Tawnya Vernon, a Stevensville native, has been selected for the Dawson Community College Hall of Fame. Vernon will be formally inducted during the school’s Hall of Fame Banquet on January 25, 2025, which will be held at the Toepke Center in Glendive.
Vernon was a star on the 2001 DCC softball team that placed third at the national Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III World Series. She was DCC’s freshman MVP as a pitcher that same year. She was one of the top softball players that DCC produced in the first 10 years of the program. Vernon was selected to the All-Regional IX Team, NJCAA District C All Tournament Team, and the NJCAA All Tournament Team.
In the first ten years of the softball program at DCC, Vernon held records for lowest ERA (1.35), strikeouts (170), win-loss percentage (65%), and complete game shutouts (6). In 2002, Vernon led the Lady Bucs back to the World Series where they finished in 4th place.
Vernon is the daughter of Vickie and Arnold Vernon.