Utah Sports Hall of Fame to honor 5

The Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation will honor contributors to athletics in the state with its annual Distinguished Service Awards.

Bill Bean, Jimmy Brown, Stella Welsh, David Wilkey and Rich Wilson will be honored Feb. 13, along with seven students, during the Paul Ream Scholarship/Distinguished Service Awards banquet at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy.

Tickets are $30. For reservations, send checks to USHFF secretary Scott Mayne, 10182 S. Cornerstone, South Jordan, UT 84095.

Bean is the University of Utah's longtime athletic trainer and was named the 2004 collegiate athletic trainer of the year.

Brown has spent most of his career in the sporting goods business, while also being involved in the ski industry and junior golf programs.

Welsh was Orem's mayor from 1992-98 and is credited with community activities that have enhanced the city's sports facilities.

Wilkey has worked as the Utah High School Activities Association's assistant executive director since 1978 and has been involved with the National Federation of High School Sports.

Wilson volunteered for the inaugural Utah Summer Games in 1986 and later became the USG's executive director, overseeing its growth from fewer than 800 participants to more than 8,000.

The $2,000 scholarship recipients, currently enrolled in college, include Angela Calicchio, Chad Goodman, Brooke Herrick, Megan Richardson, Javier Sanchez, Jay Van Tassell and Nash Lockie.