Mildred Barnes played attack on the United States national teams during the 1950s and early 60s, including the undefeated touring team to the British Isles in 1957. Barnes also played for the U.S. against Great Britain and Ireland in 1954 and 1960. From 1949 to 1961, she played for the competitive Boston Lacrosse Association and during the last 10 years of her competitive career, she also served as a nationally-rated umpire. She taught lacrosse at . . .

Jack Emmer recently retired from Army as the NCAA's all-time winningest coach with 326 career victories. He is one of only two coaches to have guided three teams (Cortland, Washington and Lee, Army) to the NCAA tournament, and he coached the 2002 U.S. Men's Team to the International Lacrosse Federation World Championship. Three times the USILA named him a divisional coach of the year and in 2003 that organization honored him with the Howdy Meyers . . .

Norm Engelke played midfield on International Lacrosse Federation World Champion U.S. teams in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Following a stellar career at Cornell, where he was a second-team All-American, a North-South All-Star, two-time All-Ivy League selection and Ivy League Player of the Year, Engelke played 13 years of post-collegiate club lacrosse. During that time he won four championships with the Long Island Lacrosse Club and was a four-time all-star in the United States Club Lacrosse . . .

One of the greatest lacrosse players ever, Gary Gait began his illustrious career by earning first-team All-America honors three times and USILA player of the year honors twice in leading Syracuse to national championships in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He holds numerous NCAA records, including goals scored in a tournament game, single tournament and career tournaments. Gait remains Syracuse's all-time leading goal scorer with 192 and he was named to the 1990 USILA North-South Game. . . .

Paul Gait earned first-team All-America honors from 1988 to 1990 and helped Syracuse win three straight national championships. He was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 1989 and was named to the USILA North-South All-Star Game in 1990. Gait played for the Canadian National Team in the ILF World Championships in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002, earning All-World recognition in 1994. He competed in the National Lacrosse League, and its predecessor indoor leagues . . .

Susie Ganzemuller has contributed decades of service to women's lacrosse, specifically, umpiring. A nationally-rated umpire since 1989 and internationally-rated since 1991, Ganzenmuller has umpired two International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations World Cups and 11 NCAA Division I championship weekends. She has conducted 10 years of international umpire training in places such as Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, England, Japan and Scotland, in addition to 15-plus years of stateside training at the local, district and . . .

Tom Haus was a three-time first-team All-American and the only three-time recipient of the USILA's Schmeisser Award as the nation?s outstanding defenseman. Haus was the USILA's Enners Award as the nation's outstanding player in 1986 when he helped North Carolina to the NCAA championship. He was a two-time team MVP for the Tar Heels and earned a place in the 1987 North-South Game. The NCAA named him to its 25th Anniversary Team and the Atlantic . . .

Dottie Hayden initiated the women's lacrosse program at Frostburg State University in Maryland. Her service to the game spans four decades, including committee work and elected offices. During her 24 years as a nationally-rated umpire, she chaired the National Umpiring Committee for six years, umpired National Tournaments and international matches and helped write the first umpiring manual. Hayden was a member of the undefeated 1975 United States Touring Team to Great Britain. She served as . . .

Mandee (Moore) O'Leary was a three-time first-team All-American and the NCAA's Midfielder of the Year in 1987 and '88. She helped Temple to the 1988 national championship and played in the North-South All-Star Game. O'Leary played on the IFWLA World Cup Champion 1989 and 1993 U.S. teams. She played nine years of post-collegiate club lacrosse. O'Leary has served as the head coach at Yale since 1993, winning the Coach of the Year award in '96. . . .

Gillian Rattray helped Penn State win three straight national championships and compiled a record of 134-19-3 over 11 seasons as head coach. Fifteen of her players were US Lacrosse All-Americans, 11 were named to Brine/IWLCA All-America teams and 12 were members of international touring teams. She chaired the committee that helped create a team tournament for college athletes under the auspices of the USWLA. She helped lift the national profile of women's college lacrosse by . . .