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ADMINISTRATION 48 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA REGENTS The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at nebraska.edu/board/. The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583.

Hank Bounds, Ph.D. President, University of Nebraska

Timothy Clare Hal Daub Howard Hawks Bob Phares Lincoln Omaha Omaha North Platte

Jim Pillen Robert Schafer Paul Kenney Bob Whitehouse Columbus Beatrice Amherst Papillion

Carissa Lueck Austin Partridge Joe Zach Carlo Eby Nebraska-Medical Center Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska-Omaha

INTRODUCTION . THIS IS NEBRASKA . ADMINISTRATION . COACHES . MEET THE HUSKERS . OPPONENTS . REVIEW . RECORDS . TRADITION HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 49 RONNIE GREEN University of Nebraska Chancellor Second Year Virginia Tech (1983)

Meat Animal Research Center in animal breeding and genetics. NEBRASKA’S CHANCELLORS Dr. Green has served on the animal science 1871-1876 Allen R. Benton faculties of Texas Tech University and Colorado State 1876-1882 Edmund B. Farfield University, as the national program leader for animal 1884-1888 Irvin J. Manatt production research for the USDA’s Agricultural 1888-1891 Charles E. Bessey 1891-1895 James H. Canfield Research Service, and as executive secretary of the 1895-1899 George E. MacLean White House’s interagency working group on animal 1900-1908 E. Benjamin Andrews genomics within the National Science and Technology 1908-1927 Samuel Avery Council. Prior to returning to the University of 1927-1938 Edgar A. Burnett Nebraska, he served as senior global director of 1938-1946 Chauncey S. Boucher technical services for Pfizer Animal Health’s (now 1947-1953 Reuben G. Gustavson Zoetis) animal genomics business. 1953-1954 John K. Selleck* Dr. Green is an internationally recognized authority 1954-1968 Clifford Hardin in animal genetics; he has published 130 refereed 1968-1971 Joseph Soshnik publications and abstracts, nine book chapters and 1972-1975 James H. Zumberge 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited 1975-1976 Adam C. Breckenridge* presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries 1976-1980 Roy A. Young around the world. He is a past-president of the 1980-1981 Robert H. Rutford American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and has 1981-1991 Martin A. Massengale Ronnie D. Green became the University of served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. 1991-1991 Jack Goebel Nebraska-Lincoln’s 20th chancellor on May 8, 2016. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemen’s 1991-1995 Graham B. Spanier Appointed as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the UNL Beef Association, National Pork Board, and National 1995-1996 Joan R. Leitzel* Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Research Council. He currently serves on the board 1996-2000 James Moeser Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources of directors of the Association of Public Land-grant 2000-2016 Harvey S. Perlman Universities (APLU), Neogen Corporation, and the 2016-Present Ronnie Green of the University of Nebraska system in July 2010, *Interim Chancellor Green also assumed the interim role of Senior Vice national Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He was Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the institution’s honored as a Fellow of both ASAS and the American chief academic officer, in June 2015. Association for the Advancement of Science, and in Nebraska Law and is with Hausmann Construction Raised on a mixed beef, dairy, and cropping farm 2017 was recognized as a National 4-H Luminary and in Lincoln; Kelli is an advertising, public relations in southwestern Virginia, Dr. Green received B.S. and by ASAS with its premier honor, the Morrison Award. and global studies graduate and is preparing for the M.S. degrees in animal science from Virginia Tech and Ronnie and best friend Jane are the parents of four ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary; and Colorado State University, respectively. His doctoral children, all graduates or enrolled at the University of Regan is a current student in human development program was completed jointly at the University Nebraska-Lincoln. Justin, a political science/history and family science and agricultural communications. of Nebraska and the United States Department student, is a political journalist in , D.C.; Collectively, their family holds or are pursuing a total of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service’s U.S. Nate is a graduate of the College of Business and of 15 University of Nebraska-Lincoln degrees. JOSEPHINE POTUTO Faculty Athletic Representative 21st Year Rutgers Douglass (1967)

