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Mizzou Athletics 121 Mizzou Volleyball 2005 Administration Michael Alden Director of Athletics 8th Season at Missouri

Recognized as one of the top administra- Prior to Alden’s arrival, Missouri found itself mired near the bottom of the in tors in the country is operating budget. But thanks to proactive fundraising eff orts and sound management principles, Director of Athletics Mike Alden, who is MU now ranks in the league’s top fi ve in that category. Mizzou will go to battle in the 2005-06 season in his eighth year leading the charge for with a record budget that will top $40 million, a stunning increase from a working ledger of $13.7 Tiger Athletics. million just seven years ago.

Since taking over in August of 1998, Alden Alden has kept alive and even accelerated the University’s commitment to excellence in its athletic set out to position Mizzou as a leader at facilities. In the past fi ve years, completed projects include the construction of a $13 million state-of- both the conference and national levels, the-art press box facility at Memorial Stadium, an expansion of the Yeckel Training Center to 13,000 and the Tigers’ record accomplishments square feet that makes it one of the top strength training facilities in the country, construction of an reflect that on and off the field, MU’s exceptional indoor tennis facility, a brand-new baseball stadium, and a pedestrian overpass spanning program is reaching new heights. Providence Road, among many others.

Athletically, Missouri’s achievements are well documented. Mizzou fi nished 41st in the 2004-05 He was also a driving force for the largest construction project in MU history, the new state-of-the-art NACDA Directors’ Cup Standings, which ranks all NCAA Division I programs in their overall competitive $75 million . Opened in October 2004, the arena is the crown jewel of the Sports Park at strength. That marked the second-highest fi nish for Mizzou in the standings – behind only the record MU, and gives Mizzou arguably the fi nest on-campus basketball facility in the nation. Alden secured 37th-place fi nish under Alden’s watch in 2002-03. a $25 million private gift (then the largest in University history) from Bill and Nancy Laurie to get the project underway, and also worked successfully with the State of Missouri Legislature to contribute Mizzou’s overall improvement on the national level under Alden is quite remarkable. In the last six years $35 million in state bonds for the project – meaning he helped secure all necessary funding for the of the Directors’ Cup Standings, Mizzou has averaged a yearly fi nish of 46th – a stark improvement from total project cost. the fi ve years prior to his arrival (1993-94 to 1997-98), when MU’s average yearly fi nish was 98th. Additionally, with the help of successful lobbying eff orts by Tiger Athletic representatives, a new Another measure of Mizzou’s athletic success under Alden’s leadership shows that MU teams turned in student recreation center has opened on campus, and part of that project includes a fi rst-class aquatic a record seven top-25 team fi nishes at NCAA Championship events in 2004-05, and have garnered 32 complex to benefi t the Tiger swimming and diving program. overall since he arrived (an average of 4.5 per season). Consider that in the fi ve years prior to Alden, Missouri teams turned in only 11 total top-25 fi nishes from 1993-94 to 1997-98 (2.2 per year), and On July 16, 1998, University of Missouri-Columbia Chancellor Richard Wallace introduced Alden as the positive turn that Alden has directed is quite clear. MU’s new athletic director, an appointment that became eff ective Aug. 15 of that year. Alden previ- ously served as director of athletics at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) in San Well-respected among his peers, Alden sits on numerous high-ranking panels, and was recently Marcos, Texas. He became the 15th athletic director to guide the fortunes of the MU Department of selected to serve a four-year term on the NCAA Management Council. The Council plays a vital role Intercollegiate Athletics. in Division I legislative issues and oversees cabinets responsible for academic aff airs, eligibility, compliance, championships and competition. The Council adopts operating bylaws and rules to Alden has worked