This year's Hall of Fame ceremony and events will take place Saturday, January 28. The inductees will be introduced at halftime of the men's basketball game versus Wisconsin-Parkside, which begins at 3:15 p.m. Following the game will be a dinner and induction ceremony at UIndy Hall, located in the Schwitzer Student Center, at 5:30 p.m.  The ceremony will feature the official Hall of Fame inductions as well as brief remarks by the inductees. Dinner tickets are $25 per person and $10 for children (12 and under). Reservations can be made by contacting the Athletic Development office via email at mdonovan@uindy.edu or by calling 317-788-3359.

This year's inductees are:

Megan Grunert graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 2004 and lettered in swimming for four years. During her time as a Greyhound, Grunert was a 16-time All-American, 10-time All-American honorable mention honoree and 12-time GLIAC champion, helping the women's team to four school-record finishes at the NCAA National Championships. She was also a two-time national runner-up and had two third-place finishes as an individual.  A four-time all-conference honoree, Grunert was named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year in 2000; the GLIAC Female Swimming Athlete of the Year 2001-2004; team MVP 2001-2004; team captain her sophomore, junior and senior years; and UIndy's Outstanding Female Athlete in both 2001 and 2004. She was a three-time Academic All-American, garnering first-team accolades in 2003 and 2004 and a second-team nod in 2002. She finished her career with five individual school records and as a member of five school record-setting relays. Grunert was also the recipient of an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, the Richard E. Schrier Endowed Scholarship for Post-Graduate Study, and the Angus Nicoson “Something Extra” Award winner in 2004. That same year, Grunert was named the Indiana winner and a national finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. In 2010, she received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University. Today, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Mallinson Institute for Science Education at Western Michigan University.

Carmen Hurley attended Indiana Central University from 1975-1979. During this time, Hurley lettered in wrestling four years and football three years. As a wrestler, Hurley held a 63-21 record. In 1976 and 1977, he was both the Indiana Collegiate Conference champion at 190 pounds and an NCAA National Tournament qualifier. In 1978, Hurley was a member of the USA Jr. World Greco-Roman Wrestling Team and competed in Iran. In 1979, he was team captain, team MVP, Heartland Collegiate Conference champion and an NCAA National Tournament qualifier. Upon graduation, Hurley coached wrestling at Warren Central High School, where he led seven IHSAA Sectional Championship teams, three regional championship teams, one semi-state team and three Marion County Tournament championship teams. In addition, he mentored 33 individual IHSAA state tournament qualifiers, 13 state wrestling tournament place winners, two state runner-ups and two state wrestling champions. In 1988 and 1991, he was the Greyhound Club Alumni Coach of the Year, and was the Warren Central Coaches Association Coach of the Year in both 1987 and 1990. In 2011, Hurley was inducted into the Indiana High School Wrestling Hall of Fame. Today, he is the vice principal at Beech Grove High School.

Paul Loggan played football at Indiana Central University from 1981-1985. He was a member of the 1981 Heartland Collegiate Conference championship team. Individually, Loggan was named the defensive MVP from 1982-1984, all-HCC defensive player 1982-1984, Kodak All-American in 1984, team captain in 1984, all while ranking in the top 10 in career tackles at UIndy. Upon graduation, Loggan coached at North Central, Roncalli and Franklin Central High Schools for a total of over 20 years. He has coached 24 NCAA Division-III athletes, 15 Division-II and 36 Division-I athletes, including players in 14 different bowl games. Three of his former players have played in the NFL. Loggan is also the Assistant Athletic Director at North Central High School, during which time he has seen 17 state championships, 10 state runners-up, 21 semi-state championships, 44 regional championships and 72 sectional championships, in addition to hosting many tournaments and events. Loggan was the Ken Leffler Award Contribution winner to the Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) in 1990, President's Award for the IFCA in 1992 and has been a member of the UIndy Board of Directors for the Greyhound Club in 2005-2010.

Marlowe Mullen attended Indiana Central College from 1966-1970 during which he received his Bachelor of Science in 1970. During his time at ICC, Mullen competed for the Greyhound wrestling team under Coach Paul Velez. He placed fourth, second and first twice in four appearances at the conference tournament, and finished fifth in the NAIA National Tournament in 1969. Mullen was team captain for three years, named Most Valuable Wrestler two years, and was the Kelso Reid Mental Attitude Award winner his senior year. Upon graduating, he attended Indiana State University for his Master of Science degree. During this time, he also was a member of the All-Army Wrestling team, where he finished second twice in the Army Wrestling Championships. He also was the state AAU Champion in freestyle in 1972. Mullen officiated for 40 years, including two IHSAA state finals, one Big Eight Tournament and 34 national championships at the college/university level. He taught and coached for 17 years at Greenwood Community High School and is a member of the Indiana Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame. In 1989, Mullen received the Governor's Award for Excellence in teaching physical education, and in 2004, the Indiana Secondary School Physical Educator of the Year Award.

Orel Oral was a standout swimmer at the University of Indianapolis from 2000-2004. As an individual, Oral was a 16-time All-American, including seven NCAA Division II National Championship first-place finishes. As a relay-team member, he was a nine-time All-American. He held the NCAA Division II 200-meter individual medley record for five years and also held eight individual school records, as well as five relay records. He was an all-conference member and team MVP all four years at UIndy. Oral was the Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2003 and GLIAC Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003. He was a member of the 2000 and 2004 Turkish Olympic Teams, named the Swimmer of the Year in Turkey in 2003 and 2004 and holds 15 Turkish national records. I hope this email finds you well! I am writing you in regards to Aqua Systems game-day sponsorship this Saturday, January 14th. The men and women both play on this date but we would like to do our game-day presentation in first half of the men's game during the first dead-ball media timeout (15 minutes left in the game). The men's game begins at approximately 3:45 p.m. in the Nicoson gym. Please feel free to join us the for women's game as well, which begins at 1:00 p.m. Attached you will find basketball vouchers which will allow you and whomever you would like to join you at these games. Final (top 8) at the 2004 World championship. Orel has also recorded top-16 finishes at the European Swimming Championships. Upon graduation, Oral received his MBA from the University of Indianapolis in 2008. Today, he is the assistant swim coach at UIndy and a member of the American Swim Coaches Association and USA Swimming.

The 2000 Baseball Team is one of the most successful baseball teams in school history. The team had over 40 wins on the season and held an overall record of 42-23, 19-8 in conference play, making them the regular season champions. In the conference tournament, the team made it to the conference final before falling by one run to the conference tournament champion. Five team members made the all-conference team, including three first-teamers.  Most notably, in the Division II NCAA baseball championship, the team finished third which is the highest ever in school history.

 “I” Person of the Year Gary Edwards is a friend of the University of Indianapolis who has helped UIndy in numerous ways. He has contributed his time and resources to improving both the athletic facilities and academic campus. His efforts will affect many students for years to come because of the dedication he has shown to the Greyhounds.

We would also like to recognize Pat Bright, Phyillis Davis and Bea Nicoson for being the Honorary “I” People of the Year for their continued support of the University, and more importantly the outstanding support to their spouses who have helped the athletic department excel.

Announcements will be made in the inductees' honor at halftime of the men's basketball game on Saturday, January 28, 2012. We hope you can join us on this great evening to honor these admirable individuals.