
Memphis Athletics Announces 2024 M Club Hall of Fame Class
Jan 16, 2025 | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, M Club
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis athletics department and M Club, the official letterwinners' organization of Memphis Athletics, will welcome five Tigers into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 22, in its annual induction ceremony inside Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex on Park Avenue Campus. The 2024 class will be presented to fans on Sunday, February 23 at the men's basketball game against Florida Atlantic University inside FedExForum.
The M Club will also honor five special award winners:
To purchase tickets to help celebrate the 2024 University of Memphis M Club Hall of Fame Class, please click HERE.
Stasia Mallin
Women's Soccer | 2016-19
Mallin lettered in women's soccer for four seasons where she earned United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America during her senior season. She was also awarded USC First Team All-South Region, AAC First Team All-Conference, AAC Defensive Player of the Week (3x), AAC Honor Roll (2x), and was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. In 2018, she earned AAC All-Tournament team honors and was the AAC Defensive Player of the Week twice. She finished her career ranked third in total assists (29), second in single-season assists (14 - 2019) and was the AAC leader in career assists (29).
Academically, Mallin earned United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-America (2019), CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America (2019), United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-Region (2019), CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District (2019), Second Team Google Cloud Academic All-America (2018), Google Cloud Academic All-District (2018), All-AAC Academic Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), and was named to the University of Memphis Dean's List and honor roll all four years.
In 2019, she won the Elma Roane Award, given annually to Memphis Athletics top female student-athlete. In 2020, she was named as a Top 30 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. During her career, Memphis appeared in the NCAA tournament three times and won the AAC Championship in 2018.
Altrese Hawkins
Women's Volleyball | 2008-12
An outstanding career with in the blue and gray, Hawkins finished as the all-time record holder for career kills at 1,806 and attack attempts with 4,295. She is still the only player in Memphis history with more than 1,800 kills for a career. As a sophomore, Hawkins ranked 40th nationally with 3.96 kills per set and ranked top 10 in Conference USA for kills (483) and points (525). As a senior, Hawkins was top 10 in Conference USA in kills per set (3.77) and points per set (4.22).
Career accomplishments include: the 2009 Conference USA All-Freshman Team, 2009 COBRA Magazine All-National Second Team, 2010 AVCA All-Midwest Region, 2010 COBRA Magazine All-Southwest Region, 2X All C-USA All-Academic Team (2010, 2011), 3X All Conference-USA First Team (2010, 2011, 2012), 2011 AVCA All-America honorable mention, 2011 C-USA All-Academic Team, 2012 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Volleyball Player of the Week (November 13, 2012), was an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholar finalist, the Tiger 3.0 Club, and one of 10 volleyball finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
Glenn Hill Sr.
Men's Track & Field | 1979-83
Hill Sr. lettered for then Memphis State University Track & Field for four years where he was a three-time Metro Conference runner-up (1979, 1981, 1982). In present day, Hill Sr. still holds two Memphis program records as a member of the sprint medley relay and indoor mile relay teams.
A member of the 1983 sprint medley relay quartet of Victory Lacy, Terron Wright, and William Singleton, Hill Sr. ran the 200-meter portion of the race in a 20.9 split. For the indoor mile relay record that he shares with teammates Victor Lacy, Keith Golden and Tyjuan Cowan, the squad posted a mark of 3:15:50.
During his career, Hill Sr. competed in the 400 meters, mile relay, long jump and the triple jump – where he posted an impressive 48-8 mark.
Hill Sr., a native of Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from South Side High School before he walked on to the track team in 1979. He graduated from then Memphis State with a Business Administration degree with a major in Personnel Management. Hill Sr.'s hard work and dedication led him to a prosperous career with Fortune 500 company, FedEx, for 32 years while also starting his own carpet cleaning business.
Hill Sr. now coaches his youngest son in golf and track & field, serving as the head track coach at Harding Academy. To stay active, Hill Sr. runs 5K races and competes in the Senior Olympics in the 400-meter, long jump and triple jump where he has qualified at the state and national levels.
Reggie Howard
Football | 1998-99
Howard lettered for two seasons and finished his career with 91 total tackles in the blue and gray. He went on to play seven seasons in the NFL (2000-06) for three teams (New Orleans, Carolina and Miami). Howard's famous play in the 2004 Super Bowl for the Carolina Panthers came when he intercepted New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. Howard finished his NFL career with 251 tackles, six interceptions, 4.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.
