The Ultimate Hall of Fame Board of Directors is pleased to announce the kick-off of the 2024 HoF Selection Process. Updated documents and details have been posted on the Selection Process section of the Hall of Fame website.
For 2024, the Vetting Committee includes Women’s division Peer Pool (PP) co-leaders Dom Fontenette (HoF ’18), Katharine Forth (HoF ’21), Miranda Roth Knowles (HoF ’22), Gwen Ambler (HoF’21), and Alicia White (HoF’22). Coordinating the Open PP is Bart Watson (HoF’22) and Jim Parinella (HoF ’14). Leading the Contributors is Jennifer “JD” Donnelly (HoF ’21) in collaboration with an Advisory Committee. Pam Kraus (HoF ’17) co-leads the Mixed division with Emily Smith-Wilson (HoF’22), Scott Conway (HoF’22) and Kendra Frederick (HoF’23). The Vetting Committee is joined by HoF board president, Dave Blau (HoF ’17), and HoF Administrator and committee chair, Suzanne Fields (HoF ‘04).
The Peer Pool leaders are currently working to update the respective peer pools for the 2024 campaign and are focused on those who competed at the highest levels of the sport from 2006 to 2014. The updated lists will be posted when available later in July. Another key update to the selection process is that the eligibility age for Hall candidates was lowered to 40 for Open and male-matching Mixed competitors and to 38 for Women’s division and female-matching Mixed competitors.
An additional key update for 2024 includes a specific focus in the Contributor category on Organizers in our sport who have made their mark through innovation in organizing significant play-related activities. This could include founding, establishing, developing, and fostering the growth of significant leagues, divisions, and/or tournaments that defined the sport in their time.
Check out the Selection Process page on the Ultimate Hall of Fame website for all the Hall of Fame updates and candidate forms. The 2024 UHoF Peer Pool Process and the Hall of Fame Selection Process + Timeline documents provide key information and time-sensitive details; nominations are due June 16, 2024 for player and contributor candidates.
We encourage you to read all the posted documents as we’ve made several important updates!
Please feel free to reach out to Suzanne Fields, the Peer Pool coordinators, or email ultimatehalloffame@gmail.com with any questions.