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a modest student fee.
S OBERT “Big Ten college football has a proud history and we now have a chance to renew the best of
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E its traditions at the University of Minnesota,” Bruininks said. “It has the power to connect our alum- N
N ni and fans to our students and to our campus, and it will also provide a home for our great march- I ing band and all-campus events such as convocation and graduation.” W D
R RUININKS
A B About President Bruininks W University President Bruininks’s career has centered on child and adolescent development and policy research, and strate- A
R gic improvement in the fields of pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and higher education. Initially joining the E
K University’s faculty as an assistant professor of educational psychology, he has authored or coauthored A Robert H. Bruininks was appointed the 15th president of the University of Minnesota on November 8,
B nearly 90 journal articles and more than 70 book chapters, as well as training materials and several
Y 2002. He has served the University for nearly 39 years, formerly as professor, dean, and executive vice
E nationally standardized tests.
B president and provost.
O During his tenure at the University, Bruininks was instrumental in founding the National Center
H on Educational Outcomes, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living,
4 Positioning for the future and the Institute on Community Integration. He has been honored with numerous awards, includ-
• For the past two years, Bruininks has overseen a major strategic positioning effort at the University that ing the Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellowship. He is president emeritus of the S has set high aspirations for the University’s academic profile, its service to students and the community, N American Association on Mental Retardation and has been elected a Fellow of the American A and its use of resources. C
I Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Nationally, he serves on the
R “The University is undertaking significant reforms in the context of an increasingly competitive global mar- E J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and on the board of the National Association of
M ket for talent and ideas,” Bruininks said. “Our work is to improve lives through the advancement of knowledge.
A State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; in Minnesota he serves as a member of the Itasca
- And our goal is clear-cut: to become one of the top three public research universities in the world.”
L group and the Minnesota Business Partnership. L Thanks to the intensive efforts of hundreds of people who served on strategic positioning task forces,
A Named Minnesotan of the Year by Minnesota Monthly in 2004, Bruininks regularly speaks on the University is already seeing progress in a number of key areas: M behalf of the University of Minnesota in its important role as the state’s major research university. A • Adopting an undergraduate writing initiative that will give all students a stronger voice in the world. E After shepherding the University through a nearly 15 percent cut in state funding in 2003, he has T • Enhancing academic advising throughout the University to help students achieve their ultimate goals.
T helped renew the partnership between the state and the University. In 2005 and 2006, with
S • Planning for an Institute on the Environment to help solve the planet’s most critical probems.
R Bruininks as its chief advocate, the University secured increased state funding for key academic I • Creating three new combined colleges with world-class potential–the College of Design; the F priorities and capital projects.
5 College of Education and Human Development; and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural
3 In November 2005, Bruininks led a group of Minnesota educators to China as part of the gov- Sciences–out of six former colleges. • ernor’s trade delegation. In May 2006, he headed a delegation of University leaders to Norway to S
H renew student exchange agreements and deepen research ties with that country’s leading univer-
T Student Experience and Affordability
R sities. E Innovations in the University’s student experience, such as new on-campus learning communities, and
B Bruininks and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, have three grown sons–two of whom played expanded undergraduate research and study abroad opportunities, have helped fuel high student satis- R sports at the Division I level–and two grandsons. U faction rates, increased numbers of applicants for admissions and enrollment, and significantly improved O
F graduation rates. With more than 51,000 enrolled students, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities was N
E the second largest campus in the nation in 2005-06. Z
O Affordability for students here and at the University’s three coordinate campuses remains a primary R
F concern for the Bruininks administration, which kept undergraduate tuition increases for 2006-07 at the
A lowest rate in many years. This year an expanded program, the Founders Opportunity Award, is covering A the full cost of tuition and required fees for many low- and moderate-income students. Once fully imple- C
N mented, the award is expected to benefit 4,500 undergraduates across the University. (To qualify, new
9 students must be Minnesota residents who meet the eligibility for federal Pell grants.) 1
• Bruininks has also made student scholarships his top fundraising priority. Already, 1,500 students are S
E benefiting from a scholarship drive begun in 2004 that is close to reaching an initial goal of $150 million C
N in gift pledges. A R A
E Bringing Football Back to Campus: P UNIVERSITY P On May 24, 2006, beneath the preserved arch of Memorial Stadium in the McNamara Alumni Center, a A
T bipartisan group of legislative leaders and Governor Tim Pawlenty gathered for a lively bill signing that
N BOARD OF REGENTS
E authorized funding for a new on-campus Gopher football stadium. For President Bruininks, the University
M community, and Gopher football fans, it was the joyful culmination of more than three years of fundrais- Chair A
N ing, planning, and forceful advocacy for the return of Gopher football to campus. R Anthony Baraga
U The new $248 million stadium, to be called TCF Bank Stadium, will be built across from Mariucci O Vice Chair T Arena on what are now surface parking lots. It is expected to be ready for kickoff in the fall of 2009. The
A Gopher stadium bill calls for the state to pay $10.25 million per year for 25 years–approximately 55 per- Patricia Simmons A
C cent of the total stadium cost–with the University covering the rest of the cost through private funds and Board N
0 Clyde Allen Jr. 3
D Peter Bell R
O Frank Berman C