Following his playing career, Howard has been in the coaching ranks for nine seasons at the high school, college and professional levels. Currently, Howard is in his third stint with the University of Memphis. In his first time, Howard was part of the staff in 2017 as a defensive assistant, where the Tigers appeared in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and finished the season with a 10-3 record and a perfect 7-0 clip at home. He returned in 2020 to work as the Director of High School Relations under then first-year head coach Ryan Silverfield.
In 2024, Howard returned to the university as an assistant coach for cornerbacks and coached Davion Ross to First Team All-AAC accolades while the Tigers finished the year with a Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Championship and an 11-2 record overall.
Other schools he has coached at include Lane College (2015), Central Arkansas (2018, 2019), and Campbell University (2021, 2022). At Campbell, he served as the Co-Defensive Coordinator, where three members of his defensive unit earned All-Big South honors in 2022. During his first season with the Fighting Camels, while serving as an assistant coach for defensive backs, the unit ranked fourth in the FCS in turnovers gained (25) and defensive touchdowns (4).
Howard completed several professional programs offered to former players by the National Football League: NFL Entrepreneurship Internship Program at Stanford University, NFL Business Internship at Northwestern and the NFL Wealth Management Internship at Wachovia Bank. This is all in addition to earning his Bachelor of Marketing Management degree at Memphis in 2000.
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Men's Basketball | 2005-08
Douglas-Roberts had a noteworthy career after being named a Consensus All-American for the Tiger basketball team in 2008. During his tenure, he helped the Tigers to two straight Conference USA Championships, a pair of NCAA Elite Eight appearances and to the 2008 National Championship game against Kansas. Douglas-Roberts ended his career with 1,545 points as a Tiger and is ranked as the 11th all-time leading scorer in Memphis history.
In 2008, he earned USBWA District Player of the Year, Conference USA Player of the Year, TSWA Player of the Year, and was a finalist for the following national awards in 2008: Naismith National Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Year and Wooden Award National Player of the Year. His career accomplishments include: USBWA All-District (2007, 2008), NABC All-District (2007, 2008), First-Team All-Conference USA (2007, 2008), and All-Conference USA Freshman Team (2006).
Douglas-Roberts went on to be drafted in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets with the 40th overall pick. He played for six seasons in the NBA for New Jersey, the Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and LA Clippers. For his NBA career, he averaged 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per games in 222 appearances.
Kenneth Moody
Larry O. Finch Award
Presented to a former student-athlete who has had a profound impact on his/her community since leaving the University of Memphis.
Kenneth Moody, a lifelong Memphian, graduated from Carver High School in 1983 before going on to play basketball for then Memphis State from 1985-87. In his senior year, Moody was coached by then first year head coach, Larry Finch, where the Tigers finished 26-8 that season. During his career, he appeared in 66 career games averaging 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. In 1988, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and later earned an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Memphis Fogelman School of Business in 2003.
Moody has dedicated his professional life to the City of Memphis and the university. Upon graduating, he was hired by the City of Memphis and has held various positions from 1991-2023. During this time, he served under Mayor Willie Herrington and Mayor Jim Strickland holding positions of Director of Public Services and Neighborhoods, and Special Assistant to the Mayor, respectively. Moody is responsible for creating the Second Chance and Opportunity program, multiple youth programs and other local public initiatives leading to a transformation of lives by way of creating opportunity for others.
Currently, Moody serves at his alma mater as the Executive Director of Government and Community Affairs. In 2023, Dr. Bill Hardgrave brought Moody home to serve in the Office of Government Relations as the Director of Local Relations & Partnerships. He focuses his time cultivating relationships with local partners throughout the city while working to advance the University's mission. Moody also spends time assisting the Memphis Athletics Leadership Team with growing the department's relationship in the Memphis community.
Moody is a 2024 Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Ken is married to Gwendolyn and they have three daughters: Jasmine, Kendra, and Reba.
Karen Fields Isaacman
Dr. Cecil C. Humphreys Golden Tiger Award
Presented to individuals for their financial support of Memphis Athletics.
