CoSIDA Hall of Famer Tam Flarup (2007) served as an at-large representative of the CoSIDA Board of Directors from 1998-99 through 2000-01. She received a CoSIDA 25-Year Award in 2001. She was the seventh woman to enter the CoSIDA Hall of Fame. Flarup was one of the founding members of WoSIDA — then called FAME (Female Athletic Media Relations Executive) — a subgroup of CoSIDA, and served admirably as a long-time chair of the Special Awards Committee.
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MADISON, Wis. – Twelve outstanding athletes, staff and supporters of the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department will be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame in 2021, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced on Tuesday.
"Every year it gets harder and harder to select our inductees into the UW Athletic Hall of Fame and this year was no different," Alvarez said. "This year, we will induct 10 individuals who had outstanding athletic careers as Badgers as well as two individuals who have served the Wisconsin Athletic Department with their time and dedication. I am very excited for all of these individuals and can't wait for them to join our prestigious Hall of Fame."
The 2021 UW Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its induction ceremony on Friday. Sept. 10. All inductees will also be recognized during the Eastern Michigan football game on Saturday, Sept. 11 in Camp Randall Stadium.
Contemporary-era athletes (after 1974) Gabe Carimi (Football, 2017-10); Meghan Duggan (Women's Hockey, 2006-11); Yasmin Farooq (Women's Rowing, 1984-88); Blake Geoffrion (Men's Hockey, 2006-10); Grant and Ross James (Men's Rowing, 2005-09); Ron Jeidy (Wrestling, 1974-78); Jon Leuer (Men's Basketball, 2007-11); and Maggie Meyer (Women's Swimming & Diving, 2008-11) as well as heritage-era athlete Lloyd Cooke (Men's Track & Field and Cross Country, 1934-37) will be inducted. They will be joined by longtime sports information director Tamara Flarup in the Coaches/Administration category and former football player and longtime supporter Ron Leafblad for Special Service.
Coach/Administration
- First women's sports information director at Wisconsin from 1977-2001
- Director of Website Services from 2001-16
- Recognized nationally for her innovative ideas, technological advances and promotion of women's intercollegiate athletics
- Served on the board of directors of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from 1998-2001; chaired numerous CoSIDA committees over her 40-year career
- Inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2007
- 2004 Mel Greenberg Award winner by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
- Served for 16 years on the NCAA Women's Final Four Communications Committee from 1995 - 2010
- Upon her retirement in 2016 was granted Emerita status following a record of distinguished service to the UW