Alumni Sports Hall of Fame | Alumni Association

Watch the 2022 Induction Ceremony

The Alumni Sports Hall of Fame recognized five athletes at the 2022 Induction Ceremony on October 2, 2022. Here is the video of the celebration held in the new Toldo Lancer Centre. Enjoy the video.

The University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to honour alumni who have significantly contributed to University of Windsor athletics and/or who have exemplified the spirit and ideals of University of Windsor Sports in any other endeavours.

Categories for Induction:

Athlete
Administrator/Builder/Coach

The non-voting Executive Committee, oversees the nomination and selection process with the help of a 60 member Nomination and Selection Committee. Nominees named on the ballot are selected by the Executive Committee.

Eligibility Criteria and Nomination Form

Eligibility Criteria

Administrator/Builder/Coach
Please consider and include level of involvement, ie: Administrator, Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Trainer, Scorer, Statistician, other; duration; achievements; volunteer; non-volunteer; time demands. Those nominated are eligible after a five-year period following their last official involvement at the University of Windsor.

Athlete
Highest level of participation, ie. Conference, Provincial, National, International, Olympic; duration; achievements as Purple Raider or Lancer; awards, medals, records, M.V.P., All-Canadian, etc. Individuals that are eligible have normally completed an eight-year period from their last participation as an athlete at the University of Windsor.

View Inductee Award criteria and nomination form (contact alumni@uwindsor.ca for updated nomination form)

View Inductee Criteria and nomination form

View Sport Achievement Award criteria and nomination form

For more information about the nomination process, contact Katherine Simon, or email alumni@uwindsor.ca for assistance.

2022 Inductees

Athlete Category

Jessica Clemencon BA ’12, MHK ’14
Richard Holland BA ’86
Miah-Marie Langlois BComm ’14
Drew Macaulay BA '98 BEd '99
Meaghan (Pototschnik) Whattam BScN ’13

Watch the video of the 2022 ceremony.
To read more visit GoLancers.ca

Hall of Fame Inductees (2012-2021)

2021 Inductees

Iva Peklova BSc '10, MSc '12
Kyle Robinson BSc '98
Tanya Sawyers BA '02
Richard Tremain BComm '98

Watch the 2021 Commemorative video on YouTube
To read more visit GoLancers.ca

2020 Inductees

Matt Butler, BA ’90
Scott Hillman BHK ’99
Noelle Montcalm BScN ’12
Ositadinma (Osi) Nriagu BComm ’05, BEd ’07

2019 Inductees

Jamie Adjetey-Nelson BA ’07, BEd ’09
Arjei Franklin BHK ’05, BEd ’06
Don Garrod BA ’96
Stephanie Gouin BHK ’99
Gary Malloy BA ’83, BEd ’84 (posthumously)
Steve Ray BAS ’96

2018 Inductees

Melissa Bishop '10, '11
Charles Pearsall, '78 (posthumously)
Ryan Steer, '07, '08
Daryl Stephenson, '08, '11

2017 Inductees

Gino Castellan, '87, '89
Ritch Coughlin, '86
Stephen Gibb, '85
Dranadia Roc, '09

2016 Inductees

Jacqueline (Malette) Biswas, '07
Dennis Fairall, '93
James (JK) Kennedy, '85
Greg Wood, '76, '77

2015 Inductees

Kelley (Park) Cavanaugh, '05, '06
Chris Church, '98, '08
Ryan McKenzie, '04
Sean Moriarty, '82, '97, '01

2014 Inductees

Helen Vasilic, '75, '76
Jim Weese, '80, '83
Dan Brannagan, '81, '82, '86

2013 Inductees

Andy Auch ’69, ’74, ’77
Valérie Hamel ’04
Gerald Hlady ’91, ’92
Ed Petryshyn ’64

2012 Inductees

Dan Devin ’76, ’77
Don Hollerhead ’75, ’76
Georgia Risnita ’98
Beth (Stroud) MacIntosh ’00, ’02

Hall of Fame Inductees (2004-2011)

2011 Inductees

Richard Peddie, ’70, ’01
Jodi Beaugrand, ’93
Andy Buckstein, ’83
Jennifer (Graham) Schutz, ’95, ’97, ’98

2010 Inductees

Gary Howell, ’76, ’77, ’79
Marty Kaye, ’68
Bob Navetta, ’68

2009 Inductees

Maj. Albert Linnell (posthumously)
William Miles, (posthumously)
Allison Duke, ’89, ’91
Phil Hermanutz, ’81, ’82, ’85
Douglas Tilson, ’91

2008 Inductees

Don Brown, ’69
Missy (McCleary) Fiorino, ’97, ’98
Jim Lynn, ’78
Rick Pickersgill, ’88
Tim Ryan, ’87

2007 Inductees

John Purcell, ’70, ’74
Pete Mudry, ’46
Van Niforos, ’79, ’80
Chris Wydrzynski, ’70, ’73

2006 Inductees

Rick Cranker, ’75, ’76
Jerry Slavik, ’06
Kathy Adkin, ’87, ’88
Colleen Hogan, ’87, ’90
Peter Ott, ’82

