THHISIS IISS...... THE UNIVERSITY For almost a century the University of Memphis has been a catalyst for progress in the city of Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the surrounding Mid-South region. From its inception as a FFACTSACTS AATT A GGLANCELANCE normal school dedicated to the education of public school teachers, to its role today as an educator PRESIDENT of technologically-savvy graduates who face a complex world, the University of Memphis has always Dr. Shirley C. Raines fulfilled its current mission while looking forward to and planning for its future. Exceptional students from Tennessee, from every other state in the nation and from almost 100 FOUNDED countries around the world choose to attend the University of Memphis. They come here on the recom- 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School mendation of their major professors at European universities; they come here to study subjects that are offered nowhere else; they come to study alongside men and women who are recognized and CAMPUS SIZE 1,160 acres and 202 buildings at eight sites respected throughout the academic and scientific communities as foremost in their fields.

Ever forward-looking, the University of Memphis is poised to enter one of its most historic and OPERATING BUDGET productive periods. From the faculty and staff we have in place to our alumni and benefactors, our $344 million “people assets” have never been more willing, able and generous in their efforts to build an academic environment that makes a life-long impact on the young minds at the U of M. LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT $1.43 billion

ENROLLMENT (FOR FALL 2007) Total ...... 20,379 Undergraduate ...... 15,802 Graduate ...... 4,166 Law School ...... 411 Full-time ...... 67% Part-time ...... 33%

WORKFORCE Approximately 2,500 employees, including 850 full-time faculty University of Memphis students can choose to study abroad at 165 institutions in 45 countries. COLLEGES & SCHOOLS • Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Communication and Fine Arts NNAMEAME CCHANGESHANGES • College of Education • Fogelman College of Business and Economics • Graduate School 11994994 The University of Memphis • Herff College of Engineering • Loewenberg School of Nursing 11957957 Memphis State University • School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology • University College 11941941 Memphis State College DEGREES 11925925 West Tennessee State Teachers College The Memphis campus is the safest university in a • 15 bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 majors metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee. and 70 concentrations 11912912 West Tennessee State Normal School • Master’s degrees in over 50 subjects • Doctoral degrees in 21 disciplines • Specialist degree in education • Juris Doctor (law degree) • Online degree program

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The University of Memphis awarded more than $27 million in scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year.

The U of M Law School ranked fifth nationwide as a Best Value Law School by PreLaw Magazine based on the com- Memphis boasts an 18:1 bination of high bar pass rate, high employment rate, and student-teacher ratio. low tuition.

Our graduate program in discrete mathematics and combi- natorics was ranked one of the top 15 programs nationally by U.S. News and World Report. Ned R. McWherter Library The U of M has 25 Chairs of Excellence, more than any oth- er university in Tennessee. A Chair of Excellence is a state- designated, definitive authority in his or her field of study.

The Communication Department’s Rhetorical Studies Ph.D. is ranked in the top 15 nationally by the National Communication Association.

Our Center for Earthquake Research and Information Kemmons Wilson School of Hos- (CERI) is among the leading earthquake research organi- pitality & Resort Management zations in the United States. FedEx Institute of Technology The University’s public relations program is rated one of the 23 premier public relations programs in the country by re- NNOTABLEOTABLE ALUMNIALUMNI spected educator Bill Baxter. Martin S. Belz (1972) ...... President of Belz Enterprises Isaac Bruce (1997) ...... NFL Football Player The rehabilitation counseling master’s degree program in Dixie Carter (1963) ...... Actress the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology Kellye Cash (1987) ...... Miss America 1987 and Research was ranked in the top 20 nationally by U.S. Robert N. Clement (1968) ...... Former U.S. Congressman News and World Report in 2007. Steve Cohen (1973) ...... U.S. Congressman Eric Jerome Dickey (1983) ...... Best-Selling Author The University of Memphis is home to the only Confucius In- Bernice Donald (1974)...... Judge, Federal District Court stitute in the Mid-South. Confucius Institutes are funded by William B. Dunavant Jr. (1954) ...... Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises the Beijing-based Office of Chinese Language Council Inter- John Dye (1996) ...... Actor national. Larry Finch (1973) ...... Former Memphis Basketball Head Coach Anfernee Hardaway (1993) ...... NBA Basketball Player Dr. W.W. Herenton (1966) ...... Mayor, City of Memphis The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology is home to the Barbara Walker Hummel (1947) ...... Miss America 1947 largest public collection of Egyptian antiquities in the South. Craig Leake (1969) ...... Television Producer R. Brad Martin (1976) ...... Chairman of the Board/CEO, SAKS Inc. Former University of Memphis golfer and native Memphian Wink Martindale (1957) ...... Television Personality Tom Stickney was recognized by Golf Magazine in 2007 as Elliot Perry (1991) ...... Former NBA Basketball Player one of the top 100 teachers in America. William Sanderson (1968) ...... Actor Lynda Mead Shea (1968) ...... Miss America 1960 Charles C. Thompson (1964) ...... Author and TV Producer Researchers in the U of M’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Fred Thompson (1964) ...... Actor and Former U.S. Senator are developing intelligent computer tutors that are currently Pat Kerr Tigrett (1963) ...... International Fashion Designer helping students learn physics and reading strategies. DeAngelo Williams (2005) ...... NFL Football Player Tamika Whitmore (1999) ...... WNBA (2006 All-Star) More than 50 judges in the State of Tennessee are gradu- Lorenzen Wright (1996) ...... NBA Basketball Player Dan Uggla (2001) ...... MLB (2006 All-Star) ates of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 75 • GOTIGERSGO.COM Dr. Shirley C. Raines became the 11th president of the University of Memphis on July 1, 2001. She is the first woman to hold the presidency of the University, which was founded in 1912.

