YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL DISTANCE RUNNING
HALL OF FAME 2002 INDUCTION CEREMONY

Saturday, July 13, 5 p.m., the evening before the Boilermaker 15K Road Race

Stanley Performing Arts Center, 259 Genesee Street, Utica, New York

Honoring 2002 inductees Bill Bowerman, Doris Brown Heritage, John J. Kelley, and Browning Ross

The ceremony is free, and open to the public.

The first 2000 people in the door will receive a free commemorative poster,
created by artist, Andy Yelenak.

An autograph session at the Theater will follow the ceremony.

National Distance Running Hall of Fame History
The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was established on July 11,
1998 to honor the athletes who have lent their names and achievements to
defining the sport of distance running, and whose accomplishments have
brought the sport the fame and recognition it deserves. The Hall houses
historic displays, designed to inspire awe and nostalgia, and serves as a
venue where sports’ greatest stories can be retold.

Voting
Each November, the Hall of Fame welcomes the nomination of runners for
induction into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame. Anyone can
nominate a runner. Qualified candidates must (a) be a distance runner and
(b) have had an influence on the sport of distance running in America.
The Voting Committee, comprised of representatives of the running
community throughout the nation plus all previous inductees, reviews the
nominees and agrees on a list of finalists. Inductees are ultimately chosen
by secret ballot.

Inductees
Class of 2001 --Craig Virgin, Lynn Jennings, Bill Dellinger, Fred Lebow
Class of 2000 --Clarence DeMar, Steve Prefontaine, Alberto Salazar, Grete Waitz
Class of 1999 --John A. Kelley, Nina Kuscsik, Billy Mills, Francie Larrieu Smith
Class of 1998 - Inaugural Class --Ted Corbitt, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter,
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Kathrine Switzer