Franklin & Marshall College

LANCASTER, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall College will induct Patricia S.W. Epps and Glenn Robinson into its Athletics Hall of Fame on TRUEBLUE Weekend. The pair will be honored at an induction ceremony scheduled for Friday, October 30th.
The class is the 39th to be included since the F&M Athletic Hall of Fame was formed in 1969 and raises the total number of members to 259 individuals and 17 teams.
Patrica S.W. Epps - Athletic Director, Women's Tennis Coach, Women's Squash Coach
Epps, who is in her 41st year at F&M, has served as a tireless and committed athletic director for the previous 12 years, following a distinguished career as the Diplomats' tennis and squash coach.
After serving as the department's Senior Woman Administrator and Senior Associate Director of Athletics for three years, Epps was appointed as the College's Director of Athletics and Recreation on August 10, 2007. She became the first woman in the College's history to hold the position.
Epps has led F&M to become one of the top intercollegiate programs in the country. Under her leadership, 138 student-athletes were named All-Americans, 37 teams won conference championships, with 51 NCAA Tournament Berths and eight teams advancing to the Final Four. The women's lacrosse program won both the 2007 and 2009 National Championship.
The Diplomats have steadily risen in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings since her appointment as Director of Athletics and Recreation, finishing in the top-65 out of 450 Division III institutions in eight out of her 12 years at the helm and reaching as high as 47th in 2008-09.
As a coach, Epps led the tennis team to 11 conference championships in 30 years. The Diplomats also had 15 individual and seven teams selected to compete in the NCAA Division III championships. Two of Epps' tennis teams made Final Four appearances. Her 389 career victories are both a school record and Centennial Conference record.
She has been an active member of the U.S. Professional Tennis Association and has served as chair of NCAA Division III Tennis. She was on the ITA Board of Directors, and she has also served as chair of the ITA Ranking Committee. Epps was honored three times as USPTA Middle States Coach of the Year and won the ITA East Region Coach of the Year twice.
In 2006, Epps was honored by the Lancaster Tennis Patrons Association with the Dick Green Award for her community service work with the Lancaster Tennis ACES program.
Epps also served as the College's women's squash coach for 22 years. Her 1989 team was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation. She was the president of the Intercollegiate Women's Squash Association for six years and was the first recipient of the College Squash Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. Women squash teams ranked 25th through 32nd compete for the Epps Cup every year in the CSA Team Championships.
Glenn Robinson - Men's Basketball Coach
Robinson retired as the most victorious coach in NCAA Division III history with 967 victories, which ranks third all-time among all NCAA divisions of college basketball. He led the Diplomats to the NCAA's Division III Tournament 25 times, with 44 Tournament victories, most recently leading his squad to the 2017-18 Tournament. F&M advanced to the Sweet 16 on 17 occasions and the Elite Eight in 10 postseasons.
He guided the Diplomats to the Final Four in 1979, 1991, 1996, 2000, and 2009 and was named Basketball Times Division III "Coach of the Year" in 1991 and D3hoops.com Coach of the Year in 2009. He has earned NABC and conference Coach of the Year honors 12 times.
Players flourished under Robinson's guidance during his half-century at F&M. Diplomat student-athletes earned 26 All-America honors, 93 All-Conference selections, 17 Conference Player of the Year Awards, and five Academic All-America certificates; 35 players reached the 1,000-point milestone. During his tenure, all but three players to earn a varsity letter have earned a degree, a statistic which few other colleges in the nation can boast.
The 1995-96 season was the best on record with 29 wins and capped the most successful decade in men's basketball history. During those 10 years, the Diplomats won 22 or more games every season and averaged just 3.7 losses a year. Robinson led the team to eight conference crowns with nine NCAA appearances, two Final Fours, and the national runner-up in 1990-91. 
Robinson became the all-time wins leader in Division III history by recording his 667th victory on Feb. 14, 2004, with a Mayser Center win over Muhlenberg. He is one of only four coaches in NCAA history to amass 900 wins. In 2008-09, he became only the second Division III coach to reach 1,000 games coached.
He ended his career strong with some of his most successful seasons occurring in the final decade of his career. The Diplomats finished eight of the last 11 seasons with 20 or wins, advanced to the conference tournament in all 11 seasons, the conference finals six times and won four conference titles. The Diplomats also advanced to the NCAA Tournament on five occasions with a Final Four run, three Elite Eight showings and four Sweet 16 appearances.