and an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues and educational NEBRASKA’S FACULTY REPS programming for coaches, staff, and student-athletes. 1931-1946 T.J. Thompson She currently serves on the NCAA Interpretations 1947-1958 Earl Fullbrook Committee. 1959-1964 Charles S. Miller A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures 1965-1968 Merk Hobson and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA 1969-1970 John R. Davis processes in particular. She is an expert witness 1971-1982 Keith L. Broman in litigation involving sports issues. She testified 1982-1997 James O’Hanlon before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution 1997-Present Josephine Potuto regarding due process in NCAA infractions hearings. She is also a media “go-to” person on sports law issues. Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at She has presented to the Knight Commission on New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Association Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton of College and University Attorneys, the Association Hall University. She currently teaches in the Summer of Public and Land Grant Universities, the Texas Sports Law Institute at Oregon Law School. Commission of Higher Education, NCAA regional Potuto was project director and a drafter of conferences, law conferences and law firms, NACDA, the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and and to universities and law colleges, including the Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Universities of Istanbul, Washington, Maryland, Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Oklahoma, Santa Clara, Arizona State, Baltimore, Instructions. She is the author of three books. She Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s and Mississippi. was elected to membership in the American Law faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Institute, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and conference level since May 15, 1997. Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent the Douglass Society. In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding Faculty statute, has drafted rules governing search and Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism Athletics Representative by the All-American Football seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing at Rutgers’ Douglass College, and her master’s degree Foundation. From 2008-09 to 2011-12 she was Commission, and also has written on issues of in English literature at Seton Hall. She earned her juris president of the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). gender equity in college athletics. She has authored doctorate at the Rutgers Law College. Among her NCAA positions, Potuto spent nine years numerous articles on sports law issues. She just She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New (the maximum) on the NCAA Division I Committee on completed an article on how baseball hitting informs Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Infractions (chair her last two years). She was one of legal argument. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the three representatives on the NCAA Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedure, Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska Division I Management Council, and served on the federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She has been a and New Jersey. NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona,

NATION-LEADING 329 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS ACROSS ALL SPORTS 50 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Athletic Director First Season Washington State (1973)

