Lake Erie College Athletics Hall of Fame
Jane Pease graduated from Lake Erie College in 1942 with a B.A. degree. She returned for a fifth year to receive the Graduate Certificate in Physical Education in 1943. In 1951 she received an M. A. degree in Physical Education from Western Reserve University. During her undergraduate years she was a member of the varsity teams in field hockey and basketball for all four years. She was also an outstanding performer in track and field, holding several college records. In her senior year she was awarded a Lake Erie College Blazer, the highest athletic award. Upon her graduation she continued to play club field hockey and was selected as a member of the Great Lakes Team for several years. Jane was a national official in basketball, field hockey and track and field, and for about 30 years officiated games and meets in these sports. Professionally she was appointed to the faculty of physical education at Fenn College which became Cleveland State University, and taught there for 38 years. Besides teaching she was also the first women's basketball and tennis coach at CSU. In 1984 Jane Pease was the first women elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame at Cleveland State University. The Hall of Fame Committee of Lake Erie College recognizes all of these accomplishments by hiring Jane Pease as an inductee into our Athletic Hall of Fame on April 27, 1990.