Fields Isaacman is a native Memphian where she graduated in 1973 from then Memphis State University with a Bachelor of Business in Administration and Marketing. She has spent the past 24 years working for her family-owned business, Armstrong Relocation, a logistics and moving company, and serves as the Co-Chairman of the company.
A lifelong Tiger, Fields Isaacman and her family have been supporting the University of Memphis and the athletics program for over 60 years. She has been a key contributor, becoming an ambassador in 2008 and has dedicated countless hours serving the University. Currently, Fields Isaacman is a University of Memphis Board of Visitor member (2015-present) and serves on the 901Women Board (2021-present).
Fields Isaacman has served in various leadership roles for several local non-profit organizations in the City of Memphis and has served as the chairman of the following organizations: Orpheum Theatre Group (2013-14), Wesley Senior Ministries Foundation (2015-16) and Germantown Performing Arts Center (2003-05). Other organizations she has served include Memphis Heart Gala, Inc., Junior League of Memphis, Family Services of the Mid-South and Les Passes, Inc.
During her professional career, Fields Isaacman has been recognized on several occasions; she was selected to "50 Women Who Make a Difference in Memphis" in 2008 and the Memphis Business Journal Super Women in 2015.
Fields Isaacman is married to Dr. Ken Isaacman, who is a retired dentist. Ken completed his undergraduate work at Memphis State University. The couple have been married for 20 years and have five children, four of which earned degrees from the University of Memphis: Allison Fields, Clint Fields, Phillip Isaacman, Lauren Darga and Leslie Yohey.
Phil Chamberlain
Billy J. Murphy Award
Presented to a former student-athlete who excelled in his/her profession since leaving the University of Memphis.
Chamberlain, an Australian native, was part of the 1972 Australian Tennis Team Championship at the Linton Cup before making his way to Memphis. He arrived in the United States in 1973 to attend then Memphis State University where he lettered for the men's tennis team from 1973-76. In 1974, Chamberlain was the NCAA Southern Doubles Champion with teammate, Keith West, and helped lead the Memphis State Tigers to a Metro Conference Championship in 1976 – where he won the conference championship as a singles and doubles player.
During his college career, Chamberlain was ranked as high as 18th nationally. As a professional player, he went on to compete in many local, state and UTSA sanctioned events from 1975-80. Chamberlain won 14 UTSA sanctioned titles as a singles player and 37 UTSA sanctioned titles as a double's player from 1975-80.
As a coach, Chamberlain has had a 48-year coaching tenure from 1976-2024. During that time, he coached 255 juniors ranked sectionally, 120 college scholarship players, and seven players that went on to be touring professionals: Jimmy Brown, Ricky Brown, Audra Keller, Keith Evans, David Pollack, Stacey Schefflin and Susan Gilchrist. In addition, he coached three players ranked No. 1 in the country: Jimmy Brown, Ricky Brown, and Audra Keller and 12 collegiate all-Americans: Tracy Hoffman, Marion Kramer, Susan Gilchrist, Kim Shasby, Stacey Schefflin, Mark Herrington, Stephen Lang, Bobby Mariencheck, Barry Pelts, John Morris, Michael Brown, and Lisa Puliese.
From 1999-2004, Chamberlain served as the head coach at the University of Memphis where he had a 100-59 record with a top-three finish in the 2004 Conference USA standings. He coached 10 All-Conference recipients during this time.
Currently, Chamberlain coaches at Memphis University School and Hutchison School. At MUS, from 2008-24, his teams have been undefeated in TSSAA Regional play with a 48-0 record and own a No. 2 national record of 256-32. At Hutchison, he is undefeated with a 64-0 TSSAA regional record and won the 2009 TSSAA State Championship. Chamberlain has an overall record of 260-34 at Hutchison.
Over his career, Phil has been involved in several other tennis organizations from an administrative perspective; he was the Assistant Tournament Director for the St. Jude Kroger Invitational Tournament for 24 years. He has served as the Tournament Director for the USTA National 18 Girls' Clay Court Championships (15 years), NCAA National Championships (Division II, III, NJCAA, NAIA) (3 years), and the ITA Division I Regional Championship (3 years). Chamberlain has held various positions at tennis clubs in Australia and Memphis - most notably, he worked at the Racquet Club of Memphis from 1978-2005 holding positions of Head Professional and the Director of Tennis.