Before her appointment at the University of Memphis, Dr. Raines was Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. While at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, she received the Distinguished Faculty Member award and has received two research awards from the Eastern Educational Research Association. She is the author of 14 books and numerous journal articles and is widely regarded as an expert in teacher education and early childhood education. During the years of Dr. Raines’ tenure at the University of Memphis, the following building proj- DDR.R. SHIRLEYSHIRLEY C.C. RAINESRAINES UNNIVERSITYIVERSITY PRRESIDENTESIDENT

ects have been completed: the FedEx Institute tion of the Law School to the historic downtown of Technology, the Kemmons Wilson School of location on the Mississippi River. U OFOF M PRESIDENTSPRESIDENTS Hospitality and Resort Management, the Student Described in The Commercial Appeal as “pow- Activities Plaza and fountain, the clock tower, Uni- erful, prepared and personable,” she has become 22001-001- Dr. Shirley C. Raines versity Services Building with new bookstore, the known for her effective work in building productive Athletic Training Facility, additions to the Carpen- partnerships on and off the campus. An extraordi- 22000-01000-01 Dr. Ralph Faudree (interim) ter Student Housing Complex, and the renova- nary motivational speaker, Dr. Raines speaks to tion of Wilder Tower, which is devoted to student hundreds of schools, boards, and civic and pro- services. New construction ventures underway fessional organizations both locally and nationally. 11991-00991-00 Dr. V. Lane Rawlins include renovation of the former Millington Naval The University has realized an 84 percent increase Hospital to classrooms for the University’s Milling- in donor giving to the University as well as a 118 11980-91980-91 Dr. Thomas Carpenter ton Campus, a new student center, a new sustain- percent increase in sponsored research grants and able design residential dormitory, and the reloca- contracts, during Dr. Raines’ tenure. Major focus 11980980 Dr. Jerry Boone (interim) areas of her work with students include expanding the University’s Honors program and creating in- 11973-80973-80 Dr. Billy M. Jones ternships and co-op experiences in many majors. Dr. Raines is one of 12 college presidents on the NCAA Board of Directors and chairs the NCAA 11972-73972-73 Dr. John Richardson (interim) Presidential Task Force Oversight and Monitoring Group while also serving on the Board of Direc- 11960-72960-72 Dr. C.C. Humphreys tors of C-USA. While Chair of the Board of Di- rectors of C-USA, Dr. Raines led the conference 11950-60950-60 Dr. J. Millard Smith through realignment. As a community leader, she serves as the past chair of the Memphis Regional 11949-50949-50 Lamar Newport (acting) Chamber of Commerce and on the board of direc- tors of several non-profi t organizations, including 11946-49946-49 Dr. J. Millard Smith Memphis Tomorrow, local PBS station WKNO, and the Higher Education Division of United Way. The April 2007 issue of Business TN, included her 11943-46943-46 Dr. Jennings B. Sanders on the magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful people in Tennessee. 11939-43939-43 Dr. Richard C. Jones Dr. Raines earned her Doctorate in Educa- tion and her Master of Science degree from the 11924-39924-39 Dr. John Willard “J.W.” Brister University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Her Bache- lor of Science degree is from the University of Ten- 11918-24918-24 Dr. Andrew A. Kincannon nessee at Martin. She also completed the Man- agement Development Program from the Harvard 11913-18913-18 Dr. John Willard “J.W.” Brister Graduate School of Education. A native of Bells, Tennessee, she is married 11912-13912-13 Dr. Seymour A. Mynders to retired professor, Dr. Robert J. Canady. In his retirement, he is a stained glass artist and a pri- vate pilot. Bob and Shirley are the parents of four adult children and three grandchildren.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 76 • GOTIGERSGO.COM than 500 student-athletes in 20 men’s and women’s R.C. Johnson has intercollegiate sports, including nationally-visible pro- worked 35 years in grams in men’s basketball and football. He was named Temple’s director of athletics on May 9, 1994, after athletic administration. serving nearly six years as director of athletics at Mi- ami (Ohio) University. He had also previously led the He was named the department at Eastern Illinois from 1980-88, and was the associate athletic director at Northern Iowa from Director of Athletics at 1974-80. A former football coach himself, Johnson served the University as an assistant at Mankato State University from 1968- of Memphis on 74. He coached at Youngstown State University dur- ing the 1967 and 1968 seasons after serving as an December 29, assistant coach at Northern Iowa (1965-67) and the University of Iowa (1963-65). 1995. An Ottawa, Ill., native, Johnson holds his bache- lor’s degree in sociology from the University of Iowa in Johnson came aboard in 1965 and earned his master’s degree in physical edu- February of 1996 and immediately cation from the University of Northern Iowa in 1967. set forth in bringing University of Johnson is a member of the National Association Memphis Tiger athletics into na- of College Directors of Athletics and serves on the tional prominence. Over the last NCAA Leadership Council. A veteran administrator 12-plus years, the dynamic ad- DR. SHIRLEY C. RAINES RR.C..C. JOHNSONJOHNSON ATTHLETICHLETIC DIIRECTORRECTOR IOOWAWA, 11965965

