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Seven to be inducted into E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame Feb. 19

The Eastern Michigan University E-Club, a group of former EMU varsity athletic letter winners, has announced the addition of seven new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2010 will be honored at a Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday, Feb. 19, in the EMU Student Center.

EASTERN ENSHRINEMENT: Eastern Michigan
University's E-Club will induct seven new members
into the Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony
Saturday, Feb. 19, in the EMU Student Center.

The Class of 2010 includes: Clement Chukwu (track), Dawn (Godfrey) Heck (softball), Laurie (Hubbard) Leonhardt (women's swimming), JoAnn (LeFevre) McBroom (women's basketball), Hildred Lewis (football and men's track), John Martin (baseball) and Barry Stokes (football).

This year's class will mark the 35th anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., followed immediately by a buffet luncheon.

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, the E-Club will present Ed Mizinski, a past E-Club president and former EMU football player, with the Ron Oestrike Distinguished Service Award. The award, named after former EMU baseball-coaching great Ron Oestrike, was first presented at the 2008 Hall of Fame ceremony to Oestrike. The award is voted on by the E-Club Executive Board and is presented to individuals that have been instrumental in assisting the E-Club.

Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony and luncheon, which also includes tickets for the men's and women's basketball doubleheader at the Convocation Center, are $45 each and can be purchased by calling Amanda Decker at the EMU Foundation, at (734) 481-2335.

The women's basketball team will host Northern Illinois at 2 p.m. and the men's team will take on a to-be-named opponent in a Bracketbuster game set to begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center. The Hall of Fame inductees will be honored during the games.