Hall of Fame Selection Criteria

Please review before submitting nominations for the Crown College Athletics Hall of Fame
 
The Athletic Hall of Fame is held in reserve as Crown's highest athletic recognition.  It seeks to honor alumni, coaches, teams, athletic administrators, and friends of the College who have demonstrated exceptional athletic and personal achievement and distinctive contributions to the advancement of Crown Athletics. 
 
 
Hall of Fame Nominating Committee
 
The nominating committee shall consist of various members with institutional, historic and athletic knowledge. The committee will also include the Athletic Director and two members of the athletic staff appointed by the AD.  The nominating committee shall be responsible for the recommendation of inductees for membership into the Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Hall of Fame Athletes
 


Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Hall of Fame Coaches
 
With the exception of special circumstances determined by the committee (e.g.; sitting or recently retired coach with a deteriorating health condition, etc.) there must be a period of five years since the completion of tenure for the coach to be considered.
 
Factors that may influence the selection of a coach are:
  • Win-loss record
  • Championship titles earned
  • Length of successful coaching career
  • Concern for the welfare, academic success, and personal development of student-athletes
  • Achievement of former athletes coached at Crown
  • Outstanding professional achievements after leaving the College
  • Exhibited godly character during tenure as coach and beyond
 
Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Hall of Fame Teams
 
Crown Varsity Teams who have demonstrated exemplary athletic achievement are eligible to be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
Factors that may influence the selection of a team are:
  • Championship Titles earned
  • National, Regional, and Conference accolades

Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Friends of Crown Athletics
 
Coaches, alumni, athletic administrators, and friends of the program who were not necessarily athletes at Crown but who have made significant contributions to the Crown College Athletic program through contribution of time, talent, service, or monetary support or have made significant contributions to the broader field of athletics may be considered. 
 
Factors that may influence the selection of friends are:
  • Volunteer Efforts
  • Significant Contributions through financial, community outreach, etc.
  • Significant Contributions to the Field of Athletics (e.g.; successful coach at the professional, collegiate, or high school level; accomplished and nationally known sports broadcaster, etc.)

Nomination Process
 
Nominations remain open, and may be submitted to the Nominating Committee by an alumnus, employee or friend of the College at any time of the year.  Posthumous nominations are welcome and accepted in the same fashion. A call for nominations will be issued annually each January and shall appear in the alumni e-newsletter, the College website, the Alumni website, Crown Magazine and the Crown Athletics website.  Nominations will be accepted until March 1 of each year in consideration for the next inductee class.  Nominations must be submitted through the online nomination form located on the Crown Athletics website.  A maximum of three letters of support (300 words or less) will be accepted and can be submitted through electronic media. Letters of support are not required but are encouraged. 
 
Nomination & Induction Timeline
  • January 1st – Call for Nominations Issued
  • March 1st – Close of Nomination Pool
  • March/April– Convene the Hall of Fame Nominating Committee to review nominations
  • April– Formal Ballot Submitted to Committee for vote. Approval of AD. Potential selections sent to Cabinet for review and formal approval
  • May– Announcement of selected Hall of Fame Induction Class
  • September/October – Induction Ceremony may coincide with Homecoming
 
Election of Inductees
The Hall of Fame Nominating Committee will meet to review all nominations and narrow down the finalists following the close of the nomination submission March 1st deadline. Inductees will be selected by the Committee through a formal, anonymous ballot process and approved by the AD.  A candidate must receive a two-thirds vote by the Committee.  Nominations will be "carried over" from one nomination cycle to the next and will remain active for a five year period.  Once a nomination reaches the five year period for active consideration, the nomination will be removed from the list but can be resubmitted for consideration with the addition of new information. 
 
 
Recognition of Inductees
The Crown Department of Athletics will host an induction ceremony each year during Homecoming.  Each inductee will be presented with a special award at the induction ceremony and will be honored as follows: perpetually in the designated "Athletics Hall of Fame" display.  Should an inductee not be available to attend the scheduled induction ceremony, the candidate for induction will be held over and invited to participate in the next scheduled induction ceremony.
 

Jersey Retirement Process
 The purpose of this policy is to establish a college standard for recognizing student-athletes for extraordinary athletic performance while enrolled at Crown College.
 
Any coach or hall of fame committee member can nominate a former Crown College student-athlete who meets the eligibility criteria and are worthy of the honor. Nominations must be submitted in writing and are accepted from January to March 1st. To be considered for athletic jersey retirement, the former student-athlete will be evaluated on the following criteria (1-6 are required; however in special circumstances an appeal may be filed by the nominator to be considered by the Hall of Fame Committee).
 
  1. There must be a period of five years since the student-athlete participated at Crown or is already inducted into the Hall of Fame.
  2. Preferably earned at least a bachelor's degree from Crown College.
  3. Attained first team recognition at the conference level for at least two years.
  4. Attained regional or national recognition for at least two years.
  5. Was a school record-holder or a conference/national season statistical leader during the career at Crown.
  6. Although athletic achievement is of primary importance, godly character and good citizenship during and after college enrollment will be taken into consideration. 

 
Nominations may be emailed, mailed or delivered to the AD. When the nomination is received, the AD will verify that it qualifies for consideration. If the nomination is recommended to move forward, the Hall of Fame Committee will consider all of the supporting documentation and if unanimously approved, will forward to the cabinet for final certification.
 
A jersey retirement ceremony will be held and the jersey shall be appropriately displayed with the necessary descriptive information in the appropriate athletic venue. The jersey number, if applicable, will never be used again. For those sports who participants don't historically wear athletic jerseys (golf, cross country, etc.) the schools warm-up or competition top for the sport, along with the appropriate identification markings, will be used.88