2020 VIAHA Hall of Fame Class Chosen

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Twelve individuals who have made outstanding contributions through high school, college and professional careers have been selected to the 2020 class of the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association (VIAHA) Hall of Fame.

The class features four athletes (Arthur Ashe, Jr. – Maggie L. Walker HS, Richmond; Donald Culpepper – Dunbar HS, Lynchburg; Wheeler Hughes – Dunbar HS, Lynchburg; and Willie Lanier – Maggie L. Walker HS, Richmond;) three coaches (Harold Deane, Sr. – Lucy Addison HS, Roanoke; Robert Johnson – Based in Lynchburg; and Carnis Poindexter – Lucy Addison HS, Roanoke;) and five contributors (Afemo Omilami/Kenneth Lee – Peabody HS, Petersburg; Carolyn Rudd -- G. W. Carver HS, Chesterfield County; Melvin Stith, Central HS, Sussex County; Andrew “Jack” White – Beverly Allen HS, West Point; and Jonathan Williams, Peabody/Petersburg HS, Petersburg). Members of the Class of 2020 will bring total membership to 74. The fifth annual Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Charlottesville, VA. The banquet ticket order form can be found at viaheritage.com.