Meet the 2018 RecSports Hall of Honor Inductees
Established in 2017 as part of the department’s Centennial Celebration, the RecSports Hall of Honor recognizes influential alumni, staff, supporters, and athletes who have had a significant impact on Recreational Sports throughout its long history.
Ann Brodnax
Intramural sports participant with Phi Beta Phi Sorority in the late 1970s. Won 15 intramural championships, as well as the C.J. Alderson individual sportsmanship award for 1975–76 and the Women’s Outstanding Athlete Award in 1976–77. Member of the RecSports Leadership Team since its inception and also spearheaded the “Women in Intramurals” initiative.
Michael Carnes
Former Intramural Fields Supervisor and RecSports student staff member. Partnered with fellow inductee René Garza to create the first RecSports Endowed Scholarship in 2006. This endowment eventually led to the creation of 16 endowments that award over $35,000 annually to deserving RecSports student staff.
Dr. Kenneth Ford, Jr.
Former intramural sports participant with the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity where he won six intramural championships and the title of Best All-Around Athlete in 1963–64. His father, Kenny Ford and his son, Casey, also won intramural championships and appeared on the Intramural Wall of Fame, making them a unique family with three generations of intramural athletic excellence.
Served on the Leadership Team where he helped to establish the Ford Family Endowed Scholarship and played a major role in the digitalization of the Intramural Wall of Fame.
Bennett Glazer
Member of the RecSports Leadership Team and first major supporter of the RecSports Excellence Fund.
Former intramural participant with Zeta Beta Tau fraternity where he became a university handball champion in 1965, earning a spot on the Intramural Wall of Fame. Bennett and his company, Southern Glazers, have continued supporting RecSports as one of the sponsors for the annual Hall of Honor event.
Dr. Bailey & Rebecca (Bludau) Marshall
Former RecSports intramural participants and sports officials who coached several teams together. Becky served as the head athletic trainer for Women’s Athletics, followed by a career officiating both high school and collegiate basketball. Bailey served as Director of the University Interscholastic League from 1977–1995.
William Powers, Jr.
First introduced to RecSports as a faculty member of the Law School intramural sports team, Criminal Element. Served as president of The University of Texas at Austin from 2006–2015. Played a significant role in support of the renovation of Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field and the renovation of the Charles Alan Wright Fields at the Berry M. Whitaker Sports Complex.
Rodney L. Schlosser
Served as student body president at The University of Texas at Austin, championing the first student-run referendum for a legislatively mandated fee to build the Recreational Sports Center, which students overwhelmingly approved.
As one of the first referendum-funded recreation centers in the country, the Recreational Sports Center became a model for other universities seeking to build new facilities or upgrade existing ones.
Linda and Mark Williams
Former students and long-time supporters of Recreational Sports. Both played multiple intramural sports during their tenure at The University of Texas at Austin and met while playing coed intramural football. Linda played on intramural teams for Pi Beta Phi and The Bombers. Mark played football, water polo, basketball, volleyball, and softball on several different teams. Both have served on the Leadership Team and as co-chairs of the RecSports Centennial Celebration.
Phi Gamma Delta
Appeared on the inaugural Intramural Wall of Fame in 1919 with a historic basketball championship. The fraternity can be found over 200 times on the Intramural Wall of Fame, hitting its peak in the 1960s with 29 total championships. Established the Phi Gamma Delta Endowed Scholarship in 2010 to recognize outstanding RecSports student staff.
The Bombers
Founded in 1978 by Kevin McCalla, the Bombers won four national championships and four consecutive regional championships in flag football. In five seasons, their win/loss record was an astounding 75–3.
