Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2015
Pat Ingram played a pivotal role in the evolvement of women’s intercollegiate athletics on the national and local scale during the era of the passage of Title IX.
She served at Oregon State University from 1969-1988 in such roles as a faculty member (beginning in 1969) and head of student teaching (1975-1988); women’s track and field coach (1970-73), and the first Director of the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Department (1973-1975). Her track and field squads of 1971, 72, and 73 each won their conference titles and advanced to the national championships.
The 1971 team’s 10th place finish remains, at the time of her induction, the second-highest ranking for Beaver track and field women at the national level. In this four-year span, Pat’s athletes won 11 Conference and eight Regional titles. Thirteen women earned All-American honors, and two women competed for USA Track and Field Teams.
Pat’s contributions have included a leadership role in the reintroduction of women’s cross country and track and field in 2004; established one of two scholarships for women in 2007, and served as an organizer of the Title IX dinners held over the years to honor the OSU women athletic heritage.
In 2013 she was selected by the Oregon State Women’s Center as a co-recipient of its 2013 OSU Women of Achievement Award.