in athletic administration at the Division I level since 1985. He began as a special govern Division I which are subject to Board of Directors ratifi cation; interprets Division I bylaws, assistant to the director of athletics at Arizona State University in 1985, and later served as assistant and develops and administers the Division I budget. This is the second-highest ranking committee athletic director for administration at ASU from 1986-92. He followed that with a stint as associate in the NCAA hierarchy. athletic director for development at the University of New Mexico from 1992-96. He served as athletic director at Southwest Texas from 1996 until his appointment at Mizzou. He was also named, in December of 2004, to the Executive Committee for the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association. As a member of the executive committee, Alden will represent both the Big In the early 1980s, Alden was off ensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (1982-84) at the University 12 Conference and the University of Missouri in matters of athletic and academic interest with the of Evansville. He moved on to the University of Pennsylvania (1984-85) and was assistant off ensive association. Based out of Dallas, Texas, the association represents all NCAA Division IA institutions, and line coach and strength coach for Penn’s 1984 Ivy League championship team. oversees issues related to academics, post-season competition processes, NCAA committees, and also provides guidance and direction for Division IA leadership throughout the country. Alden earned a master’s degree in educational administration/supervision from Arizona State Univer- sity. He holds two degrees from the University of Evansville, where he was a starting member of the For recognition of his achievements, Alden was presented with the General Robert R. Neyland Outstand- football team — a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and a Bachelor of Arts degree in education. ing Athletic Director Award, given by the All-America Football Foundation, in September of 2004. In 2001, Alden was recognized by Evansville with the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. Alden’s drive to make Mizzou one of the nation’s most comprehensive athletic programs isn’t limited to the playing fi eld. Tiger student-athletes have achieved new academic heights under Alden’s direction, Alden holds strong ties to central Missouri. His family tree has been rooted on his family farm in as evidenced by recent reports, which show that MU has topped the Big 12 Conference in graduation Williamsburg, Mo., some 30 miles east of Columbia. His mother lives in Williamsburg, while his rates twice in recent years – in 1999 (66%) and again in 2002 (72%). brother lives in Lamar, Mo., and several relatives reside in and around Kansas City. His uncle Jack was a construction foreman in the building of the , and his cousin Todd, who is a plumber Tiger student athletes recorded the highest overall grade point average in MU history, a 2.96 GPA in mid-Missouri, was a concessionaire at Memorial Stadium, and his cousin, Mike March is a local in the Winter 2005 semester, and set a Winter semester record with 148 students qualifying for the ironworker who worked extensively on construction of Mizzou Arena. All live in Columbia. Dean’s List. Mizzou also ranked fi rst in the nation during the winter 2005 semester for the number of postgraduate scholarship recipients. A native of Chicago, Alden attended West Chicago Community High. He is on the NCAA Cabinet for Championships and Competition as well as serving as the Chair for the Committee for Football At the heart of every successful program lie sound resources for its lifeblood – its student-athletes. Certifi cation. Alden also serves on the NCAA Woman of the Year Committee and is on the Big 12 Alden has made it a priority to provide the resources needed to create an environment in which Mizzou Conference Committee for Offi ciating and Sportsmanship. He was recently tapped into the QEBH student-athletes can achieve at the highest level academically, socially and athletically. Honorary Society at Missouri.

He and his wife, the former Roxanne (Rockie) Falk, have a son, Jake (10). 122 Mizzou Athletics Missouri Administration Dr. Elson S. Floyd University System President 4th Season at Missouri