ministrator has structured one of the most successful country, and a complete renovation of the Murphy Ath- in Conference USA, Johnson sits on both the C-USA coaching staffs in the history of Tiger athletics and con- letic Complex. Bowl Committee and the league’s Finance Committee. tinues to strive for athletic and academic excellence During his tenure, Johnson has created the His involvement in the Memphis community includes while recognizing the importance of building strong Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, the Tiger Scholarship serving on the Memphis and Shelby County Sports university and community ties. Fund Board of Directors and the Athletic Director’s Authority, and he most recently was invited to serve on Since his arrival, Johnson has hired such high- Ambassador’s Club. The Ambassador’s Club, which the Mayor’s Stadium Committee which is charged with profi le coaches as former Clemson head football started with two members in 1997, has reached an all- evaluating the feasibility of a new football stadium. In coach Tommy West, who has taken the Tigers to a time high of 32 members under Johnson. A signifi cant addition, he is a member of the University of Memphis bowl game in four of the last fi ve seasons, and former revenue source for Tiger Athletics, members of the President’s Council. New Jersey Nets and UMass head basketball coach Ambassador’s Club pledge to commit $500,000. Johnson and his wife, Melba, have three chil- John Calipari, who had his squad in the 2008 National In June 2007, Johnson inked a lucrative long- dren: Jeff, P.A. and Michelle; fi ve grandchildren and Championship Game. In the last fi ve years, six U of term contract extension with Learfi eld Sports, which one great grandson. M coaches have earned Conference USA Coach of enabled Tiger Sports Properties to retain the multime- the Year honors, including Calipari, who earned the dia rights for Memphis Athletics through 2017. In addi- league’s top honor in both 2006 and 2008. tion, the terms of the new agreement allow for options Also in the last fi ve years under Johnson, the to continue through the 2021-22 academic year. The Tigers have captured 11 C-USA championships in Tigers signed on with Learfi eld Sports in 2001, granting men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, the partner radio and television rights, athletic venue women’s golf and men’s track. Calipari has led his signage, game day promotions and sponsorships, as Tigers to four regular-season titles (2004, 2006, well as the offi cial athletic department website. Terms 2007, 2008) and three C-USA Tournament champi- for the contract call for the Tigers to receive a fi nancial onships (2006, 2007, 2008). Richie Grant led the guarantee each year of the agreement and to partici- men’s soccer program to a league championship in pate in annual revenue sharing. 2004, while Brooks Monaghan piloted the women’s A believer in academic excellence as well as ath- soccer team to a C-USA title last fall. In the spring of letic success and national prominence, Johnson leads 2007, Kevin Robinson earned C-USA Coach of the a department that set a school record with 50 percent Year honors after leading the Tigers to an outdoor of its student-athletes achieving a 3.0 or higher during track championship. the fall 2007 semester. For the most recent academic Johnson is currently spearheading his second year, which includes fall 2007 and spring 2008, 315 major capital campaign which will benefi t nearly every student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA and 35 area of the Tiger Athletic Department. Included in the students excelled with a 4.0 GPA. Ten teams logged $12.9 million project is a new addition to the Athletic a semester average of 3.0 or higher for the 2007 fall Offi ce Building, the newly-completed softball complex, semester, and the athletic department as a whole is an approaching redesign of the Tiger baseball stadium, represented by a 2.8 GPA for the entire year. In May a golf practice facility, a renovation of the Finch Center 2008, 39 athletes earned their degrees, marking the men’s basketball practice facility and a Hall of Fame to largest group for one ceremony since 2002 when the honor Tiger athletes. Johnson’s fi rst capital campaign athletic academic services department began keep- was previously the largest fund-raising effort in the his- ing record. And, under Johnson’s guidance, Memphis tory of Memphis athletics. The $8 million campaign boasts an 89 percent graduation rate of all student- included a new 8,000-square-foot football and basket- athletes who complete their eligibility at the U of M. ball offi ce complex addition, a new basketball practice Before taking over Tiger Athletics, Johnson was facility, which is still considered one of the best in the responsible for directing a Temple program with more

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AMBASSADOR’S CLUB Dave Bronczek, Ben Bryant, Bob Byrd, David Cohn, Hilliard Crews, William Dunavant, Jr., Evelyn Echols, Jeff Farmer, Lenny Feiler, Karen Fields-Isaacman, Glenna Flautt, Frank Flautt, Jr., Alan Graf, Fred Hodges, Janet January, Al LaRocca, Ken Lenoir, Brad & Dina Martin, Jackson Moore, Bill Morris, Lauren Pickens, Kyle Rice, Mike Rose, Elkan Scheidt, Fred Smith, Rita Sparks, Rick Spell, Elaine Springer, John Stokes, Ron Terry, Tom Watson

FACULTY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE Stanley E. Stevens - FAR, Jerome Blakemore, Barbara Davis, Whelan CAROL RONNIE JENNIFER WESLEY LETONIA James, Roxie Gee, Mike Hamrick, Robert Koch, Marty Lipinski, Peggy Quinn, David Romantz, David Cox - Presidential Liaison. Ex Officio VARANO VINSON WALKER WHEELER WILLIAMS Members: Ralph Faudree, Joe Luckey, R.C. Johnson, Lynn Parkes ACADEMIC COUNSELOR BUSINESS OFFICE ADMIN. ASSISTANT COMPUTER ANAYLIST TICKET OFFICE

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Dr. Shirley Raines, President; Dr. Ralph Faudree, Provost; Dr. Rosie Bingham, VP Student Affairs; Charles Lee , VP Business and Finance; Dr. Douglas Hurley, VP Information Technology; Julie Johnson, VP Advancement; R.C. Johnson, Athletic Director; Robert Eoff, VP Communications, Public Relations & Marketing

