BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Class has been announced, with nine of the league's most influential contributors set to be welcomed.
Texas Southern's Dr. Dwalah Fisher (pictured above right), Alcorn State's James Williams and Roynell Young, Alabama State's Shameka Jackson, Mississippi Valley State's William Brown (posthumous), Prairie View A&M's Clifton Gilliard (posthumous) and Patricia Jackson, Southern's Dr. David Ponton, Jr., and Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Wallace Francis will be enshrined on Nov. 30 at The Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. The induction is set to begin with a reception at 6 p.m.
The newest members of the Hall of Fame were selected from a list of nominees who were submitted by his or her respective institution. The nominees were then elected for induction by the selection committee from members appointed by SWAC Presidents and Chancellors.
Fisher currently serves as the Assistant Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator for the Texas Southern University athletics department, a post she has held since 2010. Additionally, she is the color analyst for the SWAC Digital Network's volleyball broadcasts. A TSU almuna, Fisher was one of the great volleyball players in Texas Southern history.
The Houstonian earned three All-SWAC nods and four All-Tournament honors as the Lady Tigers' setter, during which the team won three league titles. In 1994, she took over as coach of the Lady Tigers' volleyball program and in her first year at the helm she guided the team to the SWAC volleyball championship. Fisher served as coach from 1994-2010 and also coached the women's basketball team during the 1996-97.
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Texas Southern's Dr. Dwalah Fisher (pictured above right), Alcorn State's James Williams and Roynell Young, Alabama State's Shameka Jackson, Mississippi Valley State's William Brown (posthumous), Prairie View A&M's Clifton Gilliard (posthumous) and Patricia Jackson, Southern's Dr. David Ponton, Jr., and Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Wallace Francis will be enshrined on Nov. 30 at The Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. The induction is set to begin with a reception at 6 p.m.
The newest members of the Hall of Fame were selected from a list of nominees who were submitted by his or her respective institution. The nominees were then elected for induction by the selection committee from members appointed by SWAC Presidents and Chancellors.
Fisher currently serves as the Assistant Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator for the Texas Southern University athletics department, a post she has held since 2010. Additionally, she is the color analyst for the SWAC Digital Network's volleyball broadcasts. A TSU almuna, Fisher was one of the great volleyball players in Texas Southern history.
The Houstonian earned three All-SWAC nods and four All-Tournament honors as the Lady Tigers' setter, during which the team won three league titles. In 1994, she took over as coach of the Lady Tigers' volleyball program and in her first year at the helm she guided the team to the SWAC volleyball championship. Fisher served as coach from 1994-2010 and also coached the women's basketball team during the 1996-97.
Courtesy: TSU Athletics