Inaugural VIA Hall of Fame class // Numerous athletes and coaches, including several with Richmond area ties, were among those inducted into the Virginia Interscholastic Association (VIA) Hall of Fame’s inaugural class.
Under the leadership of VIA Heritage Association Chair- man Jimmy Hollins, the ceremony, held June 20, drew a full house at a Charlottesville hotel.
The VIA served as the organizing body for Virginia’s public schools serving black students during segregation, from 1954 to 1969.
Pictured here are Hall of Fame inductees or their rep-
resentatives. They are, front row, left to right: Thaddeus Madden Jr., Lauren Puryear, Dennis Harvey, Louvenia Johnson, Loucious Edwards, the Rev. Jean R. Casey, Su- zette Quarles, Kim Lennon, Betty Jones, Dr. Vivian Pinn and Fannie Harris.
Middle row, left to right: James Hayes, Ernest Shaw, Milton Jacox, Walter Bowser, Donald Ross, Roger Hailstork, George Lancaster and Ian Jefferson.
Back row, left to right: Joseph Buggs, Raymond Pollard, Bryant Stith, Arthur Gardener Jr., Earl Lloyd Jr., William Lawson III and Charles Stukes.
