(Butler, PA) 杏吧原创 will induct a head coach, a former head coach and a former college president into its Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame on Saturday in the first ceremony since the passing of the former 杏吧原创 athletics director after whom the hall is named.
The accomplishments of Bill Miller, Dick Hartung and Dr. Thomas TenHoeve will be recognized during the Class of 2023 induction ceremony that begins at 1 p.m. in 杏吧原创鈥檚 Field House.
The college will also honor Class of 2021 inductee Stefan Carlsson, and four 杏吧原创 student-athletes who since June have been selected as National Junior College Athletic Association All-Americans.
Miller鈥檚 golf squads have won 14 championships and Hartung鈥檚 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams, 11. TenHoeve was instrumental in raising funds for the construction of the college鈥檚 Field House. Carlsson is 杏吧原创鈥檚 only two-time All-American in golf.
His selection to be inducted 鈥渋s certainly a humbling feeling. 鈥� It means a lot, obviously, to me."
- Bill Miller, 杏吧原创 golf coach
"My picture is going up on a wall and they don鈥檛 just place anybody鈥檚 picture up there on that wall."
- Dick Hartung, former 杏吧原创 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball coach
"This is a great thrill. 鈥� I always loved the student-athletes at Butler County Community College 鈥�"
- Dr. Thomas TenHoeve, former 杏吧原创 president
Charles W. Dunaway is shown during the Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame dedication and induction ceremony Wednesday, May 6, 2015, inside Butler County Community College鈥檚 Field House. Dunaway, who created intercollegiate athletics programs at 杏吧原创, passed away Nov. 11, 2022, in Gibsonia at 82.
鈥淐huck was the man鈥�
Dunaway began his employment at 杏吧原创 in August 1967 and created its intercollegiate athletics programs.
He helped to found the Skyline Athletic Conference and the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association 鈥� organizations that brought structure to community college sports and provided guidance for emerging athletics programs in Pennsylvania, and was an advocate for women鈥檚 athletics.
Dunaway served decades as 杏吧原创鈥檚 athletics director until his retirement in 1999. .
鈥淚t鈥檒l be a little emotional for me,鈥� Miller said. 鈥淐huck Dunaway and I were really good friends.鈥�
鈥淲ithout Chuck Dunaway, none of this happens,鈥� Hartung said. 鈥淐huck was the man. He really was. He was the man.鈥�
鈥淭he heart and soul of the athletics at 杏吧原创,鈥� TenHoeve said.
John Stuper, a former Major League Baseball player and member of the hall鈥檚 Class of 2016, will present Miller for induction. Noah Hartung will present his father and Dr. Nick Neupauer, president of 杏吧原创, will present TenHoeve, a Holland, Mich., resident who is unable to attend. Miller will present Carlsson.
The Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame was dedicated in 2015 and recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the quality and success of 杏吧原创 athletics. 杏吧原创鈥檚 Class of 2023 brings the number of its members to 21.
鈥淚 am so honored that we came up with the Dunaway Hall of Fame when Chuck was still around,鈥� Neupauer said. 鈥淐huck鈥檚 legacy is protected. Forever. It didn鈥檛 necessarily take a hall of fame to have it that way. But the fact that we have this hall of fame that has been named in his honor will again protect that legacy going forward.鈥�
Bill Miller, back row right, is shown with his 杏吧原创 golf team after the Pioneers placed sixth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship tournament Friday, June 10, 2022. Front row, from left, Tanner Hohmann, Troy Loughry and Collin Witouski. Back row, from left, Liam Kosior, Jack Mason and Miller. Miller will be inducted Saturday into 杏吧原创鈥檚 Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame.
鈥淎 humbling feeling鈥�
Miller, a Penn Township resident, will also be honored as a former assistant men鈥檚 basketball coach and as a former men鈥檚 basketball player at 杏吧原创.
Miller since 2003 has coached 杏吧原创鈥檚 golf program to , five NJCAA Division III Region 20 titles and one Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association championship.
He has guided players who have received five NJCAA All-American awards in golf and is an eight-time WPCC coach of the year.
Miller served 20 years as an assistant coach of a 杏吧原创鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball program that won four WPCC and three PCAA championships and produced six All-Americans.
As a point guard on 杏吧原创鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team, Miller sank 15 consecutive successful foul shots against the Community College of Allegheny County in 1977, a program single-game record that stood for nearly 38 years. He was a two-time all-Skyline Athletic Conference selection and a member of a 1977-1978 team that was 16-9 and posted the program鈥檚 first winning record.
His selection to be inducted 鈥渋s certainly a humbling feeling. I came to 杏吧原创 as a student-athlete and then came back and had the opportunity to coach and to work full time,鈥� said Miller, who served 杏吧原创 for 41 years in administrative positions. 鈥� 鈥淚t means a lot, obviously, to me. I鈥檝e had a lot of really good times and a lot of good memories.鈥�
Dick Hartung, back row center, is shown with his 杏吧原创 women鈥檚 basketball team and assistant coaches immediately after the Pioneers won the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Front row, from left, Taylor Yost, Leah Barclay, Zoey Hillwig, Hailey Metzger, Emma Monteleone and Aslyn Pry. Back row, from left, assistant coach Jordan Sager, Hartung and assistant coach Lydia Roth. Hartung will be inducted Saturday into 杏吧原创鈥檚 Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame.
