Judo Hall of Fame Committee

The USJF is a national non-profit corporation dedicated to the development of judo. The USJF regularly forms committees and events at the local, regional and national level for these purposes.

US Judo Hall of Fame

	Chairperson
	Mr. Yoshisada Yonezuka

	Committee Members
	Mr. Yoshi Uchida Mr. Frank Fullerton Dr. Eichi Koiwai Mr. Bob Brink

The U.S. Judo Hall of Fame was established by action of the Board of Directors of USJF in 1989. Prior to its first meeting, the U.S. Judo Hall of Fame Committee membership by classification was approved by the Executive Committee and consists of all active and past USJF Presidents, the current USJF President (ex-officio member) and the President of USJI, if such person is also a USJF life member. The initial committee meeting was held on October 27, 1992, and immediate past USJF President Yonezuka was selected Chairman of the Committee. With recommendations made by all five Committee members, the following criteria and procedures were approved and may be modified from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Candidacy for selection and induction into the U.S. Judo Hall of Fame is open to any person regardless of membership affiliation. In addition, non-U.S. citizens may be nominaged and are eligible for induction to the U.S. Judo Hall of Fame on the basis of significant contributions to United States Judo.

A nominee should be a person who has made major contributions and/or achieved the highest level of success in any one or more of the following areas:

As an athlete
As a coach
As an official
As a program administrator
As a major booster and supporter of judo

Nominations to the U.S. Judo Hall of Fame Committee may be made by any of the following persons:

The president or designee of USJF, USJI and USJA
Any yudanshakai president or designee
Any U.S. Judo Hall of Fame Committee member

Nominations are made by submission to the USJF National Office or other address, where indicated, of a written list of names together with a brief statement which summarizes the nominee's major accomplishments and contributions to judo in the United States. Lists and supporting statements must be received by the deadline established annually. A photograph of the candidate would also be useful in order to publize the identy of U.S. Judo Hall of Fame inductees, especially where the inductee is deceased or otherwise not able to be present.

The U.S. Judo Hall of Fame Committee shall meet once each year in the month of April preceeding the USJF Board of Directors meeting. The Committee shall select from the pool of nominees as many candidates as it shall deem appropriate for consideration by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, at its annual Board meeting, held in the month of April, shall, by a simple majority vote of all members present at which a quorum exists, elect up to four candidates for induction into th U.S. Judo Hall of Fame; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the initial gorup of inducteed for the 1993 U.S. Judo Hall of Fame Charter Class will not be limited in number.

The USJF President shall present a suitabgle award to each inductee at the USJI Senior National Championships at a time to be established by the USJI President.

[Charter Class] [April 1994 Class]

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