Six New Members added to Centre College Hall of Fame DANVILLE, KY ­ Six new members will be added to the Centre College Hall of Fame during ceremonies scheduled in conjunction with Homecoming activities this Saturday. The newest inductees are as follows: - Kitty Baird, member of physical education and athletics staff at Centre from 1959 ­ 2000. Baird was instrumental in the development of the women¹s varsity athletics program. She coached basketball, field hockey, and tennis, and served as women¹s athletic director, chair of the physical education department, and director of intramural sports. She founded the KY Women¹s Intercollegiate Conference in the NCAA. Baird served on the NCAA tennis selection committee, basketball rules committee and the Division III restructuring committee. She also received numerous awards including Region III Administrator of the Year Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Michael Hall, Class of 1985, was a three-year letter winner in football and a four-year letter winner in golf. Hall quarterbacked Centre to three consecutive conference championships and was captain of the 1984 team. He was selected as a first-team all-conference player. In his career Hall threw for 3,914 yards and 24 touchdowns. As a golfer, he was runner up twice in the conference tournament and qualified for the NCAA tournament in 1985. Kevin Lavin, Class of 1987, was Centre¹s all-time leading scKorer in basketball when he graduated with 1,814 points. He still holds Centre¹s rebounding record for a career with 854. Lavin was co-MVP of the conference in his junior and senior year and an all-conference performer three straight years. A Kodak All American in 1987, Lavin set a single season record for points and field goal percentage. William Seelbach (deceased), Class of 1911, was a three-sport star, lettering in football, basketball, and baseball. He played tackle on the undefeated 1910 football team and served as captain. Seelbach also played on the 1910 basketball team that finished 20-3. Oran Teater, Class of 1944, played football four years and was captain of the 1943 team. He was an all-conference football player and was named best male athlete as a senior. Teater played basketball two years and ran track for two years. He served as an assistant football coach at Danville High School and later coached Paintsville High School to three conference titles in five years. As the head basketball coach at Paintsville, his team won three district tournaments. Teater is also a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Valarie H. Ziegler, Class of 1976, lettered four years in basketball and two years in track and cross country. She was Centre¹s leading scorer all four years averaging 11.3 points a game prior to the 3-point shot. Ziegler held the school record for the mile run and held four records in cross country before the metric system was installed. She was also instrumental in the improvement of women¹s athletics at Centre through her work with Title IX. A luncheon in honor of the newest members will be held at the Cowan Dining Hall on Homecoming Day, Oct. 21. Centre¹s football team will face Trinity University that day at 2:30 PM. - end - [Released Oct. 18, 2000] Communications Office Centre College 600 W. Walnut Street Danville, KY 40422 Public information coordinator: Patsi Barnes Trollinger Telephone 859-238-5719 - trllngrp@centre.edu Sports Information Coordinator: Ed Rall Telephone: (859) 238-5489 News and Events Home Page