Hollinger Hall of Fame


Image: Alumni being inducted into the Hollinger Hall of Fame

This award is presented to recognize and honor former student athletes and others who have been closely associated with and who have made significant contributions to Hiram College.

In addition to athletes, any person who has made a significant contribution to the Hiram College Athletic Program may be nominated for induction. “Special” nominees can include coaches, athletic trainers, administrators, faculty, support staff, etc.

About William Hollinger

The Hiram College community recognized the lifelong contributions of William Hollinger ’43 by formally linking his name to the Athletic Hall of Fame he cherished, which celebrates those players, coaches, and staff that have brought honor and prestige to Hiram College.  Bill Hollinger’s name is recognized by generations of alumni as few are.  “Coach” was a gentle, unassuming man who would never think of himself as a Hiram legend.  Yet, he is just that to five decades of alumni who participated in athletics as students.

As a coach, athletic director, faculty member, scholar, and colleague, Bill represented the best of Hiram.  Alumni remember his affable personality and his indelible impact on the shape and character of the athletic department.  Since retirement in 1989 until his passing in 2011, “Coach” maintained a close association with the institution and athletic departments.  His keen interest in the Hall of Fame reflects his affection and respect for those players and coaches who represented Hiram so well in athletic competition. 

Nominate a candidate

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Past Recipients

Year AwardedRecipient
1964Charles A. Henry ’20*
1965Robert W. Bloom ’40*
1966Carl L. Clark ’07*
Earl W. Clark ’07*
Lester J. Hurd ’06*
John J. Line ’06*
Ben D. Phillips ’07*
J.W. Smith ’08*
Paul L. Wilson ’06*
George W. Woodbury ’04*
William A. Proverbs ’58
1967Gaylord S. Bates ’24*
Gerald V. Hess ’51*
1968Walter Kohler ’58*
Frank O. Hurd ’28*
1969George Peterman ’21*
Richard Zahn ’57*
1970Marion J. Bradshaw ’11*
John R. Kelker ’24*
William White ’57
1971Karl J. Soller ’19*
Arthur Leppert ’41*
Don Havener
1972Herbert C. Mathews, Staff*
Jimmie W. Hanes ’63
Aaron H. Kelker ’31 *
1973Frank Coombs ’14 *
Leon E. Bowe ’25*
Lawrence McGaughey ’39*
1974Robert Day ’26 *
Alex Cmaylo ’38*
Junior Everhard ’14*
1975Ben Blair ’09 *
Warren E. Calvin ’18 *
Robert Barr ’29 *
Theodore Jones ’28 *
James Sponseller ’48
1976Cyrus Craig ’28*
Louis Hole ’15*
Harrison Hubbell ’06*
Donald “Bud” Sinclair ’41*
Francis McLaughlin ’50*
1977John Rupp ’19*
John Davison ’34*
Parker Bitner ’30*
Bill Kingzett ’53
John Ferrara ’64*
1978Howard Arndt ’29*
John Bradshaw ’14*
Don Barbe ’27*
Bill Pierce ’65*
Richard Blough ’66
1979Louis P. DiOrio ’54*
Charles W. Hennon ’67
James M. Kelker ’35*
Paul W. Schumacher ’24*
Charles D. Spencer ’47*
1980Edgar Baker ’34*
Paul Bogardus ’62
Carl J. Dzapo ’52*
Al Feldman ’69
J. Wendell George ’40*
Bill Hollinger ’43*
Tom Reuschling ’64
1981Richard Abbott ’40*
Rudolph Damschroder ’32*
James Garvin ’31*
Douglas Kelker ’61*
K. Patrick Neill ’68
James Shelby ’67
1982Stephen Kelker ’26*
J. William Zabor ’36*
Thomas Boyer ’41*
