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ALLIANCE, Ohio - Mount Union alumni Steve Harter '84 will be inducted into the prestigious College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Hall of Fame, announced by the CSC today.
 
Harter was a two-sport athlete in football and wrestling at Mount Union from 1980-1983. As an offensive lineman on the football team, Harter started on varsity in the second game of his freshman year and never missed a game after. Among his accolades include being a two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) lineman as well as team MVP his senior year. In 1983, Harter was awarded the OAC's Ken Wable Award for being the top offensive lineman along with being voted to the Associated Press Little All-America 2nd team.

After starting as a reserve his freshman year on the wrestling team, Harter broke out his sophomore season, setting a school record of 17 pins en route to finishing second in the OAC. The following year, he was an All-American after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships.

After struggling with dyslexia and the hardships that came with it, Harter was challenged by his professors and coaches to match his enormous effort in athletics to his studies in the classroom and he took that challenge to heart.

In 1984, Harter was named a National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American. The business and accounting major went on to make the Dean's List in each semester during his final two years at Mount Union.

After graduating in 1984, Harter pursued a career in business and has assisted in founding over 25 companies in his lifetime with a primary focus in industry-shifting technologies. In 1994, Harter founded Notre Capital Ventures and where he continues to be a managing partner. During his first five years with the company, he created and launched eight other companies that have generated over seven billion dollars in revenue. Harter is also Chairman and Owner of Knomatic, a company producing low code software which brings mobile technology and digitalization to business processes.

Harter has made generous philanthropic donations, including the lead gifts in a 200-man locker room at the Mount Union Wable Harter Football Facility and the Kolenbrander Harter Information Center which is the technology hub for the school. He has shown support for helping middle school students in need by donating thousands of bicycles to Changing Young Children's Lives through Education (CYCLE). Harter and his colleagues at NVC also started the Adopt a Middle School program dedicated to helping struggling middle schools in Houston turn their programs around by providing mentorship, opportunities and resources.
 
Joining Harter on the (CSC) Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2024 are:

• Andrew Luck — A two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up and one of the most highly touted college quarterbacks during his time at Stanford, he went on to become the first overall draft pick in the 2012 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts, where he played for seven seasons.
• James Clear — A former starting pitcher at Denison University who became a New York Times best-selling author and keynote speaker for Fortune 500 companies. His book "Atomic Habits" has sold 15 million copies worldwide.
• Stacy Lewis — A four-time All-American and individual NCAA national champion golfer at the University of Arkansas who has gone on to compete and win major championships on the LPGA Tour.

Created in 1988, the Academic All-America Hall of Fame recognizes former Academic All-Americans who received a college degree at least 10 years ago, have achieved lifetime success in their professional careers, and are committed to philanthropic causes. Honorees are chosen each year by a select committee of CSC members, leaders and past Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductees.
 
"We are thrilled to induct these four remarkable individuals as the Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2024," said CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame Committee Chair and UIC Senior Associate AD for External Operations Chris Masters. "Each of them is a shining example of what makes the Academic All-America program special — excellence in the classroom, greatness in competition and a truly generous and giving spirit in the community. Our committee is proud to welcome this year's Academic All-America Hall of Fame class and we invite all CSC members to join us for this year's enshrinement ceremony during #CSCUnite24 in Las Vegas!"
 
The four inductees into the CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame will be honored during the All-Star Night of Honors presented by ESPN on June 10, 2024, in conjunction with the #CSCUNITE24 annual convention at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. ESPN reporter and 2019 Jake Wade Award winner Holly Rowe will host the event. Those without a #CSCUnite24 convention badge may purchase tickets to the event at CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/tickets.

The College Sports Communicators contributed to this release.