Chamberlain's career accolades include: 1979 Tennessee Professional of the Year, 1982 Tennessee Professional of the Year, 1991 Southern Tennis Association Professional of the Year and Educational Merit Award, 1988 University of Memphis M Club Hall of Fame, 1992 Memphis City Amateur Hall of Fame, 2001 Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame and 2017 Memphis Open Hall of Fame.
Phil is married to Ginger Chamberlain. The couple has three children: Michael, Kristin (Christian), and Kara (Jon) and two grandchildren: Sophia (8) and Philip (4). Michael (2001-02) and Kristin (2008-09) also played tennis for the University of Memphis.
Dave Woloshin
Ralph Hatley Silver M Award
Presented to a dedicated supporter who has given multiple years of exceptional service to Memphis Athletics.
Woloshin has been the voice of the Tigers for decades but has been in sports broadcasting for much longer. Woloshin graduated from Southern Illinois University where started his radio career in 1975 as the News and Sports Director of AM/FM in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He started his television career in 1978 at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He came to Memphis in 1981, as a replacement for Charlie B. Watson at WHBQ-TV, then an ABC affiliate and part of the RKO family.
Woloshin began doing Sports Talk Radio in 1983, teaming with George Lapides at WREC. At that time, it was the only sports talk radio in Memphis. He also served as Director of Communications and broadcaster of the Memphis Showboats for two years until 1985 before he moved to Dallas for one year to host a morning show on KRLD and work on the Cowboys Network. He was the Voice of Texas A&M in 1985.
Nearly 40 years in Memphis, Woloshin has done University of Memphis football and basketball games either on TV or radio, numerous coaches' shows, over 200 events on ESPN involving eight different sports, a TV golf show for seven years, USA Baseball on two different networks, arena football, two different indoor soccer teams, high school football on TV, 12 years of doing the Tennis Memphis tournament on television and several boxing assignments with different promoters.
Charlotte Peterson
Murray Armstrong Award
Presented to a Tiger coach, administrator or employee for distinguished service to Memphis Athletics.
A native Memphian and graduate of Kingsbury High School in 1967, Peterson earned her undergraduate degree in Biology in 1972 and master's degree in Physical Education in 1974 at then Memphis State University. While an undergraduate, she played varsity tennis for three years under Dr. Andrea Farrow and served as a graduate assistant coach for the Lady Tigers while a master's candidate. As a graduate student, Peterson wrote an article, "Psychological Aspects of Coaching Tennis" published in the 1978-80 Tennis Guidebook, which was produced by the National Association of Girls' and Women's Sports.
Peterson became the head tennis coach in 1975 and coached through the 2007 season. During those transitional years, the tennis program went from Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) to the NCAA. Peterson served on the first NCAA National Committee for Tennis, which developed the rules and regulations for collegiate tennis.
During her 32-year career, she coached 15 all-conference players, including 10 Conference USA All-League honorees. In 2003, the Lady Tiger team had its first-ever nationally ranked doubles reaching 31 in the nation.
Proudly, the Memphis women's tennis team earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), All-Academic Team honors, had players named to the Conference USA Academic Honor Roll 64 times, posted the athletic department's highest team GPA and boasted the highest women's tennis team GPA of any program in Conference USA.
The teams also posted a top-five finish in 13 conference tournaments, including the Metro Conference, the Great Midwest Conference and Conference USA. Peterson coached all three members inducted in the M Club Hall of Fame representing women's tennis, which included Stacy Seamans Muzii, Annika Ewaldson, the programs all-time singles leader, and Christina Ladyman.
In addition to her coaching tenure, Peterson was the Director of the Lady Tiger All-Sports Camp, which introduced children to multiple sports and founded the Lady Tiger Bass Fishing Tournament in 1997 to raise funds for the women's tennis program. After retiring from coaching in 2007, Peterson worked for six years for the University of Memphis athletic department as the events manager for women's basketball, volleyball and softball.
During her competitive years, Peterson won the Memphis City Senior Women's 35 Singles title and was runner-up in the Women's 35 Singles in the Mississippi Valley Seniors Tournament. She was ranked in the state of Tennessee and the Southern States Region.
