The concept for the Alma College Athletic Hall of Fame was an outgrowth of a series of three lettermen dinners held at various locations in the late 1960s to rekindle alumni enthusiasm and enlist support for the development of adequate athletic and recreational facilities. The initial Hall of Fame event was staged at the former Olds Plaza Hotel in Lansing on May 25, 1971.
Alma was the first Michigan college or university and one of the first in the nation to establish a Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame's purpose as originally stated was noble:
"It is the intent of the Alma College Hall of Fame to celebrate the past, present and future of Alma College through the recognition of excellence in those who have made significant contributions to the Scots' athletic tradition."
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Jill Charron Lewis
Hall of Fame Athlete (2000)
Track & Field, Cross Country
Class of 1987
- Participated in track and cross country.
- Four-time All-MIAA in cross country.
- Two-time MIAA MVP in cross country.
- Member of two MIAA championship teams.
- One of only three runners in MIAA history to win MIAA twice and the first to repeat.
- Two-time All-MIAA in track and field.
- Two-time All-MIAA champion in 1500 meters.
- 1986 3000-meter MIAA Champion.
