Tom Swain - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics

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Schedule

Sep 12

6:00 PM

Volleyball

vs South Florida

Sep 13

2:00 PM

Volleyball

vs South Florida vs. South Dakota State

Sep 13

5:00 PM

Volleyball

vs Dayton

Tom Swain
Distinguished Service Award
HOF Class of 1998

While attending the U of M from 1938 to 1942, Tom Swain worked in the University Athletic Ticket Office. After serving in the military during World War II, in 1946 he became the school’s first athletic scholastic advisor, his first responsibility to counsel and advise returning student-athlete veterans who had been served overseas. He also assisted newly admitted student-athletes.

A die-hard supporter of Gopher sports, Swain was national president of the University’s Alumni Association. He was also a trustee of the University Foundation and a University Vice President of Institutional Relations.

Swain received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University Honors Committee and the Board of Regents for his life-long public service.