Peterson was inducted into the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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The M Club will also honor five special award winners:
- Kenneth Moody - Larry O. Finch Award
- Karen Fields Isaacman - Dr. Cecil C. Humphrey's Golden Tiger Award
- Phil Chamberlain - Billy J. Murphy Award
- Dave Woloshin - Ralph Hatley Silver "M" Award
- Charlotte Peterson - Murray Armstrong Award.
To purchase tickets to help celebrate the 2024 University of Memphis M Club Hall of Fame Class, please click HERE.
Stasia Mallin
Women's Soccer | 2016-19
Mallin lettered in women's soccer for four seasons where she earned United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America during her senior season. She was also awarded USC First Team All-South Region, AAC First Team All-Conference, AAC Defensive Player of the Week (3x), AAC Honor Roll (2x), and was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. In 2018, she earned AAC All-Tournament team honors and was the AAC Defensive Player of the Week twice. She finished her career ranked third in total assists (29), second in single-season assists (14 - 2019) and was the AAC leader in career assists (29).
Academically, Mallin earned United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-America (2019), CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America (2019), United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-Region (2019), CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District (2019), Second Team Google Cloud Academic All-America (2018), Google Cloud Academic All-District (2018), All-AAC Academic Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), and was named to the University of Memphis Dean's List and honor roll all four years.
In 2019, she won the Elma Roane Award, given annually to Memphis Athletics top female student-athlete. In 2020, she was named as a Top 30 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. During her career, Memphis appeared in the NCAA tournament three times and won the AAC Championship in 2018.
Altrese Hawkins
Women's Volleyball | 2008-12
An outstanding career with in the blue and gray, Hawkins finished as the all-time record holder for career kills at 1,806 and attack attempts with 4,295. She is still the only player in Memphis history with more than 1,800 kills for a career. As a sophomore, Hawkins ranked 40th nationally with 3.96 kills per set and ranked top 10 in Conference USA for kills (483) and points (525). As a senior, Hawkins was top 10 in Conference USA in kills per set (3.77) and points per set (4.22).
Career accomplishments include: the 2009 Conference USA All-Freshman Team, 2009 COBRA Magazine All-National Second Team, 2010 AVCA All-Midwest Region, 2010 COBRA Magazine All-Southwest Region, 2X All C-USA All-Academic Team (2010, 2011), 3X All Conference-USA First Team (2010, 2011, 2012), 2011 AVCA All-America honorable mention, 2011 C-USA All-Academic Team, 2012 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Volleyball Player of the Week (November 13, 2012), was an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholar finalist, the Tiger 3.0 Club, and one of 10 volleyball finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
Glenn Hill Sr.
Men's Track & Field | 1979-83
Hill Sr. lettered for then Memphis State University Track & Field for four years where he was a three-time Metro Conference runner-up (1979, 1981, 1982). In present day, Hill Sr. still holds two Memphis program records as a member of the sprint medley relay and indoor mile relay teams.
A member of the 1983 sprint medley relay quartet of Victory Lacy, Terron Wright, and William Singleton, Hill Sr. ran the 200-meter portion of the race in a 20.9 split. For the indoor mile relay record that he shares with teammates Victor Lacy, Keith Golden and Tyjuan Cowan, the squad posted a mark of 3:15:50.
During his career, Hill Sr. competed in the 400 meters, mile relay, long jump and the triple jump – where he posted an impressive 48-8 mark.
Hill Sr., a native of Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from South Side High School before he walked on to the track team in 1979. He graduated from then Memphis State with a Business Administration degree with a major in Personnel Management. Hill Sr.'s hard work and dedication led him to a prosperous career with Fortune 500 company, FedEx, for 32 years while also starting his own carpet cleaning business.
Hill Sr. now coaches his youngest son in golf and track & field, serving as the head track coach at Harding Academy. To stay active, Hill Sr. runs 5K races and competes in the Senior Olympics in the 400-meter, long jump and triple jump where he has qualified at the state and national levels.
Reggie Howard
Football | 1998-99
Howard lettered for two seasons and finished his career with 91 total tackles in the blue and gray. He went on to play seven seasons in the NFL (2000-06) for three teams (New Orleans, Carolina and Miami). Howard's famous play in the 2004 Super Bowl for the Carolina Panthers came when he intercepted New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. Howard finished his NFL career with 251 tackles, six interceptions, 4.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.
