Donald Kerr
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- Class of:
- 1959
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- Induction Class of:
- 2009
Donald J. Kerr – Men’s Soccer and Track & Field (1956-59)
Kerr was one of the top athletes at Roanoke during his stay in Salem. A two-sport athlete, he was a member of the men’s soccer team from 1956-59 and was a two-year team captain for the Maroons. He was a member of the Monogram club all four years and was voted All-Mason-Dixon Conference and All-State. He set the Virginia State Tournament scoring record as a senior and led Roanoke to the Virginia State Championship in 1957.
After graduation, Kerr moved to Oregon and remained in sports. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Oregon Sports Program (ESP), which provided organized athletics for over 9,000 children from fifth-thru-ninth grade.
He has remained close to the Roanoke College family, serving on the Roanoke College Board of Trustees since 1998. Demonstrating his commitment to the College, and his generosity, in the spring of 2007 Kerr made possible the turf facility that is now home to the RC’s soccer, field hockey and lacrosse teams. The field was dedicated in 2007 as The Donald J. Kerr Stadium.
