University of Vermont Athletics

The presenting sponsor of the University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame is Baker Distributing

56th Hall of Fame Dinner & Inductions - September 26, 2025 - 6 p.m. UVM Davis Center Grand Maple Ballroom | Inductee & Ticket Information will be available shortly.
The 56th Hall of Fame Dinner will be held as a part of UVM Weekend on Friday, September 26 at the UVM Davis Center's Grand Maple Ballroom.  A hotel block is available through the Best Western PLUS Windjammer Inn & Conference Center.  To book a room, please visit go.uvm.edu/hofhotel or contact the hotel for assistance. 
 

UVM Athletic Hall of Fame Administrative Committee

Franz Bernstein '12
Tom Child '04
Dean Corkum '87
Charlotte Gardner
Ethan Hutchins '04
Sayuri Janousek Koerner '10
Chelsea Rapin '12
Chris Smart '05
Sara Talbot Child '05
Rich Tarrant Jr. '91
Sarah Wilde '01

Hall of Fame Nomination Information

The University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1969 under the direction of former athletic director J. Edward Donnelly.

The purpose of the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to the university through their participation or involvement in the University of Vermont intercollegiate athletic program.

Portraits of all the inductees hang in the Athletic Hall of Fame room located in the lower level of Patrick Gymnasium.

Any alumnus/alumna, former student-athlete or Hall of Fame Administrative Committee member may nominate an individual for membership as a regular inductee in the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame.

Membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame as a regular inductee is open to those individuals who have, by their participation as an undergraduate student-athlete in the UVM intercollegiate athletic program, performed at a level of athletic excellence which meets the standards set by the Administrative Committee.

To be eligible for the Athletic Hall of Fame as a regular inductee, a nominee must have attended the University of Vermont for at least four semesters and must have been separated from the university, when their athletic eligibility expired or would have expired, for a period of at least 10 years.

In all cases, membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame is reserved for those nominees whose actions, accomplishments and contributions were a source of pride for the University of Vermont during their time as a student-athlete and the time following their departure from UVM.

Membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Special Inductee" is open to those individuals who qualify as a "Special Inductee" using the following criteria:

(a) Through their involvement and/or accomplishments in athletics or athletically-related areas as an undergraduate student at the University of Vermont, and by their example, character and life accomplishments, the person set a standard of excellence.

(b) Through their involvement and/or accomplishments in athletics or athletically-related areas after attending the University of Vermont, and by their example, character and life accomplishments, the person set a standard of excellence.

(c) Athletic Department staff members who through their years of service to the athletic department and the university, set a consistent standard of excellence through their contributions, accomplishments, character and example that are worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame.

The Administrative Committee will only evaluate special inductee nominations and vote for a special inductee to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on a predetermined and published three-year cycle. On years between the published three-year cycles, the Administrative Committee shall not consider any nominees for Special Induction.

Special circumstances pertaining to an active nominee for special induction could make it possible for that nominee to be considered for induction outside the published three-year cycle. In this situation, the Administrative Committee would make the recommendation to the Executive Committee for approval.

UVM Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form .pdf version | Word version

The nominator should provide sufficient supporting data to document the nominee's qualifications for consideration. Contact information of the nominator must also be on the form. Nominations close on March 31 of each year.

Please return nomination forms via email to:
UVM Athletic Communications
Email: sportspr@uvm.edu


Or mail forms to:
UVM Athletic Communications
Attn:  Hall of Fame Nomination
97 Spear Street
Burlington, VT 05405