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GLENVILLE, WV - On Saturday, May 21st, Glenville State College will induct five individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame, which was established in May 2001 through the generosity of the late Curtis Elam, a 1949 graduate.
This year's inductees are:
Tim Carney '62, a native of Dunbar and long time coach at GSC. Carney lettered in both basketball and baseball during his playing career when he played for such coaching legends as Carlos Ratliff, Leland Byrd and Jesse Lilly. Carney returned to his alma mater in 1968 and served as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach until 1979 when he became Head Women's Basketball Coach. His teams were 146 and 73 in the nine years that he coached the Lady Pioneers. His coaching tenure in Golf lasted twenty-eight years, during which his teams won twelve WVIAC Championships, highlighted by a second place finish in the 1995 NAIA National Golf Championship. Carney coached five All Americans and was named WVIAC Golf Coach of the Year twelve times. In 1988 he was named WVIAC Coach of the Year in both Basketball and Golf. Holding various offices in the NAIA Golf Coaches Association, he served as that Association's President in 1989. Tim retired from his Athletic Director's position at GSC in 2002. He and his wife Linda reside in Glenville.
Ed Donatell '79, a native of Stow, Ohio and current Defensive Coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. A defensive back during his playing career, Donatell was a four year letter winner at his alma mater and captain of his 1978 football team. Additionally he received All WVIAC Honorable Mention in 1978. He began his NFL coaching career with the New York Jets in 1990 as Defensive Backs Coach and held that same position with the Denver Broncos in 1995 where he helped that team to win Super Bowls in 1997 and 1998. He served as the Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator for four years and currently is serving in that same capacity with the Atlanta Falcons. Ed, his wife Shari and their three children reside in Duluth, Georgia.
Matt Bullett '89, a native of Martinsburg and third on GSC's all-time scoring list in basketball. Bullett is best remembered for his outstanding senior season in which he averaged 31.7 points per game and helped lead the Pioneers to the WVIAC Final Four. He continues to remain GSC's Single-Season Scoring Leader in Men's Basketball. He was named Most Valuable Player at the Joe Manchin Tournament in 1985 and 1986, these tournaments being held in Salem. In 1986 he was WVIAC Tournament Leading Scorer with 126 points in four games. He earned First Team All WVIAC honors in 1986 and 1987, NAIA All American honors in 1987 and was named WVIAC Player of the Year in 1987. Matt and his wife Tina reside in Martinsburg.
Tammy Pence-Hughes '91, a native of Strasburg, Virginia and an exceptional athlete on GSC's Track, Volleyball and Women's Basketball teams. She was First Team All WVIAC in Volleyball in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Additionally she earned WVIAC Honorable Mention in Basketball in 1987, was named Second Team All WVIAC in 1988, First Team All WVIAC in 1989 and 1990, and All Tournament in 1990. Pence-Hughes was awarded the prestigious Williams Award in 1991, an award which is bestowed upon the top female athlete from the preceding graduating class. Tammy currently resides in Parkersburg with her two sons, Tre and Chase.
Jed Drenning '94, a native of Davis and the most prolific passer in WVIAC's history. Drenning is remembered as the only player in league history to top 10,000 yards in passing and total offense and this was done with only playing for three years. He was the first quarterback to excel in Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez's famed "no huddle offense". He holds every major career passing mark at GSC. Drenning earned First Team All WVIAC honors in 1991, 1992 and 1993 and was named WVIAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993. He was named First Team NAIA All American in 1992 and 1993. Additionally he was WVIAC All Time Total Offense Leader with 11,319 yards/97 total touchdowns and holds WVIAC's Highest Average Career Pass Yards per Game (33 Games: 329.6 YPG). He was the 1993 Hardman Award Winner as State Amateur Athlete of the Year and received the College's coveted Montrose Award in 1994. Drenning has played professionally in the Arena Football League and the European Football Federation. He also served as an Assistant Coach in 1994, 1995 and 1999. Jed currently lives in Morgantown with his wife Christina and their son, Dillon Unitas Drenning who was a year old in January 2005. He works at Fox 46 Television (WVFX), Davis Television LLC in Clarksburg.
The May 21st banquet and induction ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Alan B. Mollohan Campus Community Center on the Glenville State College campus. $25 tickets to this special event, which is open to the public, can be purchased by calling Debbie Nagy in the College's Alumni Office at (304) 462-4122.
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