Following his playing career, Howard has been in the coaching ranks for nine seasons at the high school, college and professional levels. Currently, Howard is in his third stint with the University of Memphis. In his first time, Howard was part of the staff in 2017 as a defensive assistant, where the Tigers appeared in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and finished the season with a 10-3 record and a perfect 7-0 clip at home. He returned in 2020 to work as the Director of High School Relations under then first-year head coach Ryan Silverfield.
In 2024, Howard returned to the university as an assistant coach for cornerbacks and coached Davion Ross to First Team All-AAC accolades while the Tigers finished the year with a Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Championship and an 11-2 record overall.
Other schools he has coached at include Lane College (2015), Central Arkansas (2018, 2019), and Campbell University (2021, 2022). At Campbell, he served as the Co-Defensive Coordinator, where three members of his defensive unit earned All-Big South honors in 2022. During his first season with the Fighting Camels, while serving as an assistant coach for defensive backs, the unit ranked fourth in the FCS in turnovers gained (25) and defensive touchdowns (4).
Howard completed several professional programs offered to former players by the National Football League: NFL Entrepreneurship Internship Program at Stanford University, NFL Business Internship at Northwestern and the NFL Wealth Management Internship at Wachovia Bank. This is all in addition to earning his Bachelor of Marketing Management degree at Memphis in 2000.
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Men's Basketball | 2005-08
Douglas-Roberts had a noteworthy career after being named a Consensus All-American for the Tiger basketball team in 2008. During his tenure, he helped the Tigers to two straight Conference USA Championships, a pair of NCAA Elite Eight appearances and to the 2008 National Championship game against Kansas. Douglas-Roberts ended his career with 1,545 points as a Tiger and is ranked as the 11th all-time leading scorer in Memphis history.
In 2008, he earned USBWA District Player of the Year, Conference USA Player of the Year, TSWA Player of the Year, and was a finalist for the following national awards in 2008: Naismith National Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Year and Wooden Award National Player of the Year. His career accomplishments include: USBWA All-District (2007, 2008), NABC All-District (2007, 2008), First-Team All-Conference USA (2007, 2008), and All-Conference USA Freshman Team (2006).
Douglas-Roberts went on to be drafted in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets with the 40th overall pick. He played for six seasons in the NBA for New Jersey, the Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and LA Clippers. For his NBA career, he averaged 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per games in 222 appearances.
Kenneth Moody
Larry O. Finch Award
Presented to a former student-athlete who has had a profound impact on his/her community since leaving the University of Memphis.
Kenneth Moody, a lifelong Memphian, graduated from Carver High School in 1983 before going on to play basketball for then Memphis State from 1985-87. In his senior year, Moody was coached by then first year head coach, Larry Finch, where the Tigers finished 26-8 that season. During his career, he appeared in 66 career games averaging 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. In 1988, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and later earned an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Memphis Fogelman School of Business in 2003.
Moody has dedicated his professional life to the City of Memphis and the university. Upon graduating, he was hired by the City of Memphis and has held various positions from 1991-2023. During this time, he served under Mayor Willie Herrington and Mayor Jim Strickland holding positions of Director of Public Services and Neighborhoods, and Special Assistant to the Mayor, respectively. Moody is responsible for creating the Second Chance and Opportunity program, multiple youth programs and other local public initiatives leading to a transformation of lives by way of creating opportunity for others.
Currently, Moody serves at his alma mater as the Executive Director of Government and Community Affairs. In 2023, Dr. Bill Hardgrave brought Moody home to serve in the Office of Government Relations as the Director of Local Relations & Partnerships. He focuses his time cultivating relationships with local partners throughout the city while working to advance the University's mission. Moody also spends time assisting the Memphis Athletics Leadership Team with growing the department's relationship in the Memphis community.
Moody is a 2024 Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Ken is married to Gwendolyn and they have three daughters: Jasmine, Kendra, and Reba.
Karen Fields Isaacman
Dr. Cecil C. Humphreys Golden Tiger Award
Presented to individuals for their financial support of Memphis Athletics.
