The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women's Athletics Hall of Honor
The Women's Longhorn Hall of Honor was created in 2000.
- Women's Hall of Honor inductees
- Women's Hall of Honor selection committee
- Women's Hall of Honor bylaws
The UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor was created in 2000 and its Selection Committee is chaired by Jim Deitrick.
Nomination criteria for a former student-athlete is as follows:
1. Must have been out of collegiate competition for a minimum of five years;
2. Must have competed a minimum of two years at Texas, must have completed her collegiate eligibility at Texas, and must have been awarded a varsity letter;
3. Must have been recognized for outstanding athletic achievement;
4. Must have graduated or ended her UT Athletics career in good academic standing; and
5. Must have exhibited exemplary standards of conduct during competition.
Nomination for a coach or administrator is as follows:
1. must have provided outstanding service to the UT Women's Athletics program; and
2. must have exhibited exemplary standards of conduct during competition.
The Selection Committee considers both a candidate's contribution to the UT Athletics program and the candidate's contributions to his/her community. Nominators must submit three letters of recommendation in support of the nominee's candidacy, whether the nominee is a student-athlete, coach or administrator.
For more information on the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor, please contact The Longhorn Foundation.
Women's Athletics Hall of Honor Selection Committee: 2017 Members
Jim Deitrick, Chair
Arthur Allert
Becky Beaver
Rick Cantu
Mia Carter
Tina Boutelle Carter
Jody Conradt
Mary Elliott
Cindy Figg-Currier
Carlette Guidry
Kathy Harston
Kim Heilbrun
Tara Huntress
Barb Kowal
Jeff Moore
Cynthea Rhodes Patterson
Chris Plonsky (ex officio)
Martha Smiley
Doug Smith
Mary Steinhardt
Jill Sterkel
Research Sub-Committee 2016
The Research Sub-Committee is responsible for the collection and organization of historical data on potential nominees.
Mary Elliott, Chair
Stephanie DeMunbrun
Barb Kowal
Jeff Moore
Cynthea Rhodes Patterson
Jill Sterkel
Nominations Sub-Committee 2016
The Nominations Sub-Committee is responsible for the completion of the nomination process.
Jim Deitrick, Chair
Tina Boutelle Carter
Kathy Harston
Tara Huntress
Mary Steinhardt
Vintage Sub-Committee 2016
The Vintage Sub-Committee to solicit, suggest and screen nominees of former student-athletes who have been eligible for consideration for 30 or more years.
Jody Conradt, Chair
Becky Marshall
Martha Smiley
Pam Willeford
Women's Athletics Hall of Honor Bylaws
Article I. Purpose
1. The Women's Athletics Hall of Honor of The University of Texas recognizes individuals for exceptional contributions to The University of Texas, The University of Texas women's athletics program, and the community-at-large. The Women's Athletics Hall of Honor is under the direction of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women at the University of Texas at Austin.
Article II. Inductees
1. Inductees of The University of Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor may include former players, current or former coaches, current or former administrators, or other individuals who have distinguished themselves by outstanding support and significant contributions to the women's athletics program and the University of Texas.
2. The charter class of 1999-2000 of the University of Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor includes no more than 10 members.
3. Each year following the inaugural year, a maximum of five individuals are selected for membership in the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor. If a Vintage student athlete is selected, she is counted as one of the five.
4. After the inaugural year of 1999-2000, no more than one non-student athlete per year (administrator, coach of legacy individual or group) will be inducted into the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor. Non-athletes are not counted against the annual limit of five student athlete inductees.
Article III. Selection Committee
1. In its first year (1999-2000), the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor Selection Committee will be comprised of 21 members selected by the UT Women's Athletics Director. Members serve 1, 2, or 3 year terms on the committee as determined in a lottery.
2. The UT Women's Athletics Director appoints one member to serve as the chair of the Selection Committee.
3. The UT Women's Athletics Director appoints two representatives of UT Athletics, the T-Association Co-Executive Director for Women and a UT Athletics representative to serve as Ex Officio members of the Selection Committee.
4. Each year thereafter, in addition to making selections for the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor, the Selection Committee nominates seven individuals to serve on the Selection Committee for three-year terms, with the chair designated by the UT Women's Athletics Director.
5. Members of the Selection Committee may be automatically recommended to serve a second consecutive three-year term on the committee.
6. Members of the Selection Committee should include former student athletes, current and former administrators, and community leaders with a knowledge of and interest in the UT Women's Athletics Program.
