Albion College

Melody Janson’s athletic successes ranged across foursports. Outstanding on the basketball court, she played all fouryears and earned MVP honors as a senior. She was named to theAll-MIAA team and chosen as MIAA Player of the Week for her help inleading the Albion College team to a 15-5 record and third place inthe conference.

Luckily, softball was a different season, and Melody was able todominate the diamond in the spring much as she had the court in thewinter. She was a four-year member of the softball team, capturingthe team MVP award as well as All-MIAA honors. Melody’s .385batting average earned her MIAA batting champion honors as asenior.

Melody also contributed to two fall sports teams, volleyball in1982 and field hockey in 1984. In volleyball, she earned theCaptain’s Award and became the team’s top scorer.

Melody lives in St. Petersburg, Fla., with her dog and cat andenjoys camping, fishing, and working on her house and yard whenshe’s not at work at Verizon Technology, where she has been abusiness zone technician for over 10 years.