Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
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Special Team Recognition Awards Building athletic excellence through the years
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The Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor those alumni who achieved excellence and distinguished themselves in Fairfield's athletic programs. Each year inductees are selected through a nomination process by the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and honored at a spring induction ceremony.
2011-12 Honorees
(From l-r: Kevin Kuryla '88, Chair of the Athletic Hall of Fame; Chris Duffy '93;
Jim Fitzpatrick '70, M.A.'72; Tom Lopusznick '00; Colleen Cunningham-Taylor '01; Michael Pike '96; and Gene Doris, Director of Athletics)
| Year of Induction |
Name | Sport |
| 1982 | John Barry '62 | Cross Country & Track |
| 1982 | Norbert Fahey Jr. '53 | Baseball & Basketball |
| 1982 | Thomas Finch '71 | Baseball & Basketball |
| 1982 | Robert Gerwien '55 | Basketball |
| 1982 | William Granata '69 | Baseball & Football |
| 1982 | George Groom '73 | Basketball |
| 1982 | William Jones '68 | Basketball |
| 1982 | Frank Magaletta '70 | Basketball |
| 1982 | John O'Connell '55 | Basketball |
| 1982 | John Redway '59 | Baseball |
| 1982 | John Ryan '74 | Basketball |
| 1983 | George Bisacca | Athletic Director & Basketball Coach |
| 1983 | Robert Jenkins '62 | Basketball |
| 1983 | Joseph Kehoe '52 | Basketball |
| 1983 | Robert Markovic '54 | Basketball |
| 1983 | Joseph von Ehr '74 | Cross Country & Track |
| 1984 | Michael Branch '66 | Basketball |
| 1984 | C. Donald Cook '63 | Service to Athletics |
| 1984 | Arthur Crawford '61 | Basketball |
| 1984 | Raymond Kelly '75 | Basketball |
| 1984 | Lawrence Puzzo '73 | Lacrosse |
| 1985 | Joseph DeSantis '79 | Basketball |
| 1985 | Robert Kownacki '78 | Baseball |
| 1985 | James Monahan '72 | Ice Hockey |
| 1985 | Mark Young '79 | Basketball |
| 1986 | Stephen Balkun '78 | Basketball |
| 1986 | Brian Burke '68 | Football |
| 1986 | Patrick Burke '66 | Basketball |
| 1986 | Robert Ciccone '77 | Baseball |
| 1986 | Jean-Guy Laflamme '72 | Ice Hockey |
| 1987 | Michael Beaudoin '79 | Baseball |
| 1987 | Robert Brennan Sr. | Service to Athletics |
| 1987 | Nicholas Macarchuk '63 | Basketball |
| 1987 | Donna Margine '81 | Basketball |
| 1987 | Edmund Sybertz '72 | Ice Hockey |
| 1987 | Jerome Williams '80 | Basketball |
| 1988 | John Keefe Cato '82 | Baseball |
| 1988 | Craig Leach '81 | Football |
| 1989 | Kim Fisher '78 | Basketball |
| 1989 | Mark Longwell '82 | Soccer |
| 1989 | Joseph Miko '51 | Basketball, Cross Country & Track |
| 1989 | Mary Rowe | Service to Athletics |
| 1990 | Fred Barakat | Basketball Coach |
| 1990 | Katrina Fields '85 | Basketball |
| 1991 | William Barnes III '80 | Baseball |
| 1991 | Christopher Galvin '72 | Rugby |
| 1991 | Tony George '86 | Basketball |
| 1991 | Robert Hutter '63 | Basketball |
| 1992 | Carolyn Hodges '84 | Basketball |
| 1992 | Rev. Victor Leeber, S.J. | Service to Athletics |
| 1992 | Thomas Meyers '82 | Football |
| 1993 | Peter DeBisschop '83 | Basketball |
| 1993 | James Hanrahan M.A.'52 | Basketball Coach |
| 1993 | Elizabeth Sterling '84 | Basketball |
| 1993 | Brendan Vane '79 | Baseball |
