2010 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Mark E. Butts
Individual

Mark E. Butts

Class of 1979 · Men's Basketball (1977–1979)

Mark Butts shares the single-game scoring record (40) and owns the No. 2 single-season scoring record (603) and the No. 2 career high-scoring average of 20.2 points per game. He was named team MVP in 1979 and scored 1,154 career points. His honors include two-time All-South Region, two-time All-Dixie Conference, and two-time Dixie Conference All-Tournament team.

Mark Butts is head basketball coach at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach. Since his graduation, he has served as mentor, coach, and teacher to hundreds of young men and women. In 2007, he was honored as Beach District Coach of the Year and Eastern Region Coach of the Year and was named Sportsperson of the Year by the Virginia Beach Sports Club.

Robert D. Fox
Individual

Robert "Bobby" D. Fox

Class of 1994 · Men's Tennis (1992–1994)

In 1994, Bobby Fox was named an NCAA All-American in men's tennis. He ranks second in total victories in singles at Virginia Wesleyan and was ranked No. 13 nationally as a senior in singles and No. 14 regionally in doubles. Fox was the ODAC singles champion at No. 1 in 1994.

He played as No. 1 seed on the men's tennis team each year and was captain in 1993 and 1994. In his three and a half years at Virginia Wesleyan, he compiled a 61-11 singles record and graduated with a 3.4 GPA. Bobby is a commercial lending manager in Houston, Texas.

Karen Putnam Kinsey
Individual

Karen Putnam Kinsey

Class of 1989 · Women's Soccer (1985–1988)

Karen Putnam Kinsey holds Virginia Wesleyan's single-season and career records for goals scored and is tied at No. 1 for season-high assists and tied at No. 3 in career assists. She was a four-year Dixie Conference women's soccer First Team recipient, three-time All-Dixie Conference honoree, and was named to the All-South Region Second Team in 1987.

Karen is a teaching assistant with Virginia Beach City Public Schools and previously worked as a paralegal.

Gregory C. Plummer
Individual

Gregory C. Plummer

Class of 1984 · Men's Soccer (1980–1983)

Greg Plummer was Virginia Wesleyan's first All-American in men's soccer, named All-American Second Team in 1983. He was also a three-time All-South Region honoree and four-time All-Dixie Conference honoree, the College's first four-time all-conference honoree in men's soccer. He is a 4-time All-VISA honoree and was voted MVP twice. He received the WTAR Athlete-Scholar award and the Norfolk Sports Club Outstanding Senior award.

He served as Virginia Wesleyan's assistant men's soccer coach in 1985. Greg has a 25-year career in sales and is currently Vice President for Sales for Water Pik, Inc.

Susan Sigler
Individual

Susan Sigler

Class of 1988 · Softball (1985–1988)

Susan Sigler ranks No. 4 in single season RBI, No. 2 in career doubles, No. 3 in RBI, and No. 5 in runs scored. She was named 1986 All-South Region honoree, a three-time All-Dixie Conference honoree, and Dixie Conference Tournament MVP in 1987. She was part of the record-setting team that qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time, played for three consecutive teams that won 30-plus games a season, and won two Dixie Conference championships.

She volunteered her time and spirit as the Marlin Mascot at home basketball games in 1987 and 1988. Susan is the program leader for the Middle College High School at Tidewater Community College and serves as an adjunct professor in the masters in education program at Cambridge College.

Howard Mast
Coach/Administrator

Howard Mast

Posthumous · Faculty (1966–1976)

Howard Mast (1917–2006) served Virginia Wesleyan for ten years as facility engineer, coach, and instructor in physical education. During his time at Wesleyan, he oversaw and supervised construction of the first playing fields for soccer, baseball, three golf holes, and an outdoor basketball court. He coached men's and women's tennis and women's basketball and served as assistant coach for men's soccer.

Howard was inducted into the Mid-Atlantic Tennis Association Hall of Fame and was awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the Virginia Tennis Association in 2005. He established the Howard D. Mast Women's Basketball Award, presented yearly to recognize the outstanding women's basketball player. He passed away in October of 2006.

For more information about the Athletic Hall of Fame, contact Kayleigh Poggioli, Director of Alumni Engagement, at kmpoggioli@batten.edu or 757.455.2135.