| Title: | Class of 1992 |
Janet Demars, dedicated a major part of her life to the athletes
at Worcester State College. She started the field hockey and
women's lacrosse programs at the College.
She coached field hockey for more than 10 years and was the most
successful coach in the history of WSC. She was an associate
professor of physical education at Worcester State College from
1970 until the time of her death this
year. At WSC she was a member of the Curriculum and Academic
Affairs Committees. She was previously a teacher at Chandler Junior
High and Burncoat Senior High School.
For 20 years she was a member and former official of the United
States Women's Lacrosse Association. She played on the U.S. Women's
Lacrosse team that toured Britain and Ireland in 1964 and in
Australia and around the world in 1969. She was selected to
numerous Northeast Sectional Field Hockey teams. She was a member
of the Central Massachusetts Basketball Board of Officials. She
coached varsity lacrosse at Holy Cross College in 1977 and
1978.
She was inducted into the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame
in 1988 and was inducted into the Worcester State College Athletic
Hall of Fame earlier this year.
Tonight we formally honor Janet Demars extraordinary life with her
posthumous induction into the Worcester State College Athletic Hall
of Fame, and, in doing so, we are deeply honored.