Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced that six individuals have been selected for the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

The committee also announced its “team” inductee and this year’s service and philanthropic award recipients.

The new Hall of Fame members in the student-athlete category include track & field stand-out Gene Bygd (‘72), multi-sport star Pat Dunn (‘52), All-American football receiver Josh Nelsen (‘04) and volleyball setter Heidi (Schnagl) Ulwelling (‘95). 

Slated for induction in the builders category are former athletics administrator Jim Schaffer and former long-time swim coach Phil Rhoade.

Selected for induction in the “team” category is the MSU baseball teams from 1979 and 1980.

The Jim Schaffer Service Award will be presented to JoAnn Curtis and Laura Stevens and this year’s MSU Athletics Philanthropic Award recipients are Paul and Jennipher Mattson.

The date for this year’s induction is Friday, Oct. 8 with the formal induction ceremony taking place at the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner held in the CSU Ballroom. The MSU football team hosts St. Cloud State Saturday, Oct. 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the annual Homecoming Game and the inductees will be introduced at halftime.

Those interested in attending the Dinner can reserve tickets by calling the MSU Alumni Office at 507.3235 or 888.234.3796 or by registering online at http://alumni.mnsu.edu/hof

Note:  Biographies and photos of the inductees will be released Oct. 4.