10/06/2015
Seven new members were inducted into the SUNY Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame during its 47th annual banquet and ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the College's Corey Union.
The 2015 honorees are:
• Art Jessup '65, a four-year basketball and track and field athlete at Cortland and a successful teacher and coach in Washingtonville, N.Y., for 37 years until his retirement in 2002;
• Dennis Fries '67, a strong distance runner at Cortland who served as a distinguished teacher, coach and administrator in the West Irondequoit (N.Y.) Central School District for 39 years from 1967-2006;
• Maura Olga Stouter '70, a posthumous inductee who participated in numerous sports during the pre-Title IX era at Cortland and coached Smithtown (N.Y.) High School volleyball teams to more than 500 wins in 34 seasons;
• Tom Olivo '79, a gymnast and All-America diver at Cortland who coached collegiate diving before embarking on a long career in business consulting and performance measurement;
• David Wright '82, the assistant vice president for athletics and former men's soccer coach at Gettysburg College and former Cortland men's soccer All-American who shares the school record with 35 career goals;
• Andrea Spaulding '87, a two-time 400-meter hurdles national champion and eight-time track and field All-American who has coached and taught physical education on the scholastic level for 26 years;
• and Michael Borra '93, an All-America men's soccer striker/midfielder who shares the school record with 35 career goals and a long-time youth soccer coach and Syosset (N.Y.) High School social studies teacher.
Established in 1969, the C-Club Hall of Fame recognizes Cortland alumni who competed as athletes at the College and who have since distinguished themselves in their professions and within their communities. Honorary members are recognized for their long and significant contributions to SUNY Cortland athletics. New C-Club members have been added annually and this year's ceremony will bring the Hall of Fame roster to 244 alumni and 27 honorary members.
Nominations for next year's C-Club Hall of Fame voting will be accepted until January 15, 2016. The nomination form is available online at: http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/nominations. A person must be nominated in order to be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame.
Learn more about this year's inductees.