BOARD OF VISITORS ATHLETIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mike Rose - Chair, Dave Bronczek, Charles Burkett, Harold Byrd, James Davis, Greg Duckett, Doug Edwards, Bill Morris, Rita Sparks, John Stokes, R.C. Johnson - Ex-officio MARTHA WOODS TIGER SCHOLARSHIP FUND BOARD SPORTS INFO. SEC. Pete Aviotti, Reggie Barnes, Billy Bond, Charles Burkett, Harold Byrd, Doug Carpenter, Don Carson, Tom Cassidy, Catherine Chubb, John Dunavant, Willie Gregory, Gaylon Hall, Jeb Hill, Jim Hughes, Cato Johnson, John Kelley, David Kustoff, John Moore, Charlotte Neal, Warren Nunn, Judy Piovarcy, Allie Prescott, Cathy Ross, Reid Sanders, Pete Scatamacchia, Jack Soden, Jim Strickland, Pat Tanner, Diane Vescovo, Van Weinberg, Ann Wulff.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 80 • GOTIGERSGO.COM The 3,000-seat Elma Roane Fieldhouse is home to both the Memphis volleyball and women’s Fieldhouse weight room basketball teams. EELMALMA ROANEROANE FIIELDHOUSEELDHOUSE FIIELDHOUSEELDHOUSE HIIGHLIGHTSGHLIGHTS

Situated in the heart of the University of Memphis’ cam- pus, the 3,000-seat Elma Roane Fieldhouse is home to the Memphis volleyball and women’s basketball teams.

The Fieldhouse is equipped with locker rooms and a fully functional training facility. The Fieldhouse weight room serves as the workout facility for eight of Memphis’ 16 ath- letic teams.

The Fieldhouse received an $80,000 renovation in August of 1993. The gym itself was completely painted, and en- try ways were improved with lighting and a totally different design.

Over 900 chairback seats were added to the arena in the summer of 2003. A new fl oor was also put down.

Memphis has a home mark of 75-23 over the past seven seasons.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 82 • GOTIGERSGO.COM The Tigers’ Park Avenue Campus Strength and Conditioning facility is located next to the remodeled indoor turf room in the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex. Opened in January 1993, the facility serves each of the University’s intercollegiate sports ATHLETIC FACILITIES programs. SSTRENGTHTRENGTH & COONDITIONINGNDITIONING WEEIGHTIGHT ROOOMOM Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Stark oversees all workouts at the Murphy Athletic Complex. He is aided by graduate assistants Josh Medler, IIGHLIGHTSGHLIGHTS Kyle Miller and Chad Smith, and volunteer assistant Ken Roach. The Tiger football, H men’s soccer, baseball and track teams work out with Stark and his staff. The 10,500-square-foot varsity weight room is equipped A former U of M football player, Stark has worked with over 40 NFL players, with rugged, versatile hardware so that groups of up to 75 including the Carolina Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams, the New England Patriots’ student-athletes can train concurrently with optimal effec- Stephen Gostkowski, the Cleveland Browns’ Brandon McDonald, the Detroit Lions’ tiveness and effi ciency. Idrees Bashir and the San Francisco 49ers’ All-Pro receiver Isaac Bruce. In addition to the Murphy Athletic Complex weight room, there is a weight Workouts are designed and supervised by one or more of facility in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse that was refurbished in the spring of 2005. the Strength and Conditioning staff’s certifi ed specialists, That weight room benefi ts women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s and each student-athlete’s individual progress is projected tennis, cross country, women’s golf, softball and women’s soccer. Former Marshall via a computerized database. strength and conditioning coach Mike Jenkins was hired in late June to assist Stark and oversee the Fieldhouse strength facility. The Tiger Power philosophy couples functional, multi-joint The men’s basketball team utilizes a weight room that is located in its prac- movements with fundamental principles: exercise tech- tice facility, the Larry O. Finch Center. Assistant Strength Coach Richard Hogans niques are simplifi ed and performed on an alternating is charged with the workouts of Tiger basketball, as well as the men’s tennis and heavy/explosive basis in order to maximize training effects while minimizing teaching and training time (as well as fa- men’s golf teams. tigue). Performance based fi tness and work quality are the With three state-of-the-art facilities located around campus, the U of M bottom-line objective. Strength and Conditioning staff is well-equipped to handle the training needs of Tiger Athletes. The weight room’s equipment upgrade plan refl ects this philosophy and includes: 10 self-contained Olympic plat- forms and power racks; a plyometric/medicine ball area; a complete dumbbell line; and a variety of hip sleds, glute/ ham stations, cable stations and other supplemental pieces allowing student-athletes to perform an unlimited variety of exercises and movements.

The modern and spacious facility is also equipped with dressing/restrooms; is naturally illuminated; and is main- tained at a constant 70-74 degrees.

In planning the long-range Tiger Power programs, stu- dent-athletes are assigned to respective developmental levels based on individual ability and training history. For example, newcomers begin with an extensive volume of “foundational” or generalized movements and progress to- ward more intensive and specialized exercises with each successive phase.

