Walk Of Fame

Committee Make Up

The Hall of Fame Committee shall be composed of the following members:

1. VP of Hall of Fame- Tiger Hollow
2. VP of Communications- Tiger Hollow
3. VP of Facilities- Tiger Hollow
4. VP of Funding- Tiger Hollow
5. President of Tiger Hollow
6. Past President- Tiger Hollow
7. One (1) Additional Tiger Hollow Board Member
8. The Director of Athletics- Ridgefield High School
9. One (1) Head Coach from a current Boys Athletic team
10. One (1) Head Coach from a current Girls Athletic team
11. One (1) Individual serving at the pleasure of the VP of Hall of Fame

Committee recruitment/nominations will be done throughout November of each calendar year through recommendations, nominations, self-nominations, athletic website advertisement, and through Hall of Fame and Alumni data base solicitations.

From this list of interested individuals, the final Committee will be appointed by the President of Tiger Hollow to serve a one-year term.

Committee members may be reappointed in subsequent years for an unlimited amount of terms.  The President of Tiger Hollow will either appoint a Committee member or serve as Chairperson of the Committee.

Committee Expectations

All Committee members are expected:

1. To attend three Committee meetings: Organizational Meeting (Feb/March), Mandatory Discussion Meeting (Beginning of May) and Voting Meeting (after Mandatory Discussion Meeting or beginning of June).
2. To communicate and respond to emails regarding HOF Committee business.
3. To support (set-up, attendance and clean-up) the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and related events (October).
4. To provide feedback and assessment of the HOF Committee process and Induction Events following the Induction Ceremony (Wrap-Up Document).

Committee Meeting Schedule

November – Committee Nominations

December/January – Committee Selections (by President of Tiger Hollow)

February/March – ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

April – Stat Packages/Information will be provided to all Committee members.

May – MANDATORY DISCUSSION MEETING

June – VOTING MEETING

October – Attend HOF Induction Event (set-up, support, clean-up, provide feedback)

1. The Committee reserves the right to take into consideration any unique circumstances which may arise in the conduct of its business, and by a majority vote, and with the permission of the Committee, act on them on a case-by-case basis.

1. Nominees must have contributed significantly to and made an impact on the athletic program, and consideration should be given to the accomplishments of the individual to student life and the greater community during their years at Ridgefield High School.
2. Individuals being considered for possible induction will be asked to submit a resume. The Committee will verify the nominee meets the criteria for consideration.
3. Athletes must have attended and participated in one sport for at least two traditional seasons at Ridgefield High School.
4. It is recommended that athletes become eligible for nomination five (5) years after leaving Ridgefield High School. Exceptions may be considered under extenuating circumstances as voted upon by majority of the committee.
5. Athletes must have left Ridgefield High School as a graduate or in good academic standing (GPA of 2.0 of 48 credits or more).
6. It is recommended that Coaches/Administrators must have been a member of Ridgefield High School staff for at least ten (10) years, and will be eligible for nomination immediately upon discontinuing their duties at Ridgefield High School as a coach or administrator. Exceptions may be considered under extenuating circumstances as voted upon with majority by the committee and with approval of the committee.
7. It is recommended that there shall be no more than six inductees per year. The committee has ability to allow more which fit within the criteria.
8. The Final Ballot will be decided upon prior to the final vote and consist of all previous unselected nominees that had appeared on the previous ballot and any additional nominees as decided by the committee.

Future Candidates

1. The names of all nominees who are not selected for induction after voting is completed will be automatically placed on the Final Ballot for a maximum of the next three Hall of Fame selections (a total of four Final Ballots). If a nominee fails to be inducted after their fourth consecutive time on the Final Ballot, their name will be eliminated from further consideration unless future additional research reveals significant information or additional accomplishments not previously known to the committee.

The Exceptional Service Award was established in 2024 by the Hall of Fame committee in honor of those who served as a long-time volunteer within the Department of Athletics for many years.

