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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 AAllll aacademiccademic bbuildingsuildings oonn tthehe mmainain UUniversityniversity ooff MMemphisemphis ccampusampus hhaveave wwirelessireless IInternetnternet aaccess.ccess. THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS • 74 • GOTIGERSGO.COM THE UNIVERSITY OOFF MMEMPHISEMPHIS TIGER PRIDE 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 AALUMNILUMNI 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. SSHIRLEYHIRLEY 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 OOFF M PPRESIDENTSRESIDENTS 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,