GEORGIA TECH ATHLETICS

Hall of Fame Selection Procedures - Updated April 23, 2008

1. No more than six (6) inductees per year shall be inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame through the regular ballotting process. Any candidate nominated by the Veteran's Committee and elected, or any candidate nominated and elected under provision No. 5 or 6 shall be in addition to the maximum of six.

2. There shall be a maximum of two (2) inductees per sport per year into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame.

3. Nominations beyond the automatic first-year additions are presented at the annual Hall of Fame Committee meeting, which is in the month of April. Nominations can also be made by anyone outside the committee; the deadline for such nominations is March 1 each year. Nominations brought forth after that date will be tabled until the following year. Voting will take place by mail or fax during the month following the annual meeting.

4. Eligibility criteria for induction into the Hall of Fame for Student-Athletes are the following:
   1. National Player or Coach of the Year
   2. Individual Olympic medal winner
   3. First-team All-America
   4. Member of Olympic medal-winning team
   5. National champion
   6. National record-holder
   7. Second- or third-team All-America
   8. Conference Player or Coach of the Year
   9. First-team all-conference
   10. Second-or third-team all-conference
   11. Conference champion
   12. Conference record-holder
   13. Georgia Tech school record-holder
   14. First-team Academic All-America
   15. Second- or third-team Academic All-America
   16. Letter in four different varsity sports
   17. Letter in three different varsity sports
   18. Letter in two different varsity sports.

   Graduation from Georgia Tech is not mandatory for induction into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.

5. A maximum of one (1) nomination each year may be made for a coach, broadcaster or staff member, if such a person existed with extremely strong credentials. This is not a mandate to choose such a person every year. Full-time employees of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association are not eligible for nomination under this category until after they have retired or are otherwise no longer employed by the GTAA. This selection shall be in addition to the six student-athletes inducted through the primary voting procedure, and shall be subject to a yes/no vote on the ballot. A two-thirds vote is required for induction.

6. A maximum of one (1) nomination each year may be made for a student manager or trainer. This selection shall be in addition to the student-athletes inducted through the regular voting process, and shall be subject to a yes/no vote on the ballot. A two-thirds vote is required for induction. Criteria for nomination in the Hall are the following:
   1. Earned three (3) varsity letters
   2. Served as head manager or trainer for at least one (1) year
   3. Must have contributed above and beyond his or her assigned duties
   4. Must have graduated from Georgia Tech

7. All nominees for induction should have exhibited in their daily lives the principles of the Total Person Concept.

8. The Georgia Tech Hall of Fame Committee must be thoroughly and extensively briefed on potential nominees to the Hall of Fame who may have experienced controversial situations.

9. Student-athletes who meet the induction criteria in No. 4 automatically become eligible for Hall of Fame induction 10 years after their final year of Georgia Tech athletic participation. The waiting period for a student manager or trainer to be nominated shall be 10 years after his or her final year of service.

10. The Sports Information Office shall mail to each committee member, not later than 10 days prior to the annual Hall of Fame committee meeting, information on eligible student-athletes who qualify under the criteria for induction listed in No. 4.

11. Voting Procedures
    1. Candidates shall be voted on using a point total of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest point total awarded. No nominee shall be inducted into the Hall of Fame without being named on two-thirds of the ballots. Candidates will appear on the ballot in alphabetical order. Each voting member will be provided supporting information on each candidate detailing his or her accomplishments using the induction criteria listed in procedure No. 5. The candidates with the top six point totals, who also are named on a majority (51 percent or more) of the ballots cast, will be inducted.
    2. Nominees for induction into the Hall of Fame shall remain on the primary ballot for five years (note exception in item D below). After the fifth year, if the nominee has not earned the required votes for induction, he or she shall be eliminated from the ballot. After an additional five-year waiting period, that candidate may be considered for nomination by the Veteran's Committee.
    3. If a nominee on the ballot for the Hall of Fame receives zero (0) votes for three consecutive years, that candidate shall be removed from the ballot. After an additional five-year waiting period, that candidate may be considered for nomination by the Veteran's Committee.

12. Veterans Committee The Veterans Committee, a subgroup of the Hall of Fame Committee, is charged with the consideration of former student-athletes who have failed to be elected through the selection procedures outlined above, but who meet any of the criteria for induction listed in No. 4.

    The Veterans Committee may also consider student-athletes whose eligibility was completed a minimum of 20 years prior to the current induction year, have never been nominated previously and for whom documentation that the candidate has met the criteria for induction may not exist. Such candidates must have a considerable body of testimony on their behalf that would lead the committee to believe the candidate meets any of the criteria.

    The Veterans Committee may nominate a maximum of one (1) of these candidates each year. As with coaches, broadcasters, staff, student managers and trainers under provisions 5 or 6 above, however, there is no mandate for the Veterans Committee to nominate such a candidate. The nominee would be subject to a yes/no vote on the ballot, and a two-thirds vote is required for induction. This candidate, if elected, shall be in addition to those inducted through the regular voting process.

13. If a candidate for the Hall of Fame who is nominated under categories five (staff) six (managers or trainers) or 12 (Veterans Committee) fails to received the required votes for induction, that individual's nomination must be re-submitted to the full committee at its annual meeting in order to be placed on the ballot in a future year.

14. Committee members and inductees shall be notified by letter and invited to the annual Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, which includes a reception and banquet the night prior to a Tech football game in the fall, and also shall be recognized at the football game during pre-game or halftime ceremonies.

15. Inductees shall receive the following items upon, or shortly after, their induction:
    1. Hall of Fame commemorative ring
    2. Hall of Fame commemorative plaque
    3. Hall of Fame commemorative video