Alumni Association

Hall of Fame

1997 Hall of Fame Inductees

Debra McPherson

• 1976-1993 Coach
• LSSU's career wins leader in volleyball with 282
• 1978 GLIAC champions
• Won SMAIAW championships (1978, 1980); Midwest AIAW crown (1978)
• 1978 GLIAC Coach of the Year
• 1978 team posted the school's best winning percentage in any sport (30-4, 88.2%)
• 1981 squad posted school record for wins in a single season in any sport (42-8)

Jim Booth

• 1966-1970 Hockey
• NAIA All-American (1968, 1969, 1970)
• 161 career points (58 goals, 103 assists)
• Twice led team in scoring (1967, 1970)
• First Laker to be inducted into the U.S. College Hockey Hall of Fame (1976)

James Kjolhede

• 1973-77 Basketball
• Second team NAIA All American (1976)
• 1793 career points
• Top 10 in all career and season categories, except 3-point field goals
• All-conference and All-district (1976, 1977)
• Set school high jump record (1975)

Martha Wallace

• 1978-1983 Basketball
• The only Laker, man or woman, to grab 1,000 career rebounds
• 1626 career points; 648 field goals; tied for second in field goal percentage (.512); and fourth in career free throws (350).
• Holds single game record for field goals with 19 vs Hillsdale College in 1983
• All-conference selection (1981, 1982, 1983)
• One of two Lakers to lead team in scoring three consecutive seasons
• Laker MVP (1981, 1982, 1983)

James Wiley

• 1968-1972 Ice Hockey
• The first triple crown in school history (56 points, 22 goals, 34 assists)
• Member of the first NAIA championship team (1972)
• 155 career points (70 goals, 85 assists)
• Led Lakers in goals and points in 1971 and 1972
• 1972 Laker MVP