Fields Isaacman is a native Memphian where she graduated in 1973 from then Memphis State University with a Bachelor of Business in Administration and Marketing. She has spent the past 24 years working for her family-owned business, Armstrong Relocation, a logistics and moving company, and serves as the Co-Chairman of the company.
A lifelong Tiger, Fields Isaacman and her family have been supporting the University of Memphis and the athletics program for over 60 years. She has been a key contributor, becoming an ambassador in 2008 and has dedicated countless hours serving the University. Currently, Fields Isaacman is a University of Memphis Board of Visitor member (2015-present) and serves on the 901Women Board (2021-present).
Fields Isaacman has served in various leadership roles for several local non-profit organizations in the City of Memphis and has served as the chairman of the following organizations: Orpheum Theatre Group (2013-14), Wesley Senior Ministries Foundation (2015-16) and Germantown Performing Arts Center (2003-05). Other organizations she has served include Memphis Heart Gala, Inc., Junior League of Memphis, Family Services of the Mid-South and Les Passes, Inc.
During her professional career, Fields Isaacman has been recognized on several occasions; she was selected to "50 Women Who Make a Difference in Memphis" in 2008 and the Memphis Business Journal Super Women in 2015.
Fields Isaacman is married to Dr. Ken Isaacman, who is a retired dentist. Ken completed his undergraduate work at Memphis State University. The couple have been married for 20 years and have five children, four of which earned degrees from the University of Memphis: Allison Fields, Clint Fields, Phillip Isaacman, Lauren Darga and Leslie Yohey.
Phil Chamberlain
Billy J. Murphy Award
Presented to a former student-athlete who excelled in his/her profession since leaving the University of Memphis.
Chamberlain, an Australian native, was part of the 1972 Australian Tennis Team Championship at the Linton Cup before making his way to Memphis. He arrived in the United States in 1973 to attend then Memphis State University where he lettered for the men's tennis team from 1973-76. In 1974, Chamberlain was the NCAA Southern Doubles Champion with teammate, Keith West, and helped lead the Memphis State Tigers to a Metro Conference Championship in 1976 – where he won the conference championship as a singles and doubles player.
During his college career, Chamberlain was ranked as high as 18th nationally. As a professional player, he went on to compete in many local, state and UTSA sanctioned events from 1975-80. Chamberlain won 14 UTSA sanctioned titles as a singles player and 37 UTSA sanctioned titles as a double's player from 1975-80.
As a coach, Chamberlain has had a 48-year coaching tenure from 1976-2024. During that time, he coached 255 juniors ranked sectionally, 120 college scholarship players, and seven players that went on to be touring professionals: Jimmy Brown, Ricky Brown, Audra Keller, Keith Evans, David Pollack, Stacey Schefflin and Susan Gilchrist. In addition, he coached three players ranked No. 1 in the country: Jimmy Brown, Ricky Brown, and Audra Keller and 12 collegiate all-Americans: Tracy Hoffman, Marion Kramer, Susan Gilchrist, Kim Shasby, Stacey Schefflin, Mark Herrington, Stephen Lang, Bobby Mariencheck, Barry Pelts, John Morris, Michael Brown, and Lisa Puliese.
From 1999-2004, Chamberlain served as the head coach at the University of Memphis where he had a 100-59 record with a top-three finish in the 2004 Conference USA standings. He coached 10 All-Conference recipients during this time.
Currently, Chamberlain coaches at Memphis University School and Hutchison School. At MUS, from 2008-24, his teams have been undefeated in TSSAA Regional play with a 48-0 record and own a No. 2 national record of 256-32. At Hutchison, he is undefeated with a 64-0 TSSAA regional record and won the 2009 TSSAA State Championship. Chamberlain has an overall record of 260-34 at Hutchison.
Over his career, Phil has been involved in several other tennis organizations from an administrative perspective; he was the Assistant Tournament Director for the St. Jude Kroger Invitational Tournament for 24 years. He has served as the Tournament Director for the USTA National 18 Girls' Clay Court Championships (15 years), NCAA National Championships (Division II, III, NJCAA, NAIA) (3 years), and the ITA Division I Regional Championship (3 years). Chamberlain has held various positions at tennis clubs in Australia and Memphis - most notably, he worked at the Racquet Club of Memphis from 1978-2005 holding positions of Head Professional and the Director of Tennis.
