Hall of Fame

Jamie Valis

  • Class
    2007
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Tennis
Jamie Valis set numerous records on the tennis courts for the Pacers and was part of the 2003 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (now Colonial States Athletic Conference) Championship squad. Valis and her teammates also earned PAC runner-up status in 2004. A member of the team from 2003-06, Valis helped lead Coach Janice Winslow’s Pacers to an overall record of 43-14. 
 
The PAC No. 2 doubles champion in 2003 and the No. 5 singles champion in 2005, Valis was named PAC All-Conference First Team Singles in 2005 and PAC All-Conference First Team Doubles in 2003. She also earned PAC All-Conference Second Team Doubles honors in 2005.  Valis finished as the No. 3 doubles runner-up in the 2005 PAC Championships as well.
 
A four year (2003-06) member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll, Valis was named Marywood’s Senior Student-Athlete of the Year and Pacers Club Humanitarian Award winner for the 2006-07 academic year.
 
The Women’s Tennis team Most Valuable Player in both 2005 and 2006 (co), Valis served as a three-year team captain for the Pacers (2004-06). 
 
Valis remains the single season and career record holder for singles wins (55), doubles wins (54) and overall wins (109). Her record singles year came in 2005 when she went 20-0 in singles play and 17-4 in doubles action. 
 
Currently the Global Health Program Manager for the Special Olympics, she is the manager of the organization’s Healthy Athletes, Healthy Hearing, Fit Feet, and Strong Minds program. After earning a B.S. in Health and Physical Education from Marywood in 2007, Valis went on to earn an M.S. in Special Education from The University of Scranton (2010) and her Ph.D. in Human Development with a concentration in Health Promotion from Marywood (2014). Valis resides in Nottingham, Maryland with her spouse Elise Gower. 

*Bio written at time of induction
 
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