BURLINGTON, Vt. - The University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame officially welcomed four new members on Saturday night at the 49th annual Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on campus at the Grand Maple Ballroom inside of the Davis Center. This year's inductees into the Hall of Fame were: Richard Ader '63 (basketball), Corey Bronner '07 (soccer), Craig Mygatt '88 (lacrosse), and Ed Kusiak (cross country/track and field). See below for bios and video introductions for each inductee.
 
Richard Ader '63 | Video Introduction
Ader started every game and averaged 10.8 points per game in his three-year varsity Catamount career. He earned Second Team All-Yankee Conference and First Team All-State honors as a junior. As a rookie, he finished tied for second on the team in rebounds (111) and ranked fourth in points (215). As a junior, he posted career-highs in points (284), field-goal percentage (42.0%), rebounds (119), and had a 30-point performance against UNH. After graduation, he became a successful realtor and currently serves as the CEO and Managing Partner of U.S. Realty Advisors. The company specializes in acquisition, asset management of single-tenant net leased real estate. The portfolio of the corporate real estate assets exceeds $2.8 billion. He is considered one of the pioneers in the field of corporate sales-leaseback transactions and a leading authority on the subject. Ader is also a board member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). He currently serves as a member of the board of the UVM Foundation and has held similar roles with the Women's Sports Foundation, The Real Estate Board of New York, and Southwestern Vermont Health Care.
 
Corey Bronner '07 | Video Introduction
A two-time CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American, Bronner guided the Catamounts to 33 wins during his time in Green and Gold. He collected a pair of All-Championship Team selections as a junior and senior while helping UVM to an appearance in the 2006 America East Championship Game. He also earned NSCAA All-New England honors in his UVM career. As a junior, he was named to the UNH Nike Fall Soccer Classic and Smith Barney/Nike Soccer Classic All-Tournament teams after leading UVM to both tournament titles. Bronner also contributed to the offense with three goals and an assist. He scored twice in the 2-1 win over Albany that assured the Catamounts of a home playoff game in the America East Tournament. For his efforts in the classroom, Bronner was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and was named to the America East All-Academic Team as junior and senior. As a senior, he was voted the team's Most Valuable Player and later received UVM's Wasson Athletic Prize, awarded to the student-athlete who has demonstrated a high level of athletic achievement and has maintained the highest standard of academic scholarship. 
 
Craig Mygatt '88 | Video Introduction
Mygatt enters the Hall of Fame as the men's lacrosse program's all-time leading goal scorer with 148 career goals. He also ranks second in points (241) and assists (93) on UVM's career scoring lists. As a freshman, Mygatt tallied a single-season record 50 goals in 13 games and matched the program record with eight goals in a single game. His 50-goal performance as a rookie ranked the former attackman as one of the top scorers in Division I. As a sophomore, he scored 30 goals and lifted the Catamounts to a program-record 11 wins. The 1986 team also matched the longest winning streak in school history with seven consecutive victories. At graduation, Mygatt and the Class of 1988 had racked up 34 career wins, which is currently tied for third-most by a graduating class. During his time in Burlington, Mygatt and the Catamounts defeated top programs such as Boston College, Georgetown, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Villanova. This past April, Mygatt was honored as one of eight attackmen on the Vermont 40th Anniversary All-Time Team.

 
Ed Kusiak | Video Introduction
Kusiak served over three decades as UVM's Director of Track and Field before retiring in 2003. He led the women's track & field team to three straight America East titles, including its first two outdoor titles, in addition to a New England Championship in 2000. In the 2000 America East Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship, the Catamounts posted 226.5 points and topped the competition by 97.5 points. A year later, UVM held off Northeastern and earned the 2001 America East Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship crown with 193 points. Kusiak was named America East Coach of the Year three times in a four-year span – 1998, 2000, 2001. He coached numerous New England champions, ECAC champions, All-Americans, and Academic All-Americans during his tenure, including a pair of future Olympians in distance runner Judi St. Hilaire '81 and thrower Anna Norgren Mahon '96. Kusiak has coached 43 athletes that are currently in the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2003, he won the Vermont Leaders in Fitness and Sports Award, given annually by the Vermont Governor's Council.