7. The Selection Committee convenes once a year for the purpose of deciding whether to consider nominations and whether to make selections for induction into the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor. If the Selection Committee decides to induct a class, the Chair convenes a selection meeting well in advance of the ceremony date.
8. Each year, members of the full Selection Committee propose names of prospective Selection Committee members. The full Selection Committee is responsible for electing new selection committee members when deemed necessary.
9. Each year, the T-Association Co-Executive Director designates members to form a Research Sub-Committee that is responsible for the collection and organization of historical data on potential nominees. The data from the research sub-committee is distributed to all members of the Selection Committee for review. The data is given to the Nominations Sub-Committee for further vetting.
10. Each year, the T-Association Co-Executive Director for women designates members to form a Nominations Sub-Committee. The Nominations Sub-Committee screens the nomination packets from the potential candidates vetted by the Research Committee. The Nominations Sub-Committee is responsible for the completion of the nomination process.
11. Each year, the T-Association Co-Executive Director designates members to form a Vintage Sub-Committee to solicit, suggest and screen nominees of former student-athletes who have been eligible for consideration for 30 or more years. The vintage category is not required to be considered annually. In years it deems to be appropriate, the Vintage Sub-Committee should bring to the Selection Committee a slate of vintage nominees. The Vintage Committee should consider these nominees in accordance with the same high athletics and other criteria applicable to nominated athletes. The strongest candidates should be selected. No more than one student vintage athlete may be inducted in any given year. Once a vintage student athlete is selected by the entire Selection Committee as one of the five (or fewer) athletes to be inducted into the Hall of Honor in a particular year, the designation of "vintage" should not thereafter be applied to the Student athlete's selection.
Article IV. Nominations
1. Candidate suggestions for submission to the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor may be submitted by any member of UT Athletics, a current or former athlete, or any interested individual. Self-nominations are not accepted.
2. UT Athletics for Women solicits nominations through mailing to all T-Association members and through other publications and resources. All candidate suggestions must be received by the established deadline prior to the nominations sub-committee meeting.
3. A candidate, once nominated, remains a nominee to the Hall of Honor for a period of five years. After five years, the expired nomination is removed from the nomination pool and submitted to the nominations sub-committee for re-consideration. The nominations sub-committee, at its discretion, may approve the candidate for re-nomination.
Article V. Criteria for Selection
1. To be considered for induction into the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor, a student-athlete must have competed and been awarded a varsity letter at the University of Texas; must have been recognized for outstanding athletics achievement, must have exhibited exemplary standards of conduct during competition, must have ended her collegiate career at UT, must have graduated or left the University in good academic standing, and must have been out of collegiate competition for a minimum of five years.
2. To be considered for induction into the UT Women's Hall of Honor, a coach or administrator must have provided outstanding service to the athletics program and must have exhibited exemplary standards of conduct. A coach or administrator may be elected to the Hall of Honor at any time.
3. The Selection Committee may, at its discretion, honor other individuals or group of individuals with induction into the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor for outstanding support and significant contributions to the women's athletics program and the University. The Selection Committee may, in its discretion, determine whether this candidate or group of candidates is one of the five honorees or is an additional honoree.
4. The Selection Committee considers not only a nominee's contributions to the University and the athletics program but also that nominee's contributions to the community-at-large.
5. Election to the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor is by vote of the Selection Committee members present and voting at the meeting called by the Chair. Members of the Selection Committee may participate by teleconference. Proxy votes or absentee ballots are not considered in the selection process.
6. The Women's Athletics Director appoints appropriate staff to support the activities of the UT Women's Hall of Honor Selection Committee. Staff members coordinate the nomination process and assemble biographical and other information as needed on all nominees for consideration by the Selection Committee.
Article VI. Induction
1. Inductees into the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor are honored at a special event planned by the UT Athletics for Women.
2. Recognition of all inductees is displayed in facilities provided and approved by the UT Athletics.
Article VII. Amendments to Bylaws
1. The bylaws of the UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the Selection Committee present and voting or taking part through teleconferencing at the annual Selection Committee meeting. Amendments to the bylaws may be proposed to the Selection Committee after consultation with the UT Women's Athletics Director.
Adopted 11/09/99
Amended 10/12/00
Amended 4/4/01
Amended 5/7/03
Amended 6/17/04
Amended 6/13/05
Amended 6/17/08
Amended 6/14/11
Amended 1/15/15