A 1940 graduate, Forrest A. Hainline Jr. was involved in tennis and swimming, but tennis was his first love. Hainline was a winner in many state and national tennis tournaments and his record at Augustana speaks for itself:
Little 19, 1937, Singles Champion, Doubles Runnerup
Illinois College Conference 1938, Doubles Runnerup
Illinois College Conference, Singles Champion, Doubles Champion
Illinois College Conference, Doubles Champion
Not only did Hainline achieve much success in tennis, but he had many other achievements outside of sports. His other undergraduate honors are as follows:
Who’s Who in American Colleges – 1938-39; 1939-40
Illinois College Conference Oratory Championships – 1940 (1st); 1939 (2nd)
Pi Kappa Delta Illinois-Wisconsin Oratory Championships – 1939 (1st)
National Pi Kappa Delta Oratory Championships – 1940 (4th)
President Student’s Union – 1939; 1940; Vi-King 1939;
Co-Chairman Pep Committee – 1938-39
President, Alpha Psi Omega, National Dramatic Fraternity – 1939-40
His athletic ability and other college honors make evident the worthiness of Hainline as a Hall of Honor inductee.
