UCSB Athletics Reveals 2011-12 Hall of Fame Inductees, Legends of the 'Dome, Honorary Letterwinners
For a list of all Hall of Fame members and their accplishments, click HERE.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to announce the 2011-12 class of Hall of Fame Inductees, Legends of the ‘Dome and The Gaucho Order honorary letterwinners.
The UCSB Hall of Fame will add the women’s tennis doubles
team of Amelia White and Kelly Spencer, men’s volleyball star
Mike Gorman, standout wide receiver Amahl Thomas, former
women’s basketball coach Mark French and former baseball
coach Al Ferrer. Also, in 2012, UCSB Athletics is initiating
a biennial award to accompany the Hall of Fame inductions, the
Distinguished Gaucho Award. The initial award, which honors a
former Gaucho athlete who has achieved great success in his/her
post-UCSB career, will go to former tennis player Wayne Bryan
(’69, BA in History).
“This is a great class of Gauchos,” said Director of
Intercollegiate Athletics Mark W. Massari. “They had
great success on the fields and the courts during their time at
UCSB and the honor is well-deserved.”
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner will be held as
part of All Gaucho Reunion on April 28. All Gaucho Reunion takes
place annually every spring and welcomes back Gauchos from all
decades. For the past several years, UCSB Athletics has been an
integral part of the AGR weekend, hosting several receptions, a
jam-packed weekend of soccer, a Hall of Fame ceremony and last
year, joined forces with the Alumni Association and Arts &
Lectures to welcome back Jim Rome.
The Legends of the ‘Dome program was introduced in 2009 to
honor the athletes and coaches who made UCSB’s Thunderdome
legendary. There have been eight banners unfurled in the
first two classes of Legends with three more set to be introduced
in 2011-12. The first banner, featuring the late Judy
Bellomo, a two-time women’s volleyball All-American, will be
unveiled prior to the Gauchos’ Oct. 15 match against UC
Riverside. The men’s and women’s basketball
honorees will be announced at the annual Gaucho Huddle/Media
Preview Luncheon on October 19. The event is open to donors
and season ticketholders as well as the media.
The UCSB letterwinners program, known as The Gaucho Order, is made
up of all former Gaucho athletes plus a select group of honorary
letterwinners. The first honorary letterwinners were
introduced in 2009. The 2012 honorees are Assistant Athletics
Director for Student Services Larry James and Athletics Trainer Bob
Annable, both of whom have been affiliated with Gaucho Athletics
for more than 30 years.
The Hall of Fame inductees and other honorees are selected by The Gaucho Order, an alumni board and an Athletics Department staff committee. The names are submitted to Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mark Massari for approval.
For more information on UCSB’s letterwinners program, The Gaucho Order, click here. For a complete list of Hall of Fame members, click here. For information on Legends of the Dome, click here.