Elson S. Floyd assumed his duties as the Before returning to UNC-Chapel Hill in 1995, Dr. Floyd spent two years as executive director of the 21st president of the University of Missouri Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, the agency responsible for statewide coor- System in January 2003. Dr. Floyd brings a dination, planning, oversight, policy analysis and student fi nancial aid programs for Washington’s wide range of administrative experience statewide post-secondary education system. to the University of Missouri, as well as valuable system-wide and statewide Prior to joining Western Michigan University in August 1998, Floyd served as executive vice chancel- perspectives on higher education issues lor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for three years. In that role he served as chief and policies. administrative and operating offi cer and was the senior offi cial responsible for business and fi nance, human resources, auxiliary enterprises, student aff airs, information technology, university advance- Prior to coming to Missouri, Floyd served as ment and development, and enrollment management president of Western Michigan University, the third largest university in the state of Michigan with a total enrollment of 28,657 students and A native of Henderson, N.C., Dr. Floyd has three degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill -- a bachelor of arts more than 3,300 faculty and staff . During Floyd’s presidency there, the Carnegie Foundation for the degree in political science and speech, a master of education degree in adult education, and a doctor Advancement of Teaching classifi ed WMU as a Doctoral/Research Extensive institution, placing it of philosophy degree in higher and adult education. While president of Western Michigan, he was a among 102 public universities to receive this designation. tenured faculty member in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology and in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Leadership. Both departments are part of the College Dr. Floyd began his career in 1978 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, one of the nation’s of Education at WMU. leading research institutions. He subsequently spent a total of 13 years with the university in positions that included dean posts in the Division of Student Aff airs, the General College and the College of Arts As president of the UM System, Floyd reports directly to the nine-member Board of Curators, which is and Sciences. From 1988 to 1990, he was assistant vice president for student services for the UNC appointed by the governor. He oversees the UM System’s four campuses, located in Columbia, Kansas system offi ce, where he helped develop and articulate policy in student aff airs and academic aff airs City, Rolla and St. Louis. He is also responsible for the statewide services of University Outreach and for the 16-campus university system. Extension.

From 1990 to 1993, he served at Eastern Washington University as vice president for student services, Floyd and his wife, Carmento, have two children – Kenny and Jessica. vice president for administration, and later as executive vice president. In the latter capacity, he was the university’s chief operating offi cer. Dr. Brady J. Deaton Chancellor 17th Season at Missouri

Chancellor Brady J. Deaton became the 21st Dr. Deaton spent 12 years at Virginia Tech, the last four as associate director of the Offi ce for International chief executive offi cer of the University of Development. In March of 1989, he joined the University of Missouri-Columbia as professor and chair Missouri-Columbia on October 4, 2004. in the Agricultural Economics Department and as Social Science Unit leader. He transitioned from With 15 years of service to MU and 33 years faculty to administration in December 1993, when he was appointed chief of staff in the Offi ce of the of experience in public higher education, Dr. Chancellor. He became deputy chancellor in 1997. Deaton brings an international perspective, a record of national leadership, and a strong In January 1998, Dr. Deaton was appointed interim provost and was named to the permanent position devotion to Mizzou to his new position. in October of that year. His duties were expanded in 2001 when he also became the executive vice chancellor for academic aff airs. A strong proponent of the University’s role on the global stage, Dr. Dr. Deaton began his journey in higher Deaton was instrumental as the sponsor of the Big 12 Provosts’ delegation to the European Union. education as a student at the , where he graduated with a Dr. Deaton holds leadership roles in many university, community and national organizations. He degree in agricultural economics in 1966. Growing up as the second of nine children of a hard-working currently serves as chair of the Academic Aff airs Council of the National Association of State Universi- farm family in Kentucky and furthered by his participation in 4-H, he developed a love of the land and a ties and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), participates in advisory roles with the U.S. Department desire to study agriculture. His dedication deepened during a two-year tour as a Peace Corps volunteer of Agriculture and maintains active membership in the American and International Agricultural in Nan, Thailand, from 1962-1964, where he taught vocational agriculture in the Thai language. Economics Associations. He has authored over 100 articles, presentations and book chapters in his career in addition to co-authoring three books. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Dr. Deaton pursued a master of arts in diplomacy and international commerce at the University of Kentucky, graduating in 1968. He went on to the University of Wisconsin For his contributions to the University, Dr. Deaton has been the recipient of many honors. He has been where he earned a master of science in 1970 and a doctorate in 1972 in agricultural economics. awarded the Outstanding Commitment to Multiculturalism and Diversity certifi cate by the Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students, honored as an invited lecturer at the Japan International Moving from the student to the faculty ranks, Dr. Deaton spent the next six years as an assistant and Agricultural Council and recognized by Gamma Sigma Delta with an Award of Merit for Outstanding associate professor of agricultural economics and rural sociology at the . During Administrator, among many other honors, grants and fellowships. this time at Tennessee, he was appointed as staff director of the Special Task Force on Food for Peace for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. In 1978, Dr. Deaton took a professorship posi- Chancellor Deaton and his wife, Dr. Anne Deaton, are the parents of four grown children, Tony, Brady tion at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Jr., Christina and David and are the grandparents of Liam and Anna Sophia. where he also served as coordinator of the rural development research and extension program. 123 Mizzou Volleyball 2005 Missouri Administration Mario Moccia SeniorSenior AAssociatessociate AAthleticthletic DDirector/Externalirector/External OpOperationserations 8th SeasonSeason aatt MMissouriissouri

