NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Smith Athletics Hall of Fame Committee and Director of Athletics & Recreation Kristin Hughes are pleased to announce the 2022 Hall of Fame class. 

The eight new individuals and one team will be recognized September 23-25, with the official induction ceremony taking place Saturday, September 24 on the campus of Smith College. 

This is the fifth class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame which now boasts 36 individual members and four championship teams since it was established in 2012. 

2022 Hall of Fame Class

1982-83 Swimming & Diving Team

• Finished sixth at the NCAA Tournament and fifth at regionals
• Barbara King won the national championship on both the 1-meter and 3-meter, while Monique Fischer won the 200 back
• Concluded nationals with nine All-Americans 

Janice Lifson Berkley '39 - Swimming & Diving

• 3x Metropolitan AAU 10 foot Fancy Diving Champion
• Participated in the Maccabi Games in 1935 and the Olympic Trials in 1936
• Named the Outstanding Jewish Swimmer in America by Detroit Jewish News Article

• Associate Dean for Student Success, Inclusion and Diversity in the College of Science and Mathematics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Interim Chair of the Kinesiology Department and diversity and inclusivity faculty mentor for the Office for University Diversity and Inclusivity
• Elected to the Smith College Board of Trustees in 2015 and Alumnae Board of Trustees
• Member of the Crew team and assisted Kim Bierwert in coaching the swimming and diving team from 1984-1986

• First student-athlete in program history to score 1,000 career points
• All-New England Second Team in 1982-83
• Smith Basketball made its first appearance in the MAIAW State Tournament during the 1982-83 season

• NCSAA Division III All-American
• 2x NCSAA All-New England
• School record holder in career goals, career points, goals in a season and points in a season

• AVCA and NEWBA Honorable Mention All-American
• School record holder in career assists and single-season assists
• Member of the 2005 NEWMAC Championship team

Karen Klinger '87, MS '03 - Rowing

• Six NCAA appearances including National Runner-Up in 2004 and 2005
• Nine NEWMAC Championships
• Coached over 10 All-Americans and 30 NEWMAC All-Conference selections

• Established the Smith College intercollegiate track & field program in 1980
• Sent five runners to the EAIAW Division III Indoor Championships in its first season
• Sophia and ustin Smith Professor Emeritus of Psychology

 
Rita Benson - Administrator

• Served the Smith community as an associate professor, coach and instructor in the Athletics and ESS departments for 39 years
• First recipient of the Elizabeth Gavel Award for outstanding service to the college
• First coach of Crew Club in 1973 which later became a varsity sport in 1978

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