Tammy Hanke Parrott
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- Year:
- 1990
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- Hometown:
- Arlington Heights , Illinois
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- High School:
- Prospect
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- Team:
- Softball
Tammy Hanke grew up in Arlington Heights , Illinois , and graduated
from Prospect High School . She was a member of the softball team
as well as the National Honor Society.
Hanke enrolled at Lake Forest College in the fall of 1986 and
made a significant impact on the softball team her freshman season.
She earned All-Midwest Athletic Conference for Women North Division
honors that year and was named the team's Most Valuable Player. As
a sophomore she helped lead the Foresters to a 14-11 record and the
program's first conference championship. The squad's 18 victories
the next year were, at that time, the highest single-season total
in the program's history. Hanke earned all-conference and team MVP
honors again her junior and senior seasons and finished her career
among the program's all-time leaders with 78 runs scored, 85 base
hits, 57 walks, and 22 stolen bases. Lake Forest won 52 games from
1987-90, more than in any previous four-year span in team
history.
After graduating from the College in 1990 with a double-major in
business and psychology, Hanke began working in the direct
marketing industry. At the time of her induction she held the
position of senior business analyst.
She lists her husband Chip and daughters Victoria and Emily as her greatest lifetime achievements