Tyler Junior College will recognize its 12th group of inductees into the TJC Sports Circle of Honor during an awards luncheon on Saturday, June 27, on the TJC campus.

The awards ceremony will take place at noon in the Apache Rooms of the Rogers Student Center.

The 2009 inductees are:

Judy Kniffen Clardy, tennis, 1981-83;

Richard Farris, football, 1960-61;

Lee Ann Riley, basketball, 1980-92 and head coach, 1994-2000;

David Rodriguez, basketball, 1947-49;

Jacky Sweeny, basketball, 1966-67;

Robert Talkington, football, 1948-49; and

Scotti Wood, basketball, 1981-83.

"Once again we are excited to recognize excellence in athletic competition and life successes that honor Tyler Junior College into the fold of the TJC Sports Circle of Honor," said TJC director of intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Tim Drain.

The Circle of Honor was established in 1995 to honor former TJC student-athletes, coaches and special contributors to the athletic program who have excelled in athletics and made an impact on the lives of others.

The induction ceremony will be hosted by noted sports broadcaster and TJC graduate Bill Coates of Tyler's KTBB AM & FM and KYZS/ESPN radio stations. The ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. For information about the luncheon, call 903-510-2382.

Previous inductees into the Circle of Honor are: Floyd Wagstaff, football and basketball coach and athletic director; Brady P. Gentry, special contributor; James "Babe" Hallmark, football and football coach; Charlie McGinty, football and football coach; Billy Jack Doggett, basketball player and athletic director;

Roy Thomas, basketball player and coach; Fred Kniffen, tennis coach; Robert Cox, tennis player and coach; Harry Bostic, Kelly Chapman, Herbert Richardson, O'Neal Weaver, James "Poo" Welch, Bonnie Buchanan Gray, Russell Boone, Janice Mulford, V.C. "Buck" Overall, Jose Palafox, Foster Bullock, Van Samford, Milton Williams, Jesse Marshall, Robert Pack, Johnny Johnston, Jana Crosby Russell, Bryan Miller, Ardie D. Dixon, C.L. Nix and Evelyn Joe Troell Newman, basketball;

Bill "Tiger" Johnson, David Lunceford, Jimmy Murphy, Mack Pogue, Jimmy Dickey, Leon Fuller, Bill Herchman, John Linney, Dan Page, Lawrence Strickland, Dwain Bean, Kenneth Bahnsen, Kenneth Coffey, Jack Murphy, Raymond McGallion, Gene Shannon, Charles Quilter, Royce Townsend, Earl Dotson, Jim Wright, Lloyd L. Pate and Robert "Bob" Price, football; and Dessie M. Samuels, tennis.

-- TJC Public Information