Committee Structure

• ​Committee Chair – Glenys MacKenzie
  • Committee Vice Chair – Jim Russell
  • ​​​Recording Secretary –  Jim Russell
  • Communications Coordinator – Ray Hoemsen

•  Finance Sub-Committee Chair –  Jim Feasby
  • Treasurer –  Jim Feasby
  • Sponsorship Coordinator –  Vacant

• Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee Chair –  Linda Romsa
  • Venue/Catering/Beverages Coordinator –  Rick Romsa
  • Tickets/Invitations Coordinator –  Vacant
  • Program/Prize Coordinator –  Steve Silcox
  • ​MC/Agenda Coordinator –  Linda Romsa

• Exhibit Sub-Committee Chair –  Glenys Mackenzie
  • Archivist – Patrick Ryan
  • Inductee Displays and Dinner Displays Coordinator – Jim Russell
  • Web Site Coordinator – Steve Silcox
  • Inductee Memento Coordinator – Rick Romsa
  • Artifact Historian –  Glenys Mackenzie​

• Induction Sub-Committee Chair –   Wilf Erichsen
  • Nominations Coordinator – Wilf Erichsen
  • Selections Jury Members –  Val Gompf,  Gary Nicholson, Guy McKim, Randy Dilk and Arleigh MacKenzie.

Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame Committee Roles and Responsibilities

1. Committee Chair (Two Year Term)
   • Developing and maintaining basic Committee/Sub-Committee structure, roles and responsibilities, and schedule leading to the Induction Dinner.
   • Appointing Sub-Committee Chairs, Committee Vice Chair, Committee Recording Secretary, and Committee Communications Coordinator.
   • Overseeing/monitoring Sub-Committee activities; chairing Committee meetings involving Sub-Committee Chairs; and providing direction to Sub-Committee Chairs when required.

1. Committee Vice Chair
   • Assisting the Committee Chair with roles and responsibilities as and when directed.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings.
   • Accepting the position of Committee Chair when the Committee Chair steps down from the position.
2. Recording Secretary
   • Recording and distributing minutes of Committee Chair meetings.
   • Recording and distributing minutes of Committee Chair meetings.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings.
   • Following Committee approval for induction, preparing or arranging to have prepared Inductee Write Ups for publication purposes.
3. Communications Coordinator
   • Developing, vetting and distributing all formal communications between the Committee and inductees, external organizations and the public.
   • Liaising with Manitoba Sport Hall of Fame and Rugby Manitoba on matters relating to rugby memorabilia storage and display.
   • Liaising with the Manitoba rugby community and its various groups, educating, promoting and encouraging the submission of nominations.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings, reporting on status of communication activities and issues.
   • Accepting the position of Committee Chair when the Committee Chair steps down from the position.

2. Finance Sub-Committee Chair (Two Year Term)
   • Developing Finance Sub-Committee structure, roles and responsibilities for Sub-Committee members if required.
   • Appointing Finance Sub-Committee members.
   • Monitoring Finance Sub-Committee members activities; chairing Finance Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required); and providing direction to Finance Sub-Committee members when required.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings, reporting on status of Finance

1. Treasurer
   • Developing and maintaining basic Committee/Sub-Committee structure, roles and responsibilities, and schedule leading to the Induction Dinner.
   • Appointing Sub-Committee Chairs, Committee Vice Chair, Committee Recording Secretary, and Committee Communications Coordinator.
   • Overseeing/monitoring Sub-Committee activities; chairing Committee meetings involving Sub-Committee Chairs; and providing direction to Sub-Committee Chairs when required.
2. Sponsorship Coordinator
   • Identifying, soliciting, developing and managing Committee sponsorship opportunities.
   • Soliciting volunteers when and if required.
   • Attending Finance Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of sponsorship activities and issues.

3. Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee Chair (Two Year Term)
   • Developing Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee structure, roles and responsibilities for Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee members if required.
   • Appointing Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee members.
   • Overseeing/monitoring Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee members’ activities; chairing Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required); and providing direction to Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee members when required.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings, reporting on status of Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee activities and issues.

