UA Pine Bluff Athletics

The retirement of jerseys is considered one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a former student-athlete.  The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will consider recognizing its most stellar past performers who may meet the following criteria at a minimum:

• The candidate can be nominated to receive this honor by anyone who is familiar with his/her credentials.Only nominations submitted on the official fully completed UAPB Retirement of Jersey Nomination Form will be considered;

 

• Candidates must have exhausted their athletics eligibility at least 10 years prior to being considered;

 

• Candidates must have achieved national or international acclaim while at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, or reached the professional or Olympic levels in his/her sport.Achievements may include NCAA (or NAIA) record-holder, national champion or national category leader.Accomplishments may also include high honors in conference or regional affiliations, such as player-of-the-year or record-holder.Such honors as membership on a medal-winning Olympic team, membership on a team that competed in an NCAA championship or was selected to an All-America team will also be considered;

 

• Nominee must be of high moral character and distinguished in professional life;

 

• A selection panel consisting of the Director of Athletics, the Sports Information Director, the Athletics Committee Chairperson, the Faculty Athletics Representative, the Director of Alumni Relations, a Coach, a former Student-Athlete and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President will meet annually to consider any nominations which may have been received.To be forwarded to the Chancellor for approval, a nominee must receive at least 75 percent of the votes from the Selection Committee members;

 

• No more than two (2) jerseys may be retired in any given calendar year;

 
 

• An individual selected to have his/her jersey retired will be honored at a function to be determined by the Chancellor and the Director of Athletics.

This policy may be revised from time-to-time as deemed appropriate by the Chancellor and the Director of Athletics.

-ADOPTED JULY 1, 2015 -