CHARLESTON, S.C. – Stephanie McNeill, the most decorated female athlete in The Citadel's storied history, leads a list of five individuals who make up The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2015.  She becomes the first female member of the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Also entering the Hall are pitchers Mike Pendleton '81 and Randy Corn '02, swimmer Milton Williams III '81 and Dr. John "Turkey" Moore '71.  Moore will be enshrined as an honorary member.

The five will be inducted during a banquet on Friday, September 25, at the Holliday Alumni Center on campus. 

This year's induction class increases the membership of the Hall of Fame to 183 individuals. The Hall, which originated in 1977, is located in the lobby of McAlister Field House on campus.


Stephanie McNeill '07 (Track and Field)
Named the Southern Conference's Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the Year in both 2006 and 2007, Summerville native Stephanie McNeill is The Citadel's first female participant in a NCAA postseason championship as she competed in the 2006 NCAAs in the discus and shot put, and in the hammer and shot put in 2007.  She was also the first Citadel female athlete to compete in the prestigious Penn Relays. A nine-time Southern Conference champion, a 12-time finalist and three time All-State Collegian, McNeill was a Dean's List student who earned Athletics Director's Honor Roll accolades six times and was twice a South Conference honor roll member.  Three times she earned the distinction of being the team's high-point scorer and was voted MVP three times as well.  She captured SoCon titles in the hammer, outdoor shot put and 20-lb.weight throw in 2007 while taking the discus title in 2006.  After finishing The Citadel, McNeill graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina. 


Randy Corn '02 (Baseball)
Voted the 2002 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year and the 2001-02 Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year, Blythewood native Randy Corn was a two-time All-American honoree by Collegiate Baseball, a first team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2002 and a second-team All-American by the NCBWA.  A dominant closer with 25 career saves, Corn was a two-time All-Southern Conference and Tournament performer who also was the 2001 SoCon Tournament most valuable player.  Corn was also named the team's most valuable player in '01 and '02. Upon his graduation, he was third all-time in career earned run average and third all-time in saves on The Citadel's list.  For his career, he appeared in 90 games and had a record of 9-3.


Mike Pendleton '81 (Baseball)
A three-time All-Southern Conference selection (1978, '79 and '80) who pitched in 53 games, Aiken native Mike Pendleton ranks second in school history with 29 wins and second in complete games with 22.  Recording three shutouts during his freshman campaign and five for his career, he reached double-figures strikeouts eight times, including 16 against rival Furman in 1978 and averaged 9.17 strikeouts per 9 innings.  For his career, the classic power pitcher threw a total of 292.1 innings, struck out 298 hitters and recorded a 2.80 earned run average.  Only an arm injury his senior year prevented him from becoming a four-time All-SoCon selection.


Milton Williams III '81 (Swimming)
Considered by many to be the fastest swimmer in The Citadel and Southern Conference history, Milton Williams III was a two-time NCAA qualifier and was the only competitor from the SoCon in those championships at Harvard and Texas in 1980 and 1981. He was twice named the league's most valuable swimmer and was selected four-times as an All-Conference performer.  During his stellar career in which he garnered 22 SoCon championship medals (10 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze), Williams qualified for the 1980 Olympic Trials and was considered a strong candidate to the make the team, however the United States boycotted the Summer Games.  He established nine SoCon records that included five events (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle) in which he bested his own conference record. Over the course of four years he was unbeaten in regular season competition in the 50-yard freestyle.  Wearing a cast as a result of a broken thumb his senior year, it was removed just before the conference championships, he proceeded to capture the 50-yard freestyle, came in second in the 100-yard freestyle and won the 200-yard freestyle. He was the recipient of The Brigadier Club's President's Award in 1981.


Dr. John "Turkey" Moore '71 (Honorary)
A former president and lifetime member of The Citadel Football Association, Dr. John "Turkey" Moore, a native of Kentucky, came to The Citadel to play football for coach Red Parker and throw the discuss in track and field.  A lifetime member of The Citadel Alumni Association, Dr. Moore is a lifelong supporter and continues to be involved with The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. Upon graduating from The Citadel, he finished medical school at the University of Louisville.  Specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Moore was included in the "Top 1 percent of physicians in his profession" by The Castle Connelly Committee which featured him in a 2013 issue of US News and World Report. Dr. Moore is currently the Chief Thoracic Surgeon at Northside Hospital in Atlanta while also serving as the director of the Northside Cancer Center, lung cancer program.