Hall of Fame '01 inductees
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Thomas B. Hargrave, Jr.
Tom Hargrave’s first job in the YMCA, after graduating from Knoxville College, was Executive Director of the Portsmouth (VA) YMCA. Over the next 15 years, he held various positions in the YMCA, including Assistant Director to the College and University YMCAs, Branch Executive in Florida’s First Coast YMCA, Executive Director in Pasadena, Calif.,
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William G. Morgan
James Naismith, inventor of basketball, urged the young William Morgan to attend the YMCA Training School (Springfield College) upon graduating from high school. He became the Physical Director of the Auburn (ME) YMCA after completing his studies. He stayed in Maine for just one year before accepting a position at the Holyoke (MA) YMCA.
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Harold C. Smith
With an undergraduate degree in economics and history and graduate degrees in both business and divinity, Harold Smith was well prepared for his forty two years at the YMCA Retirement Fund. He served in various roles before his 1983 appointment as President and Chief Investment Officer.
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Robert Weidensall
Described by his contemporaries as “the best-loved man of the brotherhood,” Robert Weidensall worked tirelessly for thirty-seven years developing YMCAs in rural communities in the mid-to-late 1800s. Weidensall began his YMCA work after serving in the Civil War.
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