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Vicki Dougherty Bannon 1993
Vicki Dougherty Bannon’s Softball distinction included selection to the First Team All-Star for two years in both the PAIAW and the Pennsylvania Athletics Conference (PAC), and Outstanding Player of the Year. Both teams won championships, including in her senior year, the first PAC championship. She was selected as the Outstanding Athlete in all three divisions of the PAIAW. Vicki received the All Academic Award every year of competition. |
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Rosemary Deniken Blankley ’57
Rosemary Deniken Blankley played Varsity Field Hockey, Basketball and Lacrosse during all four years of college. A leader as well as a student-athlete, she was Captain of the Field Hockey team her junior and senior years and President of the Athletic Association her senior year.
While representing Arcadia, Rosemary also was asked to represent her country, playing on the U.S. Hockey Team in 1955 and 1956. In 1956, she was on the U.S. Touring team to Australia. She would play a total of five years on the U.S. team and one year on the U.S. Reserve team.
Rosemary is a Charter member of Collingswood High School Hall of Fame and the South Jersey Al Carino Basketball of Fame. She played 2nd team South Jersey All Century Traditional Basketball Team and received the Field Hockey Club of South Jersey Distinguished Player Award for Hockey Achievement.
As an alumna, Rosemary has received the Mary Louise Wolf Award and Golden Disc Award for her dedication to Arcadia University. She has served as National Chair of the Arcadia Annual Fund for many years, is Chair of the Alumni Fund, and Fund Agent for the Class of 1957. In 2007, she became a lifetime Trustee, having served on the Board of Trustees since 1993. |
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Barbara Cooper Dotson ’86
Barbara Cooper Dotson was Captain of the Basketball Team, scoring 1,000 points in her college career. In 1983, she was two-time Philadelphia area Player of the week, and in 1984 she was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-Star.
Barbara was the PIAIW All-Star for Basketball all four years at Arcadia. In 1986, she played—and won—in the 2nd Annual Cedar Crest Invitational Tournament and was voted Most Valuable Player. |
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Michael Giuliani ’90
During his collegiate basketball career, Michael Giuliani led the nation in rebounding (NAIA) at 17 per game as a junior. He also led the nation in scoring (NAIA) at 35 points per game as a senior, taking second in rebounding that year.
Michael holds a single-season scoring record at Arcadia, earned his senior year. He won the Maxwell Award winner as junior and senior and received All-American honors as a senior. |
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Barbara Heylmun Longstreth ’58
Barbara Heylmun Longstreth was a year-round student-athlete and contributor to the life of the college. She was Captain of the Field Hockey, Basketball, and Lacrosse teams her senior year.
Barbara was named to first U.S. Women's Lacrosse Team as a college sophomore. In 1958, she toured Great Britain and Ireland with the U.S. team. Her position was first home, where she ably defended her nation’s team. During her playing career, Barbara was selected to play on 11 U.S. Lacrosse teams. In 1998, she was named to United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame “in recognition of her sportsmanship, integrity, character and contributions to the sport of lacrosse as exemplified in intercollegiate competition.” She also was named to two U.S. Field Hockey Teams and was on the U.S. Touring Team to Great Britain and Denmark in 1962, playing halfback. |
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Elenore Pepper ’46
Elenore Pepper was an all-around student-athlete, playing Varsity on five teams—Basketball, Tennis, Softball, Riflery, and Field Hockey. Her leadership shown through as Captain of the Field Hockey team and President of the Athletic Association.
Elenore was elected to U.S. Team at all five forward-line positions (not simultaneously) and played on the U.S. Field Hockey Association Touring Teams to England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Amsterdam and South Africa. On Jan. 16, 1988, Eleanor became a member of the first group inducted into the United States Field Hockey Hall of Fame. |
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Dorothy Germain Porter ’46
Dorothy Germain Porter, who graduated in 1946, went on to a stellar amateur golf career. In 1949, she won the United States National Amateur Championship. In 1950, she represented the United States on the Curtis Cup Team, and in 1964 she was Captain of the Curtis Cup team.
On her way to winning the U.S. National Senior Amateur Championships four times—in 1979, 80, 81 and 83, Dottie won the U.S. Western Championship (three times), the Eastern Championship, and state amateur championships in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 1984, she was Captain of the World Team with the United States Golf Association, competing with three other teammates in Hong Kong.
Dottie is an active alumna, serving as Class Editor for many years and contributing to Arcadia magazine. |
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Brian Thompson ’89
Brian Thompson was the first NAIA District 19 Basketball Player to be National Player of the Week. He was also the first men’s Basketball player from Arcadia to be named Honorable Mention All-American.
Brian led the nation in scoring in NAIA Division III with 33 points per game. He scored more than 2,500 career points. His milestones included scoring 60 points in a single game, including 19 assists in a single game and 10 3-point field goals in a game. His season-high was 804 points.
Brian received the Herb Good Award as the Outstanding Small College Basketball Player in the Philadelphia area (chosen by the Philadelphia area Sportswriters).
After graduating from college, Brian played one season of basketball with the Washington Generals, traveling with the Harlem Globetrotters and delighting crowds across the country and around the world. His venues included Japan, Korea and Hawaii. Brian also played one season with the Meadowlarks, shooting hoops in California, Arizona and Mexico. |
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Elizabeth Holton Weiss ’60
Elizabeth Holton Weiss played three Varsity sports all four years of her college career. She was Captain of the Lacrosse team her senior year and receiving the Lady Applebee Award.
Betty’s contributions to the college didn’t end when she graduated. She coached Tennis, Field Hockey and Basketball at Arcadia for 25 years, earning Coach of the Year recognition. After the college became co-ed in 1972, Betty initiated the first men’s team in Tennis and later took both men’s and women’s teams to the NAIA National Tournament (three times for the men).
Today, Betty is nationally ranked in Senior Women’s Tennis in singles and doubles. The new tennis courts at Arcadia were named in honor of Betty in May 2000. Betty’s greatest moment on the tennis court happened decades ago when she played Althea Gibson, then New York State Champion. Betty played Althea before she became famous, and Althea did win the match. But according to Betty, Althea was nice and very supportive of her game. |
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Jean Lenox West ’57
Jean Lenox West made an impact on many as an exceptional athlete. Gene was on the Varsity swim team and played Varsity Field Hockey, Basketball and Lacrosse for all four years at college.
In hockey she was All-Sectional for four years in the area including New Jersey and Delaware. She is a hockey All–American. |