OnOn JanuaryJanuary 1,1, 2003,2003, MarioMario MocciaMoccia waswas Moccia is active in the Mid-Missouri community through the Boys and Girls Club. He also serves on namednamed SeniorSenior AssociateAssociate AthleticAthletic Director.Director. the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness for the State of Missouri. He is a member of the National NowNow in his seventhseventh yearyear atat Mizzou,Mizzou, MocciaMoccia Association of College Directors of Athletics and has participated in the Division 1A Athletic Directors hashas sspentpent tthehe llastast 1111 yyearsears wworkingorking wwithith Workshop. DirectorDirector of AthleticsAthletics MikeMike Alden. As SeniorSenior AssociateAssociate AthleticAthletic Director,Director, MocciaMoccia overseesoversees For his leadership eff orts, Moccia was recognized in the Columbia Business Times as one of the Top 40 allall componentscomponents ofof Mizzou’sMizzou’s vastvast externalexternal community leaders under 40 years of age. operationsoperations – the TigerTiger ScholarshipScholarship Fund,Fund, ticketticket operations,operations, media relations,relations, market-market- Prior to coming to the University of Missouri, Moccia worked with MU Director of Athletics Mike Alden at ing/promotions,ing/promotions, broadcastbroadcast operations,operations, the Southwest Texas University as Associate Athletic Director for External Operations and at the University TigerTiger TeamTeam Store,Store, thethe offioffi cialcial websitewebsite ofof of New Mexico as the Director of Sales. MizzouMizzou AthleticsAthletics andand gamegame operations.operations. HeHe alsoalso coordinatescoordinates thethe department’sdepartment’s relationshiprelationship withwith MizzouMizzou Sports Properties, the multimedia rights holder for MU Athletics. Moccia also supervises the operation Moccia is a 1989 graduate of New Mexico State University, where he was the most valuable player of the men’s and women’s basketball squads as well as the baseball and softball teams at MU. of the Aggie baseball team in 1988 and 1989. As a senior he was a preseason all-American and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers. He spent two years playing professional baseball before beginning his During Moccia’s tenure at Mizzou, the external components of the athletics department have routinely sports administration career. In 1998, he was named to the New Mexico State University Athletics been recognized as among the best in college athletics. Mizzou has produced glowing results in many Hall of Fame. areas, including record football season ticket sales, an increase of more than $4 million in annual giving over a seven-year period, gross sales of more than $1.3 million at the Tiger Team Store in 2004. Moccia earned a Master of Science degree in sports administration at the University of New Mexico in 1993. He is married to the former Heidi Kocher. In addition, Moccia is currently overseeing the largest fundraising eff ort in the history of Mizzou Athletics with the Champions For Life campaign. As of June 2005, the campaign has raised in excess of $117 million. Since arriving at Mizzou in December of 1998, Moccia has organized an external staff of over 30 staff members. Prior to his appointment as Senior Associate Athletic Director he was the Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. Sarah Reesman Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women Administrator 13th Season at Missouri

