Athletics Hall of Fame

Richard and Roni Telfer Hall of Fame 2016 photo

Richard and Roni Telfer

  • Class
  • Induction
    2016
  • Sport(s)
    Distinguished Service Award
Richard and Roni Telfer have been avid supporters of the UW-Whitewater athletic department and its teams for more than 30 years. Under Richard Telfer's chancellorship from 2008-15, the Warhawks won 11 national championships, including four during the 2013-14 academic year, when UW-Whitewater became the first institution at any level of college athletics to win national titles in football, men's basketball and baseball in the same year. Under his leadership, UW-Whitewater made progress on or completed numerous facility renovations, including upgrades to the Kachel Multi-Sport Complex (Rex Foster Track, Fiskum Field, Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium, van Steenderen Softball Complex) and the Williams Center (Kachel Gymnasium, Russell Arena, Kachel Fieldhouse). In each of Telfer's final four years of service, the institution was selected as a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Telfers frequently attend Warhawk athletic events to this day, and their impact continues to be felt on campus and in the Whitewater community.
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