Thomas J. Ford, Ed.D.
Former Immaculata University Vice President for Administration and Finance Thomas J. Ford approved and oversaw the construction of the Immaculata Baseball Stadium.  In addition, his dedication to Immaculata University’s athletics program provided an opportunity to grow all of the sports once Immaculata University’s College of Undergraduate Studies became coeducational. During his tenure, the Draper Walsh Stadium, the Mighty Macs Athletic Training Facility, and the Baseball Stadium were built.

Mel Greenberg
Mel Greenberg is a respected American sports journalist who has spent much of his career focused on women’s basketball.  He has helped pioneer national coverage of the sport, most notably as a leader in organizing the first Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll.  For this and other accomplishments, he has been called “The Guru” of women’s basketball. He has covered women’s basketball, including Immaculata’s Mighty Macs, for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 1970.  Greenberg continues to write about the championship Mighty Macs and the current women’s basketball teams at Immaculata.  His blog, womhoops.blogspot.com, covers former Mighty Mac players who have moved on to careers as coaches in college or professional basketball.  In 1991, Greenberg received the first media award from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, an award that has since been named after him.   In 2007, Greenberg was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sister Marian William Hoben, IHM, Ph.D.
Sister Marian William Hoben was president of Immaculata from 1982-1992.  Sister Marian attended many of the legendary Mighty Mac games, both on the road and at home, often traveling with the team.  During her presidency, Sister Marian approved and supported the well-deserved 20th anniversary celebration of the first championship team, holding the event on campus in 1992.  In addition, Sister Marian has served as a spokesperson for the Mighty Macs and has been interviewed for segments regarding the Mighty Macs for ESPN, CBS News, and countless newspaper articles.

Molly Lackman ’94

While a student at Immaculata, Lackman played field hockey, basketball, and softball, and she earned all-league status for all three sports. For field hockey, Lackman was honored by the Philadelphia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (PAIAW) as an All-Star in 1991 and 1992. In 1993 she was First-team All-Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.  While a member of the softball team, Lackman was First-team All-PAC in 1993 and 1994.  Her career batting average is .497 and .886 fielding.  She led the team in RBIs for three consecutive seasons. In her basketball career, she helped her team win PAC runner-up in 1993.  For four consecutive seasons, she was ranked in the NCAA Division III for scoring and rebounding and was named First-team All-PAC in 1993-1994.  During her first three seasons, she earned PAIAW Division II All-Star status.

Leticia Huntzman Santarelli ’86

During her four years as a member of the Mighty Macs women’s basketball team, Letty Huntzman Santarelli scored 1,128 career points and 955 rebounds, ranking her fourth all-time in rebounds.  She ranked fifth nationally for the NCAA Division II in rebounding in 1985; in 1986 she was ranked 13th in scoring and fourth in rebounding nationally. In 1986 Santarelli was named a Fast Break College Division II NCAA First Team All-American and also that year was named the Fast Break Northeast Region College Division All-Region.  She was also twice named a Philadelphia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (PAIAW) All-Star and was named to the Big Five All-Area College Team in 1985.  After her successful college career, Santarelli was drafted by the Texas Twisters of the National Women’s Basketball Association.  She has coached the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in the Philadelphia area and is an outreach director of Philly Girls Got Game, a non-profit organization.

For more information about the induction ceremony, please call 610-647-4400, ext. 3874. Tickets for the event are $50 per person and $500 for a table of ten.

Learn more about Immaculata’s Athletics Hall of Fame at www.immaculata.edu/halloffame.

Immaculata University is a Catholic, comprehensive, coeducational institution of higher education, located on the Main Line between Malvern and Exton, 20 miles west of Philadelphia.

“We are thrilled to have been able to recruit a coach of Mickey Hover’s caliber to Immaculata University,” said Canterino. “Mickey is very highly regarded within men’s lacrosse circles and has a demonstrated ability to recruit in and around Pennsylvania, develop talent and win.

“Mickey brings a demonstrated record of success on the field to his new position as coach of the Immaculata University men’s lacrosse team. We welcome him to the IU community, and I look forward to watching him build a winning tradition for our men’s lacrosse program.”

Hover has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach for the Griffins, helping the team to a 33-28 overall record during the first four seasons of the program, including reaching the Colonial States Athletic Conference playoffs in each season. Gwynedd-Mercy also advanced to the CSAC championship game in both 2010 and 2012, upsetting the second-seeded team in each of those years to advance to the final.

He served as Gwynedd-Mercy’s defensive coordinator and also assisted in coaching the goalkeepers and face-off specialists. The Griffins’ goalkeeper was selected All-CSAC Honorable Mention in 2010 and the face-off specialist was chosen to the second team all-conference in 2012.

Hover has also been the recruiting coordinator for Gwynedd-Mercy, and was involved in all aspects of the recruiting process from identifying prospective student-athletes to coordinating campus visits.

During the summer, Hover has worked numerous camps and clinics, including NXT Sports, Elite 100, Top 205 in Towson, Md., Bill Pilat’s Goalie School and MVP Lacrosse.

Hover was a highly regarded goalie upon graduation from college. He was selected to the 40-man roster for Team USA in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. He also spent two seasons as a goalie for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, and most recently was a goalie for the North American Lacrosse League’s Jersey Jesters.

Hover is a 2008 graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Penmen. Hover is currently finishing his master’s degree in Elementary Education from Gwynedd-Mercy.

“I am thrilled that Terrance Stewart will lead our basketball program,” Canterino said. “He is committed to academics, character development and winning.  I believe his leadership, confidence, dedication and vision will guide Immaculata men’s basketball into a terrific new era.”

Stewart arrives at Immaculata having spent the last two seasons with the LaSalle University men’s basketball program serving as the video coordinator and assistant director of operations. In his role with the Explorers, Stewart worked with the coaching staff to prepare scouting reports, coordinate film exchange and assist in coordinating recruiting visits.

Prior to joining the staff at LaSalle, Stewart was the head coach of the East Coast Elite 17U AAU team during 2009-10.

Stewart played professional basketball overseas at the highest levels of international competition for 10 seasons. He ended his professional playing career in Spain with CAI Zaragoza. He also played in France, Germany, Israel, Russia, Belgium, Portugal, Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela. During his professional career, he received first-team All-Import honors three times and was four times chosen as a second-team All-Import selection playing in various leagues.

Stewart played collegiately at Rowan University from 1992 to 1996. The Profs reached the NCAA Tournament during all four seasons he was on the team, including three appearances in the national semifinals. Rowan captured the national championship in 1996, and Stewart was named the most valuable player of the tournament.

Stewart earned All-NJAC honors on three occasions, including first team recognition in both 1995 and 1996. He was selected as the NJAC player of the year his junior campaign during 1994-95. Stewart finished his playing career at Rowan as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,628 points. That mark stood until 2008.

Stewart earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Thomas Edison College.