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2010 MOCS FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY/STAFF MEDIA INFO 123 CHANCELLOR 2010 MOCS FOOTBALL ROGER BROWN CHANCELLOR versity of North Carolina at Pembroke, where Brown recently agreed to serve as the Chair he served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for of the Southern Conference Council of Presi- Academic Affairs since 2000. Previously, he dents. This appointment runs through the had served since 1991 in various academic 2011-12 academic year. and administrative capacities with the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Brown left Brown’s wife and partner, Dr. Carolyn Thomp- UNC Charlotte in 2000 as Senior Associate son, is also a committed community activist. Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for In addition to her involvement and support Academic Affairs. of the university, she currently serves on the boards of the Community Foundation of A political scientist with particular academic Greater Chattanooga, Memorial Healthcare emphasis in American government, Brown System, Jordan Thomas Foundation, Com- earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in munity Impact, and Women’s Fund of Greater Political Science from the University of Ten- Chattanooga. nessee and the Ph.D. in Political Science from Dr. Roger G. Brown, a proven academic The Johns Hopkins University. He began The couple has two children, Caroline and leader and native Tennessean, is the fifteenth his teaching career at Iowa State University Austin. Roger and Carolyn also share custody head of The University of Tennessee at in 1983 before joining the UNC Charlotte of “Madeline Albright,” a rescued husky mix Chattanooga. His appointment as Chancellor faculty in 1985. with diplomatic immunity. was celebrated by the campus in February of 2006. In 2002, Brown was appointed to the inaugural delegation of the American Under Brown’s leadership, the campus has Association of State Colleges and experienced record enrollment growth at all Universities Sino-American Leader- levels, reaching the significant milestone of ship Development Training for Higher surpassing more than 10,000 students in Education Leaders in China. He has fall 2009. Since taking the helm of the Chat- traveled on assignment for the U.S. tanooga campus, he has promoted UTC’s Department of State to Syria, Jordan, mission as a metropolitan university with and Israel. He also helped establish special emphasis in the fields of science, international exchanges with universi- mathematics, and technology. Brown has also ties in Germany, France, South Korea, pledged the campus’ commitment to teacher and South Africa. preparation, healthcare professions, business and commerce, and cultural appreciation. In Chattanooga, Brown is a member of Rotary International and has also been UTC recently completed a strategic planning named to the United Way of Greater initiative that focuses campus efforts on the Chattanooga Board of Directors, the power of partnerships, especially relation- RiverCity Company Board, and the ships within the learning laboratory of Chat- Chattanooga Area Chamber of Com- tanooga. In 2008, Chattanooga earned the merce Board of Directors. He is a com- Community Engagement designation by the missioner of the Southern Association Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of of Colleges and Schools and has been Teaching in recognition of its many successful appointed to the Southeast Tennessee partnerships in the community. PreK-16 Education Council. Brown came to Chattanooga from the Uni- A strong supporter of athletics, Dr. Dr. Brown and his wife Dr. Carolyn Thompson Dr. Richard Brown Chuck Cantrell Dr. John Delaney Terry Denniston Bob Lyon Dr. Phil Oldham Vice Chancellor Assistant Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor Executive Assistant Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor Finance & Ops University Relations Student Development to the Chancellor University Advancement Provost of Academic Affairs 124 2010 MOCS FOOTBALL DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS RICK HART DIRECTOR OF AHTLETICS Southern Conference; and finished second in both the Athlete Success Center which includes the Wolford Fam- Germann Cup and Commissioner’s Cup standings in ily Strength and Conditioning and Chattem Basketball 2008-09. Practice Facilities. • 15 student-athletes selected as SoCon Athletes of the • Received funding from Renee Haugerud and John Mur- Year while three Mocs have been named the SoCon Fe- phy in support of major improvements to Scrappy Moore male Athletes of the Year. Field, the Mocs’ football practice facility. • Partnered with the City of Chattanooga and The First Socially Tee to construct a practice facility for the golf teams. • Encouraged Chattanooga student-athletes in their in- • Enhanced the Football Locker Room, Visiting Team volvement with many local community projects and char- Basketball Locker Rooms, Academic Computer Lab and ity work and has personally served as a member of the Administrative Offices Chattanooga Rotary, the Grand Marshal of the 2007 Re- • Installed video boards in McKenzie Arena gion 4 Special Olympics and is a sought-after speaker • Acquired land needed to develop plans and a funding among the area’s many civic organizations. model for an on-campus facility for Track & Field and • Cultivated and maintained relationships with local and Women’s Soccer. national press that has led to unequalled media attention for a program of this size. Coaches • During the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament run in • Ignited fans everywhere with the hiring of Russ Hues- 2009, the NBC’s “Late Show with Jimmy Fallon” adopted man, a former Moc letter winner, in December 2008 to the Mocs as its team of the tournament. The week-long “Restore the Glory” to Chattanooga Football. When Rick Hart came to the University of Tennes- exposure brought in an estimated $500,000 of advertis- • Orchestrated Jeff Clark’s return to the head coaching see at Chattanooga, he brought with him a vision and ing and national exposure for UTC. position of the women’s tennis program in 2007. plan for the future of the Mocs. Since his hiring on May • Expanded educational programming for student-ath- • Hired former Moc Heath Eslinger to head the wresting 23, 2006, Hart has changed the landscape of the UTC letes, coaches and staff as part of a commitment to learn- program in 2009. Eslinger won the Mocs’ sixth-straight Athletics Department with his leadership, organizational ing and personal and professional development. SoCon regular season title in 2010. skills and innovative ideas on how to fulfill the Mocs’ mis- • Focused attention on strengthening the relationship be- sion of preparing students for productive and meaningful tween Mocs Athletics and the UTC campus community. Managing finite resources in collegiate athletics is lives. Entering his fifth season as the Director of Athlet- widely known as a difficult task. Hart made fiscal steward- ics, Hart’s efforts have made a tremendous impact on the Hart has also been very successful in the traditional ship a priority for the department since his arrival. With Mocs student-athletes’ quest for comprehensive excel- roles as UTC Athletics Director. In an effort to ensure diligent leadership and a commitment from each and ev- lence – academically, athletically and socially. efficient and effective management of all elements of the ery member of the department, UTC Athletics has made athletics program, and to better align athletics with the significant strides towards reducing the financial burden Academically academic mission of the institution, Hart developed and on the institution – including a balanced budget three of • Added staff to both the Compliance and Academic Ser- installed the Strategic Plan for UTC Athletics. A focus on the last four years. vices departments to help student-athletes progress to- the student-athlete experience has resulted in increased ward the ultimate goal of earning a college degree. ticket sales and fundraising, innovative partnerships, Hart arrived on the UTC campus after serving seven • Over half of the Mocs’ student-athletes made the Athlet- improved athletics facilities and the addition of quality years at the University of Oklahoma in various athletics ic Director’s Honor Roll each of the last two semesters. coaches. administrative capacities. Hart’s career with the Sooners • Shown continuous improvement in the overall grade- began in 1999 as the Director of Marketing and Licens- point-averages for student-athletes in each of the last Revenue Generation/Fundraising/Attendance ing. He became Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing five semesters - highlighted by a 2.87 g.p.a. in the spring • Signed an exclusive, long-term marketing rights deal and Licensing in 2001, and developed and implemented of 2010, the highest semester mark for the Mocs since with Learfield Sports that guarantees record revenues marketing campaigns which generated annual ticket rev- Hart’s arrival. from advertising and marketing with UTC Athletics. enues in excess of $19.5 million. Hart was promoted to • Developed and implemented an ambitious APR im- • Restructured the Mocs Club, resulting in nearly a 20% Associate Athletics Director for Program Advancement provement plan that is working to increase the APR increase in the number of members over the last year. and Branding in 2003 and Senior Associate Athletics Di- scores of all Mocs athletics programs. • Secured three major gifts from UTC benefactors that rector in 2006. totaled over $2 million in the past two years. Athletically • Excluding these three major gifts, the Mocs Club capped Hart has also worked in athletics for the University • Captured 14 regular season and 16 tournament cham- the $1 million mark for each of the last two years. of North Carolina and East Carolina University and has pionships in the Southern Conference over the last four • Implemented a donor program for football season ticket served with the U.S. Olympic Committee. A 1994 gradu- seasons, more than any other SoCon school during that sales, hospitality and parking. ate of UNC, Hart earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical time. • Overall ticket revenues have increased nearly 35% Education, Health and Sport Science. Hart and his wife, • In 2008-09, Chattanooga posted school records with since Hart’s first year.