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UW-La Crosse Athletics Wall of Fame

The UW-La Crosse Wall of Fame was established in 1969 to pay tribute and deserved recognition to former student athletes, coaches and friends of the university. It is intended to enhance school tradition by honoring those individuals who have displayed exceptional ability while on the campus. The Athletic Merit Award was renamed the Donald A. (Sandy) Gordon Athletic Merit Award in 1996 thanks to an endowment gift given by the Gordon estate.

The Wall of Fame Committee welcomes nominations for the Wall of Fame. Consideration is based on outstanding athletic accomplishments while at UW-L. Athletes must have completed competition 10 years or more prior to consideration. Past UW-L coaches and athletic administrators may also be nominated. Deceased nominees will be considered.

Nomination Form

Please e-mail the following information to baker.jose@uwlax.edu

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Members of UW-L Wall of Fame

  2006 2005 2004
  David Coates, Jr., Ernest J. Gershon Earl Novotney
  Rich Pein Dan Heinritz Anne Pufahl
  Fritz Pongratz Mary (Kastelic) Miller Susan Milts Strouf
  Bill Schroeder Annette (Stopka) Wimmler (d) Stacy Theel
  Chris Schumacher    
       
2003 2002 2001 2000
James A. Batchelor Craig "Chip" Chrest Carol Howard Cox Thomas R. "Antman" Antcza
Dan Laak Sue Ketter-Schmit John R. Farwell Cheryl Mueller Boyd
Sheri Winter Miller Sharon Stubler John E. Stanek Al Copperud
Theodore Allen Pretasky John Thomsen Terry A. Strouf James G. Killian
Ed Uhlenhake Cathy Johnson Spies Kimberly MacKrille Whitford
       
1999 1998 1997 1996
Joan Kapellas Becky Clark Sterner Robert Halstead John Coggins
Wesley Glenn Mayer Bret Corner Larry Halverson William F. Loushine
Evan W. Perkins Robert Ebert Cindy Kuhrasch Connie Sugden
Teresa Thomas Robert Krepfle Tom Newberry Darcia Davies-Torres
Christ N. Mesoloras Patricia Reynolds Jeter Reggie Rabb Alan Freeman
Gary Wilson Barry Schockmel
Kathleen Wagner Woodward
       
1995 1994 1993 1992
Jim Howard Donald H. Kollath Annastasia Batikis Katie Foley
Jerry Kollross Patricia K. Melby James Hanson Mary Hansen
Jim Nirschl Tori Neubauer-Muesing Joseph Hanson Newell Nelson
Jim Shattuck Ron D. Myhra Robin Mueller Grady Steensrud
Tammie Tills James A. Rose Gordon Teigen Laverne Uvodich
Jackie Witha William G. Terry Stephen Willett
       
1991 1990 1989 1988
Garmen Ammerman Kathryn Boesch Byron Buelow Donna Hoffman
Mary Clancy Phillip Esten Roger Harring James Jeskewitz
William Collar Owen Evans W. Glynn Humphrey Gregory Mattison
Beverly Connolly Chester Wangerin (d) William Knapton John Schumann
John DeMerit Janet Wigglesworth Edee Madsen Ed Winiarski
Claude Kazmarek Joel Williams Terese Sheridan Nancy Krattiger-Ziltener
Shirley Nannini
Donald Peth
       
1987 1986 1985 1984
William Coleman Harris Grabow Roland Christensen Jerry Augustine
Robert Kime Thomas Hargraves James Drews Cliff DeVoll
Robert J. Olson Susan Meredith Eric Haug Clifford Fagan (d)
Rollo Taylor Richard Mettlach Sharon Johnson Doug Potter
Glen Wildt DuWayne Stendahl Craig Kusick Edward Sacharski (d)
Nancy Zastrow Karen R. Toburen John Novak Wallace Zimmerman (d)
Webb Schultz (d)
Marilyn Skrivseth
Martha Stephens
       
1983 1982 1980 1979
Leslie Ansorge Howard Stiehm John Harr (d) Billy Provine (d)
Jack Connaughton Nicholas Stoneman (d) Kenneth Hollub Hans Reuter (d)
Stan Druckrey Ole Jorgenson (d) Donald Iverson Evar Silvernagle
Thomas Rosandich H. Allan Poser John Knispel Richard Ritger
William Spaltholz Russell Rippe (d)
F. Lee Stephenson
William Vickroy
       
1978 1976 1974 1973
Thomas Curry Floyd Gautsch Robert Lagerman Willie Berzinski (d)
Louis Kulcinski (d) Henry Sugden (d) Bill Schwoegler (d)
Carlton Roels (d)
George Sladky
       
1972 1971 1970 1969
Ace Loomis Clyde Smith (d) Ted Levenhagen Clark Van Galder (d)
Ned Wulk Arnie Wilhelm Ray Keeler (d)
 
Gordon Athletic Merit
2005 2004 2001 1996
Roger Bjorge Mike Daniel Timothy J. Ojibway Art & Fern Finley
Jim Lund      
       
1995 1990 1989 1988
Cal Erickson Jack Reinsvold Martin Anderson (d) Eleanor Kennedy
E. Keith Swanson Arthur Brownell, Jr.  
       
1986 1985 1984 1983
Phillip Quillin Harry Bolstad Donald "Sandy" Gordon Charlie Kearns (d)
    George Halverson Robert McMahon (d)
    Richard Jensen Eugene W. Murphy (d)
      Leo Schnur
       
1982 1980 1979  
Beatrice Baird (d) Kenneth Blanchard Arri Nichols (d)  
Viggo Rasmussen      
Emma Lou Wilder (d)      
   
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