Entering her 13th year with MU, Sarah Re- For her leadership eff orts, Reesman was recognized in the Columbia Business Times as one of the Top esman spent four years as assistant athletic 40 business leaders in Columbia under the age of 40. director supervising MU’s student-athlete services before being elevated to associate A native of nearby Boonville, Mo., Reesman graduated from Mizzou with departmental honors in director of athletics in 1997. She represents 1986. As an undergraduate, she chaired MU’s Student Athletic Board for two years and also spent Mizzou as the Senior Woman Administrator two years as a student member of MU’s Intercollegiate Athletic Committee. She was a member of (SWA) in dealings with the Big 12 Confer- Mystical Seven and Mortar Board Honor Societies. ence and the NCAA. Following graduation, Reesman attended law school at the University of Minnesota, earning a J.D. Reesman was the chair of the Big 12 Confer- degree in 1989. After a year as clerk for former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Ann K. ence SWAs in 1996-97, and in 1997, 1998 Covington, Reesman worked as an associate attorney with the fi rm of Slagle, Bernard and Gorman in and 2002 had oversight responsibilities for the organization of MU’s NCAA certifi cation process. She is Kansas City. She had just been elected vice president of the Tiger Club of Kansas City, after two terms a founding member and past president of the Women’s Intersport Network for Columbia. as secretary and member of the board of directors, when she was hired at MU in 1993.

At MU, Reesman has oversight responsibility for the University’s compliance program and Athletic She is married to Bill Tackett and they reside in Jeff erson City. They have one daughter, Kelley, who Academic Support Services. Reesman monitors the operations of the swimming and diving, gymnastics, is seven years old. wrestling, volleyball, soccer and tennis teams. In 2003-04, four of the seven teams under Reesman’s supervision qualifi ed for postseason competition, with two of them (wrestling – 13th and soccer – 17th) earning top-20 NCAA Championship fi nishes.

124 Mizzou Athletics Missouri Administration Other Tiger Leaders

Ed Stewart Bryan Maggard Tim Hickman Associate AD/ Associate AD/ Associate AD/ Administration Academic Services Operations

Bob Stanley Gene McArtor Mary Austin Assistant AD/ Director of Project Assistant AD/ Facilities Management Compliance

UM Board of Curators Missouri Head Coaches President Baseball - , 12th Year Thomas E. Atkins, Columbia Men’s Basketball - , 7th Year Women’s Basketball - Cindy Stein, 8th Year Vice-President Cross Country - Jared Wilmes, 6th Year Angela M. Bennett, J.D., Kansas City Football - Gary Pinkel, 5th Year Gymnastics - Rob Drass, 7th Year Members of the Board Men’s Golf - Mark Leroux, 2nd Year Marion H. Cairns, Webster Groves Women’s Golf - Stephanie Priesmeyer, 5th Year John M. Carnahan III, Springfi eld Soccer - Brian Blitz, 10th Year Anne C. Ream, O.D., West Plains Softball - Ty Singleton, 4th Year Doug Russell, Lebanon Swimming & Diving - Brian Hoffer, 14th Year Cheryl D. S. Walker, St. Louis Tennis - Blake Starkey, 10th Year Don Walsworth, Marceline Track & Field - Dr. Rick McGuire, 23rd Year David G. Wasinger, St. Louis Wrestling - Brian Smith, 8th Year Student Representative Maria Curis, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis

The University of Missouri System consists of cam- puses in Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Rolla.

125 Mizzou Volleyball 2005 Media Information Media Relations To the Media: The media guide is intended to serve as a primary information source for writers, broadcasters, sports directors, sports editors, sports information directors and fans who follow the MU volleyball team. Weekly news re- leases, statistics, photographs and other materials are avail- able to media outlets covering the team by contacting Tom Lewis at (573) 884-9486 or by faxing a request to (573) 882- 4720. All releases are posted on the offi cial athletics Web site: www.mutigers.com.

Practice: Since practice days and times will vary through- out the regular season, please call Tom Lewis in the Media Relations Offi ce at (573) 884-9486 to confi rm the practice schedule. MISSOURI MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Interview Policy: Players and coaches are available for in- Mailing Address Shipping Address terviews throughout the week before and after practices. P.O. Box 677 260 Hearnes Center They will not be available on gamedays, however, until after Columbia, MO 65205 600 Stadium Blvd. the game. All interview requests must be made through the Columbia, Mo. Media Relations Offi ce, preferably with 24-hours notice. Main Phone: (573) 882-3241 Credentials: Admittance into MU volleyball matches by the FAX: (573) 882-4720 media will require an issued press credential. Credentials Volleyball Contact/ should be requested at least 24 hours prior to the match by Media Relations Assistant contacting the Media Relations Offi ce by phone (573) 884- Tom Lewis 9486, fax (573) 882-4720, e-mail ([email protected]), or Volleyball, Track & Field mail (Missouri Media Relations, Room 260 Hearnes Center, Phone: (573) 884-9486 Columbia, Mo. 65201). Email: [email protected]

