Athletics Hall of Fame
Lock Haven University
Athletics Hall of Fame
Policies & Procedures 10/24/2017 2:06 PM POLICIES Article 1: Mission Statement a. The LHU Athletics Hall of Fame will include the University’s 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 Athletics 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 for Induction into the Athletics Hall of Fame 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 Athletics Hall of Fame (AHOF) 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 AHOF committee is eligible for consideration during his or her term on the committee. i. The AHOF 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.
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Article 3: Athletics Hall of Fame (AHOF) Committee a. The purpose of the AHOF Committee: i. Seek nominations for the AHOF. ii. Recommend members for the AHOF to the President, ensuring that quality nominees are submitted for consideration representing the athletics program’s entire history, including the pre-collegiate Normal School Era (1870-1927). iii. Recognize members of the AHOF. iv. Cooperate with the LHU Athletics Director and the Head of the LHU Facilities Department to ensure that a AHOF facility is constructed and properly maintained. a) The AHOF 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 AHOF facility. v. Cooperate with the LHU Foundation to obtain charitable funding to properly establish and maintain the AHOF. b. The AHOF 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 AHOF Committee, subject to approval by the President. vi. Two LHU alumni/alumnae, selected by majority vote of the AHOF Committee, subject to approval by the President. vii. One “at-large” member, selected by majority vote of the AHOF Committee, subject to approval by the President. c. 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 AHOF Committee cannot be re-appointed to the AHOF Committee for at least one year after stepping down. iii. When a committee member’s term is about to expire, the AHOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor, subject to approval of the President. d. Officers of the Committee i. The four officers of the AHOF committee are the Chair, the Associate Chair, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. ii. The AHOF 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.
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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 AHOF. 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 AHOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor. e. Frequency of Committee Meetings i. The Committee shall meet at least twice per calendar year: once in the fall term and once in the spring term. PROCEDURES I.
Nomination Process A. The AHOF 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.
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Selection Process A. Inductees will be selected annually by the AHOF Committee. B. The AHOF 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 Athletics 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. C. Achievements worthy of AHOF consideration include, but are not restricted to, the following: a. Member of an Olympic team, U.S. team, or World team b. National Champion c. All-American d. Regional Champion e. Conference Champion f. LHU record-holder D. For some categories of nominees (e.g., athletic trainers), it is extremely difficult to quantify their contributions to LHU athletics. The AHOF Committee will weigh the available evidence and make its decision accordingly. E. For the first class of 2015, the AHOF 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 AHOF committee acknowledges the fact that evidence of a person’s or team’s achievements during this period is scarce
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H. I.
J. K. L. M. N. O.
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. a. The AHOF committee is not obligated to fill the Golden Era category each and every year. If and when the AHOF committee cannot find a top-quality candidate from the Golden Era, the category will not be filled for that year. The Sports Information Director (who is a member of the AHOF 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 AHOF Committee prior to the first round of voting. All eight members of the AHOF 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. No more than eight inductees may be enshrined in the AHOF per year. A team is an inductee. So, for example, if two teams are enshrined, a maximum of six individuals can be enshrined with the same class, so that the total number does not exceed eight. Voting procedure will be as follows: a. Two rounds of voting will be used to elect the inductees. b. The first vote will narrow the field of nominees to between 25 and 30. c. The second vote will decide the final list of inductees. d. If a final list of inductees cannot be produced in just two rounds of voting, additional rounds of voting will be conducted. e. In the event of a tie, the AHOF Committee has the right to increase or decrease the number of inductees, so long as the final number does not exceed eight (individuals plus teams). Candidates will be selected by a 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes). All discussions and detailed results of voting at any meetings of the AHOF Committee will be confidential. Results of voting will be recorded and archived by the Sports Information Director for future reference by the AHOF Committee. The list of selected candidates is not final until the University Provost and President review and approve the list. It is the responsibility of the Chair of the AHOF Committee to submit the list to the University Provost and President for their review and approval. After the Provost and President have approved the list, the Athletics Director (or his/her designee) will contact the candidates selected for induction, confirm their acceptance, and confirm that they will be attending the AHOF ceremony. Candidates selected for induction are expected to attend the AHOF ceremony in person. If a selected candidate has a good reason for not being able to attend (death in the family, pregnancy, serious illness, etc.), he or she must defer induction to the next year when he or she will be able to attend in person. “Good reason” is here defined as a 75% majority approval vote of the AHOF committee. a. Selected candidates who choose to defer induction will be members of the next year’s class, not the current year’s class. As such, they will not be listed in press releases or any other publications with the current year’s class. b. When selected candidates choose to defer induction, and their reason for deferring has been approved by the AHOF Committee (by at least a 75% majority approval vote), the AHOF Committee may replace them in the current AHOF Class with other candidates. Selecting replacements may require the
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Committee to re-convene for an additional round of voting. c. Every effort will be made to find and invite living relatives of deceased inductees to receive the AHOF honor on their behalf. If a living relative cannot be found, the Committee will find a suitable representative to attend the ceremony and accept on the deceased inductee’s behalf. d. There may be rare occasions when a living candidate is given the option to appoint a representative to attend the AHOF ceremony and accept the honor on his or her behalf. For example, selected candidates may have a chronic illness or physical condition that will never allow them to attend in person. These requests will be judged by the AHOF Committee on a case-by-case basis, and will need at least a 75% majority vote for approval. P. If a selected individual or team declines the honor of induction for a reason that is unsatisfactory, the individual or team may be disqualified from any further consideration for AHOF induction. “Unsatisfactory” is here defined as a 75% majority disapproval vote of the AHOF committee. a. 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, the AHOF committee will consult with the University Provost and President and decide whether or not to permanently remove the individual or team from consideration for AHOF induction. III.
