Oberlin, Ohio - Oberlin College Associate Vice President for Athletics Advancement and Delta Lodge Director of Athletics & Physical Education Natalie Winkelfoos announced the addition of four new members into the Heisman Club Hall of Honor. 

The 10th Hall of Honor class will feature Dr. Lee Drickamer '67, Dr. Billie Streets '86, Jeff Weltman '87, Mirna Valerio '97. The Hall of Honor induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the entryway of Philips Gymnasium during the College's Commencement Weekend. 

"This year's inductees epitomize excellence," Winkelfoos said. "They embody leadership, education, and the essence of well-being. We cannot wait to officially welcome them into the Heisman Club Hall of Honor."

Dr. Lee Drickamer '67
The love and passion Lee Drickamer has for Oberlin College is unmatched by many. A true historian regarding the school's athletics and physical education roots, Drickamer has authored two books documenting the long history of the department - A History of Physical Education and Athletics at Oberlin College, and Sports & Recreation at Oberlin College From 1859-2022. 

A 1967 graduate with a degree in biology, Drickamer went on to earn a PhD from Michigan State University in 1970. He worked as a professor at Williams College (1972-87), Southern Illinois University (1987-1998), and Northern Arizona University (1998-2010). He also served as Regents' Professor Emeritus at NAU from 2010-23.

Since moving back to Oberlin 12 years ago, Drickamer has been active in the community and within the college, serving as class president while assisting the alumni office with the 50th and 55th annual reunion clusters. 

A former letter-winner as a varsity golfer, Drickamer has been a longtime supporter of the Heisman Club, the biology department, the archives office, and the Bonner Center. 

In addition to his penmanship regarding OC athletics, he also published a book about the Oberlin College biology department in 2014. He has also co-authored several widely used textbooks on animal behavior and mammalogy.

Currently, he is working on developing digitized maps of the campus from 1833 to the present day.

Dr. Billie Streets '86
After nearly three decades in professional sports and entertainment, Billie Streets retired in 2018  as the senior vice president of events and communications administration at the Madison Square Garden Sports and Entertainment Company.

During her tenure, she directed all administrative, financial, and operational activities for the office of the executive vice president and chief communications officer. Additionally, she oversaw the events, photography, and archives departments responsible for managing and supporting multi-million dollar assets. 

Streets was responsible for supporting some of MSG's iconic brands, including the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, MSG Arena & Theater, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theater, LA Forum, Boston Calling, and the TAO restaurant and Hospitality Group. 

A former member of the Oberlin women's basketball team, Streets graduated in 1986 with a degree in sociology. She would go on to earn a master's of business administration from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business in 1989 before securing a doctorate in management and marketing at Pace University in 2011. 

While still consulting for MSG, Streets has focused countless hours on strengthening social justice initiatives close to her heart. She briefly served as an advisor at PointsBet, working on its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee, and more recently started The Legacy of Grace Collective - an initiative to honor her late mother that aims to help people achieve happiness and live the lives they desire. 

Jeff Weltman '87
A three-year member of the Oberlin College men's basketball team, Jeff Weltman is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Orlando Magic. 

Throughout his journey up the executive ladder in the NBA, Weltman has always made time for Oberlin College and the Heisman Club, hosting various teams and alumni happy hours. Additionally, he has assisted the men's basketball program in recruiting and retention. 

Helping the Magic reach the NBA Playoffs this season for the first time since 2020, Wetlman's career in professional basketball started in the late 1980s as a video coordinator and scout for the Los Angeles Clippers, eventually becoming the team's director of player personnel before moving on to the Denver Nuggets. 

After stops with the Detriot Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, Weltman was named executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Toronto Raptors in 2013, guiding the team into the playoffs in each of his four seasons up North after Toronto missed the playoffs in the five seasons prior to his arrival. 

Raised by his father, Harry, and mother Arlene, in New York, Weltman was born into basketball as Harry served as general manager of ABA's Spirits of St. Louis in the mid-1970s and for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets in the mid-1980s. 

Weltman graduated from Oberlin in 1987 with a degree in creative writing. 

Mirna Valerio '97
An inspiration to thousands around the world, bestselling author of the memoir A Beautiful Work in Progress, Mirna Valerio doesn't look like your stereotypical distance runner but she is one tough woman who won't let the criticism and skepticism slow her down.

A double-degree graduate in vocal performance and Spanish, Valerio developed a love for running in her youth while also playing lacrosse and field hockey.

A former voice and music teacher at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, she eventually landed at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School in Georgia, where she taught Spanish and music while serving as the Director of Equity and Inclusion and head coach of the cross country team.
 
After a health scare in 2008, she rededicated herself to distance running, completing her first marathon in 2011 before developing a passion for trail running and ultra-marathons. She also started a blog that year called "Fat Girl Running'' in 2011 as a way to reach other plus-sized runners, to encourage them, and to help foster a sense of inclusion and belonging in the sport. Her following and visibility in the running community burgeoned and she was featured in a 2015 Runner's World article entitled "Ultra: Mirna Valerio '' with the sub-heading "Is it possible to be fat and fit? Healthy and happy as well as heavy?"

Today, she travels the world as a sponsored athlete and motivational speaker, facilitating classes and workshops on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and appearing in brand advertising campaigns. Her work as a champion for body positivity, self-love, and belonging, aims to inspire people to challenge themselves and others' expectations to find happiness and health in their unique way. Valerio has been featured on NBC Nightly News, CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) produced a short film profiling her life called "The Mirnavator". She has written pieces for Runner's World, Women's Running Magazine, Self Magazine, and Outside and has partnered with numerous clothing brands and fitness companies to support her mission.
 
In 2020, she created Mirnavator LLC to engage full-time in advocacy work for inclusion in the running, fitness, and outdoor communities for people of all races, sizes, genders, and backgrounds.