Jane Jackson (1995) - Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame

Jane Jackson

Induction:
1995

Few student-athletes in Wake Forest history have combined success both in the classroom and in athletic competition as admirable as did Jane Jackson. Additionally she was somewhat of a pioneer in women's intercollegiate athletics, where in the late 1970s - when women's athletics was only beginning to emerge as a viable entity, she was among the best in the ACC region.

Jackson attended Wake Forest for non-athletic purposes. She was a Carswell Scholar who was attracted by the school's size and academic reputation. Once on campus, she became familiar with the women's basketball program and was encouraged to try out for the squad. She would leave that program four years later having written the school record book.

Four consecutive years, the name Jane Jackson was atop the Demon Deacons statistics in scoring. Her total of 1,339 ranks her eighth on the school's all-time list, but her career average of 15.8 points per game is the second-highest by a Wake Forest player. She also served two years as team captain.

Off the court, Jackson succeeded as well and her achievements were duly recognized. In 1979, she received the June Galloway Award for excellence in athletics and scholarship from the North Carolina chapter of AIAW (the precursor to the NCAA for women's athletics). As a senior in 1980, she was the first recipient of the prestigious Marie James Scholarship from the Atlantic Coast Conference for her accomplishments as an athlete and student.

After graduating with honors, Jackson went on to law school at the University of Virginia. Now a partner with the Winston-Salem firm Robinson and Lawing, she has concentrated her practice in the area of civil litigation and is recognized as an expert in the field of employment law.

Jane Jackson was inducted in the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame on February 25, 1995.