Three to be inducted into the Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame
Ed Donaldson ’65, Gina (Hayward) Pliley ’94 and Dominic Shrewsberry ’92 will be inducted into the Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner on Friday, Sept. 17. The trio will also be honored prior to Olivet’s home football opener versus Ohio Wesleyan Sept. 18.
OLIVET, Mich. -- Ed Donaldson ’65, Gina (Hayward) Pliley ’94 and Dominic Shrewsberry ’92 will be inducted into the Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner on Friday, Sept. 17. The trio will also be honored prior to Olivet’s home football opener versus Ohio Wesleyan Sept. 18.
Donaldson was a four-year letterwinner on the basketball and baseball teams at Olivet. In basketball, he was a three-time All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) choice. After graduating from Olivet, Donaldson spent 28 years as an educator in the Brandon School District in Ortonville. He served as a physical education teacher for 12 years, athletic director for eight years, high school assistant principal for eight years and high school principal for eight years.
Pliley played basketball and softball at Olivet. In softball, she was a three-time All-MIAA selection, including a first-team choice in 1994. Pliley ranks among the top five all-time in three Olivet softball career records with a .364 batting average, .471 slugging percentage and 13 doubles. In basketball, she was a MIAA coaches’ honorable mention choice in 1992-93. Pliley owns and operates a daycare center at her own home in Olivet.
Shrewsberry was a 1990 and 1991 first-team All-MIAA selection in football. In the single-season record books, he is tied for first with 12 touchdowns and 72 points scored. Shrewsberry is a high school math teacher, head football and assistant track coach at West Bloomfield High School.