Orcas Island resident Tina Brown was inducted into the George Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 21.

She was described as “one of the most accomplished women’s rowers in the history of George Washington University.” The college is located in Washington, D.C.

In 1990 she won the university’s Lynn George Outstanding Female Athlete Award; she graduated that same year. Brown was instrumental in helping the GWU Varsity 4 to some of its best finishes in program history, including victories at the 1990 Dad Vail Regatta and consecutive second-place finishes at Collegiate Nationals (1989-90).

Brown is one of three female rowers from GWU to represent the United States at the national level when she competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Brown returned to the university in 1993 as an assistant coach and helped head coach Paul Wilkins guide the Colonials to an unprecedented run of success.

She currently serves as head rowing coach at Orcas Island Rowing Association.