Courtesy of University of Vermont Athletic Media Relations

CALGARY ? Dr. Robert Corran, UVM's Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics, will be inducted into the University of Calgary's Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall. Calgary's Class of 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the most successful athletic season in the school's history.

The group will be formally inducted at the Dinos Hall of Fame Dinner on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Roundup Centre, Stampede Park. Ticket information will be available in the coming weeks, with the net proceeds from the event supporting the 400-plus varsity student-athletes that compete at the University of Calgary.

The Dinos won five national championships in 1988-89 ? football, women’s basketball, men’s swimming, men’s volleyball, and women’s volleyball. One player from each of those teams along with then-Athletic Director Dr. Robert Corran make up the Hall of Fame Class of 2009.

“The 1989 season was really something special, and we’re thrilled to be recognizing those athletes and teams in this way 20 years later,” said Calgary Athletic Director Kevin Boyles, who captained the men’s volleyball team to an undefeated season and the national title that year. “All five athletes are deserving of this recognition in their own right, while Dr. Corran was a true visionary in leading this Athletic Department to the pinnacle of university sport in Canada.”

Corran served as Director of Athletics from 1985-96, a period which saw the Dinos capture 19 CIS national championships. Born in Northern Ireland and raised in Hamilton, Ont., Corran has put together an impressive resume in North American collegiate sport, with success following him at every stage. He served as President of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (now Canadian Interuniversity Sport) from 1990-92 and was heavily involved on the international stage as Chef de Mission for Team Canada at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Sheffield, England. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Calgary Olympic Development Association during his time in Calgary.

Corran went on to become Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and joined the University of Vermont as Director of Athletics in 2003, adding the title of Associate Vice President in 2007.