Lee Vickers
Inducted: April 25, 2015
Bio: In his 23 years at LCSC, Lee Vickers served as men's basketball coach, an academic dean, and vice president, however, his 16 years as president are what left an indelible mark on the institution and helped lay a solid foundation from which success has grown.
During his administration from 1978-94, Vickers' many accomplishments included the building of the Library in the early 1990s and hosting, and keeping, the NAIA World Series in Lewiston. Perhaps most importantly, he took a school that closed in the '50s and gradually lifted it, with some opposition, to such status that it made the idea of Idaho without Lewis-Clark State unthinkable.
During his tenure, the athletic department saw unprecedented growth in the number of varsity sports, the number of student-athletes, and the number of titles won. Along with baseball, with Vickers' backing, student-athletes in men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, and tennis all began to find success both on the playing field and in the classroom.
And although he wasn't around to see the Activity Center completed in 2005, Vickers is also credited with laying the groundwork to secure the funding to build the new multipurpose gymnasium.
