MESSAGE FROM COMMISSIONER

Dear Hall of Famers, Delegate Assembly Members, & Supporters:

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has a rich tradition and storied legacy since 1969 when that bold ad hoc group of visionaries/innovators met to organize the MEAC. This directory is a way to codify our Hall of Famers into one document for easy access for everyone to promote our Conference Hall of Fame. The media and others can use this directory to retrieve accurate information about the Conference and inductees. I am proud to be your Commissioner and will continue to work assiduously to keep moving the MEAC forward. I salute the Hall of Famers for their contribution to the MEAC, their communities, and the world.

Sincerely,

Dennis E. Thomas, Ed.D.
Commissioner

MEAC HISTORY

In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics, met to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference based along the Atlantic coastline. Dissected from these discussions, a steering and planning committee was formed to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions; then construct a workshop to outline proposals.

A number of representatives from neophyte institutions later convened to listen to the committee’s report, which led to a two day scrutinized discussion about the proposed organization and its procedures. After adopting the program, seven of the institutions agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC). Its major objective was to establish, organize and supervise and inter-collegiate athletic program among a compact group of educational institutions of high academic standards and with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities.

In 1970, the league was confirmed with these seven institutions seated on the chartered flight kicking off the 1971 football season: Delaware State College (now University), Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College (now University).

In 1978, a milestone was reached when the MEAC selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. He had been preceded by three interim (part-time) commissioners: Dr. Leroy Walker (1971-74) who later had the distinction of serving as the President of the United States Olympic Committee, the late Earl Mason (1974-75) and the late Dr. James Young (1975-78).

Kenneth A. Free served the conference for 18 years before steeping down in 1995. In 1996, a new era began when Charles S. Harris was named Commissioner. Harris served the conference for six years until April of 2002. Long time MEAC administrator Brenda H. McCoy has served the conference as Interim Commissioner in 1996 and 2002. Dr. Dennis Thomas assumed the Commissioner’s position September 1, 2002.

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