07/02/2022
🚨Make a difference now!🚨
The Wakesports Hall of Fame 2022 nomination period has officially opened! Anyone interested in nominating a worthwhile candidate can make the nomination until July 15, 2022 by following the step-by-step instructions located at wakesportshalloffame.org/nominations. Applicants that submit a nomination will be entered into a sweepstakes drawing for one lucky winner of a Liquid Force wakeboard!
Mike Weddington president of the Wakesports Hall of Fame said, “This is an exciting time for our organization. The 2022 open nominations are here, and I couldn’t be more stoked to hear from you! We rely on our wake sports supporters to let their voices be heard and to nominate their choices for whomever they feel has made a significant contribution to our amazing history. We are continually improving our processes, but input is crucial from those that love and respect wake sports the way we do.”
To avoid duplication, applicants are asked to review the current Hall of Fame members at wakesportshalloffame.org/whf-inductees before making a nomination.
The nomination form will require supporting materials including a minimum 150 word biography, three top career accomplishments (25-125 words each) and to also provide supporting documents such as images. Applicants should be prepared when they start the nomination process by having their research including the top three accomplishments written ahead of time.
The Wakesports Hall of Fame currently includes well-known wake sports’ members such as Scott Byerly, Herb O’Brien, Shaun Murray, Tony Finn, Parks Bonifay, Walt Meloon, Darin Shapiro and Jeff Heer just to name a few (view the complete list here).
The Wakesports Hall of Fame, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is managed by its Board of Directors including life-long wake sports veterans who have pledged to honor wake sport’s iconic history including its most influential participants and contributors and to preserve the legacy of wake sports for generations to come.
Anyone interested is encouraged to visit WakesportsHallofFame.com where they’ll get more information about the Wakeboarding Hall of Fame mission, its current members, entertaining archived content and how philanthropic contributors can make an annual tax-deductible donation that will one day lead to a museum enshrining inductees and housing wake sport’s most historical memorabilia and artifacts. For more information, contact the Wakeboarding Hall of Fame at [email protected].
About the Wakesports Hall of Fame:
The Wakesports Hall of Fame’s mission is to honor and preserve the history of wake sports and to celebrate its pioneers and innovators while displaying significant artifacts for admirers to view and commemorate, both digitally and in physical locations. The Wakesports Hall of Fame was established in 2014 by industry visionaries that saw a need for honoring and preserving the history wake sports. In 2017, the Wakesports Hall of Fame received IRS non-profit 501(c)3 status as an educational institution with a tax-deductible designation. As like-minded organizations, in 2021, the Wakesports Hall of Fame entered into a memorandum of agreement with the World Wake Association. Donations are encouraged.
