Name: Elaine Zelmon

Induction Year: 2023

Category: Career Achievement in Support

Bio: The quirkiness and eclectic spirit of the KFM Cancer Classic encountered fate when Cincinnatian Matt Holmes met with his client Elaine Zelmon and reviewed her portfolio shortly after his participation in the KFM Cancer Classic in 2015.  It was then that Elaine Zelmon decided to leave a large portion of her estate to the KFM Cancer Classic.  Not long after that, the KFM Cancer Classic Hall of Fame Trophy was created and named the ‘Elaine Zelmon KFM Cancer Classic Hall of Fame’.     

Personal: Elaine is originally from Syracuse, NY.  She studied computer science in high school in the late 60's and majored in computer science at SUNY College (Potsdam, NY).  After graduating in 1973 she moved to Cincinnati, OH.   She worked for the Mead Corporation/MeadWestvaco in IT for 30 years.  Then she spent another 11 years working for ITellligence as an SAP consultant before retiring a few years ago.  Elaine had a lot of fun being a keyboard player in the ITelligence employee rock band.  Elaine has been an avid shell collector ever since she was a little girl. She now has over 3500 specimen shells from all over the world in her collection.  The collection continues to grow when she attends the annual shell collectors' conventions and occasionally participates in online shell auctions.  Elaine lives with her ½ French bulldog, ½ Boston terrier, Nikki, in Mason, OH.

Elaine’s thoughts on Hall of Fame induction: This is an honor I surely didn't expect.  Fighting cancer is certainly one of the most worthy causes there is today.  My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer when I was a senior in high school.  But, thanks to early detection, she lived to be 95.  A lot of other people aren't so fortunate.   I'm happy that I am able to make the KFM Cancer Classic a beneficiary.  That's an honor in itself.  I hope that someday I'll be able to attend the KFM Cancer Classic event in person.