CUA Athletics Hall of Fame nomination form

On January 28, 2012, CUA inducted its newest Hall of Fame Class inside the university's Pryzbyla Center.  The class of 2012 is as follows: James LeBuffe '70 (basketball), James "Val" Vandeventer '78 (baseball), Brian Wickes '81 (football), Kimberly Robinson-Dean '89 (swimming) and Track and Field Head Coach Jerry McGee. The inductees were selected by a committee consisting of CUA alumni, university administrators and athletic department staff.

• A three-year starter, Jim LeBuffe ranks 23rd all-time at CUA with 1,149 career points.  He was just the sixth player in school history to score 1,000 points, and he did so in only three seasons.  As a senior LeBuffe scored a game-high 27 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 72-55 victory over Towson.  Also that year he netted 22 points vs. local rival American University.

• A member of the 1977 CUA baseball team that earned a trip to the Division I NCAA Tournament, James “Val” Van Deventer was a four-year starting centerfielder for the Cardinals.  He hit .346 in 1976, and the next year he hit .432 with 37 hits, five home runs and 29 RBI, helping lead CUA to a record of 18-8 and its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.  In 1978, Van Deventer became the first Cardinal drafted to play professional baseball.  

• Brian Wickes was a dominant offensive lineman for the CUA football team.  A three-year starter at right tackle, Wickes also played defensive tackle on goal line situations for Cardinals Hall of Fame Head Coach Joe Pascale.  Wickes, who was a member of the first recruiting class to play their entire career at the Division III level, helped pave the way for CUA quarterback Steve Stanislav and wide receiver Mike Stotz, both members of the school’s Hall of Fame.

• Kimberly Robinson-Dean went undefeated as a diver during her four years in the red and black, often competing vs. male divers.  She was the Cardinals lone diver during her career after turning down scholarship offers to Boston College and Division III powerhouse Kenyon College.  Robinson-Dean qualified for NCAA Nationals in 1989, which took place on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.   As a senior, Robinson-Dean was honored with the Rosemary Donley Cup, which is given to CUA’s outstanding female student-athlete, and she led the Cardinals diving team to its first-ever conference championship.

• Longtime Track and Field Head Coach Jerry McGee served as the Cardinals leader for more than 40 years before retiring at the conclusion of the 2006 outdoor season.  During his tenure, McGee helped to develop three National Champions, 38 All-Americans and countless All-Conference performers.  In the first 18 Mason-Dixon Conference cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field championships contested under McGee’s leadership, the Cardinals won 14 titles.  He concluded his career as cross country coach with Mason-Dixon championships in 1973 and 1974.  McGee passed away in 2008 at the age of 74.

Standing from left to right: Pat McGee (son of Jerry McGee), Tim McGee (son of Jerry McGee), 
Chris McGee (son of Jerry McGee), Val Vandeventer '78, CUA President John H. Garvey, Kimberly Robinson-Dean '89,
James LeBuffe '70, Brian Wickes '81, CUA Director of Athletics Mike Allen

Members of the CUA Athletic Hall of Fame (listed by induction year)
 

Class of 1977 (Inducted February 25, 1977)
James Carney, B.A. '28- basketball, football, track
William J. Connor, Esq. L.L.B. '27- basketball, football
F. Joseph Donahue, B.A. '22, L.L.B. '25- football, track, track coach, basketball
Raymond A. DuFour, B.A. '28 - baseball, basketball, football
Bernard L. "Dutch" Eberts, B.A. '24- basketball, baseball, football
Raymond K. Foley, '28- basketball, baseball, football
William J. Harvey, B.A. '28- basketball, football
Edmund R. LaFond, B.A. '27- football, baseball, boxing 
John J. Long, B.A. '28- basketball, baseball, basketball coach
Edward J. Lynch, L.L.B. '24- basketball, baseball, football 