The actual workout menu may remain fairly constant over The volleyball team utilizes the weight a student-athletes four- or fi ve-year sport career; however, facility in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse that Head Strength Coach Mike Stark broad variations in workload combine the program’s sim- was refurbished in the spring of 2005. plicity with a measure of sophistication.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 83 • GOTIGERSGO.COM The University of Memphis’ Center for Athletic Academic Services (CAAS) is dedicated to the academic and personal development of all Tiger student-athletes. Its mission is to provide support services to ensure that U of M student-athletes succeed in the classroom and obtain undergraduate degrees. The services include orientation pro- grams, tutoring, mentoring, academic coun- seling, study hall and academic advising. In March 2002, vast improvements were beginning to take place in the CAAS. At that PPicturedictured aarere ssomeome ooff tthehe 4411 MMemphisemphis sstudent-athletestudent-athletes wwhoho ggraduatedraduated iinn time, Dr. Joe Luckey took over the staff af- MMayay 2007.2007. IncludedIncluded inin tthehe ggraduatingraduating cclasslass iiss vvolleyballolleyball aalumslums CChristenhristen ter spending the previous 10 years at Austin CClaytonlayton andand KristenKristen ((Hardee)Hardee) KKinesines Peay State. Dr. Luckey, who was nationally BUUILDINGILDING TOOMORROWMORROW’S LEEADERSADERS AACADEMICCADEMIC CCENTERENTER recognized for his outstanding leadership in 1999, dent development and academic advising. A total Four academic awards are sponsored by the came to Memphis with a vision. In just one short of 8,000 square feet, encompassing the entire CAAS as a means of honoring the top student- year, Dr. Luckey recruited six new staff members, sixth and seventh fl oors of the tower, have been athletes. The Tiger 3.0 Club recognizes student- instituted new academic programs, designed and designated for the CAAS. The area supports 21 athletes who earned grade-point averages of 3.0 inspired two special sections of ACAD 1100 for student computer stations, 17 offi ces and numer- during the fall/spring semesters, while the Tiger student-athletes and transitioned the offi ce from ous study tables. Academic Thirty is dedicated to the 30 student- the basement of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse to Inspired by Dr. Luckey, two special sections athletes with the best grade-point average on each the newly-renovated Wilder Tower. of ACAD 1100, Introduction to the University, were team and then the next best group of student-ath- Dr. Luckey heads a full-time staff of eight, offered to student-athletes only. The class was so letes, totaling 30. The fi nal honor, the TEAM GPA while also utilizing 20-30 tutors, two academic in- well received that a third section was offered in Award, is presented to the male and female team terns, graduate assistants and student workers. 2003 so that all freshman student-athletes could be with the best grade point average for the semester. CAAS has a unique responsibility as an offi ce as included in the course. Students who participated The fourth and newest award, CAAS Academic it provides academic services to all student-ath- in the class earned an average of 15.2 credit hours Achievement Award, is presented to the student- letes and conducts all necessary paperwork for and an average GPA of 3.25. In its commitment to athlete(s) who has overcome personal hardship NCAA academic compliance. the overall development of the student-athlete, a but has still worked hard in the classroom. Assistant director Kelley Bickham, who fourth section will be instituted fall, 2008. was hired May 2007, was brought in specifi cally to handle NCAA, conference and institutional compliance matters associated with prospec- tive and current student-athletes. The fi ve aca- demic counselors are assigned to specifi c sports working closely with those student-athletes and coaching staffs. Dr. Luckey has continued to challenge the Center’s staff, the coaching staffs and the stu- dent-athletes to collaboratively enhance the ac- ademic performance of U of M student-athletes. As the following highlights indicate, the group effort has resulted in positive results for the uni- versity. During the last six academic years, 14 teams have posted their highest-ever semes- ter GPAs, a record number of student-athletes made the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Tiger 3.0 Club and several individual student-athletes have been recognized for pres- tigious academic awards, such as the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and Academic All- America. The CAAS received a new home during the summer of 2003 with the completion of the Wild- Academic Staff: (Front Left) Dr. Joe Luckey, Kelley Bickham and Fred Quarles. (Back Left) Dorothy Gillard, er Tower. The Wilder Tower also houses admis- Jessie Mills, Bridget VanLandeghem, Valorie Lott and Carol Varano. sions, the bursar, fi nancial aid, the registrar, stu- THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 84 • GOTIGERSGO.COM WHY TIGERS? When the University of Memphis first fielded a foot- ball team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nick- name for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, “We fight like Tigers.” The nickname was born. More and more the nickname “Tigers” was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use “Normals” or the “Blue and Gray” when referring to the University. Under Coach Lester Barnard in 1922, Normal’s football team gave a ring of truth to that old student yell about Tigers. The team adopted a motto – “Every Man a Tiger” – and went on to score 174 points while allowing its opponents just 29 points. In the late 1920s, student publications and down- town newspapers began referring to the football team as the “Teachers” or “Tutors.” The Tiger nickname would return, but not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the of- ficial nickname for the University of Memphis.

