George Washington University

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 5, 2000) -- Membership in the George Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame will expand from 87 to 94 on Friday, Feb. 4, when seven newly-elected members are inducted in ceremonies at the Washington Marriott Hotel. A reception at 6:15 p.m. will be followed by induction ceremonies at 7:15 p.m.

The seven--representing seven different sports--are Anna (McWhirter) Bush, Class of '87, volleyball; Dr. Patrick O. Fasusi '78, soccer; Callie L. Flipse '88, women's swimming and men's water polo; George E. (Roy) McNeil '42, basketball and baseball; Frederick C. Samuelson '53, football; Bob L. Sturm '56, football, and Jodie E. Wampler '73, baseball. This year's Athletic Hall of Fame "Class of 2000" is the 41st elected since the University's Hall was founded in 1959 and seven inaugural members were inducted.

Anna (McWhirter) Bush was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball ('83-86) and co-captain of her squad in 1986. A talented hitter for the Colonials, she was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team in '86 after gaining second team all-conference honors in '85.

Though she played more than a decade ago, she still is listed in 10 Colonials' career and single season records. Among career marks, she is second in attack percentage (.332), third in service aces (187), fourth in digs (1,188), sixth in kills (1,060) and eighth in total attempts (2,418).

A native of Atlanta, Ga., where she starred in volleyball at Chamblee High School, Bush brought a very strong playing background to GW from Georgia. In addition to her individual skills and accomplishments, she was an excellent "team" player at GW, helping her teammates achieve a four-year record of 107-46 (.700). Following graduation, she continued to play volleyball and coach in the USVBA with great success.

Bush, 34, who earned a bachelor's degree in marketing at GW in 1987, started her own business, Volleywear South, in 1988 and maintained it for more than four years. She also held several sales positions, the most recent as a customer service account representative at Colgate Palmolive prior to the birth of her daughter and focusing on her family. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Phil Bush, and their daughter, Cory (3).

Dr. Patrick O. Fasusi was an outstanding soccer player at GW for four seasons ('74-77). A center forward and sweeper for the Colonials, he earned four letters and four times was an All-South selection by members of the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America. Twice (1974 and '77) during his career GW qualified for NCAA Regional tournaments. Fasusi was the team's MVP both as a junior and senior, and he was named the University's Outstanding Men's Senior Athlete at the school's athletic awards banquet in the spring of 1978. This was the first time the award was received by a soccer player.

Dr. Patrick Fasusi '78

A defensive stalwart during his first three seasons on teams that won 22 of 33 games, the 6-foot-4, 170-pound native of Lagos, Nigeria, was named team captain in 1977 and moved to the front line for his senior year by coach Georges Edeline. Fasusi responded with a team-leading eight goals and five assists. That season the Colonials rolled up a school-record 10-3 campaign. After losing its first two games, GW won 10 straight contests before losing to Clemson, the nation's No.1 ranked team, in the NCAA Tournament. A pre-med major who earned a bachelor's degree in '78, Fasusi entered medical school at American University of the Carribean where he earned his M.D. in 1982. He obtained his anesthesiology and pain management training at Howard University Hospital. He currently is President and CEO of a free standing surgery center in Washington, the Premiere Surgery Center of D.C. The 49-year-old Fasusi and his wife, Patricia, reside in Silver Spring, Md., with their three children: Sola (17), Tonya (15) and Temi (11).

Callie L. Flipse, a water polo and swimming standout at GW for four years ('85-88), had a historic career becoming the first woman in Colonials athletic history to compete on a men's varsity team in a NCAA-recognized sport. Flipse not only competed on the men's team, she excelled! As a four-year water polo starter, she scored 50 goals and was named co-captain and most valuable player (MVP) of the squad in her senior season.

As an international water polo competitor, she competed on three U.S. national women's water polo teams, traveling to France, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Also a veteran of six U.S. Olympic Festivals, she collected gold medals in 1987 and '89, and silver medals in '85 and '91 while playing for U.S. East teams.

Callie Flipsie '88

After graduating from GW with her bachelor's degree in personnel management in 1988, Flipse then coached the men's water polo team for four seasons ('88-91) and in three of the four years ('88, '90 and '91) was named Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Coach of the Year. She is one of very few women to coach a men's team, particularly one at the NCAA Division I level.

The 33-year-old native of Coral Gables, Fla., who earned her MBA at GW in 1991, has been boys and girls water polo coach at her high school alma mater, Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, Fla., since 1992 as well as serving as the school's Director of Athletics since 1996. Her boys team has won the Florida state championship twice ('95 and '97) and her girls team took third in state in 1995. Her athletic program is consistently at the top in the state for a school its size. George E. (Roy) McNeil won six varsity letters in basketball and baseball between 1939 and 1942. The District native enrolled at GW in 1938 after graduating from Roosevelt High School. In basketball, the 6-foot-1, 170-pounder played forward for coach Bill Reinhart, teaming with GW greats Red Auerbach, Joe Gallagher and Matt Zunic. In baseball, he played shortstop for coach Vinnie DeAngelis. He provided both teams with solid leadership, co-captaining the basketball team and captaining the baseball squad in 1942.

