Author: leonard.lewis@comcast.net

Evelyn Lawler Lewis, Tuskegee HOF Member, co-founder of the Willingboro Track Club and mother of track and field legends Carl and Carol Lewis, died on Tuesday January 3rd in Willingboro, NJ.

She caught the eye of Major Cleve Abbott, the athletic director at Tuskegee Institute, and with his help she became the first in her family to go to college.

At Tuskegee, Evelyn Lawler studied to be a physical-education teacher and she ran the hurdles. Also at Tuskegee, Evelyn met and married William McKinley Lewis Jr., football player, sprinter and long jumper who was studying to be a teacher. In 1951, the year she graduated, Evelyn made the team that went to the first Pan American Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she finished sixth in the 80-meter hurdles.

She was a member of the Tuskegee University Hall of Fame, Class of 1985.

TUAHOF Bio (Class of 1985)

Dr. Robert Wilson III, Chairman of TUAHOF Board of Directors, has established a TUAHOF Communication/IT Committee.

The committee will be responsible for coordinating the dissemination of information to hall of fame members and stakeholders.

The committee will addresses the communication needs of the hall of fame via various communication initiatives (technology/delivery).

Among the major areas of support are the following:

• Web Site
• Calling Post Communication
• Social Media Communication
• Email & texting Communication
• Print & Radio Communication
• IT infrastructure
• Communications Policies

Committee

Leonard G. Lewis (Chair)
Paul H. Carney
Dr. Joel McCloud, Jr.
Georginna Lockett Wright

TUAHOF Member Ring Order  (DEADLINE:  December 7, 2018)

Mail:  Ring Order form (click here) with check or money order to:

Tuskegee Univ. Athletic Hall of Fame
P.O. Box 289
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama  36087

(Note: ring sizer (click here),  but double check your size at a local jeweler)

NOTE: Ring Orders must be postmarked Dec 7, 2018 to be included in order

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TUAHOF 2019 Nominations (DEADLINE:  December 31, 2018)

Please review nomination criteria in application prior to submission

Download and Print application (click here)

All COMPLETED 2019 nomination must be postmarked Dec 31 2018 to be considered

The 2018 Hall of Fame game will get a makeover in 2018 when Tuskegee play Lane College on September 29th home game.

The game has been endorsed by Tuskegee University a number of years, but the game did not highlight the hall of fame or members.  This year the hall of fame board has worked with Tuskegee Athletics to place more emphasis on the Hall of Fame accomplishments.

Also, members of the hall will be recognized during the game and a member of TUAHOF will participate in the coin toss ceremony prior to the game starting.

Thanks to Tuskegee Athletics for supporting TUAHOF.

 

Dear TUAHOF Members,

The TUAHOF Board of Directors look forward to meeting you in Tuskegee on Saturday, September 29 for our Annual Meeting @ 9 A.M. central and The Hall of Fame Football Game @ 1 P.M. central.

If you are unable to attend meeting in Tuskegee, then please participate by voting for  proposed constitution changes distributed to you in June.  You may download/print a ballot to VOTE on constitution changes by clicking here.  Please mail or email completed ballot by September 15Th.

Again, the meeting will be held in Logan Hall (dance studio) on the campus of Tuskegee University prior to the Hall of Fame Football Game (Alumni Bowl).  Hope to see you there!!!

Documents Available:

• Proposed Constitution & Bylaws changes (click here)
• Voting Ballot – Download and mail or email (click here)

If you have any questions , please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Dr. Robert Wilson III
Board of Directors, Chairman

 

The TUAHOF Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the “2018 Annual Members Meeting” will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Logan Hall on the campus of Tuskegee University.

The Board of Directors request that members plan to attend the meeting.

During the meeting,  a vote will occur on  proposed revisions to our Constitution & Bylaws.  Hall of Fame Members must be notified 90 days prior to a vote on the proposed revisions.

CLICK HERE to review proposed  Constitution & Bylaws changes.

Questions may be emailed to tuskegeehof@gmail.com.

TUAHOF Constitution Bylaws RevisionProposal_2018

May 2, 2018 – Wiley Lucas, Jr. passed away on May 2, 2018 in Montgomery, AL. Lucas graduated from Tuskegee in 1981 and was inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame in the Class of 2005.

Homecoming service was held on Thursday, May 10 2018 @ 11:00 am in Brundidge, AL.

TUAHOF express our deepest condolences to the Lucas Family.

April 23, 2018 – Maurice Evans, Jr. passed away on April 23th, 2018. Evans graduated from Tuskegee in 1988 and was inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame in the Class of 2015.

Homecoming service was held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 @ 1 pm in Decatur, GA.

The family requests donations be made to the Evans Scholarship Fund.

TUAHOF express our deepest condolences to the Evans Family.

April 10, 2018 – Colonel George L. Brown passed away on April 10th, 2018. Brown graduated from Tuskegee in 1957 and was inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame in the Class of 1957.

Homecoming service was held on Thursday, April 19, 2018 @ Noon in St. Petersburg FL. Colonel Brown was buried in Bay Pines National Cemetery.

The family requests donations be made to the Colonel George Brown Scholarship Fund at The Academy Prep Center of St Petersburg, 2301 22nd Avenue, South, St Pete, FL 33712.

TUAHOF express our deepest condolences to the Brown Family.