NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED
The proposed nominated Class of 2021/2022 for the USA Karate Hall of Fame. This list in not 100% complete and names can be added up to four (4) weeks before the 2021/2022 Induction Ceremony. We are honoring past national athletes, USA Team members, national and international coaches, officials and administrators from the AAU Karate Program, USA Karate Federation (USAKF) and the USA National Karate-do Federation (USA-NKF).
A new category was added to the USA Karate Hall of Fame in 2019, the Olympic Karate Pioneer Award. This is presented to those individuals who over the decades help karate attain Olympic recognition and status.
Nominees must be in attendance at the 2021/2022 Hall of Fame ceremony to be inducted.
We are proud to announce the USA Karate Hall of Fame Class for 2021/2022
George E. Anderson Award
Bill Marcum
Olympic Karate Pioneer
Dustin Baldis
Cleveland Baxter
Billy Blanks
Jimmy Bland
Vicki Bland
Frank Bouchonville
Patty Booth-O'Neill
Pat Byrnes (posthumously)
Jim Del Garbino
John DiPasquale
John Fonseca
Gina (Halteman) Formica
Tokey Hill
Tommy Hood
Jeff Kohn
J.H. Kim
Roxanne Marcum
Chimene Montivero-Cole
Elodie Montivero-Santucci
Vinny James Napoletano
Dr. George Scordilis
James Smith
Alex Sternberg
Koji Sugimoto
Jules Thiry
Robert Utsey
Kyoshi Yamazaki
Member Team USA
Brittaney Barry
Donna Smack-Bower
Adam Brozer
Charles Burroughs
Michael Buttermark
Pat Ciser
PJ Cole
Nicole Ferreira
Christina Muccini-Finegan
Billy Finegan
Jared Franklin
Dr. Matthew Geltzeiler
Brendan Wu-Gittell
Hanna Greenwood-Goodell
Carlos Hernandez
Ashley Hill
Gwen Hoffmann
Dean Johnson
Jana Kamel
Shrief Kamel
Michael Lisanti
Mike Luce (posthumously)
Allegra Mango
Carly Roncaglio-Marotta
Jonathan William Mayhew
Clay Morton
Cheryl Murphy
Robert Oliveri
Shay O’Neill
Dr. Corinne Perkins
Mike Pomeroy
Matthew Ralph
Robert Roncaglio
Kevin Schaubert
Mark Skawinski
Steven Slezak
Adam Steinhauser
Dov Sternberg
Illyse Sternberg
Lea Sukenik-Matz
Doug Yates
National/International Administrators
Phil Hampel
Tokey Hill
Howard S. High
Doug Jepperson
Edward Kalouids (posthumously)
Rufino Menendez (posthumously)
Art Sabatino
Bernard Scarda
Carmel Sorrento
National/International Coaches
Dayn DeRose
Jerry Caldarise
Christina Muccini-Finegan
Bob Harb
Tokey Hill
Kai Leung
John Limcaco
Alex Miladi
Miguel Ochoa
Bernard Scarda
Keith St. John
Carmel Sorrento
Ramon Veras
Karen Walzer
Robert Young
National/International Official
Jim De Garbino
Bob Harb
Howard S. High
Doug Jepperson
Kai Leung
Alex Miladi
Kimo Nelson
David Rosenberg
Ramon Veras
Karen Walzer
Robert Young
National/International Athlete
Bill Abajian
Raymond Barrera Jr
Derek Cooper
Robert Copper
Raymond DeRobbio
Jenna Falcone (posthumously)
Glenn Finke
Stefanie Chee-Haiser
Dean Johnson
Ghandhi Kadkoy
Billy Kennedy
Johni Kimberlin
Jessica Kwong
John Gaddy
Gwen Gorecke-Magdosko
Andre Mason
Luis Martinez
Joseph Martinez
Dawn Menendez
Rufino Menendez (posthumously)
Jack Molesko
Sam Morales
Kimo Nelson
Robert Oliveri
Leon Pate
JT Puterbaugh
Kristen Puterbaugh
David Rosenberg
Eric Rossini
Afonso Santos
Adam Steinhauser
Ariel Torres, Jr
Daniel Tureaud
Robert Utsey
Ramon Veras
Glen West
Herb Wiles
Susan Woods
DJ Yates
State Administrator
Stefanie Chee-Haiser
Bob Harb
Lynn Snyder
USA Team Doctor
Dr. Demetri Meimaris
Dr. George Scordilis
USA Karate Lifetime Achievement Award
Becky Schalow