Bill Text: IN SCR0046 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating Carol Tumey, an Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-28 - Returned to the Senate [SCR0046 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SCR0046-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Carol Tumey on
her induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Carol Tumey
on her induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Whereas, On April 30, 2011, in recognition of her
contributions to Indiana high school basketball, Carol
Tumey, a former Center Grove High School girls' basketball
coach, will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame and presented with the St. Vincent Health Silver Medal
Award;
Whereas, After graduating from Franklin College, 21-
year-old Carol Tumey began teaching at Center Grove High
School, eager to take the principles she learned in college
and apply them in the classroom;
Whereas, While teaching at Center Grove, Tumey had the
idea of starting a girls' basketball team at the school. The
team's first season was in 1963, when they played a 10-game
schedule;
Whereas, As it became clear that the Center Grove girls
were interested in playing competitively, other schools like
Greenwood, Franklin, Whiteland, Southport, and Beech
Grove joined with their own basketball teams;
Whereas, In Tumey's sixth season, the 1968-69 team finished the season undefeated, establishing themselves as
the first of many truly great Center Grove High School girls'
basketball team;
Whereas, Center Grove's girls' basketball teams in the
1960s were different than today, as the team played with six
players on the court at the same time, instead of the five
player system that is used in modern basketball;
Whereas, In the years following the girls' basketball
team, other girls' sports were added at Center Grove High
School. By 1972, the school boasted girls' teams in
volleyball, cross country, and track and field. At this point,
Tumey became the girls' sports director, in addition to her
duties leading the girls' basketball program;
Whereas, Around the same time, the Indiana High School
Athletic Association (IHSAA) announced that girls'
basketball would become a sanctioned sport starting with the
1975-76 school year;
Whereas, Through the course of her career at Center
Grove, Tumey coached basketball, volleyball, cross country,
and track and field. She also served as the school's
Intramural Director and Assistant Athletic Director;
Whereas, Tumey decided to retire from Center Grove in
2003, ending a career that spanned four decades. Tumey
says she is "so proud of what happened during those years
with both boys and girls sports";
Whereas, Tumey has been married to her husband Dale
for 47 years and is currently employed by her alma mater,
Franklin College, in the Education Department. She also
serves on the school board at Center Grove. She was
previously inducted into the Franklin College Hall of Fame;
and
Whereas, Carol Tumey will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame on April 30, 2011. Her career at
Center Grove High School and her induction into the Indiana
Basketball Hall of Fame is a fitting honor, given her
impressive contributions to the sport during her impressive
and productive tenure: Therefore,
SECTION 1. The Indiana General Assembly congratulates Carol
Tumey on her induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to
transmit a copy of this Resolution to Carol Tumey.