Induction Ceremony & Recognition A. The SID will coordinate the AHOF press release, in consultation with the Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations, after the University Provost and President have reviewed and approved the list of inductees, after the Athletics Director has confirmed the acceptance or deferral of all selected and approved candidates, and after the AHOF Committee has been given an opportunity to select, and the Provost and President approve, replacements for anyone who has been approved for deferral. B. An induction ceremony will be held annually. C. The ceremony will be coordinated by the AHOF Committee and the LHU Foundation. D. All inductees will receive an attractive memento inscribed with his or her name and year of induction. E. Names of inductees, along with information about their achievements and/or contributions, will be permanently displayed in an appropriate area of Thomas Fieldhouse. F. A complete list of Athletics Hall of Famers will be permanently available for viewing on the LHU Athletics website.
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Annual Report of the Committee A. The Chair and the SID will gather all documents related to the AHOF committee’s meetings and decisions, write a brief annual report, and insert and organize all of these documents in a binder and/or electronic file directory where they are readily available to the Athletics Director and the AHOF Committee.
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Amending the AHOF Committee’s Policies & Procedures A. All eight members of the AHOF Committee must vote on amendments. B. Amendments to these policies and procedures may be recommended to the President upon 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. E. Amendments are not final until approved by the President of the University.
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Athletics Hall of Fame
Policies & Procedures 10/24/2017 2:06 PM POLICIES Article 1: Mission Statement a. The LHU Athletics Hall of Fame will include the University’s 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 Athletics 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 for Induction into the Athletics Hall of Fame 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 Athletics Hall of Fame (AHOF) 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 AHOF committee is eligible for consideration during his or her term on the committee. i. The AHOF 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.
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Article 3: Athletics Hall of Fame (AHOF) Committee a. The purpose of the AHOF Committee: i. Seek nominations for the AHOF. ii. Recommend members for the AHOF to the President, ensuring that quality nominees are submitted for consideration representing the athletics program’s entire history, including the pre-collegiate Normal School Era (1870-1927). iii. Recognize members of the AHOF. iv. Cooperate with the LHU Athletics Director and the Head of the LHU Facilities Department to ensure that a AHOF facility is constructed and properly maintained. a) The AHOF 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 AHOF facility. v. Cooperate with the LHU Foundation to obtain charitable funding to properly establish and maintain the AHOF. b. The AHOF 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 AHOF Committee, subject to approval by the President. vi. Two LHU alumni/alumnae, selected by majority vote of the AHOF Committee, subject to approval by the President. vii. One “at-large” member, selected by majority vote of the AHOF Committee, subject to approval by the President. c. 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 AHOF Committee cannot be re-appointed to the AHOF Committee for at least one year after stepping down. iii. When a committee member’s term is about to expire, the AHOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor, subject to approval of the President. d. Officers of the Committee i. The four officers of the AHOF committee are the Chair, the Associate Chair, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. ii. The AHOF 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.
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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 AHOF. 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 AHOF Committee will nominate and elect a successor. e. Frequency of Committee Meetings i. The Committee shall meet at least twice per calendar year: once in the fall term and once in the spring term. PROCEDURES I.
Nomination Process A. The AHOF 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.
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Selection Process A. Inductees will be selected annually by the AHOF Committee. B. The AHOF 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 Athletics 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. C. Achievements worthy of AHOF consideration include, but are not restricted to, the following: a. Member of an Olympic team, U.S. team, or World team b. National Champion c. All-American d. Regional Champion e. Conference Champion f. LHU record-holder D. For some categories of nominees (e.g., athletic trainers), it is extremely difficult to quantify their contributions to LHU athletics. The AHOF Committee will weigh the available evidence and make its decision accordingly. E. For the first class of 2015, the AHOF 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 AHOF committee acknowledges the fact that evidence of a person’s or team’s achievements during this period is scarce
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F.
