Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame Board Nominating Chairman Bob Scamaredella has announced seven new members to nominating committee, the Advance/SILive.com has learned.
With the addition of its new members, including Robert Benedetto, Kara Buzga, Kathleen M. Dempsey, Jim Munson, Anthony Navarino, Ray Smith and Jay Zieris, the Hall’s Board Nominating Committee now has 24 members overall.
“In recent years, we have lost legends such as Dennis Barrett, Bert Levinson, Larry Ambrosino, John Woodman and Dan Ingellis while absorbing the retirement of mainstays such as Lou Bergonzi,’’ said Scamardella. ”Replacing these men was a tall task but we feel we have made the grade with the addition of some exemplary Staten Island sports figures.
“The Board is now at 24 strong and each Board member also sits on the Induction Selection Committee,’’ Scamaradella continued. ”We’ve retained the 80% vote requirement for induction, keeping the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame as one of the more difficult induction gauntlets to overcome.”