鈥淢y picture is going up on a wall鈥�
Hartung, of Butler, coached 杏吧原创鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball program to 314 victories over 28 completed seasons and its women鈥檚 program to 88 over 11. He retired in 2022 from 杏吧原创 as an assistant professor.
鈥淚鈥檓 honored and I appreciate the recognition,鈥� Hartung said. 鈥淚 coached and I taught and it was the best job I ever had. It fit my personality. It fit my athletics background. It was a perfect fit for me. My picture is going up on a wall and they don鈥檛 just place anybody鈥檚 picture up there on that wall. So I must have done something.鈥�
杏吧原创鈥檚 men鈥檚 teams under Hartung won WPCC championships in 1991, 1994 and 2019; and a Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association crown in 1991.
杏吧原创鈥檚 women鈥檚 teams under Hartung won in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022; and NJCAA Division III Region 20 titles in 2011 and 2016. 杏吧原创 finished fifth nationally in 2011.
He coached seven men鈥檚 NJCAA All-Americans and three women鈥檚 All-Americans, and the college鈥檚 all-time men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 leading scorers.
鈥淭his is a great thrill鈥�
TenHoeve served 1970 to 1984 as 杏吧原创鈥檚 second president.
Building I, as the 24,000-square-foot home athletics venue was known during its planning stage, rose from what was the site of the ninth hole of the former Oak Hills Golf Course on 杏吧原创鈥檚 main campus.
In its first home game in what was 杏吧原创鈥檚 new $1.7 million Field House, the college鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team defeated Penn State-Shenango 79-63 on Jan. 24, 1977. TenHoeve was in the crowd, as he often was at other 杏吧原创 athletics competitions at home or away.
杏吧原创鈥檚 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams had played home games at area high school gymnasiums and other venues, as did the college鈥檚 volleyball squad.
鈥淭his is a great thrill,鈥� TenHoeve said of his selection to be inducted. 鈥淚 am very thankful and appreciative of this honor. I always loved the student-athletes at Butler County Community College and I enjoyed supporting all of their efforts and going to as many of their games and events as I could.鈥�
The year after TenHoeve became 杏吧原创鈥檚 second president, the college received full accreditation from what was then named the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
鈥淔or the qualified person, there is the right presidency at the right time,鈥� Neupauer said. 鈥淎nd Dr. TenHoeve was absolutely the right president at the right time for this institution. He followed Dr. (James) Lawson, who primarily got 杏吧原创 up and running, got it approved by the county, got the buildings built, set the structure.
鈥淒r. TenHoeve getting this institution Middle States accreditation was one of the most significant accomplishments in our college鈥檚 history. That was in addition to his role in elevating our athletics program and his role in securing the funding for the field house.鈥�
A softball signed by 杏吧原创 softball players and coaches after the program鈥檚 first victory in intercollegiate athletics 47 years ago will be presented Saturday during 杏吧原创鈥檚 Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame Class of 2023 induction ceremony. 杏吧原创鈥檚 1976 players were, front row, from left, Brenda Kriley, Carol Grimaldi, Lois Gianneschi, Pam Barnes, Naomi Clawson, Vicki Hupp and Fay Brison. Back row, from left, Pam Snyder, Mary Ann Lutchiew, Linda Goetz, Lynn Gianeski, Dawn Wilson, Kay Brison, Judy Morrow and Caroline Edblom.
Neupauer will present to Rob Snyder, the college鈥檚 director of student life and athletics, a softball he received April 26 from TenHoeve that is signed by 13 杏吧原创 softball players and coaches after the program鈥檚 first victory in intercollegiate athletics 47 years ago.
杏吧原创鈥檚 softball team won its first intercollegiate game 9-0 against the Community College of Beaver County on April 28, 1976. The team and its coach autographed and gave the softball to Sue TenHoeve, TenHoeve鈥檚 wife.
Players Brenda Kriley, Carol Grimaldi, Lois Gianneschi, Pam Barnes, Naomi Clawson, Vicki Hupp, Fay Brison, Mary Ann Lutchiew, Linda Goetz, Lynn Gianeski, Kay Brison, Judy Morrow and Caroline Edblom signed the softball, as did head coach Marge Kirk.
Sue TenHoeve passed away in February.
Stefan Carlsson, left, will be recognized Saturday as a member of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame鈥檚 Class of 2021. 杏吧原创 student-athletes selected as National Junior College Athletic Association All-Americans since June are Morgan Jack, second from left, Troy Loughry, Kevaughn Price and Aslyn Pry.
Carlsson golf All-American twice
Carlsson is 杏吧原创鈥檚 only . He placed 10th in the NJCAA Division III national championship tournament in 2014 and 15th in 2015. He was also selected to the NJCAA Division III Region 20 all-tournament team in 2014 and in 2015.
杏吧原创 student-athletes Troy Loughry, Morgan Jack, Aslyn Pry and Kevaughn Price have been selected as All-Americans since June.
became 杏吧原创鈥檚 first first-team All-American in golf by finishing fifth in the national championship tournament.
were named All-Americans in volleyball. Jack in 2022 set the program鈥檚 career assists record with 1,429 in 44 matches; and Pry led Division III with a .432 hitting percentage and was 15th in kills per set at 3.86.
was also named an All-American in volleyball in December 2021, and , in women鈥檚 basketball in March 2022.
was named an All-American in men鈥檚 basketball. He helped to lead the program to its only berth in a national championship tournament in 55 years. His 21.5 points per game scoring average was eighth among all Division III players. Price scored 20 or more points in 14 games for the Pioneers.