Class of 1978 (Inducted March 10, 1978)
John V. Ambrose, B.A. '32 - basketball, football
Rocco R. Blasi, B.S. '31 - football, boxing, baseball
William P. Byrne, B.A. '28 - baseball, football, boxing
Hugh P. Flynn, B.A. '33 - football, boxing, track, basketball
Vincent H. Fraatz, B.C.E. '33, '40- football track
Wilfred D. Howell, B.A. '28 - football, boxing, track
John J. Jankowski, Sr., B.A. '34 - basketball, golf, football coach, football
John J. Malevich, B.A. '30 - football, boxing, swimming, track
Eugene X. Murphy, B.A. '30 - football, boxing, baseball
John. D. Oliva, '32 - basketball, baseball, football, boxing, track
James G. Schmidt, B.A. '29 - basketball, football
Lester J. Sheary, B.A. '33 - basketball, baseball, football
Thomas Whelan, B.A. '33 - basketball, baseball, football
Edgar A. White, B.E.E. '34 - football, basketball, track, baseball 

Class of 1979 (Inducted February 2, 1979)
William A. Adamaitis, A.B. '37- football, basketball, baseball
Joseph P. Anthony (Antonavage), A.B. '37- football
Richard V. Arnold, A.B. '37- football, track
Herbert L. Brown, A.B. '37- basketball, baseball, football
John F. Carlton, B.A. '38- football
Maurice C. Carroll, B.A. '38- football, basketball, track
Joseph E. Clements, B.A. '37- football, baseball, track
Peter J. Dranginis, B.S. '37- football, basketball
Edward F. Dunne III '37- football, tennis, boxing, basketball
Joseph F. Foley, '36- football 
Joseph P. "Pappy" Glodeck, A.B. '37- football
Salvatore J. Greco, Sr., B.A. '39- football, boxing
Edwin J. Karp (Karpowich), B.A. '37- football, track
Leo Katalinas, B.A. '38- football, boxing
William Lajousky, '36- football, track
Robert A. Makofske, B.S. '37- football
George Mulligan, '36- football
Charles R. Munhall, Sr., B.A. '38- football
George R. Orth, B.E.E. '37- football, boxing
Herman R. Schmarr, A.B. '37- football, basketball, baseball, track
Victor P. Sochon, B.A. '38- football
Howard W. Walker, '36- football
Joseph C. Yanchulis, B.A. '37- football 

Class of 1980 (Inducted January 18, 1980)
David B. Bernstein, B. Arch. '40- boxing
Joseph J. Bunsa, '40 - boxing, football
William K. Conter, B.A. '34- football, basketball
Gerald C. Gearty, B.A. '44- football, basketball
William J. Gearon, L.L.B. '39- football, boxing
A. Albert Rosenfield, B.A. '35- football
Frederick T. Stant, Jr., Esq., B.A. '39- football, boxing
James C. Turner, Jr., B.A. '40- boxing 

Class of 1982 (Inducted June 2, 1982)
Wayne Ambrose, B.A. '40- basketball, football, baseball 
Arthur "Dutch" Bergman - football coach
Alphonse F. Calabrese, B.A. '40, M.S.W. '50- football, basketball
Frederick R. Favo, B. Arch. E. '55- track, wrestling, cross country
Francis "Red" Fleming, B.S. '35, football, boxing, basketball
John Kasunich, B.A. '39- football
Dr. James P. Lyons, B.S. '34- football, boxing
Harold McGann, Esq., L.L.B. '37- football
Fred Mix, B.A. '38- football, boxing, track
Thomas Oliver, B.A. '35 - basketball, football, boxing
Rocco A. Pirro, '40- basketball, football
Fred Rice, Sr.- basketball coach
Ferdinand C. Rogers, B.A. '39- football
Henry Sant'Ambrogio, Esq., B.A. '39- basketball, football
Louis P. Shine, B.S. '40- basketball, football
Edward J. White, B.A., '38- football, boxing