A PRROUDOUD HIISTORYSTORY ACADEMIC CENTER TIGER TRADITIONS A BENGAL FOR A MASCOT For over 30 years, the sideline mascot for The University of Memphis has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM TTHEHE U OFOF M ALMAALMA MATERMATER II, the current Tiger mascot, attends all Tiger football home games, and he can also be found at many other University events throughout the year as a powerful and majestic symbol of Tigers Athletics. TOM II travels Stand Firm, O Alma Mater in style in a custom-designed, climate-controlled trailer, always with police escort. Through All The Years To Come; The first Tiger, TOM, was procured by the Highland Hundred Football Boosters in 1972 and served the In Days of Youth and Beauty U of M faithfully for nearly 20 years until passing away in February of 1992. Thy Halls Have Been Our Home. In Time Of Preparation TOM came to the university on November 9, 1972, when the tiger cub was placed in a dog kennel in Great Lessons Didst Thou Teach Michigan City, Ind., and put on a Memphis-bound flight via Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. He arrived Till Now O Alma Mater in Memphis at 3:00 a.m., and C. Cleveland Drennon, President of the Highland Hundred, approved a check The Stars We’ll Strive To Reach. for $1,500 to purchase the animal. That morning, TOM was taken to Athletic Director Billy Murphy’s office for a press conference. The Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University in a ceremony at Liberty Lead On, O Alma Mater Bowl Memorial Stadium on November 11, 1972, during a football game against the University of Cincinnati. Thy sons To Highways TOM had initially been named ‘Shane’ at the suggestion of the breeder’s daughter. Once in Memphis, Give Light and Truth Unto Them though, a contest was held to name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries were submitted to a committee For All Their Coming Days. chaired by Judge Harry Pierotti, including colorful monikers like Spook, Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan, To Thee We’ll Give All Honor, Sahib, Big Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny Shiloh, and even Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Tennessee. The Our Hopes Abide In Thee, list was ultimately reduced to two choices, Shane and TOM, which stands for Tigers Of Memphis. TOM won. For Thou, O Alma Mater, During his first few months in Memphis, TOM was housed by Highland Hundred member Bill Proctor Hast Made Us Ever Free. in his garage, which the Club had redecorated, and was closely guarded by Proctor’s hound dog. As TOM grew older, the decision was made by the Highland Hundred to keep the Tiger Tradition alive by securing a new Tiger to be raised as TOM II. In the fall of 1991, Highland Hundred President Ray Daniels and President-Elect Bobby Wharton received TOM II as a gift from Tom and Carolyn Atchison of Florence, TTHEHE U OFOF M FIGHTFIGHT SONGSONG Alabama. Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory, In 2005, TOM II moved to a new habitat in a rural area just south of Memphis on land offered by long- Be A Winner Thru And Thru time Tiger fans Jeff and Mary Kuntz. The new facility was designed as a virtual copy of the original facility in Fight Tigers, Fight Cause We’re Collierville, but includes many upgrades that improve TOM’s comfort and safety. Going All The Way – As one of only two universities in America with a live Tiger mascot, the University of Memphis is unique Fight, Fight in its Tiger Tradition. For The Blue and Gray And Say – SCHOOL COLORS THE LOGO Let’s Go Tigers Go, The University of Memphis’ official school The University of Memphis’ official logo was Go On To Victory. colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the redesigned by Craig Thompson, from Disciple See Our Colors Bright and True; It’s Fight Now Without A Fear, early 1900s. Design in Memphis, Tenn. Fight Now Let’s Shout A Cheer, The colors were chosen in an effort to show The original logo was an MSU with a leap- Shout For Dear Memphis U. unity in a nation that was still recovering from the ing tiger coming out from behind the letters. The (Yell) effects of the Civil War. The student body thought new logo is an “M” with a leaping Tiger coming up Go Tigers Go that by picking the colors of the North and the over the center of the “M.” Go Tigers Go South, the school would show a togetherness Yea – Tigers Go! among all students. THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 85 • GOTIGERSGO.COM ““BBIIRTHPLACERTHPLACE OOFF ROOCKCK ‘N ROOLLLL” CCITYITY OOFF Considered the “Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll,” the city of Memphis’ musical roots run deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history as well as the future of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Memphis, named after the capital of ancient the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A club. The Egypt, boasts all the amenities you would ex- 14,320-seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, pect in a city with over 1 million residents, while 48 luxury suites and is located at the corner of retaining the charm and down-to-earth feel of a Third Street and Union Avenue across from the small town. world-famous Peabody Hotel. Downtown Memphis is in the midst of a The city’s newest downtown project is FedEx- building boom valued at $2.3 billion which is Forum, an entertainment arena that houses both transforming the heart of the city. One of the the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball most visible projects has been the construc- Association and the University of Memphis men’s tion of AutoZone Park, the downtown ballpark basketball team. The $250 million state-of-the- which is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, art arena features a 35,000-square-foot outdoor Beale Street - One of America’s most famous plaza where fans of all ages can gather before musical streets! TTOPOP 1010 FORTUNEFORTUNE 500500 an event. The arena has over 100 points of sale for concession stands and four full-service res- CCOMPANIESOMPANIES HEADQUARTEREDHEADQUARTERED taurants. FedExForum is located one block south WWITHINITHIN 440000 MILESMILES OFOF MEMPHISMEMPHIS the Hard Rock Café, from Pat O’Briens to the of Beale Street. Rum Boogie Café, Beale Street has something Memphis’ musical roots can be traced to to offer for everyone. 1. Wal-Mart (Bentonville, Ark.) band leader W.C. Handy, who wrote the fi rst 22. Home Depot (Atlanta, Ga.) Where Beale Street meets the Mississippi blues song here in 1909, a campaign theme 46. UPS (Atlanta, Ga.) River is Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale 52. Archer Daniels Midland (Decatur, Ill.) for Memphis mayor “Boss” Crump called “Boss Street Music Festival. The weekend-long event 68. FedEx (Memphis) Crump Blues” and later published as the “The is just a part of the month-long Memphis in May 83. Coca-Cola (Atlanta, Ga.) Memphis Blues.” The sound soon caught on and International Festival which also includes 88. Tyson Foods (Springdale, Ark.) blues bands fi lled the clubs along Beale. Young 89. HCA (Nashville, Tenn.) the World Championship Barbecue musicians who have performed along Beale Cooking Contest and the Sunset 98. Humana Insurance (Louisville, Ky.) include Muddy Waters, Furry Lewis, Albert 111. Emerson Electric (St. Louis, Mo.) Symphony. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and B.B. King. Located just off Beale Street is Beale Street has rapidly become the en- the Peabody Place Retail and En- tertainment center of Memphis and visitors tertainment Center which opened and locals alike enjoy the food and music of- in 2002. The 300,000-square-foot fered in the various nightclubs. From B.B. King’s retail complex offers visitors a one- to the Daisy Theatre, from Silky O’Sullivan’s to stop-shop for fun and excitement with a unique mix of entertainment, dining and shopping options unlike anything else in the region. Also located within a block of Beale is Gibson Guitar Memphis, which includes factory tours and cultural exhibits. Across the street is the Smithsonian’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum located at the FedExFo- rum, which includes artifacts docu- menting music’s past.

