Hall of Fame
Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony: July 2, 2024
This year's event will be on July 2, 2024, at 6 p.m. (with cocktail hour) at the Hilton Columbus Downtown.
USA Fencing Hall of Fame
The USA Fencing Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the sport of fencing. From the first class in 1963 to today, these individuals have left an indelible mark on the sport we love.
USA Fencing Hall of Fame Inductees
| First Name | Last Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Norman | Armitage | 1963 |
| George | Calnan | 1963 |
| Julio | Castello | 1963 |
| Clovis | Deladrier | 1963 |
| Robert | Grasson | 1963 |
| Sherman | Hall | 1963 |
| Graeme | Hammond | 1963 |
| Dr. John | Huffman | 1963 |
| Joseph | Levis | 1963 |
| Helene | Mayer | 1963 |
| James | Murray | 1963 |
| Leo | Nunes | 1963 |
| W. Scott | O’Connor | 1963 |
| Joseph B.B. | Parker | 1963 |
| J. Sanford | Saltus | 1963 |
| Giorgio | Santelli | 1963 |
| Maria Cerra | Tishman | 1963 |
| Hugo | Castello | 1967 |
| Lajos | Csiszar | 1967 |
| Miguel | de Capriles | 1967 |
| Irving | DeKoff | 1967 |
| Andre | Deladrier | 1967 |
| Maxwell | Garret | 1967 |
| James | Montague | 1967 |
| Stanley | Sieja | 1967 |
| Dean | Cetrulo | Prior to 1974 |
| José | de Capriles | Prior to 1974 |
| Michael | DeCicco | Prior to 1974 |
| Ralph | Faulkner | Prior to 1974 |
| Ralph | Goldstein | Prior to 1974 |
| Alvar | Hermanson | Prior to 1974 |
| Tracy | Jaeckel | Prior to 1974 |
| Edward | Lucia | Prior to 1974 |
| Charles | Schmitter | Prior to 1974 |
| Albert | Axelrod | 1974 |
| James | Castello | 1974 |
| Dr. Samuel | D’Ambola | 1974 |
| Istvan | Danosi | 1974 |
| Dernell | Every | 1974 |
| Julia | Jones Pugliese | 1974 |
| Norman | Lewis | 1974 |
| Ray | Miller | 1974 |
| Dr. Tibor | Nyilas | 1974 |
| Rene | Pinchart | 1974 |
| Nicholas | Toth | 1974 |
| Joseph | Vince | 1974 |
| George | Worth | 1974 |
| Harriet | King | Prior to 1978 |
| Maxine | Mitchell | Prior to 1978 |
| Janice | York-Romary | Prior to 1978 |
| John | Allaire | 1978 |
| Col. Henry | Breckenridge | 1978 |
| Dr. Daniel | Bukantz | 1978 |
| John | Dimond | 1978 |
| Helene | Dow | 1978 |
| Warren | Dow | 1978 |
| Csaba | Elthes | 1978 |
| Anthony “Jack” | Keane | 1978 |
| Nicholas | Muray | 1978 |
| Frank | Righeimer | 1978 |
| Maj. Gen. Thomas | Sands | 1978 |
| Joseph | Smith | 1978 |
| Harold | Van Buskirk | 1978 |
| Joseph | Byrnes | 1996 |
| Joseph | Pechinsky | 1996 |
| Peter | Westbrook | 1996 |
| Michael | Marx | 1997 |
| Paul | Pesthy | 1997 |
| Eleanor | Turney | 1997 |
| Irwin | Bernstein | 1998 |
| Nikki | Franke | 1998 |
| Albertson | Van Zo Post | 1998 |
| Vincent | Bradford | 1999 |
| Alex | Orban | 1999 |
| Uriah | Jones | 2000 |
| Jana | Angelakis | 2000 |
| Odon | Niederkirchner | 2000 |
| Jean-Jacques | Gillet | 2001 |
| Donna | Stone | 2001 |
| Ruth C. | White | 2001 |
| Charles George | Bothner | 2001 |
| Isabel Mildred | Fish | 2001 |
| Charles | Tatham | 2001 |
| Joanna | de Tuscan | 2001 |
| Allan S. | Kwartler | 2001 |
| Neil | Lazar | 2001 |
| Caitlin | Bilodeaux | 2002 |
| Michael | D'Asaro Sr. | 2002 |
| George | Masin | 2002 |
| Lee | Shelley | 2003 |
| Denise | O'Connor | 2003 |
| Eugene | Hamori | 2003 |
| Gay | (Jacobsen) MacLellan | 2004 |
| Heizaburo | Okawa | 2004 |
| Steve | Sobel | 2004 |
| Novera | Herbert Spector | 2004 |
| Nick | Bravin | 2005 |
| Ed | Richards | 2005 |
| Mika'il | Sankofa | 2005 |
| Abram "Abe" | Cohen | 2005 |
| Michel | Alaux | 2006 |
| Gustave | Heiss | 2006 |
| Mathilde | Jagemann | 2006 |
| Aladar | Kogler | 2006 |
| August | Anderson | 2007 |
| Yves | Auriol | 2007 |
| Dan | DeChaine | 2007 |
| Nat | Goodhartz | 2007 |
| Dorothy | Locke | 2007 |
| Alfred | Sauer | 2007 |
| Charles | DeKay | 2008 |
| Charles | Koch | 2008 |
| Ed | Korfanty | 2008 |
| Cathy | McClellan | 2008 |
| David | Micahnik | 2008 |