Class of 1985 (Inducted June 8, 1985)
Andrew J. Balint, B.A. '56- basketball, baseball
Robert F. Comstock, B.A. '58- basketball, baseball, track
Thomas J. Cronin, Jr., M.A. '50- boxing, cross country
Joseph M. Della Ratta, B.A. '53- basketball, baseball, boxing, track
William J. Dorasavage, '41- tennis, tennis coach
William B. Ennis, III, B.C.E. '51- football, boxing, track
Dorsey Griffith- track coach
Joseph F. Guyon, B.S. '40- basketball, football, baseball 
John J. Hartke, Jr., B.C.E. '27- baseball 
William J. O'Connell, B. Arch. '49- basketball, baseball 
Michael J. Shortley, Sr., '17- basketball, football, baseball, track 
Robert J. Talbot, B.A. '59- baseball, basketball, baseball coach 

Class of 1988 (Inducted April 23, 1988)
Robert A. Adrion, '74- basketball
Francis E. Murray, '50- boxing, equipment manager
Robert M. Flynn, '57- baseball, basketball, track, cross country
John R. Corbett, '41- track
Sharon Hodges Repass, '81- basketball
John L. Schroeder, '42- football
Steven I. Varsa, '68- track, soccer 

Class of 1990 (Inducted April 21, 1990)
Eugene F. Augusterfer, '34- football, basketball, boxing, track
Henry A. Brostek, A.B. '42- football
Forest "Fod" Cotton- football, basketball coach
William J. Ennis, B.A. '69- cross country, track**
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick, Jr., B.A. '69- track**
Eugene J. Horan, B.A. '64- basketball, baseball
Ralph J. "Whitey" Hubert, B. Arch., '50- football, wrestling
Baldwin Hurns, B.A. '72- track**
Rev. Albert MacPherson, '69- cross country, track**
John J. Madison, B.M.E., '59- cross country, track
Barbara Migaki McGaffigan, B.A., '77- tennis, swimming
Walter C. Pipp, '13- baseball
**1969 All-American Relay Team was inducted, those listed were members 

Class of 1992 (Inducted April 25, 1992)
Leonard M. Bartone, '41- boxing
Peter R. Bogan, '59- swimming
Robert A. Denault, '24- football, baseball
Hicabi "Turk" Emekli, '58, '63- soccer, soccer coach, tennis
Martha Ford, '74- tennis
Harold P. Freeman, '54- basketball, tennis
Samuel B. Lee, '54- track
Edmund Gayle McGuigan, '32- track
Charles V. Moran, '12-'28- Athletics Director, baseball coach
Daniel O. Pyne, '36- boxing, football
James T. Reilly, '53-'58- basketball coach
Bridget Bayly Zarate, '78- basketball 

Class of 1994 (Inducted April 30, 1994)
Harry "Keats" Baugher, B.A., '67- swimming
John A. DePasquale, B.S., '32- boxing
Joseph P. Derby, B.A.,- '16- baseball, basketball, football, tennis, track
Jone Dowd- founder
Eugene "Gene" Jasper, B.A., '63- baseball, basketball
Roberta Lynch, B.A., '74- basketball, field hockey, volleyball
Ann Hathaway McGlynn, B.A., '73- basketball, field hockey, tennis
Peter Sachon, B.A., '42- football, track 
Marian Kaye Thompson, B.A., '72- basketball, field hockey, tennis, volleyball
Burke Vidnovic, B.A., '39- football, baseball 

Class of 1995 (Inducted October 20, 1995)
Robert A. Cioffari, B.A., '68- basketball
John J. Hengstler, B.E.E., '33- swimming coach
Russell E. Johnson, B.A.E., '51- track, football
Karyn Dolan Mulholland, B.S.N., '79- tennis, volleyball, swimming/diving
Julius T. Stanges, B.S., '41- football, boxing

Class of 1996- (Inducted November 1, 1996)
John C. Libert, B. Arch., '63- track
David J. Murphy III., B.A., '70- baseball, football
Joseph Pascale '72-'84- football coach
Frederick J. Rice, Jr., B.A.E., '44, L.L.B., '49- basketball
Walter Wegesser, B.A., '67- cross country, soccer, swimming, tennis, wrestling

