Montana Tech Athletics

A. Membership


i. The Committee will consist of minimum of seven (7) members*, all of whom shall be appointed by the Director of Athletics.
i. *Sports Information Director, Athletic Director, Faculty, At-Large Male, At-Large Female
ii. Each member of the committee will serve for a period of three (3) years. At the conclusion of their term, members will be eligible to be reappointed by the Athletic Director to another three-year term. No at-large members shall serve more than six (6) years.
iii. The chairperson shall be appointed by the Athletic Director.
iv. The Sports Information Director will always be a voting member of the committee as will the Director of Athletics. The SID will serve as the liaison between the Athletic Department and the committee members. He/she will be responsible for accepting nominations, calling meetings and planning for receptions and installment.
v.  All current head coaches will be part on the committee. 

B. Nominations
i. Nominations shall be received by the Hall of Fame Chairpersons, the Athletic Director or the Sports Information Director no later than May 1st of the current year.
ii. All nominations after that date will be considered the following year. Nominations forms are available at the Montana Tech athletics web site at godiggers.com, or by contacting Montana Tech Athletics at (406) 496-4737. Nominations can also be sent to Nick Bowsher, Hall of Fame Committee Liaison, HPER Complex, 1300 West Park, MT Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701.

C. Meetings
i. All meetings will be scheduled as needed through the Athletic Director or his/her designee.
ii. The first meeting of the Hall of Fame Committee will take place in early March of each year. At that meeting, there will be a vote by the committee to reduce the nominee list to a working number that will appear on the official sealed ballot.
iii. The same format will be used as that described in section D, voting, except the point total needed to remain on the ballot shall be 60%.

D. Voting
i. A sealed ballot vote will take place prior to June 1st. Each committee member will have five votes on the official ballot, with distribution on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, with the most deserving nominee receiving five points, the second four points, and so forth. Each voting member will have a ballot total worth 15 points. For induction into the Hall of Fame, candidates must receive points totaling at least 66% of the number of points available by voting members. For example, if there are nine voting members, multiplied by a maximum vote of 5 (top score available), there would be 45 possible points. To be inducted, candidates would have to secure a minimum of 30 points, or two-thirds of the total points available. Candidates receiving less than 10 points accumulated over a five-year period will be removed from the nomination list.
ii. Nominee(s) must receive at least 66% of the votes to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, with the Director of Athletics serving as the tie-breaking vote, when applicable. All committee members must vote via sealed ballot. All proposed inductees will be presented to the Athletic Director who will, in turn, present them to the Montana Tech Chancellor for approval.
iii.  Teams will be voted on separately using the same five vote method. If there are two (2) or less teams in the pool, a yes or no vote will be instituted.
iv.  Contributors and Legacy candidates will be voted on separately from the other categories. One (1) vote will be cast for all candidates in these categories.

E. Awards
Individuals who are successfully inducted into the Montana Tech Hall of Fame will be honored and recognized at an Oredigger Football game the following season.

F. Athlete Criteria
The following criteria will be used in determining the eligibility of the nominee:
i. A student-athlete is automatically entered into the Hall of Fame if they are named Frist Team All-American. The student-athlete must be out of school a minimum of five (5) years before being honored at the Hall of Fame. 
ii. Must have been out of school at least ten (10) years after completing their eligibility.
iii. Must have had a distinguished athletic career as evidenced by individual honors, i.e. All-American, First Team All-Conference, etc.
iv. Career following attendance at Montana Tech of the University of Montana also to be considered, i.e. Olympic competition, professional career, and public service.
v. Academic standards, including undergraduate and post-graduate attainment, although, not a required criteria, are a significant barometer in the selection process.

G. Team Criteria
i. The following criteria will be factors in determining the eligibility of a team:
i. A team may be nominated for induction based extraordinary accomplishments, i.e. NAIA Championship or post-season performance.
ii. The selected team will be recognized in the same fashion of individual inductees.
iii. National Championship teams are automatic selections into the Montana Tech Hall of Fame after the mandatory ten-year waiting period.

H. Contributors Criteria
The following criteria will be factors in determining the eligibility of a contributor:
i. Must have made a significant positive impact on the Athletic Department at Montana Tech as a Student Athlete, Coach, Administrator or Volunteer.
ii. Can no longer be employed at Montana Tech.

I. Coaches Criteria
The following criteria will be factors in determining the eligibility of a coach:
i. Must have won a Conference Championship as a Head Coach.
ii. Can no longer be coaching at Montana Tech.
iii. Must have made positive impact toward achieving excellence in the classroom and the field or courts on the student-athlete’s lives.

J. Legacy Criteria
The following criteria will be factors in determining the eligibility and induction of the Legacy Group:
i. Must be removed from playing or coaching career at Montana Tech by a minimum of 40 years.
ii. One member of the Legacy Group will be inducted at each Hall of Fame Induction.
iii. A Legacy Group member stays on the ballot indefinitely.