Chamberlain's career accolades include: 1979 Tennessee Professional of the Year, 1982 Tennessee Professional of the Year, 1991 Southern Tennis Association Professional of the Year and Educational Merit Award, 1988 University of Memphis M Club Hall of Fame, 1992 Memphis City Amateur Hall of Fame, 2001 Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame and 2017 Memphis Open Hall of Fame.
Phil is married to Ginger Chamberlain. The couple has three children: Michael, Kristin (Christian), and Kara (Jon) and two grandchildren: Sophia (8) and Philip (4). Michael (2001-02) and Kristin (2008-09) also played tennis for the University of Memphis.
Dave Woloshin
Ralph Hatley Silver M Award
Presented to a dedicated supporter who has given multiple years of exceptional service to Memphis Athletics.
Woloshin has been the voice of the Tigers for decades but has been in sports broadcasting for much longer. Woloshin graduated from Southern Illinois University where started his radio career in 1975 as the News and Sports Director of AM/FM in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He started his television career in 1978 at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He came to Memphis in 1981, as a replacement for Charlie B. Watson at WHBQ-TV, then an ABC affiliate and part of the RKO family.
Woloshin began doing Sports Talk Radio in 1983, teaming with George Lapides at WREC. At that time, it was the only sports talk radio in Memphis. He also served as Director of Communications and broadcaster of the Memphis Showboats for two years until 1985 before he moved to Dallas for one year to host a morning show on KRLD and work on the Cowboys Network. He was the Voice of Texas A&M in 1985.
Nearly 40 years in Memphis, Woloshin has done University of Memphis football and basketball games either on TV or radio, numerous coaches' shows, over 200 events on ESPN involving eight different sports, a TV golf show for seven years, USA Baseball on two different networks, arena football, two different indoor soccer teams, high school football on TV, 12 years of doing the Tennis Memphis tournament on television and several boxing assignments with different promoters.
Charlotte Peterson
Murray Armstrong Award
Presented to a Tiger coach, administrator or employee for distinguished service to Memphis Athletics.
A native Memphian and graduate of Kingsbury High School in 1967, Peterson earned her undergraduate degree in Biology in 1972 and master's degree in Physical Education in 1974 at then Memphis State University. While an undergraduate, she played varsity tennis for three years under Dr. Andrea Farrow and served as a graduate assistant coach for the Lady Tigers while a master's candidate. As a graduate student, Peterson wrote an article, "Psychological Aspects of Coaching Tennis" published in the 1978-80 Tennis Guidebook, which was produced by the National Association of Girls' and Women's Sports.
Peterson became the head tennis coach in 1975 and coached through the 2007 season. During those transitional years, the tennis program went from Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) to the NCAA. Peterson served on the first NCAA National Committee for Tennis, which developed the rules and regulations for collegiate tennis.
During her 32-year career, she coached 15 all-conference players, including 10 Conference USA All-League honorees. In 2003, the Lady Tiger team had its first-ever nationally ranked doubles reaching 31 in the nation.
Proudly, the Memphis women's tennis team earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), All-Academic Team honors, had players named to the Conference USA Academic Honor Roll 64 times, posted the athletic department's highest team GPA and boasted the highest women's tennis team GPA of any program in Conference USA.
The teams also posted a top-five finish in 13 conference tournaments, including the Metro Conference, the Great Midwest Conference and Conference USA. Peterson coached all three members inducted in the M Club Hall of Fame representing women's tennis, which included Stacy Seamans Muzii, Annika Ewaldson, the programs all-time singles leader, and Christina Ladyman.
In addition to her coaching tenure, Peterson was the Director of the Lady Tiger All-Sports Camp, which introduced children to multiple sports and founded the Lady Tiger Bass Fishing Tournament in 1997 to raise funds for the women's tennis program. After retiring from coaching in 2007, Peterson worked for six years for the University of Memphis athletic department as the events manager for women's basketball, volleyball and softball.
During her competitive years, Peterson won the Memphis City Senior Women's 35 Singles title and was runner-up in the Women's 35 Singles in the Mississippi Valley Seniors Tournament. She was ranked in the state of Tennessee and the Southern States Region.
Peterson was inducted into the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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