Hall of Fame
GASD Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees, ceremony Oct. 12
The Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday October 12, 2024, at the bridge walk on RT 30 North in Perth. There will be a reception at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the inductions at 6 p.m.
The cost for the event is $55 per person, and $50 for current Hall of Fame members and members of this year’s Legacy Teams. For more information email halloffame@gasd.org or call or text Rich Allen at (518) 878-6374.
Class of 2024 HOF Inductees
Nomination criteria
A nominee for either wing, academic or athletic, of the Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame must have been graduated from High School a minimum of five years prior to nomination.
Nomination forms for the academic and athletic wing are separate and may be obtained through the district website or the high school office
Nomination forms will be made available on or before February 1 of each year. Once a person is nominated they will remain in consideration for three years if not immediately selected. A person can be resubmitted for one additional three year term of eligibility. If after their second, three-year term they are not selected, they will no longer be eligible.
Committees
The Chairperson shall appoint individual committee members to the following committees
Nomination Committee
Awards Committee
Publicity Committee
Fundraising Committee
Ceremony Committee
No committee shall create any financial liability of the Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame unless authorized by the Chairperson of the committee. All of these committees shall report to the committee at-large at each regular meeting.
Induction procedures
On or about January 15 of each school year the Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame Committee will convene and make it known that they will be accepting nominations for a 45 day period commencing on February 1.
On or about 45 days after the call for nominations is made, the Hall of Fame Committee will meet to review and screen nominations. The committee can seek out additional information on applicants from a variety of sources.
Each proceeding year up to a maximum of 5 inductees will be considered per wing.
Voting procedure
The Hall of Fame Committee will use the Siena model to vote. The nominees will be ranked according to how many are eligible in the wing which they are seeking induction. A person’s top choice will be given the maximum points, their second choice will receive 1 less point and so on and the 5 highest point getters per wing will be the inductees for that year.
Notification to the Hall of Fame inductees, the public and media will be made within two weeks of the nomination vote.
Induction ceremony
Induction activities will begin on the Friday night of Homecoming Weekend with an induction dinner at a local restaurant decided upon by the Hall of Fame Committee. Inductees may have a nominator introduce them and each inductee will receive their Hall of Fame plaque at this time.
On Saturday the inductees will be invited as guests to ride in the Homecoming Parade before the football game.
At halftime of the Homecoming football game all inductees will be introduced individually to the public.
Amendment process
This document may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of committee members.
In extreme or extraordinary circumstances the Hall of Fame Committee reserves the right to waive the 5-year requirement.