SEMO unveils its first class for 'overdue' Hall of Fame

Fourteen former athletes and coaches and three national championship teams will make up the first class of inductees for a Southeast Missouri State University Athletic Hall of Fame that will become a reality on Nov. 2.

The school released plans Friday for the Hall of Fame that athletic director Don Kaverman said has been a long time coming.

"This has been long overdue at Southeast, where we have such a rich heritage of great athletes and athletic teams," Kaverman said. "We're the only school in the Ohio Valley Conference without a hall of fame and it's nice we're finally going to be able to honor so many deserving people and teams."

The induction ceremony on Nov. 2 will recognize individuals and teams selected by the Hall of Fame Committee chaired by former Southeast basketball player Rich Eichhorst of St. Louis. The inductees will also be honored at halftime of the Southeast vs. Tennessee Tech football game on Nov. 2.

According to Kaverman, the purpose of the Athletic Hall of Fame is to recognize those individuals who have made exemplary and positive contributions to intercollegiate athletics and related areas and who continue