highly successful seasons as the athletic director at Oregon NEBRASKA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS (1995-2007). 1928-1931 H.D. Gish During his time at his alma mater, Moos wasted 1932-1936 Dana X. Bible little time in making his impact felt in Cougar Athletics, 1937-1942 Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones spearheading a department-wide rebranding effort with 1942-1947 A.J. Lewandowski Nike while securing a 10-year, $35 million marketing rights 1948-1953 George "Potsy" Clark agreement with IMG College. 1954-1960 J.W. "Bill" Orwig In addition, the 2004 WSU Alumni Achievement Award 1961* Charles Miller & Joseph Soshnik winner gained Regents approval for a $130 million addition 1962-1966 W.H. "Tippy" Dye and remodel of Martin Stadium, featuring a remodeled 1967-1992 press box with luxury seating, including suites, loge boxes 1993-2002 Bill Byrne and club room. Also included in the project was a state- 2003-2007 2007-2012 of-the-art video board and an 80,000-square-foot football 2013-2017 Shawn Eichorst operations building that served as the stadium’s showpiece 2017-Present Bill Moos and opened in May 2014. *Interim Co-Directors As the dean of Pac-12 athletic directors, Moos was at the forefront of the conference’s procurement of a 12-year, $3 billion television contract with FOX and ESPN, a landmark increased from 4,930 to 12,290, resulting in an annual gifts agreement in college athletics. increase from $4.1 million to $15.3 million. Under Moos’ direction, the Cougar Athletic Fund’s Moos initiated more than $160 million in facility Honor the past. Live the present. Create the future. Annual Giving program saw an 81 percent increase in gifts improvements while at Oregon. Included in that was the $90 Nine simple words that carry impressive significance while CAF donor members rose from nearly 4,000 to more million renovation in 2002, which added and undeniable responsibility. Words that Nebraska's than 7,500. 12,000 new seats, 32 new suites, a new Club at Autzen new athletic director uses to lead his programs and set Additional facility enhancements under Moos included and a new press box to the stadium. In his 12 years, the the tone for building champions in competition and in life. a center-hung video board in Beasley Coliseum that was Ducks ranked first in Pac-10 football attendance 11 times, William H. (Bill) Moos was named Nebraska's Athletic installed prior to the 2011-12 season, giving Cougar reaching 100 percent capacity in each of those seasons. Director on Oct. 15, 2017, and fully assumed those basketball one of the premier fan experiences in the During Moos’ tenure, Oregon athletics captured 13 Pac- responsibilities on Oct. 23. conference. An indoor golf hitting facility was also 10 championships across six different sports. He increased Moos, who became the 15th athletic director in the completed in early 2013, and Lower Soccer Field underwent opportunities for women by adding two intercollegiate history of the storied Cornhusker program, brings nearly a major renovation making the venue TV-ready while also programs, soccer and lacrosse, and negotiated an all- 25 years of experience as an athletic director at three providing one of the best playing surfaces on the West Coast, inclusive shoe and apparel contract with Nike, one of only Division I schools (Washington State, Oregon, Montana) along with the addition of lights and a new scoreboard. 14 in the country at the time. with him to Nebraska. Other enhancements were made to the Moobery track From an academic standpoint during Moos’ tenure, More importantly, he brings an impressive track record facility, Bailey-Brayton Field, the basketball practice gym, Oregon student-athletes collected 722 academic all- of success in building outstanding programs, developing Gibb Pool and the Simmelink Indoor tennis courts. conference selections, 34 Academic All-America selections, long-term relationships, and for doing what is best for his In Moos’ seven years at WSU, Cougar student-athletes nine NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients and one schools, its fans and most importantly, its student-athletes. and coaches accounted for 805 academic all-conference NCAA Top Ten Award. "When you name the top three, four, five athletic selections, 130 all-conference accolades, 45 All-America During his first stint as a collegiate athletic director programs in the great positions as an athletic director, honors and three Pac-12 Coach-of-the-Year honors. at Montana (1990-95), Moos created an academic Nebraska is in that same breath," Moos said at his Moos served as Oregon's director of athletics from July support program and hired its first athletic academic introductory press conference at Memorial Stadium. "I of 1995 to 2007. While at Oregon he oversaw a 17-sport coordinator, developed a facility enhancement plan want you to know that my motto has always been, in the athletic department that grew to national prominence that created more than $4 million in improvements, 25 years I have been a Division I athletic director and it during his tenure. and lifted the school’s fund-raising efforts to show a will be here too is very simple - honor the past, live the Oregon’s annual athletic department budget grew from 300 percent increase in private and corporate gifts. present, create the future." $18.5 million in his first year to more than $40 million by Academically, Montana student-athletes were equally Moos came to Lincoln after spending seven-plus years 2007, becoming 100 percent self-sufficient during that successful as the athletic department achieved a graduation at Washington State (2010-17). He previously served 12 time. Under his direction the Duck Athletic Fund donor base rate 20 percent higher than the general university enrollment. Under Moos’ watch Montana garnered 269 academic all-conference selections, five Academic All-Americans and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. Moos began his athletic career as an athletic administrator in 1982 as assistant athletic director at Washington State. He also served as the school’s associate athletic director (1988-90). At Washington State, he was director of development for more than five years and associate director for nearly two years, supervising all external operations. Prior to that, he managed and owned private businesses in Washington and Oregon for eight years. He was a student assistant football coach at Washington State for the 1973 season, then spent part of 1974 in Washington, D.C., serving as a government intern. Raised on a wheat and cattle ranch in eastern Washington, Moos attended high school in Olympia when his father served in the governor’s cabinet. Moos earned his bachelor’s degree in history from WSU and was a three-year letterman in football before concluding his collegiate career by representing Washington State in the 1972 East-West Shrine All-Star Game in San Francisco. He served as co-captain on the Cougars’ 1972 squad and garnered first-team All-Pac-8 Conference honors. Moos and his wife Kendra have three daughters: Christa, Brittany and Kaiti; and two sons, Bo and Benjamin.

