NASHVILLE – Due to new air conditioning units being installed in Baird Chapel at Cumberland University, this summer, the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame dinner and induction will take place at Alumni Hall on the Cumberland campus on Thursday, July 8 at 6 p.m. CT, the organization announced this week.
Alumni Hall is a new building that Cumberland University purchased last year that sits on the eastern edge of campus. The Journey church occupied the building previously. The address is 212 Leeville Pike, Lebanon, TN 37087.
The 15th Annual TSWA dinner and induction will honor classes from 2020 and 2021. Tommy Bryan (Lebanon), Teresa Walker (Associated Press) and Mark Wiedmer (Chattanooga) were selected for the 2020 class while Larry Taft (Nashville), Maurice Patton (Nashville/Columbia) and George Starr (Cleveland) are part of the 2021 class.
The TSWA will also present awards for college football, men’s and women’s basketball coach and player of the year as well as the plaques and certificates for the annual writing contest, with those winners announced last week.
Tickets for the dinner cost $25 per person and may be purchased at the door via cash or check. Anyone planning to attend is urged to RSVP to Jo Jo Freeman at jojo.freeman@gmail.com by Wednesday, June 30. Those attending will be encouraged but not required to wear masks while entering and exiting Alumni Hall.