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YMCA Hall of Fame at Springfield College

The YMCA Hall of Fame at Springfield College was conceived in 1985 by Dr. Thomas L. Bernard, executive director of YMCA studies and professor of education. The Springfield College Advisory Council, comprised of YMCA professionals ranging from chief executive officers of local associations to members of the national staff, desired to recognize the achievements of individuals who have devoted their lives to the YMCA. With that general concept, they turned to William A. Howes, retired president of the YMCA of Greater New York, to chair a commission that would bring the Hall of Fame into reality. Joining Howes on the committee were Y professionals from throughout the USA and Canada. At a meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1985, the committee set in motion a series of events that led to the selection of two internationally known Y professionals as the first inductees into the Hall of Fame.

The YMCA Hall of Fame provides a forum to honor professionals who personify what is best about the YMCA. It honors them because they have devoted their lives to the shared mission of the Y and Springfield College, namely, the building of a community where each individual is encouraged to develop to the fullest potential in SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY.

To be selected, an individual must be a retired professional from the YMCA of the USA or Canada. The person must have demonstrated execptional and creative leadership, fostered the development of staff and volunteer participation in the YMCA, and exemplified the ideals of the YMCA and Springfield College in his or her personal and professional life.

In recognition of Springfield College's historic partnership with the YMCA, dating back to 1885, the Advisory Council and Hall of Fame Committee chose the College as the site for the YMCA Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame has been endorsed and supported by the YMCA of the USA, the National Council of the YMCA of Canada, and the YMCA Retirement Fund.

Inductee Directory

2007 inductees Rizek Abusharr William E. Cameron Dr. Archibald C. Harte Frank C. Kiehne Dr. Clayton R. Meyers 2006 inductees Everett T. Christmas Julius Jones Adrian B. Moody William V. Phillips Richard C. Morse 2004 inductees Richard R. Bailey Harry H. Brace James F. Bunting Richard W. MacMorran 2003 inductees David Halbe Brown Prescott K. Johnson John W. Kessler Dunbar Reed 2002 inductees Lloyd C. Arnold Eugene E. Barnett Ted W. Hawkins Robert B. Hoffman 2001 inductees Thomas B. Hargrave, Jr. William G. Morgan Harold C. Smith Robert Weidensall 2000 inductees Bev R. Laws Jesse Moorland John O’Melia Edgar M. Robinson 1999 inductees Jacob T. Bowne Max Clowers John deBarbadillo Yoritada Wada

1998 inductees Robert R. Dye Violet P. Henry Colin S. Moffat James A. Naismith Robert W. Wilson, Jr. 1997 inductees John E. Danielson Laurence L. Doggett Samuel A. Edgar Paul M. Grist John A. Ledlie Roy Sorenson 1996 inductees Ernest M. Best J. Robert Knight William McAllister Clarence Moser 1995 inductees Earl P. Armstrong Solon B. Cousins G. Gary Kuenzli Meredith Mathews Leslie J. Tompkins 1994 inductees Paul B. Anderson Earl W. Brandenburg Thomas S. Caldwell Henry J. D. Labatte Daniel P. Tyler 1993 inductees Winifred J. Colton Channing R. Tobias Edmund R. Tomb Willis D. Weatherford 1992 inductees Clifford M. Carey Clifton M. Drury John Franklin Long Luther H. Gulick Lawrence K. Hall William A. Hunton

1991 inductees Harry A. Brunger Charles W. Jacobson Howard H. Kustermann Leo B. Marsh Robert R. McBurney C. Edward Singer 1990 inductees Erie D. Chapman Jon W. Copeland Francis E. Gray John R. Mott Sir George Williams 1989 inductees John H. Dunderdale Donald S. Hayward Fred Y. Hoshiyama William A. Howes John O. Root 1988 inductees Harold T. Friermood H. Harper Glezen Rix G. Rogers Walter F. Worrill 1987 inductees Wilhemina M. Aveling Ray E. Johns Harold A. Wagner Forrest E. Wharry 1986 inductees Joel E. Nystrom J. Edward Sproul 1985 inductees Herbert P. Lansdale, Jr. Paul Moyer Limbert