Earning a bachelor's degree in political science in '42, McNeil entered the U.S. Navy following a year at GW Law School. He served in the Navy for three years and was honorably discharged as a Navy Lt. in 1946. He then embarked on a lengthy and successful business management career with Federal Storage Co. ('46-63), Phillips Real Estate ('63-69) and Macke Building Services ('69-84) before retiring 16 years ago.

McNeil, 79, resides in North Bethesda, Md., with his wife of 51 years, Ruth. The McNeils have three grown daughters, Helen Whisman, Ann Fox and Mary Woscoboinic, and six grandchildren.

Frederick C. Samuelson was a four-year football letterman at GW following 18 months of military service in the U.S. Army. A tough customer coming out of the service (where he was the 2nd Army heavyweight boxing champion in 1948), Samuelson was a 6-foot-1, 207-pounder who saw action at offensive and defensive tackle, and linebacker during his career ('48-51).

A native of Moline, Ill., where he was a football and basketball star at Moline Senior High School, Samuelson earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from GW in 1953. Following graduation, he was employed by several Washington area auto dealerships for 15 years before purchasing his own dealership, Champion Ford in Baltimore, which he owned for 14 years before selling it in 1985. For the past 15 years, Samuelson has served as a financial consultant to the automotive industry through his firm, MRI Associates. He also has volunteered his time as a ombudsman for the U.S. Department of Defense, handling more than 350 cases.

For the past several years, he has spearheaded efforts to hold an annual reunion luncheon for former GW football players, coaches and their wives, primarily from the late '40s and early '50s at a restaurant near Annapolis, Md. Though primarily from the Washington-Baltimore area, past Colonials gridders have traveled from states such as Florida, New York, Arkansas and Alabama to renew friendships with one another.

Samuelson, 71, lives in Silver Spring, Md., with his wife of 48 years, Lynn. The couple has one son, Eric.

Bob L. Sturm, the pride of Muskogee (Okla.) Central High School, earned four varsity letters in football and three in track at GW between 1952-56. His primary athletic prowess was on the gridiron where he started 36 consecutive football games in four seasons at defensive safety ('52-55) and three seasons at quarterback ('53-55). He also co-captained the Colonials squad in 1955. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1956, he served as defensive backfield coach the following fall when GW had its finest football season ever (8-1-1) and won the Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas, on January 1, 1957. Earning his master's degree in sociology from GW in 1958, Sturm spent the next six years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force--followed by 14 more years in the Wyoming Air National Guard (ANG). He retired from the ANG as a Lieutenant Colonel and command pilot with more than 20 years of military service and more than 8,000 flying hours.

After completing his active duty commitment in the Air Force, Sturm began a highly successful career in the Denver (Colo.) business community. An investment counselor for some 35 years and a partner of Boettcher and Co., he is now senior vice president of First Union Securities in Denver. In addition to his professional career, Sturm initiated a newsletter several years ago sharing the whereabouts and happenings of '50s GW football teammates and classmates. Nearly 100 GW athletes, wives and widows, coaches, staff members and friends are on the list and routinely contribute information on happenings in their lives. All have genuinely appreciated this initiative. . Sturm, 65, resides in Kittredge, Colo., with his wife, Sharon. The couple has one son, Bob Jr. Jodie E. Wampler, who lettered four times as a pitcher for the GW baseball team in the early 1970s, was an outstanding student-athlete during his Colonials career ('69-73). While he graduated more than 25 years ago, his name continues to appear amongst the school's baseball records. His career record was 23-8 on teams which won a total of 62 games during those years. Therefore, he earned nearly one-third of the Colonials winning decisions from '70-73.

A 1969 graduate of Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Va., Wampler is second in GW baseball history in three categories: victories (23), complete games (17) and shutouts (5). He also is third in highest winning percentage (.742). In 1971, he notched 18 strikeouts in one game (vs. George Mason) and the following year he continued to turn strikes into outs as he recorded a 1.20 earned run average (ERA). Both are still GW pitching bests.

His excellence on the mound and in the classroom earned him several special awards in both '72 and '73: NCAA District 2 All-America honors as a junior and senior as chosen by coaches in the district, as well as CoSIDA Academic All-America second team honors during those same years, as voted by the nation's college sports information directors. He was named the team's MVP in 1973 and also won the Athletic Department's Sportsmanship Award in 1972.

Wampler, 48, who earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education at GW, later gained a master's degree in secondary education at James Madison University in 1975. He has been partner/owner of Dove Farms, Inc., a large farming corporation in Broadway, Va., since 1977. He and his wife, Phyllis, have two children, a son, Chris (21), and a daughter, Denise (17). Reservations for the reception and induction ceremonies are being accepted through Tuesday, February 1, by Ed McKee of the University's Department of Athletics at 202/994-5778 (or email at edmckee@gwu.edu). Cost of the affair is $40 per person. Checks or money orders made out to "George Washington University" may be mailed to GW Athletic Hall of Fame Induction, George Washington University, 600 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052. In addition, credit card payment on VISA or MasterCard is acceptable by mail, telephone or fax (202/994-2713).