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Marc Boehm John Jentz Dennis Leblanc Pat Logsdon Steve Waterfield Bob Burton Executive Associate A.D. Executive Associate A.D. Executive Associate A.D. Executive Associate A.D. Executive Associate A.D. Senior Associate A.D. Development & Events CFO Academics Administration & SWA Performance Facilities & Strategic Research & Capital Planning

Diane Mendenhall Jamie Vaughn Keith Zimmer Chris Anderson Chris Brasfield Todd Stull Senior Associate A.D. Senior Associate A.D. Senior Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Director of Strategic Ticketing, Premium Seating Compliance Life Skills & N Club Community, Governmental Student-Athlete Collaboration, Mental & Strategic Engagement & Charitable Relations Recruitment & Experience Performance & Research MARC BOEHM Executive Associate A.D. 14th Year Kansas State (1984)

IMG College Sports. To date, it is the largest multi-media NCAA Women's Final Four. The two sessions attracted well rights contract in college athletics. over 17,000 fans. Boehm also played a lead role during the men's Boehm, who played a significant role in aiding and women's basketball programs move into Pinnacle Nebraska's functional transition to the Bank Arena in 2013-14. He also worked to help develop in 2011-12, was also instrumental in conceptualizing and Nebraska's new practice facility - the Hendricks Training developing the Husker Nation Pavilion, which is the premier Complex - which opened in October of 2011. pregame event around home football games. Boehm has worked to create a fan-friendly atmosphere Boehm also took the lead role in obtaining First at men's and women's basketball, leading to record-setting National Bank and Ameritas as premier sponsors for attendances and season ticket sales for both programs. the Nebraska Athletic Department for a combined deal In 2013-14, the men's basketball program sold out worth more than $7 million over a three-year period. its season tickets for the entire year in May of 2013 in First National Bank and Ameritas joined Verizon, Pepsi and anticipation of the first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena. adidas as premier corporate sponsors for Husker athletics. The more than 15,000 Husker fans that packed the new Boehm held the same position at Pittsburgh from arena watched the Big Red roll to a 15-1 home record on 1997 to 2003. Boehm assisted in the rise of the Panthers' their way to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. It was the fifth basketball program with the men's team posting back- postseason trip for the men's basketball program since to-back Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Boehm's arrival. During construction of the Panthers' new athletic facilities, NU ranked 13th nationally in average home attendance Boehm played a central role in Pitt's athletic teams moving (15,419) on its way to a top-four finish with an 11-7 record to the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, and A member of Nebraska's administration since May in the powerful Big Ten, while going 19-13 overall. the . 2003, Marc Boehm (pronounced BAME) serves as Executive Under Boehm's supervision, the Nebraska women's Boehm served as interim athletic director at Pittsburgh Associate Athletic Director for Development. basketball program has enjoyed the most success stretch for nearly five months before coming to NU. During that Boehm oversees Development and all Fundraising in school history, earning six NCAA Tournament bids, time, he hired men's basketball head coach . initiatives at Nebraska. Recently, he has developed key including a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2010 Boehm also spent five years as associate executive philanthropic programs in support of the Student-Athlete and 2013. The Huskers have produced the four highest director of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. He directed and Experience Fund. His responsibilities also include the direct single-season win totals in NU history over the past six managed a 125-member fund-raising committee of Arizona oversight, strategic planning, policy development, budget years. The Big Red have finished the season ranked in the business people responsible for generating more than and personnel management of the men’s and women’s top 25 in four of the past six seasons - the first four top-25 $4.5 million in cash and in-kind partnerships. Previously basketball programs; development/fundraising; event final national rankings in school history. he spent four years as associate executive director and management; parking and guest services. He also serves as In 2013-14, Nebraska won its first-ever women's public relations director of the Sun Bowl from 1987 to 1991. the Athletic Department’s liaison to the NU Foundation and basketball conference tournament title, claiming the Big Born in Grand Island, Boehm earned his bachelor's Pinnacle Bank Arena. He is also responsible for coordinating Ten crown with a 3-0 run in Indianapolis. degree in communications from Kansas State in 1984 and all staff, and department-head team meetings. Boehm also played a lead role in bringing NCAA added a master's degree in sports management from St. Boehm, who previously oversaw the efforts of the Tournament basketball to Lincoln for the first time since Thomas (Fla.) University in 1985. Boehm and his wife, the facilities, marketing, media relations and HuskerVision 1993, as the Husker women played host to the NCAA former Janelle Broderick of Minot, N.D., have three boys, areas within the athletic department, played a primary Lincoln Regional. Eventual national champion UConn, Broderick, Christian and Lukas John. role in negotiations for Nebraska's contract extension with Texas A&M, DePaul and BYU battled for a spot in the 2014