| 1994 | Michael Collins '77 | Cross Country & Track |
| 1994 | Christopher O'Connell '87 | Swimming & Diving |
| 1994 | Dana Pellegrino '88 | Basketball & Softball |
| 1994 | Alberto Zappala '82 | Baseball & Soccer |
| 1995 | Gary Dittrich '74 | Basketball Coach |
| 1995 | Stephen Festa '84 | Ice Hockey |
| 1995 | James Kuhlmann | Soccer Coach |
| 1995 | John McConachie '69 | Golf |
| 1995 | Arthur "A.J." Wynder '87 | Basketball |
| 1996 | Paul Barnes '67 | Football Co-Founder |
| 1996 | Jeffrey Gromos '87 | Basketball |
| 1996 | Arthur Kenney '68 | Basketball |
| 1997 | Lisa Mikelic '91 | Basketball |
| 1997 | Charles Phillips '67 | Basketball |
| 1997 | Patricia Sacca-Fabbri '91 | Basketball |
| 1997 | Michael Svab '90 | Baseball |
| 1998 | Dr. Joseph Grassi (posthumously) | Tennis Coach |
| 1998 | Jim McElderry '93 | Soccer |
| 1998 | Ralph Rehn '75 | Basketball |
| 1998 | James Turney '91 | Swimming & Diving |
| 1998 | Kim Zagajeski- Gallagher '91 |
Softball |
| 1999 | Janet Kendall Douaire '86 | Field Hockey |
| 1999 | Kathleen Heller '91 | Swimming & Diving |
| 1999 | Michael McCann '94 | Tennis |
| 1999 | William Mraz '73 | Lacrosse |
| 1999 | Patrick Yerina '86 | Basketball |
| 2000 | Frances Arthurs '95 | Cross Country |
| 2000 | Christopher McTague '95 | Swimming & Diving |
| 2000 | Bob Meyers '83 | Football |
| 2000 | Jack Smith '85 | Ice Hockey |
| 2001 | Catherine Bassi-Desmarais '93 | Swimming & Diving |
| 2001 | Troy Bradford '89 | Basketball |
| 2001 | Dianne Nolan M.A.'89 | Basketball Coach |
| 2001 | Christine Fryer Paprocky '96 |
Basketball |
| 2002 | Shannon Bowman '97 | Basketball |
| 2002 | Melissa Gassler '95 | Tennis |
| 2002 | Kara Burmaster Heckler '96 |
Soccer |
| 2002 | Dr. John McCarthy | Ice Hockey Coach |
| 2003 | Paul Davis | Rugby Moderator |
| 2003 | Greg Francis '97 | Basketball |
| 2003 | Kelli Hurley '98 | Soccer |
| 2004 | Matthew Baron '92 | Swimming & Diving |
| 2004 | Hugh Coyle '88 | Lacrosse |
| 2005 | Matthew Callaghan '98 |
Lacrosse |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Bower Curran '00 | Volleyball |
| 2005 | Jessica Grossarth '98 | Basketball |
| 2005 | Ian MacNeill '97 | Cross Country |
| 2005 | Jennifer McLaughlin Strauss '00 |
Volleyball |
| 2006 | Abby Allan '00 | Soccer |
| 2006 | Jim Lopusznick '00 | Football |
| 2006 | Theresa O'Connor '99 | Softball |
| 2006 | Christen Veach '97 | Soccer |
| 2007 | Corrine Carlson '01 | Volleyball |
| 2007 | Stephen Dogmanits '01 | Football |
| 2007 | Trisha Elser-Grim '92 | Basketball |
| 2007 | Izabella Kotowski '02 | Field Hockey |
| 2007 | Spencer Steele '00 | Lacrosse |
| 2008-09 | Adam Ferreri '01 | Football |
| 2008-09 | Mellissa Santos '03 | Softball |
| 2009-10 | Joanne Saunders '02 | Volleyball |
| 2009-10 | Samuel Peterson '97 | Lacrosse |
| 2010-11 | Gail Strumpf Cheney '01 | Basketball |
| 2010-11 | Pamela Cluff '01 | Soccer |
| 2010-11 | Joseph "J.C." Groarke '99 | Lacrosse |
| 2010-11 | Ellen Sarosy Kiernan '03 | Softball |
| 2011-12 | Colleen Cunningham-Taylor '01 | Lacrosse |
| 2011-12 | Chris Duffy '93 | Rowing /
Alumni Association Professional Achievement |
| 2011-12 | Jim Fitzpatrick '70, M.A.'72 | Service to Athletics |
| 2011-12 | Tom Lopusznick '00 | Baseball |
| 2011-12 | Michael Pike '96 | Baseball |