Findlay, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2000 – Five individuals were inducted into The University of Findlay’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Jan. 29.

Those honored were: Kenneth Agee of Shaker Heights; Ben Finch of New Jersey; Philip Meyer of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Aaron Roth of McComb; and Susan Wilkinson of Gilroy, Calif.

After spending a brief time at Ohio University, Kenneth Agee found himself wanting to attend a smaller college, so he transferred to then Findlay College in 1977.

Once at Findlay, Agee was a member of the Findlay football team. In 1981, he was named to the NAIA All-America Team. A fullback, Agee scored 102 points in the 1981 season, which puts him at number four on the top season scorers, number three in season touchdowns (17) and number two in rushing yards (1,353). In 1979, Agee played noseguard for the NAIA National Championship team and was named to the All-District 22 Team. He still holds the Hoosier Buckeye Conference and UF record for the longest run from the line of scrimmage (96 yards). His football successes with Findlay landed him a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks.

In addition to his football accomplishments, one of Agee’s most satisfying moments while at Findlay was being appointed a tutor for Professor Joseph’s anatomy class. While at Findlay, Agee was also a member of the Black Student Union.

A Cleveland native, Agee met his wife, Brinda James ’85, at Findlay. The two have three children, Kendra Tiara, Kenneth Cameren and Kendall Benjamin.

Agee, who earned his bachelor’s degree physical education, health and recreation in 1981, is a juvenile correctional officer for the Ohio Department of Youth Services, working for the Shaker Heights Board of Education.

He and his family live in Shaker Heights.

Calling Ben Finch “the consummate defensive end” is a conservative assessment of his awesome skills as a player.

Having played on the only undefeated Findlay football team up to that time, Finch recalls his team losing the NAIA National Championship to Texas in 1978, which was his senior year, and then watching as many of his teammates went on to win the 1979 NAIA National Championship the following year.

However, Finch’s accomplishments overshadow whatever disappointment he might feel over the timing of Findlay’s national championship. In 1978, Finch was named NAIA National Player of the Week as well as an NAIA All-American at defensive end in 1977 and 1978. A three-year letterman in football, Finch also earned three letters in track. He still holds the Findlay record for the javelin throw (195 feet).

Finch now serves as a corrections officer for the State of New Jersey.

Philip Meyer graduated from then Findlay College in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He earned summa cum laude honors for his 3.86 grade point average and the President’s Scholar-Athlete Award. He accomplished all of this in a span of just three years.

A pitcher for Findlay baseball, Meyer still holds the single season record for wins (8). His career pitching record (13-3), career winning percentage (.8125), games (23), complete games (10), innings pitched (137), strikeouts (109) and hits (124) are all impressive. In 1974, Meyer won the pitching award and his team won the Hoosier Buckeye Conference. On May 16, 1975, during the District 22 playoffs, Meyer recorded two victories to help send his team and Coach Homer Shadle to the Area VI playoffs. The Oilers won three games that day.

In 1975, Meyer was the Oilers most valuable player and named to the Hoosier Buckeye Conference first team, NAIA All-District 22 team, NAIA All-Area VI team and the prestigious AACBC Collegiate All-America team.

Meyer earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Toledo in 1983. Currently, he is the director of finance at Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind. He is also a Christian Youth Organization baseball coach, chairman of the United Fund (United Way), a Little League baseball coach and serves on the finance committee of his church.

Meyer and his wife, Sheila, have two children, Eric and Eileen. They live in Lawrenceburg, Ind.

“Spectacular” has been one of the words used to describe the basketball skills of Aaron Roth. During his time at The University of Findlay, Roth started in 114 of 115 basketball games. When he graduated, his team record was 88-27.

Roth received All-District 22 honors three straight years and, in 1988-89, was named District 22 Player of the Year and was given an honorable mention to the NAIA All-American Team.

The Oilers fifth all-time scorer with 1,823 points, Roth continues to hold the record for most assists in a game (15) and stands in 15th place on the all-time points in a season with 511.

Roth’s fondest memory of playing at Findlay was winning the District 22 championship during his freshman year and traveling to the Kemper Arena in Kansas City to compete in the NAIA National Tournament.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1989, Roth coached at several locations before landing his current position as varsity boys basketball coach and athletic director for McComb High School. He also teaches business classes.

Roth and his wife, Beverly Chamberlain ’91, are the parents of two children, Mason and Madison. They live in McComb.

Susan Wilkinson started her years at Findlay when varsity athletics for women were just emerging. She played softball, volleyball and field hockey when uniforms, travel, equipment and coaching for women’s athletics were not funded. She worked diligently to ensure that her sports would one day be recognized as varsity sports.

While a student, Wilkinson was president of Delta Zeta Sorority and was involved with the Panhellenic Council and the Women’s Recreation Association.

After earning her bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation from Findlay College in 1973, Wilkinson went on to earn her master’s degree in education from Miami University in 1977 and her doctorate degree from The Ohio State University in 1983.

Wilkinson has been a teacher at McComb, Miami University, Ohio State University and University of Illinois at Chicago. She was also a department chair and head tennis and volleyball coach at Muskingham College, leaving in 1983 with a 126-54 volleyball record. She is now an associate professor in the Department of Human Performance at San Jose State University.

In the field of exercise and sport, Wilkinson has gained the respect of her peers due to being widely published in national journals and magazines for athletes, most notably the “Journal of Teaching Physical Education” and “Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.”

She resides in Gilroy, Calif.