Northeastern State Athletics Hall of Fame
GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1939; WAS A FOUR YEAR STARTER IN TENNIS AND A MEMBER OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM AT NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY; SELECTED AS CAPTAIN OF THE REDMEN TENNIS TEAM IN 1938 AND 1939; HAS WON NUMEROUS TENNIS TOURNAMENTS, INCLUDING; 1936 SINGLES AND DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPION OF THE KANSAS OPEN; MEMBER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES TENNIS TEAM AT THE 1937 KANSAS OPEN; SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPION OF THE 1938 MUSKOGEE INDIAN CAPITAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT; WINNER OF THE SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE 1936 ADA OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT; VANCE COACHED THE TAHLEQUAH HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1948; SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS AT NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY.