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Centered in the middle of the nation’s population Memphis’ musical roots also include Stax year. Also locat- and Hi-Records as well as Sun Records record- ed downtown is The Pork BBQ Capital of the world ing studio. Stax became known for “sweet soul the beautiful Or- music” through such artists as the MarKeys, pheum Theater The home of The Pyramid, the third largest pyramid Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson which serves in the world Pickett, Sam and Dave and Isaac Hayes. The as a venue for Stax Museum reopened on its original loca- performances National Civil Rights Ranked by the travel industry as one of the top 20 tion at McLemore and Crump in the summer of by Ballet Mem- Museum Located at the destinations for an athletic event 2003 and offers visitors a complete history of phis, the Mem- Lorraine Motel. “Soulsville USA.” phis Symphony Ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 convention One of Hi-Records’ premier artists was Al Orchestra and traveling Broadway shows, as centers and locations Green. Sun Records’ most famous recording art- well as the Orpheum Classic Movies series and ist was Elvis Presley and also boasted Jerry Lee other concerts. The nation’s largest spot cotton-trading market Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash among its The city’s location makes Memphis a major recording artists. distribution hub with two interstate highways The hardwood capital of the world Elvis Presley’s Graceland is one of the fi ve intersecting the city. Memphis is also home of most visited home tours in America and is the FedEx, the nation’s largest package carrier which The home of the world’s largest cargo airport most famous home in the United States after the makes Memphis International Airport the world’s White House. In 1991, Graceland was placed busiest cargo airport. Over 500 commercial The third-largest rail center in the United States on the National Register of Historical Places. passenger fl ights originate from Memphis Over 600,000 visitors tour Graceland each International each day. The fourth-largest inland port in the United States

