World Wide Martial Arts Hall
of Fame 2001
2001 Hall of Fame Inductees
June 9, 2001
GrandMaster Pan Qing Fu, Don "The Dragon' Wilson, Master Lucy Hanson,
Cynthia Rothrock, David Carradine and Vincent Lyn accepting their awards from
Master Tom Merritt at the 2001 World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Syracuse,
New York. (June 9, 2001)
The following Martial Artists were inducted
into the 2001 WWMAHOF:
PIONEER LEGENDS: David Carradine, Don 'The Dragon'
Wilson, Pan Qing Fu
GOLDEN LIFETIME: Victor Mosquera, Abdul Bilal
SILVER LIFE; Frank Kushner, E.R. Spruiell, David
Grosscup, Etta Grosscup, Thomas Schmidt, Rocky Farley
GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR: Felix Revette, Donnie Meyer,
Serge Baubil, Carlos Diaz, Bill Solano, Allah Freedom, Edward Badiang, Alan
Goldberg, James Papatonious, Julio Zarate, Bahiy Muhammad
MASTER INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR: Vincent Lyn, Bob Light,
Nicasio Acevedo, Erhard Kellner, Jeffrey Helaney, Lucy Hanson, Nicole Cardiello,
Angel Muniz, Gordon Dixon, Carlos Ampudia Sr, Linda Ramzy Ranson
MASTER OF THE YEAR: Paul Hickey, George Bierman, Jeremy
Hughes, Frederick Glenn, Jeff Bateman, Miguel Lopez Sr, Rafael Pabon, Michael
Goetz, John Burns Sr, Charles Sturgill, Katan Jones, Earl Woodbury, John
Wheaton, Alan Kreitzberg, Jimmy Steger, Mitchell Caster
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR: Elliott Durham, Jayson Cancel,
Edward Kuhlmann, Henry Campbell, Richard Finch, Mark Kegley, Laura Kamienski,
Dennis Campo, Richard Sauer, Elizabeth Roshdy, Tracey Fann, Peter Gismondi,
Vincent Polito, Justin Smith, Michael Gambill, Bernard Galka, Tiffany
Papatonious, Dawn Bilal, Terryl Elder, Rachel Rivera, William Lawton
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR: Margo Eisenberg
BLACK BELT OF THE YEAR: Martha Pilotti-Gerty, Domenic
Petraccione, Frederick Blain, Richard Hoyer, Jose Alvarado, Frank Corso, Brian
Munk, Leigh Bergman, Rick Rogers, Hernan Rodriguez, Maria Delgado, Carol Torres,
Carlos Ampudia Jr, Jessica Ampudia, Hector Camacho, John Mack
STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Kyle Jones, Miguel Lopez Jr, James
Bassett, Elissa Mills, Francis Britton, Daniel Bennett, Danielle Stanton, John
Betancourt, Ty-Sean Bruce, Nick Moore, Isaiah Bilal
MASTER COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR: Marianne Kellner
MALE COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR: Thomas Ingargiola, Michael
Walter
FEMALE COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR: Petra Hollaus, Khadijah
Bracey
SCHOOL OF THE YEAR: St.Clair's TaeKwonDo
MARTIAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: John Burns Jr
JR MARTIAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Ryan Bergman
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MARTIAL ARTS: John
Smith, Michael Petrie, Deborah Petrie, Carol Hart, Ric Meyers
MAN OF THE YEAR: Michael Kushner, Edward Hanson, Chief
Red Deer
WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Cynthia Rothrock, Doris Gwinner, Judy
Merritt, Evelyn Terramiggi, Carlene Hanson, Tina Turner, Shamecca Hightower,
Ivonne O'Conner, Jeanette Kushner
MOST SUPPORTIVE PARENT(S): Grisel Lopez, Catherine &
David Forsythe, Lloyd Bennett
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE: Joseph Marotta
IN MEMORY OF: Great Grandmaster George Cofield
