Athletics Hall of Honor
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Watch the 2024 Athletics Hall of Honor ceremony and learn more about this year's inductees.
Pictured from left are Colin Koch, accepting for Randall F. Koch ’74, his late father; Jessica Birecki Osborn ’04, accepting for her mother, athletic trainer Kathryn A. Birecki P’04; Jane Cashin Demers ’73, P’03, ’05; Marla B. Milkowski Anderson ’89; and Henry McCance, accepting for Allison Jennings McCance ’60, his late wife.
Statement of Purpose
To recognize and honor alumni, teams, and coaches from Phillips and Abbot academies who displayed exceptional athletic ability on the field and who continue to lead a life that embodies the values of the academies.
The 1948 Football Team. From left to right: Robert "Bob" Doran ’51, Palmer "Pim" Eppler ’51, Louis "Bo" Polk ’49, Clark Brink ’49, Edwin "Ed" Smith ’49 and George Rider ’51.
Criteria For Selection
Alumni will submit nominations, and those selected will be inducted annually during Reunion Weekend. To be eligible for this honor, an alumna or alumnus must have graduated at least five years prior. The Selection Committee includes members of the Athletics Department, the Athletics Committee of the Alumni Council, and the Office of Alumni Engagement.
Nominations
Nominations for 2026 are now open.
The Athletics Committee of the Phillips Academy Alumni Council is accepting nominations for the 2026 induction year of the Hall of Honor until July 1, 2025. The Hall recognizes alumni, teams, and coaches from Phillips and Abbot academies that displayed exceptional athletic ability on the field and who continue to lead lives that embody the values of the academies. "It would be difficult to overstate the importance of athletics in shaping the character of young men and women as they pass through our halls and go on to lead lives of significance and achievement. The Hall of Honor seeks to permanently acknowledge those among us whose accomplishments in athletics have been uniquely notable," says Doug D'Agata ’88, former co-chair of the committee. Co-chairs Brian Burke '75 and Jim Dand '88 manage the nomination and evaluation process of inductees.
Nominations are solicited annually, with eventual inductees recognized during Reunion Weekend each year. In addition to the Athletics Committee, the selection process includes members of the Athletics Department and the Office of Alumni Engagement.
The Athletics Hall of Honor is located in the Pan Athletic Center.
"When I say Blue, you say White!"
Contact
For inquiries regarding the Athletics Hall of Honor, please email us and feel free to visit the Andover Athletics site.
Inductees
- Marla Milkowski Anderson ’89
- Kathryn A. Birecki P’04
- Jane Cashin Demers ’73, P'03, '05
- Randall F. Koch ’74 (d)
- Allison Jennings McCance ’60 (d)
- Edward H. Bailey Jr. ’58
- Richard M. Cashin Jr. ’71
- Alexandra Bell Farr ’13
- Jeehae Lee ’02
- Coach J. Richard Lux P’69, ’73
- Lisa Mancke Montague ’90
- Nnamdi D. Okike ’98
- Lewis Brown Jr. ’99
- Elizabeth C. Kent ’73
- Kristin Kinney McDonald ’77
- Kanu M. Okike ’97
- Hunter D. Washburn ’00
- Alison Coughlin Averill ’95, P’23
- Hope Barnes ’76 (d)
- John G. Clark ’69
- Christopher J. Kreider ’10
- Charles R.H. Miers ’75
- James L. Shea ’70, P’99
- 1965 Lacrosse Team
- Mike Bassett ’59, P’97
- Dick Gelb ’41, P’69, GP’05 (d)
- Cathy von Klemperer Utzschneider ’73
- Julie Wadland ’06
- 1948 Football Team
- Jon Coleman ’93
- Heather Gotha ’98
- Bruce Hearey ’68
- Bill Kaplan ’73
- Alison Wheeler Kennedy ’93
- Barbara Trafton ’78
- Jack Whitehouse ’58
- Samuel C. Butler ’72, P’03, ’09
- John R. Kilpatrick 1907 (d)
- Caroline M. Lind ’02
- Jon G. Noll ’66, P’01
- William E. Stevenson 1918, GGP’14 (d)
