For Immediate Release
November 15, 2007
Wellesley Sports Information
Former Wellesley Lacrosse Coach Inducted into Hall of Fame
Read Susan's Hall of Fame Remarks
BALTIMORE, MD – Former Wellesley Lacrosse Coach, Susan Ford, was inducted into the 50th class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in a ceremony on November 10th at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. The 2007 induction class consisted of Ford, Gail Cummings-Danson, Gertrude Dunn, Tim Goldstein, Susan K. Kidder, Darren Lowe, Sharon Pfluger, Karl Rippelmeyer, Thomas Sears and Brian Wood.
Ford, a longtime fixture in the sport, was inducted for contributions in the fields of coaching, umpiring, development and service. A four-year player at Connecticut College, she later coached at Concord Academy and then at Wellesley College from 1981 to 1990. With the Blue, Ford led her 1988 team to an undefeated regular season and her 1990 squad to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament while setting a school-record for victories. In addition, the New England Women's Eight Conference named her as Coach of the Year in 1990.
At the post-collegiate level, Ford coached Boston and New England club teams. An umpire for 35 years, Ford served on the United States Women’s Lacrosse Association Board of Directors for many years and helped transition the USWLA, as its president, into US Lacrosse in 1998. She also received the National Emeritus ranking in 2001 by the National Umpiring Committee. Ford served on the Board of Directors for the US Lacrosse Foundation from 1998 to 2003. She has been inducted previously into the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame (1991) and the US Lacrosse New England Chapter Hall of Fame (1997). She received the Nancy Chance Service Award in 2002.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. US Lacrosse has more than 215,000 members around the country. To learn more about the organization, please visit the Web site at www.uslacrosse.org.
Ford Poses With Her Statue and Ring
Bridget Belgiovine (Wellesley Director of Athletics), Ford, Connie Bauman (Wellesley Director of Wellness)