Nichols College Athletics

CONSTITUTION

OBJECTIVE:

To honor athletes, coaches and other individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to intercollegiate athletics at Nichols College.

SELECTION COMMITTEE:

The committee shall be composed of a maximum of fifteen (15) members.  There shall be a maximum of ten (10) Nichols College Alumni and five (5) Non-alumni with voting privileges.  The Athletic Director or Directors of Nichols College shall be members of the committee with voting privileges and not included in the maximum of fifteen (15) members.

CURRENT COMMITTEE:
Richard Scheffler '63, Co-Chairman
Michael Vendetti H '81, Co-Chairman
Bruce Baker
Marcia Behrens '78
Tom Cafaro
William Carven '94
Bates Craver
Ed Fournier '77
Alex Gottfried '69
Joanne Grzembski '92 '97
Gary Guglielmello '79
Hillary Haynes
Edward Kunkel '64
Rene Langevin '61
Charlyn Robert, Director of Athletics
Dave Sokolnicki '97, '99


APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE:

Nominations of a new member shall be directed to the Chairperson. A prepared list of candidates for consideration for the Hall of Fame Committee shall be presented to the members of the committee for approval. Election to the Committee shall be by a majority vote of the required quorum of the voting Members present. The meeting for election of new members shall be held in fall of each year. New members shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. There shall be no restrictions on the number of consecutive terms a member may serve.

OFFICERS:

The officers shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Recording Secretary. The Chairperson and Recording Secretary shall be elected by the voting members of the committee every two years, one of which must be an Alumnus. There shall be no restrictions on the number of consecutive terms the officers may serve. The previously elected Chairperson shall hold the office of the Vice-Chairperson.  In the event of a vacancy in any of the offices, an election will be held at the next meeting of the committee to fill the unexpired term of the resigned officer. The Officer/alumnus shall also serve as the Athletic Hall of Fame Coordinator, with ex-officio status on the Nichols College Alumni Board of Directors.

RESIGNATIONS:

Any member of the committee who feels unable to serve the committee in the required capacity may offer his or her resignation to the Chairperson. A letter of resignation should be submitted to the Chairperson, two months before the next meeting. A two-thirds vote of the required quorum of the voting members present is required for the acceptance of the resignation.

REMOVAL:

Any member of the committee who is not in attendance for three consecutive meetings, or whose interest, in the judgment of the committee has waned, may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the required quorum of the voting members present at any meeting. This action may only occur after notification has been sent to the member one month prior to any action to be taken by the committee. Replacement on the committee of a member removed by the committee shall be by a two-thirds vote of the required quorum of the voting members present at any meeting, to fill the unexpired term of the removed committee member.

MEETINGS:

A minimum of at least two meetings will be held during the college academic year, one in the fall (annual meeting) and one in the spring. Any special meetings of the committee may be called by the Chairperson with two (2) weeks notification to the members.

QUOROM:

Seven voting members shall constitute a required quorum.

VOTING:

All voting will be determined by a majority vote of the required quorum of the voting members present at any meeting, unless otherwise indicated.

HALL OF FAME ELIGIBILITY:

Athletes, coaches and other individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the Nichols College Athletic Programs may be considered.

Athletes should have graduated from Nichols College or Nichols Junior College more than five years ago and participated in intercollegiate athletics representing the College. No such consideration shall be necessary for coaches and other contributors.

Athletes shall be based primarily upon the demonstrated performance in a varsity sport for the overall period and not a single performance.

A biographical sheet of each nominee or Sports Information Department’s summary of the athletes records must be submitted to the committee. It should contain information about the performances at Nichols College, pertinent to the review by the committee, to substantiate any consideration for recognition.