Henderson announces 2018 Hall of Honor Class

ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State announced its 2018 Hall of Honor class this week with 11 Reddie legends set to be inducted.

The induction ceremony for the 22nd class will be held on Oct. 5 in the Garrison Center Grand Ballroom. Tickets for the event are $25 and can be purchased through Angie Bradshaw by calling 870230-5161.

The 2018 class of inductees includes, from Category I for football and men’s basketball, former men’s basketball coach Rand Chappell and three-time Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference champion defensive back Dwayne Cornelius; from Category II for other men’s sports, baseball teammates Larry Gartman and Willie Armstrong; from Category III for women’s sports, point guard Julie Anderson-Wing and volleyball record-holder Edith Musebe; and from Category IV for the Heritage Era, former Reddie basketball player and Arkansas high school coaching legend, Jim Atwell.

Receiving special recognition as part of this year’s class are David Gardner, who is the recipient of the Willie Tate Meritorious Humanitarian Award; long-time supporters Charles and Anita Cabe, who will receive the Distinguished Service Award; and former sports information director Troy Mitchell, who will also be honored with the Distinguished Service Award.

Chappell was Henderson’s head men’s basketball coach from 1998-2003.The Reddies compiled an unprecedented record of 120-40 in five seasons during his tenure. Chappell guided Henderson to four Gulf South Conference Tournament titles, three Gulf South West Division Championships, five NCAA Regional appearances, and the 1999 and 2001 NCAA South Regional Finals. During his run with the Reddies, Chappell coached six All-Americans, nev-

er failed to win 20 or more games in a season and tied the school record with 30 victories in 2003.

Cornelius was a defensive back for Henderson State from 1972-75 under Sporty Carpenter. Cornelius was a First Team All-AIC selection in 1975, when he served as Henderson’s primary punt returner and led the AIC with 291 punt return yards and an average of nearly 14 yards per return.

An honorable mention All-AIC pick in 1973 and 1974, Cornelius was a cornerstone defensively for one of the greatest runs of success in Reddie football history. From 1973-75, Henderson went 31-4 in AIC games and won three-consecutive AIC titles.

Those defenses, which Cornelius helped spearhead, ranked first in the AIC in all three championship seasons. In Cornelius’ senior season in 1975, the Reddie defense held opponents to a mere 141.2 yards per game.

Gartman was a two-sport standout for the Reddies from 1975-78. He was a three-time honorable mention All-AIC in football, earning recognition in 1976-78, and was also a FirstTeam All-AIC honoree in 1977 and a Second-Team All-AIC pick in 1978, in baseball.

A catcher by trade, Gartman hit .414 at the plate for Henderson during his breakout junior year in 1977, which was the third-best batting average in the AIC that season. Gartman carried a .320 batting average for his career and was a part of two AIC football titles in 1975 and 1977.

Armstrong was a two-time First Team All-AIC and NAIA District 17 pitcher for the Reddies in 1977 -78. The native of Camden pitched 70 innings and recorded a 4-2 record with a 1.67 ERA as a sophomore in 1976.

The following year, Armstrong doubled his wins on the mound with a record of 8-4 after pitching 76.1 innings with a 1.77 ERA. As a senior in 1978, Armstrong went 5-2 in 11 appearances with a 2.00 ERA, and helped lead the Reddies to a 27-10 record and the AIC title.

Armstrong ranks seventh alltime at Henderson with 17 wins, second in career ERA with a mark of 1.81 and his 10 career shutouts also ranks second all-time among Reddie pitchers.

Anderson-Wing played point guard for the Reddies from 2001-05 and helped lead the greatest run in the history of the women’s basketball program at Henderson State. During her career, the Reddies won 81 games, appeared in three-straight NCAA Regionals, won the 2004 Gulf South Conference Tournament and NCAA South Regional title, and made the program’s first ever Final Four.

Anderson-Wing is the Reddies’ all-time leader in assists with 432, 3.4 per game, and steals with 294, 2.3 per game. She was a 2005 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District selection and was named to the Gulf South Conference All-Academic team three times. She finished her Henderson career with 451 points, 350 rebounds and a 41 percent shooting clip from beyond the arc.

Musebe was a standout for the Reddie volleyball team in 2006-07. During her two seasons at Henderson, Musebe became one of the most decorated volleyball players in program history.

As a senior in 2007, Musebe averaged 5.41 kills and 1.68 blocks per set and was named Daktronics National Co-Player of the Year. She garnered 2007 First Team All-American recognition from Daktronics and Honorable Mention All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, as well as First Team All-Region honors from both publications that same year.

Musebe was a two-time All-Gulf South selection in 2006-07, and was named the 2007 GSC West Division Player of the Year. She finished her career at Henderson ninth all-time in kills with 999, fifth in attack percentage at .297 and eighth in total blocks at 364. She holds the school records for points in a single match with 38.5, blocks in a match with 15 and kills in a three-set match at 33.

Atwell, a dual-sport athlete for the Reddies from 1956-58, was a three-time All-AIC selection in basketball and a two-time letterwinner on the Henderson baseball team under coach Duke Wells. A member of the Reddies’ 1958 AIC Championship basketball team, Atwell went into high school coaching after graduation for 21 years.

Atwell coached four seasons at Sparkman, where he won the 1962 Class B state title, before going to El Dorado, where he spent the next 17 years. In nearly two decades at El Dorado, Atwell won the 1976 4A state title, was named Arkansas Basketball High School Coach of the Year and coached two All-Americans. His teams compiled a record of 365-274.

Gardner served as Henderson’s faculty athletic representative from 1993-2011. Gardner taught mathematics at Henderson for 29 years and was instrumental in his role as the Reddies’ liaison in both Gulf South Conference and NCAA matters for 19 years.

After meeting at Henderson and marrying in 1967, have consistently worked to advance Reddie athletics and the university as a whole. Charles, from Gurdon, served as president of Cabe Land & Timber Company, president of the C. Louis and Mary Cabe Foundation, and board member of the Horace C. Cabe Foundation until his death in 2017. Anita, who was raised in Marianna, has worked as the secretary and treasurer for the C. Louis and Mary Cabe Foundation for 23 years, served on the Board of Trustees for 14 years and is currently on the Henderson Foundation Board, the Board of the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation and the Board of the Muses.

Mitchell served as Henderson’s sports information director from 2003-18. Mitchell, who is originally from Zanesville, Ohio, spent half of his 30-year career promoting Henderson’s athletics programs.

Mitchell assembled record books, handled statistics, conducted research on Reddie student-athletes and Reddie athletic teams past and present, provided the Henderson State Sports Network with both color commentary and play-by-play, organized fundraising golf events and assisted with the Reddie Hall of Honor. He was recognized in June with his 25th Year Award by CoSIDA for his years of service to the profession.