NATION-LEADING 329 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS ACROSS ALL SPORTS 52 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAT LOGSDON Executive Associate A.D./SWA 37th Year Nebraska (1989)

A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department beach volleyball, softball and men’s and women’s since 1979, Pat Logsdon serves as Executive Associate gymnastics. Athletic Director for Administration and Nebraska's Previously, Logsdon spent 23 seasons in football Senior Woman Administrator to the NCAA and the operations, including six seasons as NU’s director Big Ten Conference. She also serves on the Big Ten of football operations, the first female in Division I Sports Management Council. to serve in that capacity. She handled organization Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance administrative issues and operational functions of activities and coordinated all football administrative the Athletic Director’s office. She also oversees the operations, including travel and practice operations. areas of Department Travel, including bowl and Logsdon earned a bachelor’s degree in education postseason travel, the Department’s Gender Equity from Nebraska. Plan, equipment and serves as a liaison to adidas. In addition, Logsdon manages student-athlete end of season evaluations and exit interviews. She also serves as the sport administrator for volleyball,

JUSTIN HARRIS, M.D. Women's Basketball Orthopaedist

Dr. Justin Harris joined Nebraska Orthopaedic & current techniques to treat injured athletes and Sports Medicine in August 2008. In 2009, Dr. Harris helped care for members of the University of began serving as one of the team physicians for Wisconsin athletic teams. the University of Nebraska. In addition, he is highly Harris specializes in the treatment of sports involved in the care of high school athletes in Lincoln injuries in addition to shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, and southeast Nebraska. and ankle problems. His practice also encompasses Born and raised in Alliance, Neb., Harris the treatment of general orthopeadic conditions completed his undergraduate studies at the including fractures and arthritis. University of Nebraska. He earned his medical Dr. Harris is married and has three children. degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Harris completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. Following residency, he completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at the University of Wisconsin. While there he learned the most ALEX HARRIS Marketing & Fan Experience First Season Kansas State (2014)

CREDENTIALS Harris came to Nebraska after stints at Kansas • Nebraska Women's Basketball Director State, TCU and West Virginia. of Marketing & Fan Experience (2017-Present) He is originally from Abilene, Kan., and earned • Master's Degree, Educational Leadership a bachelor's degree in business marketing from (TCU, 2016) Kansas State as well as a master's degree in • Bachelor's Degree, Business Marketing educational leadership from TCU. (Kansas State, 2014)

Alex Harris joined the Nebraska Athletic Department as an assistant director of marketing and fan experience in August of 2017. Harris is in charge of marketing strategies and promotional efforts for women's basketball and softball. He also oversees the Iron N student group and all student marketing campaigns.

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