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FRIIDAY, AUGUST 29 UTEP vs. Illinois-Chicago Marshall at Miami (Ohio) *SMU at Rice *Tulsa at Marshall East Tennessee State at ECU UTEP vs. Northern Colorado Alcorn State at Southern Miss *UTEP at UAB *Southern Miss at Memphis Houston at Marquette *UCF at UAB Marshall vs. Tennessee Tech SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17 SATURDAY, OCT. 4 Alabama A&M at Memphis East Carolina vs. Marist UNC-Wilmington at East Carolina *SMU at Houston FRIDAY, OCT. 31 Louisiana-Lafayette at Rice East Carolina vs. UNC-Greensboro Lamar at Houston *East Carolina at UAB UTSA at Rice Houston vs. Utah SUNDAY, OCT. 5 *Houston at SMU SMU at Baylor East Tennessee State at Marshall THURDAY, SEPT. 18 *East Carolina at UCF *Marshall at Memphis Tulane vs. Missouri Western Kentucky at Marshall *Memphis at UAB *Marshall at Southern Miss *Rice at Tulsa UAB at Florida Indiana State at Memphis *UCF at Southern Miss *UTEP at Memphis *UTEP at Southern Miss UCF vs. Jacksonville Troy at Memphis *Tulsa at Rice *Tulane at UCF Butler at UTEP Rice vs. Southeast Missouri FRIDAY, SEPT. 19 *Tulane at UAB UC Irvine at SMU *Marshall at East Carolina SATURDAY, NOV. 1 SATURDAY, AUG. 30 Southern Miss vs. Grambling Stephen F. Austin at Houston TUESDAY, OCT. 7 *Houston at Tulsa Howard at East Carolina Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Lafayette Loyola Marymount at Houston Texas State at Houston High Point at East Carolina Tulane vs. Northeastern Memphis at Samford McNeese State at Rice SUNDAY, NOV. 2 Houston vs. Tennessee Tulane vs. Nebraska Rice vs. Hofstra SMU at North Texas *East Carolina at Memphis Houston vs. UT-Chattanooga Tulsa vs. Fordham SMU vs. Georgia State Oral Roberts at Tulsa *Marshall at UAB Marshall vs. Wright State Tulsa vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff North Texas at Southern Miss *Rice at SMU McNeese State at Memphis UAB at Jacksonville State Tulane at Ohio FRIDAY, OCT. 10 *UTEP at UCF Arkansas-Little Rock at Memphis UCF at Kansas Tulsa vs. DePaul *Houston at East Carolina Northwestern State at Rice UTEP at North Dakota State Alabama A&M at UAB *Rice at Marshall TUESDAY, NOV. 4 Michigan at Rice Florida International at UAB *Memphis at UCF *Tulane at Southern Miss SMU vs. Lamar TUESDAY, SEPT. 9 UCF vs. McNeese State *UTEP at SMU SMU vs. Prairie View A&M Morehead State at Marshall UTEP vs. Coppin State *UAB at Southern Miss FRIDAY, NOV. 7 Tulane at BYU Southern Miss at Nicholls State *Tulane at Tulsa *Southern Miss at East Carolina Tulane vs. Utah State SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 *Memphis at Houston Tulsa vs. Jacksonville State WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 Morgan State at East Carolina SUNDAY, OCT. 12 *UCF at Marshall UAB vs. Western Michigan Campbell at East Carolina North Carolina State at ECU *Rice at East Carolina *UAB at Rice UCF at Georgia Southern Tulsa at Arkansas Arizona at Houston *Houston at Marshall *SMU at Tulane UCF vs. Presbyterian Bethune-Cookman at UCF Marshall vs. North Carolina State *Memphis at Southern Miss *Tulsa at UTEP New Jersey Tech at UTEP Marshall vs. Morgan State *Tulane at SMU Oral Roberts at UTEP THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 Memphis vs. Florida International *UTEP at Tulsa SUNDAY, NOV. 9 Houston vs. Georgia Memphis vs. UT-Chattanooga *UAB at UCF *UCF at East Carolina SUNDAY, AUG. 31 Rice at Bowling Green *UAB at Houston Marshall vs. Cincinnati FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Rice vs. Binghamton TUESDAY, OCT. 14 *Southern Miss at Marshall Southern Miss vs. Buffalo East Carolina vs. Delaware SMU vs. UNLV New Orleans at Tulane *Memphis at Rice Southern Miss at Air Force Academy Houston at Texas SMU at Denver *SMU at UTEP Tulsa vs. Evansville Houston vs. Texas State McNeese State at Southern Miss FRIDAY, OCT. 17 *Tulsa at Tulane Tulsa vs. IUPUI Marshall at West Virginia Tulane at Xavier *East Carolina at Tulane Memphis vs. Central Arkansas Tulsa vs. Portland *UCF at Houston THURSDAY, NOV. 13 MONDAY, SEPT. 1 Memphis vs. Centenary Tulsa at Iowa *Marshall at UTEP *Rice at Houston Florida A&M at Tulane Rice vs. Oklahoma Troy at UAB *SMU at Memphis Southern Miss vs. Kennesaw State Rice vs. Creighton UCF vs. North Texas *Southern Miss at Rice FRIDAY, NOV. 14 SMU vs. Georgia Tech UTEP vs. Sacred Heart *Tulsa at UAB *SMU at Tulsa TUESDAY, SEPT. 2 SMU vs. Eastern Illinois. UTEP at Providence *Tulane at UTEP Rice at Sam Houston State Southern Miss at San Diego SATURDAY, OCT. 18 Stanford at UCF Jacksonville State at Tulane SUNDAY, SEPT. 21 *Southern Miss at Houston SATURDAY, NOV. 15 Jackson State at Tulsa Tulane vs. Middle Tennessee State *UCF at Rice *East Carolina at Marshall WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3 Sam Houston State at Tulsa *Southern Miss at UCF UT-Arlington at SMU UAB vs. Cleveland State TUESDAY, SEPT. 23 SUNDAY, OCT. 19 Southeast Louisiana at Southern Miss UAB at Wyoming Sam Houston State at Houston *East Carolina at UTEP SUNDAY, NOV. 16 UTEP at New Mexico State UCF at Florida International *Marshall at Tulane *UAB at Memphis UTEP at Gonzaga FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 *Tulsa at Memphis *UTEP at Tulane THURDAY, SEPT. 4 *UAB at East Carolina *SMU at UAB East Carolina at North Carolina Central SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 *Houston at Tulane THURSDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 20-23 Tulsa at Oral Roberts East Carolina at Wake Forest *Memphis at Marshall TUESDAY, OCT. 21 C-USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) East Carolina vs. Western Michigan *Rice at UTEP *Houston at Rice FRIDAY. SEPT. 5 Memphis at Mississippi State *UCF at SMU Florida Gulf Coast at UCF FRIDAY, NOV. 28 ECU vs. South Carolina State Rice at Stephen F. Austin *Southern Miss at Tulsa Cincinnati at UAB East Carolina at High Point SMU at Ole Miss WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 Houston vs. Florida Gulf Coast Southern Miss vs. Texas A&M SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 New Mexico State at UTEP SATURDAY, NOV. 29 Houston at New Mexico State North Dakota State at Tulane *Memphis at East Carolina TCU at Houston Virginia Tech at Marshall Maryland at Tulane *Houston at UTEP FRIDAY, OCT. 24 Florida A&M at UAB Iona at Memphis Austin Peay State at Tulsa *UAB at Marshall *Tulsa at East Carolina IUPUI at Memphis Long Island at Tulsa *Rice at Tulane *UTEP at Houston *denotes C-USA Match Rice vs. Louisiana Tech UAB vs. Kansas *Southern Miss at SMU *SMU at Marshall All dates are subject to change Rice at LSU UCF vs. Oral Roberts *UCF at Tulsa *UCF at Memphis Montana at SMU UCF vs. Pennsylvania *Tulane at Rice Stephen F. Austin at SMU UTEP vs. Weber State TUESDAY, SEPT. 30 *Southern Miss at UAB Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State UTEP vs. San Diego State UAB at Tennessee State Tulane at Cal Poly SATURDAY, OCT. 25 Tulsa vs. North Texas SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 FRIDAY, OCT. 3 *UTEP at Rice UAB vs. Ole Miss Southern Miss vs. UC Fullerton *East Carolina at Southern Miss UAB vs. Creighton *Tulsa at Houston SUNDAY, OCT. 26 UCF vs. Oregon TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 *Marshall at UCF *SMU at East Carolina UCF vs. Utah Valley State *Tulsa at SMU *Tulane at Memphis *Tulane at Houston

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