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October 19, 2007
Ferrum Inducts Six into Alumni Sports Hall of Fame
FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College inducted six new members into its
Alumni Sports Hall of Fame on
Saturday, Oct. 13. Those being honored in the Class of 2007
include Garland Berry '62, Lew Hege '69, Temple Kessinger '66,
John Mazalewski '67, Coach Carl Tacy, and Roger Whitley '61.
In honor of 80-plus years of Panther Athletics, and in recognition
of the many contributions Ferrum student-athletes have made
throughout their careers, the Ferrum Alumni Association and the
Department of Athletics announced its inaugural season of the
Ferrum College Alumni Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Since
then, former Panthers have been honored each year with induction
ceremonies held in the fall.
Garland Berry'62 |
Garland Berry played basketball and baseball at Ferrum from
1960-62, starting both years in both. After he left Ferrum, he went
on to play baseball at Lynchburg College from 1962-64, where he
started both years and earned Mason-Dixon All-Conference in 1964.
Berry taught physical education in the Roanoke County School System
from 1965-95, and served as Baseball Coach at Cave Spring High
School in nearby Roanoke for 17 years, where his teams won nine
district titles and he was named Timesland Baseball Coach of the
Year 4 times. Berry
also served a year each as Boys Basketball Coach and Girls
Basketball Coach at Cave Spring High. Berry was an
assistant basketball coach at Roanoke College from 1985-2000,
helping the Maroons reach the NCAA playoffs 9 times. He was a
college football official for 30 years and a high school official
for 25 years, working 8 Div. III playoff games, one Div. III
national title game, five Div. I-AA playoff games, and two high
school state championship games. In 2006, Garland earned the Silver
Whistle Award as the Southern Conference’s Official of the Year.
Garland joins his brother Tom Berry, who was inducted in 2006, in
the Ferrum Alumni Sports Hall of Fame. Berry currently
resides in Roanoke, Virginia.
Lew Hege '69 |
Lew Hege played tennis at Ferrum from 1968-69 and was Captain
of two undefeated teams for Coach Bud Skeens in 1968 and 1969. He
went 30-0 in singles and doubles, and helped the Panthers to a 30-0
two-year team record. Hege went on to play tennis at the University
of Georgia, lettering for the SEC Champion Bulldogs. At Georgia, he
made the Dean’s List, was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity, and was a
sports writer for school newspaper. Hege holds membership in
Georgia’s G-Club, the Georgia Tennis Champions Club, the Georgia
Foundation & Chi Psi Alumni. He is the Founder & Editor of
Southeast Sports Syndicate, and has covered more than 60 major golf
tournaments around the world, including the last 35 Master’s
Tournaments. He is a past winner of DuPont Five Diamond Award for
plastics industry innovation excellence. Hege is a member of the
Ferrum College Board of Trustees, Ferrum Alumni Board of Directors,
and served as Captain of Ferrum’s Raising the Bar capital campaign
for the Burrows-Skeens Tennis Complex. Hege is a former
commissioner of Boy Scouts of America, an Eagle Scout and current
member of the Capital Campaign Committee for the Northern N.C.
District. Hege now resides in Norlina, North Carolina.
Temple Kessinger '66 |
Temple Kessinger played football at Ferrum from 1964-65,
starting at offensive tackle for Coach Hank Norton both years. He
also played on goal line defense & short yardage defense in 1965,
helped Panthers win 1965 NJCAA football title in 1965, the College’s
first-ever national championship. Kessinger went on to letter in
football at Tennessee Tech University, then served as trainer, scout
& pressbox assistant for the Golden Eagles in 1968. He coached high
school football for 22 years, making four playoff appearances.
Kessinger is a Gideon's International and Promise Keepers member,
and serves as a Lay Christian Speaker. Kessinger is also active as
a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, Alleghany Highlands
Chamber of Commerce, a former City of Covington Council Mayor &
Council member, Alleghany Highlands Economic Development
Corporation, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission, and
Virginia Association of Planning District Commission. Kissinger now
resides in Covington, Virginia.
