may be enshrined in the HOF per year. j. All discussions and results of voting at any meetings of the HOF Committee will be confidential. k. Results of voting will be recorded and archived by the Sports Information Director for future reference by the HOF Committee. Article 6: Candidates who defer or decline induction, or who claim to be unable to attend the ceremony in person a. If a selected individual/team requests to defer the honor with good reason (death in the family, pregnancy, serious illness, etc.), the individual or team will be inducted the following year. “Good reason” is here defined as a 75% majority approval vote of the HOF committee. b. If a selected individual or team declines the honor for a reason that is unsatisfactory, the individual or team will be disqualified from any further consideration for HOF induction. “Unsatisfactory” is here defined as a 75% majority disapproval vote of the HOF committee. i. This policy must be clearly communicated to the selected individual/team as soon as possible after the initial refusal. If after hearing the consequences the individual or team reiterates the refusal using the same unsatisfactory reason, the individual or team will be disqualified from any further consideration for HOF induction. This is a permanent ban. c. Inductees are expected to attend the HOF ceremony to receive the honor in person. Inductees may be inducted in absentia and have a representative accept the honor on their behalf if and only if the HOF committee has approved their reason (by at least a 75% majority approval vote) for being unable to attend. Article 7: Induction Ceremony a. Induction of members will be held annually. b. The ceremony will be coordinated by the HOF Committee and will be held in the Spring of each year. Article 8: Inductee Recognition a. The first-year HOF inductees (the class of 2015) will be forever known as The Charter Members of the LHU Athletics Hall of Fame. b. All inductees will receive an attractive memento inscribed with his or her name and year of induction. c. Names of inductees, along with information about their achievements and/or contributions, will be permanently displayed in an appropriate area of Thomas Fieldhouse. d. A complete list of Hall of Famers will be permanently available for viewing on the LHU Athletics website. e. Honorees will be announced by the Sports Information Director through the appropriate media in advance of the induction ceremony. Article 9: Annual Report of the Committee a. In the summer or fall of each year, the Chair and the SID will gather all documents related to the HOF committee’s meetings and decisions, write a brief annual report, and insert
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and organize all of these documents in a binder and/or electronic file directory where they are readily available to the Athletic Director and other members of the HOF committee. Article 10: Amending the By-Laws a. All eight members of the HOF Committee must vote on amendments. b. These by-laws may be amended by a 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes). c. Amendments may be made each year following the induction ceremony and before beginning any formal discussion of candidates for the next class of inductees. d. Committee members must be provided with copies of proposed amendments and given ample time to discuss the proposed amendments before being asked to vote.
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