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The Public Vote

Public opinion will be the equivalent to the vote of one Selection Panel member.  Each year the accumulative vote of the public will be totalled and a ballot created ranking the public's top ten choices for People, and top five choices for Moments and Events.  This ballot will be equal to one Selection Panel member's ballot.


Criteria for Induction

PEOPLE

To be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame a person shall have distinguished himself or herself through his or her involvement in the realm of sports in such a manner that the person's achievements have brought positive attention to himself or herself, their community, the State of Alaska and its people. All individuals inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame shall have brought pride especially, but not exclusively, to the people of Alaska through their achievements in the realm of sport. People will be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame based on the consideration of the level of achievement attained in the realm of sport and the degree of positive impact their achievements have had on the State of Alaska and its people. The following shall not be considered as criteria for or against nomination or selection: (a) where the person was born; (b) where the person accomplished his or her most notable feats; (c) the state residency status of the person; (d) whether or not the person is retired or inactive from involvement in the sport that brought him or her attention; (e) the manner in which an athlete is or was involved in sport; (f) gender; (g) race; (h) sexual orientation; or (i) religious beliefs or cultural practices.

MOMENTS

To be inducted into the Alaskas Sports Hall of Fame, a Moment must have brought positive attention especially but not exclusively to the state of Alaska and its people. Moments will be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame based on consideration of the degree of positive impact the Moment had on the state of Alaska and its people. To be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, a Moment shall (a) have occurred during a sports-related activity or event; (b) have had a clearly defined beginning and end; (c) have occurred more than five years previous to the time of induction. No consideration shall be given to the location where the Moment occurred.

EVENTS

To be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, an Event must have distinguished itself in a manner that brought positive attention to itself, the community, the State of Alaska and its people. Events will be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame based on the consideration of the degree of positive impact the Event has had on the State of Alaska and its people. To be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, an Event shall (a) have, or have had, an official organizing body and clearly defined objectives; (b) occur, or have occurred, at least annually, (c) have occurred at least annually for a period of five (5) years or more, and (d) occur, or have occurred, in Alaska in at least one-third of the times it has occurred.

 

Selection Process

When completing a nomination ballot for hall of fame inductees, each Selection Panel member will rank candidates in the "people" category from 1 to 10 based solely on how each meets induction criteria. A graduated scale will be used by which the nominee ranked first on the list will receive 10 points, the nominee ranked second - 9 points, and continuing in such a manner so that the nominee ranked tenth will receive 1 point. The panel members will each rank five moments and five events. A graduated scale will be used where a first place vote will be worth 5 points and a fifth place vote will be worth 1 point. There are 8 Selection Panel members plus a 9th ballot completed by the public. The candidates who receive the most points in each category will be inducted into the hall of fame.

 

Inductee Ceremony

The Hall of Fame Inductee Ceremony takes place in February of each year at the Anchorage Museum. The Inductees are presented their award and given a chance to speak. The public is invited to this free event.


Public Vote

The general public will participate in the selection process.  Each member of the public has the opportunity to make their own selection by clicking on the "Public Vote" link above.  The accumulative vote of the general public shall be the equivalent to that of one Selection Panel member.  The Selection Panel member will view the results of the public vote before completing their own ballots.


Selection Panel

Beth Bragg 

Sports Editor, Anchorage Daily News. Sports reporter, sports editor for Anchorage Daily News 1986-2004.  Winner of multiple Associated Press Sports Editor  Awards and Alaska Press Club Awards.  Covered four Winter Olympics.

Bob Eley, Panel Chair

Sports Editor, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.  Sportswriter/ sports editor for Fairbanks Daily News-Miner since 1979.   Fairbanks City Council Member 1991-1995.   Past Chair Yukon Quest Board of Directors.  President, Fairbanks Community Process. Six-time Winner,  NSSA Alaska Sportswriter of the Year.   Winner,  Spirit of the Equinox Award.  Fairbanks Hockey Hall of Fame member. 

Lew Freedman

Author of 21 books on Alaska, mostly sports-oriented.  Sports reporter, sports columnist and sports editor for Anchorage Daily News for 17 years.   Winner of over 200 journalism awards including multiple honors from Alaska Press Club, the Northwest Society for Professional Journalists, the Associated Press Sports Editors, the U.S. Basketball Writers and the Best Sports Stories series. 

George Houston

Coached Juneau Douglas-High School boys basketball for 32 years - 14 as head coach.  Won a state champioinship as a player for JDHS in 1969 and as a coach for JDHS in 1996 and 1997 .  Named Alaska Coach of the Year three times.  Former UAF basketball player.  Highly regarded as positive youth mentor throughout his career.

Mike Janecek

Longtime sports administrator, organizer and coach in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley.

Danny Martin

Sportswriter, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.  Former Anchorage Daily News sportswriter.

Steve Nerland 

Owner, Sleep Comfort by Nerlands.  President, Alliance for American Legion Baseball.  Coach, Service High School Baseball.  Board Member, UAA Seawolf Hall of Fame, Tournament Advisor, Alaska School Activities Association.   Past President Anchorage Rotary Club,  Past Chair Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.  Past President UAA Booster Club, Past Chair Service Cougar Tip-Off Tournament. 

Mike Sica

Longtime sports reporter and radio commentator in Southeast Alaska.  Former Juneau Empire sports editor.


Former Members

Dennis Egan

President, Alaska Juneau Communications.  Sports Broadcaster.  Former Mayor of Juneau. 

Joe Floyd

Longtime Kodiak high school sports coach, administrator and pioneer.

 

 

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