Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination

Guidelines and Criteria for Nomination

Athlete must have graduated from Mercyhurst College.
Athlete must have attended the college for two years.
Eligible for nomination five years after graduation date.
Athlete must have contributed significantly to the image of Mercyhurst athletes in an extremely positive fashion.

All committee members can nominate athletes.
The Hall of Fame Committee will hold an initial nomination meeting at which each member can nominate a maximum of two persons to the committee. Members who nominate must provide a one-page personal biography of their nominees.
There will be a special category for the early athlete.
A person who was not an athlete or not a graduate of Mercyhurst can be nominated if over a significant period of time that person has contributed greatly to Mercyhurst athletics in an extremely positive fashion.
A whole team can be nominated after five years. The team will be listed on one plaque as a single selection for that Hall of Fame year.

After nominations and biographies are collected and dispersed to all members, the chairman will call a selection meeting.
At the selection meeting, two votes will take place.
All members must vote for the top eight nominees for its initial list. Top vote getters will be eligible for final vote.
All members must vote for the top three nominees.
In order to be selected an athlete must receive at least 70 percent of the vote of the committee members.
Maximum number of five inductees per year.