James T. Russell, South Carolina, inducted in 2005
- Begin playing tennis at age 25 but quickly became a good player and was a member of the 1979 National Champion Cobb’s Glen Adult League team
- Volunteered to help with the 1974 Palmetto Championships, South Carolina’s state junior qualifying tournament, and became the tournament referee in 1976 and served 32 of the next 33 years in that position leading the tournament to tremendous growth and Junior Tournament of the Year awards from both South Carolina and USTA Southern
- Joined the South Carolina Tennis Association Board in the 1970’s and was elected President in 1982 and established the South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation and the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in the Belton Depot during his 2 year term
- Elected to the Southern Tennis Association Management Committee in 1984, became President in 1993 and received the USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl in 1994 and Charles Morris Volunteer Service Award in 1999
- USTA Southern Delegate in 1995 and 1996, elected to the USTA Board of Directors in 1997-1998 and served as a member of the USTA Executive Committee in 1995-1996 and 1999-2000
- Well known official and referee, especially at the college level and refereed the Atlantic Coast Conference, College All-American and NCAA Men’s Championships
- Inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association College Hall of Fame in 2003