1. Venue/Catering/Beverages Coordinator
   • Investigating, identifying and securing venue, catering and beverage services for Induction Dinner Event.
   • Attending Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of venue/catering/beverage activities and issues.
2. Tickets/Invitations Coordinator
   • Identifying and securing ticket and invitation printing/production services for Induction Dinner Event.
   • Distributing tickets and monitoring and controlling ticket sales.
   • Attending Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of ticket production, distribution and sales initiatives.
3. Program Coordinator
   • Securing printing/production of Induction Dinner Event program, including soliciting, developing and editing of all content.
   • Attending Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of program development, activities and issues.
4. MC/Agenda
   • Identifying and securing a master of ceremonies for Induction Dinner Event. Developing evening’s agenda for Induction Dinner Event.
   • Attending Induction Dinner Event Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of master of ceremonies and agenda activities and issues.

1. Exhibit Sub-Committee Chair (Two Year Term)
   • Developing Exhibit Sub-Committee structure, roles and responsibilities for Exhibit Sub-Committee members if required.
   • Appointing Exhibit Sub-Committee members.
   • Monitoring Exhibit Sub-Committee member’s activities; chairing Exhibit
   • Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required); and providing direction to Exhibit Sub-Committee members when required.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings, reporting on status of Exhibit Sub-Committee activities and issues.

1. Archivist
   • Serve as Committee Archivist, gathering and storing any and all information related to the official workings and outputs of the Committee.
   • Attending Exhibit Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of archival activities and issues.
2. Inductee Displays and Dinner Displays Coordinator
   • Investigating, identifying and securing means/methods of displaying inducted hall of fame members at Maple Grove Rugby Park.
   • Updating means/methods of display, incorporating new inducted hall of fame members.
   • Soliciting and managing Induction Dinner Event club/organization displays.
   • Attending Exhibit Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of Inductee and Dinner Display activities and issues.
3. Web Site Coordinator
   • Developing and maintaining MRHOF official web site and updating site content as/when required.
   • Attending Exhibit Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of web site activities and issues.
4. Inductee Memento Coordinator
   • Securing services for the production of the Hall of Fame personal memento for each new inducted member.
   • Securing inducted member photographs/artwork to be incorporated on Hall of Fame personal memento and the Induction Dinner Event program.
   • Attending Exhibit Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of Inductee Memento activities and issues.
5. Artifact Historian
   • Developing and maintaining rugby artifact collection, retention and display protocols and processes
   • Attending Exhibit Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of Historical Artifact activities and issues.

5. Induction Sub-Committee Chair (Two Year Term)
   • Establishing induction criteria/parameters for each induction category.
   • Establishing and developing nomination submissions criteria.
   • Developing Induction Sub-Committee structure, roles and responsibilities for Induction Sub-Committee members if required.
   • Appointing Induction Sub-Committee members.
   • Monitoring Induction Sub-Committee members’ activities; and providing direction to Induction Sub-Committee members when required.
   • Chairing Selections Jury meetings in a non voting capacity.
   • Receiving and delivering to the Nominations Coordinator all nomination forms received electronically through the MRHOF Web Site.
   • Forwarding Selections Jury recommended inductee nominations to the Committee for induction approval.
   • Soliciting Rugby Manitoba ratification of Committee approved inductees.
   • Attending Committee Chair meetings, reporting on status of Induction Sub-Committee activities and issues.

1. Nominations Coordinator
   • Identifying and determining various means of soliciting nominations.
   • Soliciting, collecting and reviewing nominations for completeness and compliance with HOF Guidelines.
   • Working with identified nominators and other personnel or groups to research and flesh out nomination details as may be required to ensure as completed a nomination form as is possible.
   • Forwarding completed nominations to the Selections Jury for review and evaluation.
   • Attending Selections Jury meetings as a non voting member for information purposes only.
   • Attending Induction Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required), reporting on status of nomination activities and issues.
2. Selections Jury
   • Reviewing and evaluating completed nominations received from the Nominations Coordinator against established induction category criteria; and undertaking to vote upon each nomination to determine whether or not the submitted nomination at that time is deserving of a recommendation for induction to the Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame.
   • Attending Induction Sub-Committee meetings (as and if required).