JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The nomination cycle for the next class for the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame will close Aug. 1.

Carson-Newman's next induction ceremony is set for January of 2025 with Aubrey Morrison (2009), Cross Country; Julie Nelson (2007), Women's Soccer; Chuck Profitt (1992), Football; Dan Redding (1991-2020), Assistant Football Coach; and Dwight Wilson (1984), Football entering the hall. 

Nominations received by Aug. 1 would be under consideration for the class inducted in January 2026.  

Athletes concluding their C-N careers in May 2014 and earlier are now eligible for nomination.  

Nominations received after Aug. 1 will be set aside for the voting cycle for the class that is inducted in 2027. 

The executive committee STRONGLY reccomends the nomination of deserving women. Currently, there are only three active nominees from women's sports at C-N.  

Originally reserved exclusively for letter winners, nominations are now open to those who have played an official sport across the institution's history and are 10 years removed from the conclusion of their Carson-Newman career.  in 1994, membership was likewise opened to those who invested their lives in leading or promoting C-N sports. Coaches Dick Campbell (basketball) and Bobby Wilson (baseball) were inducted the following year. 

Space has been reserved in this Hall for those whose stories continue to speak to sports exellence and whose lives continue to share the Truth, Beauty and Goodness on which a Carson-Newman education and athletic experience are based. 

The Criteria for membership to the C-N Athletics Hall of Fame are as follows:

• Those men and women who shall be considered for membership in the Hall of Fame must have demonstrated the highest standards of character and recognized athletics achievement while at Carson-Newman, or have exhibited great leadership and direction in advancing the excellence of the Carson-Newman athletics program.
• A candidate shall have graduated or been out of Carson-Newman for a minimum of ten (10) years.  The Executive Committee shall be empowered to waive this requirement.

NOMINATION FORM

The mechanics of election shall be as follows:

• Any Club member may nominate in writing any eligible candidate for consideration. Nominations are open year-round and are done through our website at cneagles.com. A Club member may nominate no more than two (2) candidates per year. All nominations will remain active for six (6) years. If an individual appears on a ballot three (3) years without election, they must be re-nominated. Anyone removed from the ballot must sit out one nomination cycle before being nominated
  again.
• Nomination for Hall of Fame will be accepted year-round but close on August 1 of each year.
• The Executive Committee of the Club will offer a slate of no more than nine nominees for consideration.
• A ballot shall be prepared from this slate of nominees and sent to all Club members of record. Club members (may only vote once) must vote for all nine (9) nominees in rank choice fashion. A ballot must vote for each candidate once and only once.
• Voting will occur on the cneagles.com website from September 20 and conclude on October 1 of each year.
• Number of inductees is at the discretion of the Athletic Department, based upon financial resources in a
  given year.

The following individuals are active nominees: 

Justin Anderson (Football, 2004) 

Jeff Bedard (Wrestling, 1993)

Tank Black (Football, 1978) 

Dr. Ross Brummett (Faculty Athletics Representative) 

Ron Case (Football Coach) 

Clay Clevenger (Football, 2000)

Matthew Cram-Smith (Men's Golf, 2004)

Sammy Dixon (Football, 1991)

Jerald Ellington (Basketball, 1964)

Dennis Emmery (Tennis, 1977)

Alex Good (Football, 2009)

Sam Hardy (Football, 1995)

Doug Malone (Football, 1982) 

Donna Mapp (Women's Basketball, 1985)

Paul Maynard (Football, 1980)

Reggie Mays (Football, 1987) 

Leroy Mincey (Football, 1992)

Barry Mouser (Football, 1985) 

David Needs (Football, 1992 and Football/Track Coach) 

Rick Oler (Football, 1985)

Reggie Perkins (Football, 2002)

Mario Russell (Football, 2011) 

Jenna Rust (Volleyball, 2004) 

Avis Smith (Women's Basketball, 1986)

Michael Tribue (Football, 2011) 

Buck Wakefield (Football, 2009) 

Van Williams (Football, 1981) 

Sparky Woods (Football, 1976)

Fred Woolwine (Football, 1950) 

Matthew Cram-Smith, Steve Josue, Leroy Mincey, Reggie Perkins, Michael Tribue and Van Williams are in their sixth and final year of active nominations. If they are not elected in this cycle, they would need to be renominated to be considered again for inclusion in the hall of fame.  

INDUCTEES

CLASS OF 1985

(INITIAL INDUCTEES): Dana X. Bible (1912): Football, Basketball,

Baseball; Bernie Moore (1917): Football; Ernest Tucker (1924): Football, Baseball, Tennis; Mae Iddins (1926): Basketball; Lake Russell (1926): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Coach; Sam "Frosty" Holt (1927): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Coach, Athletic Director; Milas Shoun (1927): Football, Basketball; Roy Harmon (1943): Football, Track, Coach.

CLASS OF 1986

Roy Smith (1934): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Frank Grubb (1937): Football; Wendell Henderson (1937): Football, Baseball, Track; Bill Catlett (1940): Football, Basketball, Baseball; John Murray (1948): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Ernest "Baldy" Cosson (1950): Football; Ray Allen Shubert (1941): Football, Baseball; Arnold Mellinger (1957): Basketball; Dal Shealy (1950): Football, Coach; Bobby Baker (1963): Football; Clyde Wright (1965): Baseball.

