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Thanks to generous donations from more than 100 households including K alumni, staff, faculty, family and friends, the new volleyball locker room at Anderson Athletic Center will be named the Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Kalamazoo College community has stepped up to honor retired volleyball<\/a> coach and professor Jeanne Hess, who influenced hundreds of lives over 35 years at K.<\/p>\n

Thanks to generous donations from more than 100 households including K alumni, staff, faculty, family and friends, the new volleyball locker room at Anderson Athletic Center will be named the Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made Friday, Oct. 18, when Hess and K\u2019s 1990 volleyball team were inducted into the College\u2019s Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming\u2019s annual Alumni Awards ceremony at Dalton Theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the course of 35 years at Kalamazoo College, Jeanne Hess served many roles within the K community: coach, mentor, colleague, friend, author and inspiration source, just to name a few,\u201d Athletic Director Becky Hall said. \u201cThe locker room will be a tribute to the many lives Jeanne positively impacted and will celebrate K volleyball\u2019s past, present and future. Every contributor to the project will be recognized on a donor wall, serving as a wonderful example to every Hornet volleyball player about the power of giving back, a concept central to Jeanne\u2019s life philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the 1990s, K\u2019s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament seven times under Hess. The coach also created volleyball summer camps and programs for children in the Kalamazoo area, taking her program into the community and bringing the community into the College.<\/p>\n

Hess took her K team\u00a0abroad\u00a0for cultural exchange and international competition every three years for about a decade. In 2009, the team took a trip to China. In 2012, the Hornets visited Costa Rica. In 2015, they traveled Trinidad and Tobago. Last December, the team returned from two weeks in South Africa. Yet Hess\u2019s day-to-day mentoring on campus and the spirit of her teams meant the most to her players, who hope her deeds will resound for years to come at K.<\/p>\n

“The new Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room is such a special place for our team,\u201d said Gayle Nugent \u201898. \u201cFor current players, it is a place to prepare and commune after games. For all of us\u2014past, present and future\u2014it holds the spirit of team.”<\/p>\n

An official dedication for the locker room will be scheduled during the 2019-20 academic year and gifts for the project are still being made. To make a gift in Jeanne\u2019s honor, please do so at our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was overwhelmed by the level of support for the Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room,\u201d Hess said. \u201cI have spent both playing and coaching careers working to advance the equality of women in sport, and this is yet another step by Kalamazoo College toward justice. The locker room, to me, is a sacred space of preparation for participation in this game; this game that means so much to those who love it and work so hard to participate in it. I feel so much gratitude for all who donated, planned and did the actual construction. My heart is full. Thank you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kalamazoo College community has stepped up to honor retired volleyball coach and professor Jeanne Hess, who influenced hundreds of lives over 35 years at K. 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generous donations from more than 100 households including K alumni, staff, faculty, family and friends, the new volleyball locker room at Anderson Athletic Center will be named the Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made Friday, Oct. 18, when Hess and K\u2019s 1990 volleyball team were inducted into the College\u2019s Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming\u2019s annual Alumni Awards ceremony at Dalton Theater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the course of 35 years at Kalamazoo College, Jeanne Hess served many roles within the K community: coach, mentor, colleague, friend, author and inspiration source, just to name a few,\u201d Athletic Director Becky Hall said. \u201cThe locker room will be a tribute to the many lives Jeanne positively impacted and will celebrate K volleyball\u2019s past, present and future. Every contributor to the project will be recognized on a donor wall, serving as a wonderful example to every Hornet volleyball player about the power of giving back, a concept central to Jeanne\u2019s life philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, K\u2019s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament seven times under Hess. The coach also created volleyball summer camps and programs for children in the Kalamazoo area, taking her program into the community and bringing the community into the College.<\/p>\n<p>Hess took her K team\u00a0abroad\u00a0for cultural exchange and international competition every three years for about a decade. In 2009, the team took a trip to China. In 2012, the Hornets visited Costa Rica. In 2015, they traveled Trinidad and Tobago. Last December, the team returned from two weeks in South Africa. Yet Hess\u2019s day-to-day mentoring on campus and the spirit of her teams meant the most to her players, who hope her deeds will resound for years to come at K.<\/p>\n<p>“The new Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room is such a special place for our team,\u201d said Gayle Nugent \u201898. \u201cFor current players, it is a place to prepare and commune after games. For all of us\u2014past, present and future\u2014it holds the spirit of team.”<\/p>\n<p>An official dedication for the locker room will be scheduled during the 2019-20 academic year and gifts for the project are still being made. To make a gift in Jeanne\u2019s honor, please do so <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ttW450wI0kF\">at our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was overwhelmed by the level of support for the Jeanne Hess Legacy Locker Room,\u201d Hess said. \u201cI have spent both playing and coaching careers working to advance the equality of women in sport, and this is yet another step by Kalamazoo College toward justice. The locker room, to me, is a sacred space of preparation for participation in this game; this game that means so much to those who love it and work so hard to participate in it. I feel so much gratitude for all who donated, planned and did the actual construction. My heart is full. 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