Philip Baird ’48*
Andrew Currie, Jr. ’61
James Schonauer ’65
Clifford Hunt, Jr. ’69
Eric Thompson ’71*
Michael Koval, Staff
1983Helen Petroskey, Staff*
Elmer J. Munc ’36*
Ned R. Barefoot ’42*
Robert J. Torry ’43*
Robert E. Dutcher ’53*
William J. Meyer ’66*
Edward J. Tyla ’70
1984Carlton Mefort ’34, Staff*
W. Brown Vincent ’34*
Harvey Alford ’45*
Charles Rice ’48*
Harry L. Smith ’54*
Robert Naehring ’60
Roland Mushrush ’66*
Gary Lipski ’71
1985Edgar Jenkins ’32*
James Mottice ’60
Robert Mottice ’60*
Glenn Patterson ’68
Alfonso Strano ’50*
Sterling Tolby ’27*
Ulpian Toney ’72
Ernest Williams ’51*
Bob Wysenski ’72
1986Donald Brunetti ’74
Grace Butcher ’66
Winford Logan ’41*
Robert Razum ’64
Joseph Ries ’65
Henry Schaffer ’51*
1987David Clarke ’36*
David Chambers ’50*
James Dolan ’59*
William Donaldson *
Donald Kennedy ’70 *
Charles Sweeney ’69
James Warstler ’69*
1988Terry Brown ’64*
Claude Crafts ’40*
David Lee Johns ’65
Kenneth Levels ’76
Harry MacKenzie ’39*
Bruce Watson ’50*
Ralph Welshimer ’29*
1989Bob Baker ’41*
Dwight Berg*
David Brown ’72*
Jim Brumbaugh ’68
Jack Groselle ’76
Wallace Kosinski ’52*
Tom Lubert ’73
Larry McCall ’73
Bill Reed ’67
1990Cynthia Beacham Clark ’78
George Sprogis *
Robert Roth ’64*
Byron D. Christman ’30*
Hugh T. Morgan ’66
Mark W. Thorpe ’74
1991Spencer W. Myers ’27*
Fred H. Henry ’41*
Edward C. Crowley ’57*
Kenneth E. Rowen ’65
David A. Blankenship ’71
Terry E. Abramovich ’74
Bruce H. Gabriel ’75
Debra J. Matthews ’79
1992James Slotta ’63
Arthur Brooks ’65
Leslie P. Niehaus ’76
Edwin D. Niehaus ’77
Wayne Lawrence ’77
Janet (Goellner) Vicario ’80
1993Dwight Dunn ’67
James Wansack ’67*
Keith Blackmore ’74
William Edwards ’79
Gretchen (Metzger) Petty ’81
Fred McGinnis *
1994Kevin Derrick ’81
Marcia Fickling ’78
Kevin Brandenburg ’79
Sherman Riemenschneider ’65
Pasquale Giannell ’80
Keith Miller ’55*
1995John Woodson ’64*
Dennis P. Weigel ’69
Alan J. Hrabak ’57
Ernest F. Pasqualone, Jr. ’77
Douglas R. Gruber ’82
Keith G. Fabrizi ’77*
Roxanne E. Steinle ’82
Carrie Peters Icard ’83
1996Frank A. Grubelnik ’69
Joseph R. Jeswald ’76
Theodore P. McDivitt, Sr. ’79
Douglas C. Fedoryshyn ’82
Michael A. Dawson ’83
Mary Ellen Lynch ’84
Wendy (MacNeill) Metzger ’84
1997Patty Abdenour ’80
Ken Berry ’80
Antonio M. Bolden ’78
Kevin Chambers ’78
Kathy Jo (Johnson) Alexander ’85
Tom Pollock ’85
Joe Schwartz ’61
Don Wallace ’72
1998Norman Echan ’75
Mary Garvin ’86
Michael Harvey ’77
Gregory Hayden ’75
Laurie-Jo (Emerine) Miller ’84
Richard Reid ’74
Terri (McDivitt) Seagraves ’86
Daryl Stumph ’86
Russ Swartz ’86
1999Beth (Baldwin) Kutyba ’87
Don Browning ’81
John E. Davis ’69
Nancy (Fedoryshyn) Cline ’78
Wanda (Gemmel) Hoffman ’87
Gregg Gorcica ’87
Bobby Montes ’85
Rod Swartz ’87
Dale White ’79*
2000C. Terry Boyd ’68
Michael J. Beltz ’88
Ron A. Devorsky ’88
Kathi A. Good ’88
Anne Haynam ’88
Howard E. Jenter ’85
Alan R. Miller ’84
Gregory S. Rinyo ’85
Deborah (Glass) Wordell ’88
2001L. Michelle Drummond ’89
Hubert L. Jones ’85
Karen L. Horvath ’83
Elise Burkey Magill ’85
Joe Malmisur*
Richard D. Mason ’89
Matthew D. Paul ’89
Mark C. Sheerin ’87
James R. Scher ’88
Scott W. Ziemer ’72
2002James Bollenbacher ’75
Bradley Ellis ’81
Kirsten Gauthier ’90*