CLASS OF 1987

John Hutchins (1925): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Paul Layman (1935): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Don King (1924): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track; Albert Sloan (1932): Athletic Administrator.

CLASS OF 1988

Charles Hamblen (1939): Basketball; Nick Hyder (1957): Football; Chris Jones (1962): Basketball, Coach; Milton Nixon (1937): Football, Basketball.

CLASS OF 1989

Ken Sparks (1968): Football, Coach, Athletic Director; W.A. Wright (1968): Baseball, Basketball; Carl Torbush (1974): Football, Baseball; Buddy Catlett (1954): Tennis.

CLASS OF 1990

Gil Luttrell (1964): Basketball, Baseball; Dusty Roden (1947): Football, Basketball, Coach; T.J. Stafford (1938): Football, Basketball, Coach.

CLASS OF 1993

John Ed Dowling (1937): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Libby Hudson Gardner (1968): Basketball, V-ball, Tennis, Swimming, Coach

CLASS OF 1994

Missy Brown (1982): Basketball; Dick Campbell (1958-67): Men's

Basketball Coach; Sanders Shiver (1975): Football; Bobby Wilson (1965-87): Baseball Coach.

CLASS OF 1998

Hubert Ashe (1953): Football and Baseball; Bobby Black (1965): Football and Baseball; Ira Dance (1923): Football; Fay Bowman Evans (1929): Basketball; Tommy Everette (1970): Basketball; Sylvia Hatchell (1974): Basketball; Tommy Jones (1970): Baseball and Football.

CLASS OF 2002

Bob Cope (1964): Football; Boyce Green (1974): Football; Roy Hill (1965): Baseball and Basketball; Vickee Kazee Hollifield (1983): Softball; Jean Love (1983): Tennis; Jack Wade (1950): Football, Basketball and Baseball.

CLASS OF 2007

Pat Apke (1986): Football; Tim George (1973): Football; David Guinn (1970): Wrestling; Data Caldwell (1980): Basketball; Bill Foster (1958): Basketball; Mike Ogan (1974): Basketball.

CLASS OF 2009

Larry Cooke (1978): Track; Billy Henry (1959): Basketball; Carol (Zachary) Mitchell (1991): Softball; Ken Rucker (1976): Football; Danny Sanders (1979): Football; Lisa Stogner (1984): Basketball; Glenn Wade (1949): Football and Basketball; Rodney Wampler (1972): Football.

CLASS OF 2010

William "Puggy" Blackmon (1973): Golf; David Brewer (1975): Tennis; John W. Hudson (1939): Basketball; Mac Lambert (1955): Football; Dr. Jack Owenby (1960): Basketball and Baseball; Patricia (Rouchon) Wells (1988): Tennis Steve Williams (1973): Basketball

Class of 2011

Bud Bales (1964): Baseball; Ben Booker (1943) Basketball and Football; Clark Bryan (1963) Basketball and Track; Derrick Davis (1961) Soccer; George "Buzzy" Mann (1982) Wrestling; Danny Maples (1977) Baseball; Jim Shuler (1966) Basketball and Tennis

Class of 2012

David Barger (1970): Adminstrator; Jerry Cannon (1967): Basketball; Joe Fishback (1990): Football; Mark Isom (1985): Football; Lib Julian (1958): Basketball and Baseball

Class of 2013

Sammi Hatcher Chafin (1993): Softball; Heather Randolph (1996): Softball; Leah Jackson-Smith (1993): Women's Basketball

Class of 2016

Mike Clowney (1997): Football; Gene Lively (1967): Baseball; Karen Morton (1986); Women's Basketball; Cedric Killings (2000): Football; Lewis Bivens (Women's Basketball Coach 1979-87)

Class of 2019

Mike Turner (1973), Football;  Jim Deaton (1974), Football; Bill Mitchell (Football Coach); Mike Whitley (Football Coach); Leonard Weaver (2005), Football;  Marci Mitchell Whiteside (2003), Softball

Class of 2020

Steve Adams (1984), Men's Basketball; Jennifer Bock Ryan (2006), Women's Soccer; Eddie Carter (1979), Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball Coach and Administrator; Whitney Hickam Cruze (2008), Softball; Quez Rumph (2000), Football; Robert Thomas (1992), Football; and Kenneth Tyson (1988), Football

Class of 2021

Shari Buford (2010), Women's Basketball; Steve Cishek (2007), Baseball; Libby Conley (2002), Softball; Jay Floyd (1988), Football; Charlie King (1957), Men's Golf/Football Coach; Mike Schlecter (1989), Football 

Class of 2023

Tyler Baldock (2007), Men's Soccer; Kyle Gribble (2004), Men's Basketball; Jessie Howard (2011), Softball; Chris Jones (2011), Football; Allen Morgan (1968), Baseball/Administrator; Claire Ramsdale (2007), women's soccer; Gary Rundles (1985-00), Baseball Coach; Tyrone Westmoreland (1998), Football

Class of 2024

Mike Brady (1993), Baseball; Gaines Cox (1993), Baseball; Don Elia (1978-2008), Wrestling Coach; Leonard Guyton (2003), Football; Patrick Olalere (1993), Men's Soccer; David Roberts (1987), Football; Mark Sweeney (2000), Men's Golf