| Carla-Mae | Richards | 2008 |
| Regis | Senac | 2008 |
| Arkady | Burdan | 2009 |
| Henry | Harutunian | 2009 |
| Sherry | Posthumus | 2009 |
| Gilbert | Rosiere | 2009 |
| Jose | Velarde | 2009 |
| Hugh | Alessandroni | 2010 |
| Robert | Blum | 2010 |
| Fr Lawrence | Calhoun | 2010 |
| Joseph | Elliott | 2010 |
| Yuri | Gelman | 2010 |
| Ella | Hattan Jaguarine | 2010 |
| Aldo | Nadi | 2010 |
| Arthur | St Clair Lyon | 2011 |
| Tanya | Adamovich | 2011 |
| Delmar | Calvert | 2011 |
| Ann | Marsh | 2011 |
| Stacey | Johnson | 2011 |
| Henri | Uyttenhove | 2012 |
| Al | Morales | 2012 |
| Ed | Ballinger | 2012 |
| Sharon | Monplaisir | 2012 |
| Carl | Borack | 2012 |
| Felicia | Zimmermann | 2012 |
| Skip | Shurtz | 2012 |
| Larry | Anastasi | 2013 |
| Cliff | Bayer | 2013 |
| Hans | Halberstadt | 2013 |
| Buckie | Leach | 2013 |
| Jamie | Melcher | 2013 |
| Leonardo | Terrone | 2013 |
| Iris | Zimmermann | 2013 |
| Ivan | Lee | 2014 |
| Richard | Oles | 2014 |
| Erinn | Smart | 2014 |
| Keeth | Smart | 2014 |
| Edward | Vebell | 2014 |
| Vladimir | Nazlymov | 2014 |
| Becca | Ward | 2015 |
| Simon | Gershon | 2015 |
| Marty | Schneider | 2015 |
| Robert | Cottingham | 2015 |
| Michel | Sebastiani | 2015 |
| Emily | Cross | 2016 |
| Emily | Jacobson | 2016 |
| Sada | Jacobson | 2016 |
| Seth | Kelsey | 2016 |
| Ted | Li | 2016 |
| Les | Stawicki | 2016 |
| Molly | Sullivan-Sliney | 2017 |
| Greg | Massialas | 2017 |
| Cody | Mattern | 2017 |
| Emmanuil | Kaidanov | 2017 |
| Eric | Sollee | 2017 |
| George | Kolombatovich | 2017 |
| Ann | O’Donnell (Russell) | 2018 |
| Soren | Thompson | 2018 |
| Ro | Sobalvarro | 2018 |
| George | Breed | 2018 |
| Paul | Apostol | 2019 |
| Dan | Kellner | 2019 |
| Jon | Normile | 2019 |
| Rob | Stull | 2019 |
| Jerzy | Grzymski | 2019 |
| William | Reith | 2019 |
| Jeff | Wolfe | 2019 |
| Richard | Berry | 2020 |
| Steve | Mormando | 2020 |
| Akhnaten | Spencer-EL | 2020 |
| Dr. Justin D. | Tausig | 2020 |
| Dr. Gerald I. | Cetrulo | 2020 |
| Anthony | Orsi | 2020 |
| Jane | Eyre | 2021 |
| Maya | Lawrence | 2021 |
| Robert | Marx | 2021 |
| Mikhail | Petin | 2021 |
| Colleen | Marx Olney | 2021 |
| Sam | Cheris | 2023 |
| Ed | Donofrio | 2023 |
| Kamara | James | 2023 |
| Sean | McClain | 2023 |
| Ron | Miller | 2023 |
| John | Moreau | 2023 |
| Chris | O’Loughlin | 2023 |
| Charlotte | Remenyik | 2023 |
| Hanna | Thompson | 2023 |
| Branimir | Zivkovic | 2023 |
| Joey | Brinson | 2024 |
| Andrey | Geva | 2024 |
| Harold "Hal" | Goldsmith | 2024 |
| Marty | Lang | 2024 |
| Nathaniel "Nat" | Lubell | 2024 |
| Stephen | Netburn | 2024 |
| Nzingha | Prescod | 2024 |
Notes
- The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 1978. Individuals who are indicated as entered into the Hall of Fame before 1978 may have been entered in years other than those listed. The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was reinstated in 1996.
- There is no Class of 2022 because of the pandemic.
Class of 2023 Induction Ceremony
Our Class of 2023 induction ceremony was held July 5, 2023, in Phoenix.
Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 Induction Ceremony
Our Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held July 5, 2022, during Summer Nationals in Minneapolis, Minn.
Thanks to all who joined us for this special night.
Watch the replay of the full event.
Class of 2020
Meet the six inductees from the 2020 class.
Class of 2021
Meet the five inductees from the 2021 class.
Note: Rob Stull, a member of the Class of 2019, was unable to attend his induction ceremony and was honored alongside the 2020 and 2021 classes at the 2022 Summer Nationals.
There was no Class of 2022 because of the pandemic.
Class of 2023
During this night, we were also able to induct two members of the newly elected Class of 2023: Ron Miller and Branimir Zivkovic. Meet them here.
