Hall of Fame
Harris Shelton served as Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs from 1974-1992. At the time, his office directly oversaw the athletic department, and he took an active role in the everyday activities of the department.
Shelton defended the school’s athletic programs at a time of fiscal pressure. He took hockey off campus—first to the Big Dipper and later to the Carlson Center—at a time when its following was not near what it is today. Shelton also supported the hockey program’s move to the CCHA at a time when it was not guaranteed full membership in the name of expansion.
If not in the hockey team, Shelton’s impact can best be seen in the Student Recreation Center. He fully endorsed its construction to chancellor Patrick O’Rourke, and when the estimates came in millions of dollars over budget, Shelton lobbied in Juneau to raise the needed funds.
