Following is a list of athletics staff members and student-athletes who died in 2002. The memorial resolutions list was presented at the 2003 NCAA Convention in Anaheim, California.

Athletics Staff Members

Howard Bagwell -- Charleston Southern University

Percy Baker -- Mississippi State University

John Barnaby -- Harvard University

Doug Barnes -- University of Detroit Mercy

Thomas Bates -- U.S. Naval Academy

Jay Beekmann -- Buena Vista University

Linda Bertram -- NCAA national office

Jay Berwanger -- University of Chicago

Bill Bissell -- University of Washington

Aaron Bloch -- College of Saint Rose

Jim Brakefield -- Wofford College

Welton Brown -- Southern Methodist University

James "Jim" Burbridge -- University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Philip "Jim" Butterfield -- Ithaca College

Earland Carlson -- Westminster College (Pennsylvania)

Joseph Carlson -- University of California, Davis

Wendell Carr -- Campbell University

Len Casanova -- University of Oregon

Ralph Chancey -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Harve Chrouser -- Wheaton College (Illinois)

Marshall Clark -- San Jose State University

Alpha Cleary -- Indiana State University

Hubert Clemmons -- University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

James Cook -- University of Memphis

Gil Craker -- Northwest Nazarene University

Katrinka Crawford -- University of Texas at San Antonio

William Dart -- University of Hawaii at Hilo

Bill Davis -- Savannah State University

Vince Davis -- Illinois State University

John Harper Dawson -- Adrian College

Louis DeMartino -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Dan Devine -- University of Missouri, Columbia

George Dickerson -- University of California, Los Angeles

Glenn Dobbs -- University of Tulsa

John Draper -- University of Detroit Mercy

Brent Edwards -- Midwestern State University

Alfred Emery -- University of Utah

Richard Erickson -- University of Washington

Penny Fall -- Washington College (Maryland)

Lindsay Floyd -- University of Alabama, Huntsville

James S. Gates -- Spelman College

Ed Geisz -- Villanova University

Roger George -- Wayne State University (Michigan)

Leigh Gerdine -- Webster University

Dennis Getzlaff -- Concordia College, Moorhead

Joseph Giannelli -- University of Connecticut

Paul Giel -- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Claude R. "Chena" Gilstrap -- University of Texas at Arlington

Hugh Gloster Sr. -- Morehouse College

Marv Goux -- University of Southern California

John Granger Sheffield Sr. -- University of Cincinnati

John Gray -- Lamar University

Reed Green -- University of Southern Mississippi

Tommy Groom -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dale E. Hamilton -- University of Central Oklahoma

Amy Hasbrook -- Horizon League

Jim Hershberger -- Buena Vista University

Bill Heusner -- Michigan State University

Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock -- Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Reverend Edward Horn -- Muhlenberg College

Lee Morton Hutto -- Hendrix College

Bill Jennings -- University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Carolyn Johnson -- University of Utah

Wesley Jordon -- University of Maine, Orono

Ed Jucker -- Rollins College

Victor Kelley -- University of California, Los Angeles

Leon Keenan Jr. -- St. Bonaventure University

Charles Kiesler -- University of Missouri, Columbia

Kirk Kilgour -- Pepperdine University

Roger Klein -- Northern Kentucky University

Charles Lancon -- University of Louisiana at Lafayette

William Langsdorf -- California State University, Fullerton

Mary Ann Lazzarini -- California State University, Chico

Abe Lemons -- University of Texas, Pan American

William Likins -- Greensboro College

Lisle Lloyd -- Chapman University

Al LoBalbo -- Fairleigh Dickinson University

Mac Madsen -- Weber State University

Edward Martin -- Tennessee State University

Tom Martin -- Roanoke College

Wilson Matthews -- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

John McClung -- Pepperdine University

Tom McMahon -- University of Colorado, Boulder

Bob Meccage -- Trinity University (Texas)

Gene Moeller -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville

John Naughton -- Buena Vista University

Reginald O'Brien -- Teikyo Post University

Rob Odejewski -- Grand Valley State University

George Olson -- Wheaton College (Illinois)

Glenn Oman -- Washington State University

George Paterno -- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Jack Peckett -- New York University

