The largest class is the history of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
The honorees are Charles Brown (Director of Athletics, 1989-current), Jen Dragoni (women’s lacrosse, 2000-04), Brad Green (swimming and diving, 2000-04), Adam Grossman (track and field, 2002-06), Ted Lawler (men’s soccer, 1994-98), Brendan Mundorf (men’s lacrosse, 2002-06), Josef Novotny (men’s tennis, 2001-04), Keith Puryear (head tennis coach, 1990-2008) and Drew Westervelt (men’s lacrosse, 2003-07).
There are now 121 members of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame, which was instituted in the 1970s. In 1990, Dr. Brown created The Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony. This event now occurs every other year. Candidates are nominated throughout the two-year period and are selected for induction by a committee of current Hall of Fame members based on their excellence in competition at UMBC and subsequent graduation from the university.
