Hall of Fame Nomination & Selection Criteria
The Hall of Fame has been established in 2014 to honor former Neosho County Community College student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty/staff, and community members who have, by their outstanding achievements, contributed to the ideals of the Neosho Athletic Department.
Nomination Process/Deadline
Nominations for Hall of Fame class of 2017 will be accepted through September 15, 2017. Nominations are open to the public and accepted online at
www.GoNeosho.com/HOFNominationForm
Nomination Criteria
Student-athlete eligibility requirements:
A nominee shall:
1. Have been a full-time student at Neosho County for at least one academic year;
2. Have completed their NJCAA athletic eligibility at least five years ago;
3. Be in good standing at the university.
Athletics Personnel and College Faculty/Staff eligibility requirements:
A nominee shall:
1. Be eligible for nomination after departure/retirement from Neosho County;
and
2. Have been employed at Neosho County for more than 5 years
Community Member eligibility requirements:
A nominee shall:
1. Be eligible providing he or she has made valuable contributions to Neosho Athletics
Selection Criteria
- I. Student-Athlete - A student-athlete will be judged based on a combination four criteria: athletic accomplishments, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and post-college success. (Below are examples of possible criteria for selection, nominees are not required to have examples from each criteria)
- Athletic accomplishments: performance, team contributions, achievement and/or leadership in sports competition.
- Post-season honors and recognitions (All-American, All-Region/District, All-Conference, Player of the Year, Most Outstanding Player, etc.);
- Advancement to post-season competition such as NJCAA/Region VI regional and national championships or conference championship titles;
- Record-setting performances and all-time record holders;
- Winning individual championships (NJCAA national and regional);
- Holding leadership roles (team captain, student-athlete advisory committee, etc.).
- Academic achievement
- All-Academic recognition (All-American, All-Region/District, All-Conference, etc.);
- Neosho County Community College academic recognition/accomplishments (earning degree, honors program/graduate, academic awards, academic scholarship recipient, etc.).
- Student extracurricular activities
- Campus leader (SGA president/delegate, Homecoming King/Queen, campus organization leader, etc.);
- Community service and civic engagement.
- Post-college success
- Athletic achievement after Neosho (professional or amateur);
- Career and business success;
- Public service leadership, civic engagement, community or military service.
- II. Athletics Personnel/University Faculty/ University Staff - An individual who has made a lasting contribution through exceptional leadership, investment of time and effort and dedicated service to the Neosho County Department of Athletics.
- III. Community Member- An individual who has substantially enhanced the Athletics program at Neosho County.
- IV. Special Citations - At the discretion of the Hall of Fame committee, individuals and teams may be honored by Special Citation (Individual of Distinction/Team of Distinction).
NOTE: Nominees who are not selected remain in the selection pool for five years. If the nominee has not been selected by the Hall of Fame Committee for induction after being in the pool for a period of five years, a nominee's name will be deleted from the pool and will have to be resubmitted for further consideration.
