The Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame will induct 10 new members in its annual ceremony on Saturday, October 25. Scheduled for the Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall, the event is being held in conjuction with Homecoming '97.
Athletes become eligible five years after graduation.
The annual inductees are voted in by committee. The inaugural Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame ceremony took place in 1969, when 15 individuals were named as charter members. Here's a look at the class of 1997. Bantuvanis had a long and successful career as a high school physical education instructor and coach. She helped develop athletic programs for women and coached basketball, field hockey, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball, while teaching at schools in Weedsport, Wappinger Falls, and Seneca Falls, and at Cazenovia College.