The Zeta Gamma Legends Program

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The Zeta Gamma Alumni Board started the Legends hall of fame in 2002 to honor outstanding Zeta Gamma Alumni. The qualifications for a Legend are simple, to go above and beyond. Their actions may pertain to extraordinary success in business, the caring selflessness of philanthropy, or the under-appreciated dedication to family. While the list of distinguished Zeta Gamma alumni is long, the men listed below shine above others.


2007 Legends Inductees
2003 Legends Inductees

2007 Legends Inductees

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2007 Sigma Nu Zeta Gamma Legends

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2003 Legends Inductees

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2003 Sigma Nu Zeta Gamma Legends

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Legend Badge Bio Summary
William Bertka 66
  • Publisher "Bertka's Views" (basketball scouting service)
  • Friends of Bill Bertka Endowed Basketball Scholarship, K.S.U.
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (basketball)
  • Chief Scout-L.A. Lakers (8 NBA Championship Rings)
  • Assistant Coach-L.A. Lakers (NBA)
  • V.P. Player Personnel-New Orleans Jazz (NBA)
James Coll 42
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (baseball)
  • Teacher, Coach, Principal, Superintendent of Portage County Ohio Schools
  • Sponsor of James and Lorie Coll Endowed Baseball Scholarship, K.S.U.
David Farris 322
  • Corporate Executive, President of Beneficial Financial Group
  • Sponsor of Farris Family Academic Chair in Arts and Sciences, K.S.U.
Emilio Ferrara 307
  • Oral-maxillofacial Surgeon
  • Sponsor of K.S.U. Golf Learning and Training Facility
  • Owner of Windmill Lakes Golf Course
  • K.S.U. Board of Trustees Member
Richard Forzano 151
  • Detroit Lions (NFL)
  • Owner/President of R. Forzano and Associates, Manufacturer Representatives
  • Head Football Coach, University of Connecticut, Head Coach,
  • Color Analyst with ABC Sports
  • Assistant Football Coach, U.S. Naval Academy
James Gilder 29
  • Human Resources Director, Stow City Schools; Principal,
  • Stow-Munroe Falls High School
  • K.S.U. Alumni Association Board of Trustees
  • K.S.U. Alumnus of the Year
Joseph Gorman 305
  • President/CEO, Moxahela Enterprises (venture capital)
  • Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees from K.S.U. and Yale
  • Chairman of $100 million K.S.U. Foundation Campaign
  • Sponsor of Burton Gorman Academic Chair in Education Studies, K.S.U.
  • President/CEO, T.R.W. Corporation
Thomas Herrick 279
  • Owner/Founder, Extrudex Corporation-Management Consultant-Strategic Assessments
  • Board Member, New Sigma Capital Partners
  • President, Herrick Industrial Sales and Services (venture capital)
John Huffnagle 274
  • Advisor to the Board, Continental-General Tire
  • Professor of Economics, John Carroll University
  • Corporate Executive, General Tire/Continental-General Tire
George Janik 235
  • Regional Sales Manager, IBM Corporation
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (baseball); Sponsor of George Janik Baseball Scholarship, K.S.U.
  • K.S.U. Board of Trustees Member
Rudolph Libertini 270
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (football)
  • Superintendent, Solon, Ohio City Schools
  • Executive Director, Summit County of Ohio Board of Mental Health Services
John McKay 347
  • V.P., Operations Progressive Insurance Company
  • Sponsor of John and Sarah (Jean) McKay Men's Basketball Scholarship, K.S.U.
Frank Mesek 55
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (football)
  • Educator, Coach, Akron City Schools
Richard Paskert 8
  • Amateur Baseball Federation Coach/Administrator
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (football/baseball)
  • Sponsor of Richard Paskert Baseball Scholarship, K.S.U.
  • Educator, Coach (football, baseball) K.S.U.
William Reppa 64
  • K.S.U. Hall of Fame (baseball)
  • Sponsor of William and Pat Reppa Endowed Baseball Scholarship, K.S.U.
  • Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director, Cleveland City Schools
James Rinier 16
  • Professor Emeritus, Geography, K.S.U.
  • Chapter Advisor/Housing Corporation Board Member/President, Zeta Gamma Chapter
  • Sponsor of James and Dorothy Rinier Academic Scholarship Endowment in Geography, K.S.U.
Howard Royle 304
  • Oral Surgeon, Akron, Ohio
Harold Schoonover 70
  • Sponsor of Schoonover Baseball Stadium, K.S.U.
  • Zeta Gamma of Sigma Nu Alumnus Extraordinaire/Man-of-the-Year
  • Sponsor of Harold and Julia Schoonover Baseball Scholarship, K.S.U.
  • K.S.U. Foundation Board; K.S.U. Hall of Fame (baseball)
  • Bailiff, Akron Municipal Court
Robert Stimac 265
  • Barberton, Ohio Sports Hall of Fame (football)
  • Retired Major of the United States Air Force
  • K.S.U. Blue and Gold Club (lifetime member)