G.
H. I.
J. K. L. M. N. O.
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. a. The AHOF committee is not obligated to fill the Golden Era category each and every year. If and when the AHOF committee cannot find a top-quality candidate from the Golden Era, the category will not be filled for that year. The Sports Information Director (who is a member of the AHOF 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 AHOF Committee prior to the first round of voting. All eight members of the AHOF 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. No more than eight inductees may be enshrined in the AHOF per year. A team is an inductee. So, for example, if two teams are enshrined, a maximum of six individuals can be enshrined with the same class, so that the total number does not exceed eight. Voting procedure will be as follows: a. Two rounds of voting will be used to elect the inductees. b. The first vote will narrow the field of nominees to between 25 and 30. c. The second vote will decide the final list of inductees. d. If a final list of inductees cannot be produced in just two rounds of voting, additional rounds of voting will be conducted. e. In the event of a tie, the AHOF Committee has the right to increase or decrease the number of inductees, so long as the final number does not exceed eight (individuals plus teams). Candidates will be selected by a 75% majority vote (i.e., a minimum of six approval votes). All discussions and detailed results of voting at any meetings of the AHOF Committee will be confidential. Results of voting will be recorded and archived by the Sports Information Director for future reference by the AHOF Committee. The list of selected candidates is not final until the University Provost and President review and approve the list. It is the responsibility of the Chair of the AHOF Committee to submit the list to the University Provost and President for their review and approval. After the Provost and President have approved the list, the Athletics Director (or his/her designee) will contact the candidates selected for induction, confirm their acceptance, and confirm that they will be attending the AHOF ceremony. Candidates selected for induction are expected to attend the AHOF ceremony in person. If a selected candidate has a good reason for not being able to attend (death in the family, pregnancy, serious illness, etc.), he or she must defer induction to the next year when he or she will be able to attend in person. “Good reason” is here defined as a 75% majority approval vote of the AHOF committee. a. Selected candidates who choose to defer induction will be members of the next year’s class, not the current year’s class. As such, they will not be listed in press releases or any other publications with the current year’s class. b. When selected candidates choose to defer induction, and their reason for deferring has been approved by the AHOF Committee (by at least a 75% majority approval vote), the AHOF Committee may replace them in the current AHOF Class with other candidates. Selecting replacements may require the
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Committee to re-convene for an additional round of voting. c. Every effort will be made to find and invite living relatives of deceased inductees to receive the AHOF honor on their behalf. If a living relative cannot be found, the Committee will find a suitable representative to attend the ceremony and accept on the deceased inductee’s behalf. d. There may be rare occasions when a living candidate is given the option to appoint a representative to attend the AHOF ceremony and accept the honor on his or her behalf. For example, selected candidates may have a chronic illness or physical condition that will never allow them to attend in person. These requests will be judged by the AHOF Committee on a case-by-case basis, and will need at least a 75% majority vote for approval. P. If a selected individual or team declines the honor of induction for a reason that is unsatisfactory, the individual or team may be disqualified from any further consideration for AHOF induction. “Unsatisfactory” is here defined as a 75% majority disapproval vote of the AHOF committee. a. 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, the AHOF committee will consult with the University Provost and President and decide whether or not to permanently remove the individual or team from consideration for AHOF induction. III.
Induction Ceremony & Recognition A. The SID will coordinate the AHOF press release, in consultation with the Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations, after the University Provost and President have reviewed and approved the list of inductees, after the Athletics Director has confirmed the acceptance or deferral of all selected and approved candidates, and after the AHOF Committee has been given an opportunity to select, and the Provost and President approve, replacements for anyone who has been approved for deferral. B. An induction ceremony will be held annually. C. The ceremony will be coordinated by the AHOF Committee and the LHU Foundation. D. All inductees will receive an attractive memento inscribed with his or her name and year of induction. E. Names of inductees, along with information about their achievements and/or contributions, will be permanently displayed in an appropriate area of Thomas Fieldhouse. F. A complete list of Athletics Hall of Famers will be permanently available for viewing on the LHU Athletics website.
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Annual Report of the Committee A. The Chair and the SID will gather all documents related to the AHOF committee’s meetings and decisions, write a brief annual report, and insert and organize all of these documents in a binder and/or electronic file directory where they are readily available to the Athletics Director and the AHOF Committee.
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Amending the AHOF Committee’s Policies & Procedures A. All eight members of the AHOF Committee must vote on amendments. B. Amendments to these policies and procedures may be recommended to the President upon 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. E. Amendments are not final until approved by the President of the University.
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