From Hall of Honor press release dated Oct. 5, 1998:

Sheila Simon ranks as perhaps the greatest female track and field athlete in Wittenberg history and set a standard for other Tiger athletes to aim toward.

In 1982 she became the first women's track athlete to earn All-America honors by winning the high jump at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national meet and as a senior she finished third in the first-ever NCAA Division III women's track and field championship.

A summa cum laude graduate, Simon received a coveted NCAA Posgraduate Scholarship which goes to only the finest student-athletes in college sports and was selected to the Academic All-America team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Outside of her exploits on the track, Simon was president of Wittenberg's student senate and received the M. Alice Geiger Award for her outstanding contributions to the university community.

After graduating from Wittenberg she received her law degree from Georgetown University and is now teaching at Soutehrn Illinois University School of Law

She and her husband, Perry Knop, have two children, Reilly and Brennan.

She will be presented for induction by Gerry Hudson, professor of political science at Wittenberg.

Wittenberg Memories...

"Wittenberg was a fantastic opportunity to explore options, both academic and extra-curricular. I grew a great deal at Wittenberg. I had professors who challenged me. Among my favorites were Dr. George Hudson, Dr. Richard Flickinger, Dr. Joe O'Connor and Dr. Elizabeth Brinkman. I also learned a great deal from my friend and rommmate Janet Thompson."

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