John Mazalewski '67 |
John Mazalewski played football at Ferrum from 1966-67, an
offensive guard and middle linebacker for Panthers. He played in
the 1966 NJCAA National Junior College Athletic Association National
Championship Game, and was team captain in 1967. Mazalewski went on
to play at Wake Forest University from 1968-70. He started every
game at middle linebacker for Wake Forest, and was team captain &
Most Valuable Player in 1969. He earned All-ACC & All-America
honors in 1969. Mazalewski is a member of the Manchester (New
Hampshire) Athletic Hall of Fame. He has spent the past 25 years in
a telecommunications career. Mazalewski is the Founder & Principal
Owner of Computer Telecommunications Business. He is active as a
volunteer assistant football coach at Manchester Central High
School, a Lions Club member, Outward Bound Leader, volunteer
counselor with the Manchester Area halfway house, volunteer at the
Manchester area Boys & Girls Club Volunteer, and member of the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Mazalewski lives in Bonita Springs,
Florida.
Coach Carl Tacy |
Carl Tacy served as men’s basketball coach at Ferrum,
1967-70, where he had a 67-14 career coaching record. He led Ferrum
to the 1968 conference championship, and reached the junior college
national semifinals in 1970. Tacy would go on to become Head
Basketball Coach at Marshall University from 1970-72. In 1972, he
led the Thundering Herd to a 23-4 record and a berth in the NCAA
Division I Tournament. He was one of 10 finalists for the 1972
National Coach of the Year Award, eventually won by UCLA’s John
Wooden. Tacy then went on to serve as Head Basketball Coach at Wake
Forest University from 1972-85, where he posted a 222-149 record and
helped the Demon Deacons reach post-season play seven times,
including twice reaching the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Wake
Forest reached NCAA Tournament in 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982 and 1984
under Tacy. In 1981, Wake was ranked 9th in final poll.
Tacy was named District Three Coach of the Year that season,
finishing third in National Coach of the Year voting. Tacy’s career
coaching record is 449-231. He is a member of the Wake Forest
University Sports Hall of Fame, the Davis & Elkins College Sports
Hall of Fame, and the Randolph County (WV) Sports Hall of Fame.
Tacy is a member of the President’s Club at Lees-McRae College and
earned the Radford University Outstanding Alumnus Award. Tacy
resides in Advance, North Carolina.
Roger Whitley |
Roger Whitley played football at Ferrum from 1960-61 as a
fullback, punter & defensive end for Ferrum. He was a junior
college All-American in both 1960 & 1961, and went on to play
fullback, punter & defensive end at Mars Hill College 1964-65.
Whitley officiated 18 years in Western North Carolina, and was an
Activities Association Parole and probation officer with the North
Carolina Department of Justice for 13 years. He served as Director
Criminal Justice Academy at Gaston College in North Carolina and in
27 years at Gaston, the program graduated more than 2,500 law
enforcement officers. Whitley is a Lions Club member, member of the
Presbyterian Church, and an elder at Pisgah Associated Reformed
Presbyterian Church in Gastonia, North Carolina. Tacy now resides
in Shelby, North Carolina.
Alumni Sports Hall of
Fame nominees should exemplify the
highest ideals of small college athletics,
sportsmanship, and the spirit of Ferrum’s motto "Not
Self, But Others.” Nominees should have
excelled in one or more sports while at Ferrum, then have gone on to
achieve significant success in a career field. Nominees should
be an alumnus or alumna of Ferrum College. If not a
Ferrum graduate, nominees should have attended Ferrum
for three or more semesters. The selection
committee and the Alumni Board of Directors also may
induct honorary alumni into the Ferrum College Alumni
Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees must have graduated or
transferred from Ferrum at least ten years prior to
being nominated.
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