Today, we share an important and sobering development within the Virginia Wesleyan community.

Four distinguished members of the Virginia Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame have formally resigned:

• Brandon Adair (HOF Inductee 2013)
• Matthew Sinnen (HOF Inductee 2015)
• Greg Plummer (HOF Inductee 2010)
• Robert Valvano (HOF Inductee 2009)

In their February 9, 2026 resignation letter  , they wrote:

“To be a part of a Hall of Fame honoring a school for which we never played, and never attended, seems absurd.”

Virginia Wesleyan’s athletic history includes approximately 90 All-Americans, five National Championships, and generations of student-athletes, coaches, and benefactors who built a legacy under the Wesleyan name. The Hall of Fame currently recognizes 72 athletes, four teams, six coaches, and eleven benefactors or administrators.

These resignations are not symbolic gestures. They reflect deep concern over:

• The absence of meaningful engagement with Hall of Famers.
• No alternative plan presented for preserving the Virginia Wesleyan Hall of Fame and its honorees.
• The broader erasure of institutional identity without stakeholder collaboration

This moment underscores what so many alumni have expressed for months: change of this magnitude requires transparency, respect, and inclusion.

Virginia Wesleyan is more than a name. It is history, relationships, sacrifice, and pride.

Alumni have not given up hope.

And we remain committed to honoring the legacy that brought us here — and ensuring it is not forgotten.