Postgame Interview Policy: At home matches, all post- Director of Media Relations game interviews will be conducted on the playing fl oor. Chad Moller Requests for player interviews will be taken at the conclu- Football sion of the match and every effort will be made to ensure Phone: (573) 882-0712 that requested players and coaches are available. For road Email: [email protected] matches, contact Tom Lewis for postgame policy. Assistant Directors of Game Day Services: Media guides, programs, rosters and Media Relations Media Relations Associate Kevin Fletcher updated game notes and statistics will be available in the Kate Lakin Women’s Basketball Soccer, Gymnastics Hearnes Center media room prior to each match. Single Phone: (573) 882-7826 Phone: (573) 882-2531 game box scores will be distributed following each game, Email: fl [email protected] Email: [email protected] and a complete book consisting of a fi nal box score will be provided at the conclusion of the match. A fax machine and Josh Murray Student Assistants telephones are available on request. Baseball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf Cory Walton Phone: (573) 882-0711 Swimming & Diving Photography: Credentialed photographers are permitted Emai: [email protected] Email: [email protected] to shoot from the sideline opposite the team benches and Emily Gatewood scorers’ table and on the baselines, off of the playing sur- Joel Erickson Cross Country, Softball Wrestling face. Phone: (573) 884-8519 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

TBA Men’s Basketball, Tennis 126 Mizzou Athletics Media Information Primary Media Outlets

PRINT Sports Editor: Joe Walljasper P.O. Box 798 Columbia, Mo. 65205 Phone #: (573) 815-1780 Fax #: (573) 874-6483

Columbia Missourian P.O. Box 917 Columbia, Mo. 65205 Phone #: (573) 882-5726 Fax #: (573) 882-5702 TELEVISION RADIO Maneater KOMU (Channel 8/NBC) Tiger Radio Network A047 Brady Commons Sports Director: Chris Gervino Learfi eld Communications Columbia, Mo. 65211 Highway 63 South P.O Box 104180 Phone #: (573) 882-5500 Columbia, Mo. 65201 Jefferson City, Mo. 65110 Fax #: (573) 882-5550 Phone #: (573) 884-6397 Phone #: (573) 893-7200 Fax #: (573) 884-5353 Fax #: (573)983-2321 MU Student News A022 Brady Commons KMIZ (Channel 17/ABC) KFRU (1400 AM) Columbia, Mo. 65211 Sports Director: Beau Baehman Old Highway 63 North Phone #: (573) 882-5683 501 Business Loop 70 E. Columbia, Mo. 65201 Fax #: (573) 884-7348 Columbia, Mo. 65201 Phone #: (573) 449-4141 Phone #: (573) 449-0917 Fax #: (573) 449-7770 Kansas City Star Fax #: (573) 875-7078 1729 Grand KTGR (1580 AM) Kanas City, Mo. 64108 KRCG (Channel 13/CBS) Sports Director: Kyle Elfrink Beat Writer: Mike DeArmond Sports Director: Rod Smith 3215 LeMone Industrial Blvd. Phone #: (816) 234-4355 P.O. Box 659 Columbia, Mo. 65201 Fax #: (816) 234-4360 Jefferson City, Mo. 65102 Phone #: (573) 875-1099 Phone #: (573) 896-5144 Fax #: (573) 875-2439 St. Louis Post Dispatch Fax #: (573) 896-5193 900 North Tucker KCOU (88.1 FM) St. Louis, Mo. 63101 Big 12 Showcase 101F Pershing Hall Beat Writer: Graham Watson 400 North East Street Columbia, Mo. 65201 Phone #: (314) 340-8170 Arlington, Texas 76011 Phone #: (573) 882-7820 Fax #: (314) 340-8170 Phone #: (800) 539-8355 Fax #: (573) 882-6262 Fax #: (888) 263-3802

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