News: 2012 Virginia High School Hall of Fame Inductees Chosen

Charlottesville (Aug. 2, 2012) - Nine individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school athletic and activity programs have been selected to the 2012 Virginia High School Hall of Fame. Members of the Class of 2012, the 23rd to be inducted, will bring total membership to 234.


The Class of 2012 includes one athlete (Stacy Ervin, Twin Springs HS), four coaches (Pat Deegan, James Madison HS/Westfield HS, John Shotwell, James River HS-Buchanan, Robert Smith, Burley HS-Charlottesville and Troy Wells, Martinsville HS/Hidden Valley HS) and four contributors (John Altizer, Appalachian Officials Association, Mary Sue Crommelin, First Colonial HS, Steve Geiman, Wilson Memorial HS and Bruce Patrick, Fairfax County Public Schools).

Sponsored jointly by the Virginia High School League and the Virginia High School Coaches Association, the Hall is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia’s public high schools.

Athletes are eligible for consideration 10 years after completion of their high school careers and are judged primarily for their achievements in interscholastic sports. Coaches are eligible after 15 years of experience or upon retirement and are judged on the merits of their achievements at the high school level. Contributors are professionals who have rendered significant services in some other capacity such as administration, academic activities, officiating, media or sports medicine.

The induction dinner will be held on Monday, October 15, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Charlottesville.