THE RECORD OnlineFall 2004Greenville College Hosts 11th Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
The class of 2004 inductees included Jack Trager '55, Meritorious Achievement category; Rich Weinhandl '74 and Rachelle (Minott) Klopfenstein '92, Athletic category; Marilyn Starr, Coaching category; and the 1969 baseball team, Team category. The evening also recognized Kyle Shultz '02 as the recipient of the Order of the Orange and Black. The program included a special video tribute in memory of John M. Strahl, former athletic director and coach at Greenville College from 1950 to 1977, who passed away on August 31, 2003 , at the age of 79. During the banquet, it was announced that $275,000 had been raised in gifts and pledges toward the John M. Strahl Athletic Development Fund which is used in financing improvements to the newly renamed John M. Strahl Athletic Complex one mile south of campus. Earlier in the afternoon, Greenville College formally dedicated the complex in a ceremony held at the facility.
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Nearly 450 Greenville College alumni, friends, student-athletes, and coaches packed the Armington Center on Saturday evening, April 17, as the institution hosted its 11th Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet.