Athletic Hall of Fame 1983 Inductees

Ivan L. "Swede" Malm, 1957

Four-year basketball letterman while playing for former head basketball coach, Russ Davee. Served as captain of the team his senior year, 1955-1956. Set an all-time Baker career scoring record in 1956 with 1,196 points. Also set the Baker and conference single-game scoring record against Southwestern College in December, 1955 with 44 points.

Second Team All-KCAC, 1953-54

First Team Kansas Sportswriters’ All-Conference, 1953-54

First Team all-conference selection, 1954-1955, 1955-1956

NAIA District 10 nominee for All-American, 1955-56

Lettered in tennis three years

Member of Delta Tau Delta and the Baker B-Club, Serving as President, 1954-55

President of his sophomore class and vice president of the Interfraternity Council as a senior

Instrumental in the development and leadership of the Baker University Wildcat Booster Club

Member of the Baker University Board of Trustees

Dr. David G. Sears, 1962

Graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School, where he earned six letters in football, basketball and track.

Earned 12 athletic letters while at Baker.

Football—four letters, 1963-65. Team captain two years 1965 and 1966.

Baseball—three letters, 1964-66. Captain his senior year.

Track—one letter as a freshman.

Member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Served as class president both as a freshman and a sophomore.

Member of the B-Club, 1962-66.

Winner of the Goetz Athletic Trophy. 1964 and 1965.

Baker Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and junior.

Member of Alpha Delta Sigma—majoring in both physical education and art.

Played on the U.S. Navy Football Team in 1968 at Pensacola, Fla.

Earned the Masters of Science Degree from Pittsburg University in 1967 and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1975.

Taught and coached at Kansas Wesleyan University, The University of Kansas, Baker University, and Lewis-Clark State College.

At Baker he served as assistant football and basketball coach, and head baseball coach from 1969 to 1975. His overall record in baseball is 55 wins, 48 losses, including taking his team to the NAIA District 10 Playoffs in 1973.

Active in numerous committees and professional organizations, and in research and development in his profession.