Kathryn Greaves ’81
Robert Henning ’75
Lee McCarty ’70*
Frederick Weimert ’68
Kathleen Kilbert Woods ’85
2003Goran Marich ’91
Ronald McCleary ’84
Teresa (Watts) Pledger ’78
Kelly Walunis ’90
Brett Wyss ’82
2004David S. Damiani ’84
Jacque Marshall ’83
Steve Maxim ’92
Bobby Starks ’90
Renee Yvonne Waldman ’86
Dawn (Martin) Zappitelli ’91
2005Michael Kernan ’88
John Lampe ’93
Frank L. Paden ’73
Greg Piscura ’79
Elizabeth Fajans Ritthaler ’78
Angie (Horner) Showalter ’94
2006Rebecca (Kilbert) Battista ’86
Michael Biros ’94
Joseph Denham*
Jack N. Gordon ’54
Terry Hartle ’73
Denise (Miller) Johnston ’93
2007Steve Fleming ’94
Stacey Maleckar ’89
Kevin Maness ’93
David Martin ’80
Pete Brann
2008Ronald Aulet ’95
Kevin Christie ’92
Bryan Comune ’95
Melissa (Green) Tresler ’90
Tonya (Tallbacka) Eippert ’95
Kris Vargo ’81*
William “Pete” Walker ’77
2009George Davis ’32*
Frank Fisher ’43*
David Cherosky ’97
Gregory Graybill ’93
Melissa “Missy” (Horner) Hale ’96
Erika J. Willig-Karovic ’96
Robert Kujala ’96
Jennifer Stupica ’93
2010Robin (Iler) Fee ’91
Amy (Contini) Wilson ’93
Steve Hardaway ’95
Jeff Mimnaugh ’94
Daniel O’Connell ’84
Kenneth Powers ’87
Susan (Hollinger) Testa ’83
William Young ’65
2011John Burr ’83
Michael Dobran ’99
Jason Gorcica ’84
Myrtis Herndon*
Ronald Kilpatrick ’64
Heidi (Gerhardstein) Niedermier ’99
Catherine (DiOrio) Reesman ’92
Michael Rogich ’97
Danny Young ’92
2012Kari (Banner) Simeone ’90
Murray Hartzler
Josh Moss ’99
Greta Schaefer ’88
Janet (Stupica) Williams ’93
Frederick Thompson ’65
2013Dr. E. James “Jim” Bodmer ’73
Oscar Chaves ’82
April (Vansach) Elwood ’91
Margaret “Meg” Frey ’90
Anthony “Tony” M. Hassett ’82
Matt R. Morris ’97
Jeffrey “Jeff” M. Smith, Jr. ’00
Julie (Paolano) Solis ’96
2014Mike Houska ’83
Brian Frasco ’01
Lisa (Huntz) Ialacci ’93
Josh Jakacki ’98
Carrie McCaughtry ’01
Katie (Wilhelm) Pelphrey ’01
Wilfredo Rivera ’80
2015Kristopher Giebel ’02
Roberto Gironda ’89
Emmalisa (Brown) Kennedy ’03
Claire (Andorka) Runyan ’96
Jeff Semivan ’84
Brendan Smith ’84
Rodney Thompson ’63
2016Russell Burgess ’61
Thomas Collins ’85
Perry Graehling ’85
Elizabeth (Groselle) Hasty ’06
Jon Matyjas ’94
Amanda (Wieclaw) Walker ’02
Dominic Yazbek ’04
2017Scott Cothren ’04
Mark DeGennaro ’79
Jenny (Wilke) Etchill ’03
Julie (Feather-Faber) Fannon ’05
Amanda (Weigand) Frankenberg ’05
Lawrence Rice
John Rowland ’63
David Taylor ’88
2018Tom Cammett ’85*
Carlton Dean III ’05
Jenny Hatfield ’00
Shana (Toth) McDonald ’06
Thomas Platt ’71
Tim Tallbacka ’91
2019Cassandra (Bedard) Braden ’07
Patrick Comerford ’77
Damion Creel ’98
Michelle Kozempa ’07
James “Max” Kravitz ’06
Michelle “Shelley” Leshe ’08
Matthew Ray ’93
Dawn Soroka ’93
2020Tom Bodmer ’76
Fred Faiver*
Joe Lisko ’00
Mike McDevitt ’08
Stephanie Schnetz ’02
Megan Taylor ’08
2021Jennifer (Hlebovy) Church ’07
Ellen Dempsey
Trevor Henderson ’09
Zachary Huggins ’05
Lynne Hutchison ’08
Brian Rafferty ’00
Stephanie Zunic ’09
2022Whitney (Dropsey) Brightbill ’10
David Krems ’10
Alex Massiello ’77
Dawn (Durell) Prall ’96
Derek Stern ’92
Chastine (Romanelle) Swoboda ’09
John Vlad ’56
2023Kerry Burke ’77
Claire Conner ’11
Jill (Howard) Landis ’07
Jasmine (Kirtley) Cloud ’05
Carmine Montana ’80
Josh Toot ’99
A.J. White ’06