Alumni weekend honors inaugural hall of fame
GCSU Athletics Department will host its first annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony during the Athletics Alumni Weekend this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10- 11.
Events are scheduled for alumni and guests throughout the weekend, including the Diamond Scramble Golf Tournament at noon on Friday, which will be held at Little Fishing Creek Golf Course. On Saturday, there will be various alumni games and competitions for baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s basketball.
The highlight of the weekend will be the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will be held in the Magnolia Ballroom in the Student Activities Center at 5 p.m. The GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame committee was put together last Spring, and the inaugural class will have 10 members. The 2006 inductees consist of Dr. J. Michael Peeler, John Kurtz, Duward Whelchel, Robert Williams, Sherita Ballard, Phil Arp, Julia Roudkovskaya, Jennifer Joiner, David Robinson and Tom Gorman.
Events will close Saturday night with the Alumni Barbeque at the Centennial Center at 6 p.m. For more information, contact the GCSU Athletics Department at (478) 445-6341.