Colin Pitblado -- Teikyo Post University

Neil Potter -- Susquehanna University

Pat Preston -- Wake Forest University

Ron Raver -- Eastern Washington University

Leo Redfern -- Keene State College

Christina Ribnek -- Purdue University

Bobby Roberts -- Clemson University

Herman Rohrig -- Big Ten Conference

Joseph "Red" Ryan -- Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Scott Sanford -- Marist College

Ranville Tom Sawyer -- Mississippi State University

Mark Finney Scully -- Southeast Missouri State University

William Sheahan -- Mount St. Mary's College

John Sheffield -- University of Cincinnati

Earl Skeens -- Ferrum College

Leroy T. Smith -- Southwestern Athletic Conference

John Spezzaferro -- Heidelberg College

Vic Stone -- Central Connecticut State University

Herb Strayer -- Ohio Northern University

Gene Sullivan -- Loyola University (Illinois)

John Synodious -- Lebanon Valley College

Fred Taylor -- Ohio State University

John Wilkinson Taylor -- University of Louisville

LaVerne Taylor -- Oregon State University

Jack Tennant -- University of Louisville

Joseph Toland -- St. Joseph's University

Shawn Walsh -- University of Maine, Orono

Herbert Warden -- West Virginia University

Jimmy Warfield -- Franklin & Marshall College

Marge Weesner -- George Fox University

Milt Weisbecker -- Illinois State University

Paul Welstone -- Carleton College

John Whitehead -- Lehigh University

Bill Whitmore -- Rice University

Tom Wilson -- NCAA

Theresa Wint -- Florida International University

Bob Wren -- Ohio University

Joseph Zabilski -- Northeastern University

Bert Zenaty -- Springfield College

Student-Athletes

Keith Alan Adams -- Gettysburg College

Jeremy April -- Union College (New York)

Cedric Barovero -- Anderson College (South Carolina)

Bonnie Bergen -- Marywood University

Dana Marie Black -- Marshall University

Gene Brown -- University of Arkansas, Monticello

Vargas Bryan -- Saint Mary's College (California)

Eric Burdsall -- Lees-McRae College

Chris Campbell -- University of Miami (Florida)

Michael Carter -- Pennsylvania State University

Richard Cofield -- Westfield State College

Justine Crocker -- Westfield State College

Laura Culp -- Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

Kevin Dare -- Pennsylvania State University

Leslie Dawley -- Bowling Green State University

Erin Duffy -- Elizabethtown College

Brandon Fails -- Texas A&M University, College Station

Amy Fehr -- Kenyon College

Megan Fong -- Bradley University

Steve Fridley -- University of Missouri, Rolla

Serita Gauldin -- University of Arkansas, Monticello

Cameron Goetz -- University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Matt Greear -- Catawba College

Philip Gray Griffin -- Furman University

Meg Gutzwiller -- Tiffin University

Brandon Hall -- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Dan Irsik -- University of Missouri, Rolla

Michael Isenhour -- Georgia Institute of Technology

Jawan Jackson -- Northern Illinois University

James Jenkins -- San Jose State University

Chad Kenna -- Virginia Military Institute

Justin Knebel -- University of Minnesota, Crookston

John Locke -- University of Missouri, Rolla

Felipe Mendonca -- University of Hawaii at Hilo

Kelsi Merritt -- Minnesota State University Moorhead

Anthony Miller -- U.S. Military Academy

Darris Morris -- Catawba College

Daniel Ovrada -- Southwest State University

Wally Pontiff -- Louisiana State University

Gary Ryan -- Quincy University

Youssapha Sarr -- Southern Methodist University

Daniel Scafidi -- St. Mary's College (California)

Matt Sklom -- Ferris State University

Carl Smalls -- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Derek Smith -- Grand Valley State University

Beth Snyder -- Tiffin University

Charlie Spencer -- Auburn University

Glenn Russell Steward -- University of North Florida

Mark Stokes -- Union College (New York)

Kelvin Stubbs -- Mississippi Valley State University

Jeff Truman -- Long Beach State University

Johari Tucker -- Norfolk State University

Bryan Vargas -- St. Mary's College (California)

Curtis Williams -- University of Washington

(Note: The NCAA News publishes notification of deaths during the calendar year.)