FERRIS STATE ATHLETICS INDUCTS 2005 HALL OF FAME CLASS
Bulldog Athletics Hall Of Fame Group Includes Ten Athletes & One Coach
Ten athletes spanning six decades plus a veteran coach were included in the Ferris State University Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2005, which was inducted Friday, Sept. 23, at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center in Big Rapids, Mich.
Included in the Class of 2005 were: John Dawe of Whitmore Lake, cross country and track (1973-76); Russell Hildensperger of Grand Blanc, football (1946-50); Tanya Johnson of Round Lake Beach, Ill., women's basketball (1974-78); Sherri Jones of Muskegon, track (1984-88); Jim Knapp of Mount Pleasant, football player/coach (1968-71); Dr. Rhonda (Filius) Little of Waterford, track and volleyball (1980-84); Jesse Mangham of Santa
Barbara, Calif., basketball (1966-72); Randy Merrifield of Warren, hockey (1980-84); Ed Philion of Lorraine, Quebec, football (1990-93); John Sonntag of Big Rapids, football (1969-74); and coach Jim Miller of Big Rapids, wrestling (1981-94).
A 17-member Selection Committee of faculty, staff, alumni and community members chose the inductees from among 61 nominees. In addition, the committee recognized longtime volunteer and former university dean Tom Walsh as an Athletics Special Service Award at the sixth annual Induction Banquet.
The 11 inductees join 55 honorees already enshrined by the university. The Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame, which inducted its Charter Class in 2000, was established to honor those student-athletes and coaches who have distinguished themselves in their sport or honorary members who made truly exceptional contributions to athletics.
This year’s inductees bring membership in the Hall to 66 by joining previous inductees Scott Appledorn, Sharon (Sanders) Bade, Jim Baker, Steve Banonis, Kurt Barrett, Norm Bennett, Corey Bouyer, Willie Bouyer, Art Carney, Paul Cochran, Kathy DeBoer, Dave DenBraber, John DePourcq, Dick Dolack, Charley Evans, Carmen Fanzone, Ed Farhat, Patty (Theis) Feldpausch, Jim File, Judd Folske, Monica Folske, Walt Franczek, Dave Gagnon, Ott Gingrich, Kurt Hammerschmidt, Lynn (Olson) Hayden, Ray Helsing, Ken Hicks, Grover Hinsdale, Andre Johnson, Dennis Johnson, Paul Jungck, Frank Karas, Sam Ketchman, Bernie Kilpatrick, Terry Kirkpatrick, Babe Kleiman, Bob Leach, Dan Ley, Paul Lowden, Peter Lowden, Sharon (Wilbur) McCumber, Bill McElwain, Walt Piggott, Jim Place, Patti Silye, Dick Starkey, John Steinberg, Dave Surofchek, W.C. "Top" Taggart, Art Tetzlaff, Lloyd Tonkin, Jarvis Walker, Gary Waters and Jim Wink.
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