Class of 1997 (Inducted October 25, 1996)
Robert Hickey, B.A., '74, M.A., '78- baseball
Ratchada Pheng La Or Suber, B.A., '81- volleyball
George Matthews, B.C.E., '60- track, cross country
William Wilson, B.A., '69- basketball
Tom Young 1958-67- basketball coach

Class of 1998 (Inducted October 30, 1998)
Jack Bruen, B.A., '72- basketball, basketball coach
Carolyn Hughes Brady, B.S.N. '84- cross country, track
Stephan Fay, B.A. '75- baseball
Glenn Kolonics, B.A. '78- basketball
Donald Mudd, A.B. '59- swimming

Class of 1999 (Inducted October 22, 1999)
Charles Boettner, B.A. '75- baseball
Michael C. Halpin, B.Arch. '62- cross country, track
Dr. Andrew L. Kurkjian, B.E.E. '75- baseball
Jane Connolly Martin, B.A. '81- basketball, softball
William F. Uber, Jr. B.Arch.E. '58- basketball

Class of 2000 (Inducted November 3, 2000)
The 1977 baseball team finished 18-8-1 and was inducted into the CUA Hall of Fame as the only Cardinal team to qualify for an NCAA Division I Tournament. The club won a bracket of the ECAC District II Tournament in Princeton, N.J., and advanced to the NCAA Northeast Regional in Middletown, Conn. The following players were team members:

Sal Ambrosino
Eric C. Becraft, '80, '81
Robert Berard
James N. Bilodeau
Harold A. Blumenkrantz , '80
Robert Carney, '79
Bruce Cudmore
Michael C. Henry
Joseph J. Janela, '78
Francis (Peter) J. Jones, '79, '82
Vince Kelley, '80
Matthew B. Kurkjian, '78
Ron Lord, '80
Mike Maher, '77, '80
Joseph G. Mayer, '80, '81
Timothy J. McCormick, '77
Alfredo Perez Jr., '80
Reilly M. Shaughnessy, '80
Brent Steele
Mark A. Travaglini, '78
James R. Van Deventer, '78, '85
Michael B. Yeager, B.A. '77 

Class of 2001 (Inducted October 26, 2001)
John Gill, B.A. '62- basketball, baseball 
James Gontis, B.A. '59- wrestling, cross country 
Joe Good, B.Arch. '72- basketball 
Lt. Col. Casimir Ksycewski, B.A.E. '42- football, baseball, boxing 
Louise Mallet-Kelley, B.S. '85- cross country

Class of 2003
Richard Bausch, B.S. '79- tennis 
Jack T. Gardner, '63-'74- swimming coach 
Bill Leahy, B.A. '64- basketball 
Lisa Kellaher Doolan, B.A. '86- basketball 
Mike Tryon, B.A. '82- baseball   

Class of 2005
Margaret Chapman Bee, B.A. '82-basketball
Charles Boylan, B.A. '65-basketball
Victor Capece, B.A. '69 Football and Baseball
Steve Stanislav, B.A. '81-football
Michael Lonergan, B.A. '88-Coach, Basketball, '92-'04

Class of 2007 (November 3, 2007)
Betsy (Becker) Laborde, B.A. '92 - Volleyball
Arthur "Scotty" Cranston, B.A. '51 - Basketball and Baseball
Douglas C. Eby, B.A. '81 - Tennis
Ralph C. Fuccillo, B.A. '85 - Football
William H. Holl,  B.E.E. '50 - Football and Track and Field and Wrestling

Class of 2010 (January 16, 2010)
Jacqualine Brooks '82 - Cross Country
Maj. Gen. Donald Lamontagne '69 - Football and Baseball
Stanley Levy '50 - Tennis and Cross Country
Tim McCormick '77 - Baseball
Mike Stotz '81 - Football

Class of 2012 (January 28, 2012)
Jim LeBuffe B.A. '70 - Basketball
James "Val" Vandeventer B.A '78, M.A. '85 - Baseball
Brian Wickes B.S. '81, M.S. '84, Ph. D. '92 - Football
Kimberly Robinson- Dean B.A. '89 - Swimming
Jerry McGee - Track and Field Coach

CUA Athletics Hall of Fame nomination form