Six DePauw Alumni Enter Athletic Hall of Fame this Evening
May 2, 2009
May 2, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — This evening six DePauw alumni enter the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame as the 23rd class of inductees since the formation in 1986. The induction ceremony takes place at the Walden Inn Social Center.
The six include: Skip Collins '65 (baseball and basketball), Pete Land '90 (soccer and baseball), Charee Campbell Condict '98 (swimming and diving), Carl Meditch '59 (baseball and basketball), Molly Terrill Spowal '96 (field hockey) and Jeff Voris '89 (football).
Plaques in their honor have been placed in the Hall of Fame area on the second floor of the Lilly Center and complete information on the Athletic Hall of Fame is available here. Complete bios on the six inductees, prepared by the DePauw office of alumni relations, are listed below.
Harley “Skip” G. Collins earned a degree in English and physical education from DePauw in 1965. Collins played four years of baseball and basketball under the guidance four DePauw legends: Charlie Erdmann, Ted Katula, Ed Meyer and Elmer McCall. He was captain of the 1965 baseball team, was its leading hitter and garnered all-conference recognition as a switch-hitting catcher. Additionally, he played basketball for four years at DePauw and was captain of the team during his senior season. He was also sports director for WGRE, had a regular sports show, and he was the voice of DePauw football during the fall season.
After graduating from DePauw, Collins earned a master’s degree at St. Francis College (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and taught English at six different high schools. He also coached cross country, football, basketball, golf, track and baseball. The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association selected Collins as Coach of the Year three times. He founded and directed summer camps in Indianapolis, coaching more than 8,000 individuals. He also coached the IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Champions, Valparaiso, in 1983.
In 1986 Collins was selected as a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Silver Anniversary team and was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Today, he is retired and lives with his wife (Sue) in Valparaiso. He stays active playing golf, reading and serving on various local and state committees.
Charee Campbell Condict graduated summa cum laude from DePauw in 1998 with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry. She attended Indiana University School of Dentistry and graduated with highest distinction, earning a D.D.S. in 2002 and a M.S.D. degree in 2005. She served as an assistant clinical professor at the University of Florida (2006-07) and as a member of the Indiana University School of Dentistry faculty (2004-05). She practices orthodontics in Noblesville and Tipton, Ind.
Earning four varsity letters as a member of the DePauw women’s swimming and diving team, Condict still holds all of DePauw’s diving records. She ranks sixth among DePauw’s all-time all-stars, seventh among DePauw’s all-time scorers at the NCAA Division III Championships and her 22 points at the 1998 national championships rank sixth in school history. Additionally, she earned all-America honors, was selected as an Academic All-American, was DePauw’s NCAA Woman of the Year nominee and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 1998. In addition to serving as team captain her senior year, she received the team’s coach’s award and was named most outstanding team member.
Condict and her husband, Kevin Condict ’98, reside in Kempton, Ind. She is involved with numerous community and nonprofit organizations, including the Tipton Hospital Foundation Advisory Board, Children’s Health Day and Give Kids a Smile program.
Peter G. Land, a 1990 graduate of DePauw, enjoyed competing in soccer and baseball each semester. He led the soccer team in scoring during his junior and senior years and he led the baseball team in batting average, stolen bases and runs scored during his senior year. In addition to statistical accomplishments, highlights included advancing to two NCAA tournaments in soccer, being named Academic All-American in baseball during his senior year, and beating coach Page Cotton in racquetball. In soccer, Land ranks fourth in school history with 36 career goals and 88 career points. Additionally, he was first team all-Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference as a senior and named most valuable player.
After graduating from DePauw, he worked at Northern Trust Company in commercial real estate lending. Land then pursued a law degree at Northwestern University School of Law and graduated cum laude in 1995. He has practiced law in Chicago the past 14 years, focusing on employment litigation and counseling, primarily for colleges and universities in the Midwest and for commercial businesses. Land worked on an interim basis for the general counsel’s offices at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, as well as for a Fortune 1000 company. He was named a partner in 2002 in the firm of Babbitt, Land, Silverstein & Warner LLP.
