JSHA Hall of Fame Inductions

Members of the Jewish Chapel Choir opened the official portion of the Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame 2018 induction ceremonies with renditions of Hatikva, the Israeli National Anthem and with the Star Spangled Banner. This year's Hall of Fame class included Olympian fencer Cliff Bayer (1996 & 2000), three-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, and the Academy's own Boyd Melson '03. Boyd is a three-time All-American, four-time Gold medalist at the all Army boxing championships, three-time Armed-Forces boxing champion, Bronze medalist at the 2005 Nationals, Silver medalist at the 2006 Nationals, alternate for the 2008 U.S. Olympic boxing team before becoming a professional boxer in 2010. A Major in the U.S. Army Reserves, Melson is currently deployed in Iraq. Immediately following Melson's induction into the Hall of Fame the Choir sang the Alma Mater. Prior to the program Choir members met Boyd Melson's mother and other event attendees. As an added note of interest, the ceremony was held at Temple Israel, founded in 1908 one of Long Island's oldest Reform Synagogues.