2005 Inductees

Morgan Clark, ’69, ’75
O’Brian Gibbons, ’95
Bill Seagris, ’92, ’96, ’97
Kelly (Dinsmore) Soulliere, ’94, ’95

2004 Inductees

Bill L’Heureux ’37
Ado Rorai ’47
Howie Triano ’57
Chuck Brimmer ’87
Elaine Weeks

Hall of Fame Inductees (1996-2003)

2003 Inductees

George McMahon, ’56
Joseph Mencel ’34, (posthumously)
Irma (Grant) Isaac, ’92, ’93
Matt St. Louis, ’89, ’90

2002 Inductees

Dr. Bob Boucher (former Dean of Human Kinetics)
Ken Fathers (posthumously)
Don Bruner, ’70
Carmen Eaton, '63
Bob Temmerman, '49
Lori Scott-Pinter, '82, '84

2001 Inductees

Bill Kohlman, '49
Tony Techko (posthumously)
Paul Valentine, ’60
Maxine Walkes-Thompson, ’87, ’89
Kelly-Ann Way, '88

2000 Inductees

George Bodnar
Leo Innocente, '60
Ken Minello, '88, '89

1999 Inductees

Ronald Nicodemo
Irving “Toots” Meretsky
David Pickett

1998 Inductees

Nick Grabowski,’70
Dick Mackenzie, ’57
Joanne Lazarus, ’72
Mary O’Brien, ’68, (posthumously)
Jerry Sovran, ’74

1997 Inductees

Ray Hermiston
Al Newman, ’32
Sante Salvador, ’70, ’73
Gino Sovran, ’45

1996 Inductees

Bernard Newman, ’33
Andy Parici, ’71, ’91
Theresa Simpson (McGee), ’85
Lou Veres, ’55

Hall of Fame Inductees (1986-1995)

1995 Inductees

Scott Mallender, ’80, '81
Linda Staudt, ’81, '95
Paul Thomas

1994 Inductees

Gene Rizak, '60
Jennifer Pace-Hickey, '81
Bob Horvath, '65

1993 Inductees

Stan Korosec, '82
Bill Coulthard, '48

1992 Inductees

Marion “Cookie” Leach, ’71, '74
Angelo Mazzuchin, ’66, '68, ’70

1991

Justin Clarke (posthumously)
Jack Hool, '58
Bruce Walker, 78, '79

1990

Margery Holman, '68, '69
Eddi Chittaro, '55, '58
Andrea Page Steen, '79, '82

1989

Bruno Bitkowski
Frank DeMarco
Ed Dawson
Sis Thomson

1988

Reno Bertoia, '58
Rev. W. McGee CSB
Bob Samaras

1987

Gino Fracas
Rev. C. Armstrong CSB, '29
Rev. J. Hussey, CSB
Stanley (Red) Nantais, '37

1986 Inductees (innaugural year)

Ian Allison, '32
Hank Biasatti,'49
Richard Moriarty, '56, '59
Bill Rogin, '37
Fred Thomas, '49 (posthumously)

Sport Achievement Award

Recognizes alumni for outstanding contributions to sport beyond the University of Windsor.

Sport Achievement Award Recipients

2021 Recipient

Jeff May, BA ’01

2020 - No Award Given

2019 Recipient

Joe Siddall BHK ’07

2018 Recipient

Reg Chappell, '79

2017 Recipients

Peter Karilo '72, '73
Harry Lumley '75, '76

2016 Recipients

Gene Dziadura '59 (posthumously)
Leo Shapiro '61, '62

2015 Recipients

Jack Costello '63, '67
Denis Landry '71 (posthumously)
Scot McFadden '73, '75

2014 Recipients

Emily McBride '80
Rosemary Smyth '78, '79

2013 Recipients

Philip Haddad BA '66
Jack Schroeder BA '65, BEd '74, MEd '77

2012 Recipients

Lou Pocock ’64
Dave Prpich ’67, ’69
Bob Weepers ’62 (posthumously)

2011 Recipient

Joe Bowen '73

2010 Recipients

Cheryll Damphouse '76, '84
Sam Sisco '57

2009 Recipients

Michael (Max) Karcz '53
Margaret Sidoroff-Canty '99, '08

2008 Recipient

Murray Costello '59

2007 Recipients

Gerry Livingston
Terry (Duke) Snyder '58
Jeff Tiessen '90

2006 Recipients

Bob Gage '44
Bill Thomson '48

2005 Recipients

Roy Battagello '52
Godfrey Janisse '60
William (Bill) Pataky '57 (posthumously)
John Upham '71

Team Achievement Award

Recognizes Assumption College/University Purple Raider or University of Windsor Lancer teams which have competed successfully in provincial championships and/or competed at the highest level of intercollegiate competition available at that time.

Team Achievement Award Recipients

2019 Recipients

CIAU Women’s Cross Country 1995-96

2018 Recipients

1997-98 Lancer Men's Hockey Team