He married Kathryn Konz ’90 in 1993. They live in Libertyville, Ill., with their three boys, Ben, Charlie and Jack. Land enjoys coaching their soccer and baseball teams, running, and playing tennis.
Carl Meditch graduated from DePauw in 1959 with a B.A. degree in physical education. After completing a graduate assistantship, he earned a master’s in physical education from the State University of Iowa in 1961. He served as basketball and baseball coach at Arsenal Technical (Ind.) High School from 1961-70; joined Ball State University’s faculty in 1970 as an assistant professor of physical education and assistant basketball coach; was named head basketball and cross country coach and assistant professor of physical education at Juniata College (Pa.) in 1974; and served as athletic director at Wawasee (Ind.) High School. Most recently, Meditch worked as a design consultant and design manager for modular/manufactured housing companies. He retired in 2004.
Meditch earned four varsity letters in baseball and three in basketball during his time at DePauw. As a baseball player, he was a yearly leader in both doubles (1957) and runs (1957). In addition to being named captain of the basketball team, he was leading scorer and named in the top five in conference free throw percentage (.795 percent). In his senior year he was named most competitive athlete, and he received all-conference recognition for both sports.
Meditch and his wife, Kay, reside in Mansfield, Texas, and he is an avid golfer and active volunteer. He participates in Dallas-area golf tournaments with the Retired Men’s Golf Association.
Melissa Terrill Spowal graduated from DePauw in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in commincations. Since graduating, she earned a master’s degree in communication from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and a M.B.A. from Washington University-St. Louis. She has been an account executive for J.W. Terrill since August 2000, working with clients on employee benefit and retirement programs.
A four-year letterman in field hockey at DePauw, Spowal played in the defensive position of center back and earned numerous awards and honors. She served as team captain during her junior and senior seasons and was named the team’s most valuable player both years. She was a member of the Great Lakes Regional All-American Team in 1994 and 1995, a significant achievement for a backfield player. Her coach, Judy George, stated that Spowal was the best all-around field hockey player that she coached during her 35 years of developing field hockey at DePauw University.
Spowal resides in St. Louis with her husband Ryan. She is involved with two local charities: Nurses for Newborns and Beyond Housing.
Jeffrey T. Voris was named the 24th head football coach at Butler University in December 2005. He previously served as head coach at Carroll (Wis.) College for five seasons, following assistant coaching stints at Edinboro, Texas and Illinois. He served under head coach Nick Mourouzis at DePauw. During his four seasons as offensive coordinator, the Tigers compiled a 29-11 record, won one conference championship and posted four consecutive wins over Wabash in the Monon Bell Classic. He coached an all-conference quarterback in 1996 and 1997, and DePauw ranked eighth in the NCAA Division III in passing offense in 1996. He was the head junior varsity coach at DePauw in 1994-95, and he served as strength and conditioning coach for all six seasons. Voris began his collegiate coaching career in 1990 as a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois. He later spent two seasons at University of Texas, where he worked with wide receivers and the offensive line.
Voris was a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw, 1986-89. He was a three-time team most valuable player and a team captain in 1989. He earned honorable mention all-America recognition in 1988 and 1989, and he broke DePauw career football records for most passing yards (6,035), most touchdown passes (56), most pass completions (504), most pass attempts (910) and most total offense (5,754). He set single game records with 38 completions against University of Findlay in 1987 and five touchdown passes against Taylor University in 1988, and he is the only player in DePauw football history to lead the Tigers in passing for four consecutive seasons.
Voris earned a B.A. degree in health, physical education and recreation from DePauw in 1989 and a M.A. degree in athletic administration from the University of Illinois in 1991. He and his wife, Julie, are parents of three children, Jenna, Josie and Jessy.