Each induction year the hall of fame will honor a(n) individual(s) who have demonstrated a significant loyalty and commitment to the Ridgefield athletics program as exemplified by Tiger Hollow with the Exceptional Service Award

Exceptional Service Award recipients can be, but will not be limited to, supporters, parents, athletes, coaches, managers, athletic trainers, publicists, statisticians or administrators.

No fewer than three (3) nominees will be selected for Exceptional Service Award Final Ballot. Voting will take place by ranked ballot at the official Hall of Fame Voting Meeting.  Committee members will rank the top three (3) Exceptional Service Award nominees.  First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points and third place votes are worth 1 point.  The nominee with the most total points will receive the Exceptional Service Award. Absentee votes will only be accepted and approved by the committee under extenuating circumstances.

If there is a tie for most points, the nominee with the most first place votes will receive the Exceptional Service Award. If still tied, the nominee with the most second place votes will receive the Exceptional Service Award.  If still tied, the committee will take into account the length of service of each nominee and come to a majority (5) decision.

All candidates from the Exceptional Service Award Final Ballot will automatically be renewed on the Final ballot for future consideration.  A candidate may be removed from further consideration by a majority vote of the committee at any committee meeting.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations may be submitted on forms available on Tiger Hollow website no later than February 1^st of an induction year.  Publicity regarding nominations and requests for nominations will be made public via the website, alumni publications, local newspapers, and various forms of social media and at the Induction Ceremony.

VOTING

Voting will be completed by committee members at the annually designated Voting Meeting in the beginning of June.

Each member of the committee will have one vote. Voting will be by ballot at the annual Voting Meeting.

Nominees must receive at least 80% of the votes to be elected. There must be a minimum of six (6) committee members in the room for the voting to be official.

On all rounds of voting, voters will have as many votes as there are positions to be filled to attain the six (6) Hall of Fame inductees (e.g., voters will have five (5) votes on the first ballot; if two nominees receive 80% of the votes, voters will then have three (3) votes on the second ballot.

Nominees receiving 0 or 1 vote on the first ballot will be eliminated from succeeding ballots. On succeeding ballots, names may be eliminated by a majority vote of “non-support”.

If after four consecutive rounds of voting in which no remaining nominee has received the number of votes necessary for induction, the following tie-breaking procedure will be implemented to choose the remaining (candidate(s)).

If there is a tie after this third round of voting, the tie will be broken by:

1. Adding up the total number of votes the candidates have received in all rounds of voting. The nominee with the most total votes will be included in the current induction class. If still tied,
2. The nominee with the most first round votes will be included in the current induction class. If still tied,
3. The candidate with the earliest years of participation will be added into the current induction class.

The Voting Meeting will take place on a date and at a time when all committee members have committed to be present. It is imperative all committee members be in the room where voting will take place.  A quorum of the committee must be in the room in order to have formal voting (quorum = 6).  If a situation arises in which a committee member cannot attend the Voting Meeting, they will be expected to join in the meeting by cell phone (voice, facetime, skype) so that they will be able to take part in the round-by-round voting and the vital discussion that takes place in between rounds.

AWARDS

1. There will be a Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at which the Hall of Fame inductees, Exceptional Service Award recipients are honored.
2. A plaque will be presented each hall of fame inductee.
3. A plaque depicting each individual hall of fame inductee will be presented to the recipient for permanent display in the Hall of Fame Room/area.
4. A hall of fame ring will be presented to each hall of fame inductee.
5. An individual plaque will be presented to each Exceptional Service Award recipient.
6. All Exceptional Service Award recipients will have their name(s) added to each award’s perpetual plaque which will be on permanent display in the Hall of Fame area.

Revisions to these Standard Operating Procedures can be made by a majority vote of those committee members in attendance at a meeting with pre-announced agenda provided no later than ten (10) business days in advance informing all members of such intent to change a standard operating procedure. Intent for a change shall include specifications of which procedure is being proposed for a change, as well as all proposed language changes, additions, or deletions, and rationales for such proposals. All changes are subsequently approved at the discretion of the President of Tiger Hollow.

Please see here for a Walk of Fame Application

RHS Hall Of Fame Nomination Form Questions