E Dallas Bohnsack
R John Frobenius L
A Steven Hunter N David Larson O I
T Cynthia Lesher A David Metzen N
• Lakeesha Ransom S
N President O I P Robert Bruininks M A
H Secretary C
L Ann D. Cieslak A N
O Treasurer I T
A Richard Pfutzenreuter N E M I T - E V I F
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was opened and a new baseball field, McKie Field at Hayden Park, F
OEL was dedicated. Maturi also made I J V an impact on the campus and the E -
community in Oxford, Ohio. He was T I a recipient of a Campus Impact M E
Award, received an award from the N
ATURI A M Butler County Board of Mental T I
Athletics Director Retardation & Developmental O Disabilities for his efforts to help N A
those in need, the Miami Alumni L Entering his fifth year as Director of Athletics at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi has trans- Association’s A.K. Morris Award for C H formed the Golden Gophers into a model NCAA Division I-A athletic department. A native of Chisholm, his service to the Association and A M
Minn., Maturi’s leadership, vision and dedication has helped Minnesota achieve four major goals the Myrtis Powell Building P I thought almost unattainable prior to his arrival: a merged department, a balanced budget, broad- Community Award. In addition, he O N based athletic success and the dream of returning Golden Gopher football back to campus. chaired the Central Collegiate S
Hired on July 12, 2002, Maturi became the first athletic director of the merged men’s and Hockey Association (CCHA) execu- • women’s athletic departments. He inherited a department that was projected to be $31 million in debt tive council in 2001-02, and also N A T
by 2006, planned to eliminate three sports and could only dream of Gopher football returning to cam- served as the chair of the NCAA I O
pus. Since then, Maturi has guided a department that has operated with a balanced budget, retained Postgraduate Scholarship N A
the three sports and just recently had the Governor of Minnesota sign a stadium bill that will have Committee for Region 4 and was L
Gopher football playing in the on-campus TCF Bank Stadium in 2009. the liaison for the men’s basketball R E
During the 2005-06 academic year, Maturi guided a department that produced 32 All-Americans, coaches in the MAC. C O
four conference championships and 22 individual conference championships. Minnesota also pro- Prior to his time at Miami, R duced 40 first-team All-Conference performers, five Academic All-Americans and 14 Academic All- Maturi served as the Director of D 3
District honorees. The Gopher wrestling and women’s hockey team each finished second in the Athletics at the University of Denver 0 nation, while men’s golf (3rd), women’s cross country (9th), men’s gymnastics (9th) and men’s swim- from 1996-98. At Denver, Maturi led N ming & diving (11th) added four more top-15 national finishes. Individually, Greg Eslinger earned the the school’s move from Division II to Division I and oversaw the search for Division I conference affil- C A
Outland Trophy, given to college football’s best interior lineman, while three Gophers - Heather iation. Maturi also assisted in the planning and development of a $50 million Sports and Wellness A
Dorniden, Cole Konrad and Dustin Schlatter each captured individual national championships. Center and a $2.1 million tennis complex. T O
Wrestling, women’s gymnastics, men’s hockey and women’s track & field each won Big Ten Maturi is no stranger to the Big Ten. From 1987-96, he worked at the University of Wisconsin. U R
Conference team titles. Overall, 16 of the Gophers’ 25 sports finished in the top three of the confer- While there, he assisted in taking the financially challenged and struggling athletics program to prof- N ence during 2005-06, and 19 of the 25 teams advanced to NCAA postseason competition. The itability and success. From 1992-96, he was the Associate Director of Athletics with direct responsi- A M
Gopher football team qualified for its fourth consecutive bowl game and sixth in the past seven years bility for all aspects of the football, ice hockey, wrestling, softball, men’s and women’s cross country, E N
with a trip to the Music City Bowl. Women’s rowing did not qualify for the NCAA team competition, but men’s and women’s rowing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams, as well as T the First Varsity Eight received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, its first in school history. the office of academic affairs. He also chaired the Department’s “Support” Program, a wellness pro- A P
The Gophers rowed to an eighth place finish in the competition. gram for student-athletes and staff. Maturi was named the Wisconsin Sports Person of the Year in P E
The department also was involved in hosting several Big Ten, WCHA and NCAA Championships 1993. A R during the year, most notably the 2006 Division I Men’s Basketball Minneapolis Region Championship Before entering the college ranks, Maturi spent 19 years as a high school coach and administra- A N and the 2006 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. Women’s rowing had its highest finish ever at the Big Ten tor at Madison Edgewood High School. He coached football, basketball, baseball and track and field, C E
Championships, rowing to a second-place finish on Lake Phalen in St. Paul. The Baseline Tennis leading his teams to 10 state tournaments. Maturi was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of S Center hosted the Big Ten men’s tennis championships for the first time, while Ridder and Mariucci Fame in 1992. • 1
Hockey Arenas hosted women’s and men’s WCHA first round competition, respectively. In March of Maturi received a B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. He also served 9
2007, Minnesota will be the first school to ever host the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I on the support staff of Ara Parseghian’s first national championship team. He earned a master’s N Swimming & Diving Championships in consecutive weeks. Across University Avenue, Williams Arena degree and certification for educational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in C A will host the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball First and Second Rounds for the third time in four 1985. A years. Maturi and his wife, Lois, have three grown children, Mark, Katie and Anne. F R
In addition to last year’s success, Maturi has been part of a department that has won seven O Z national titles in the last six years, has reached four consecutive bowl games and six bowl games in E the past seven years, and has earned consecutive national championships in women’s hockey dur- ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION N F ing the 2004 and 2005 seasons while reaching the Frozen Four each of the last five years. The O U
Gopher men’s hockey program garnered consecutive national titles in 2002 and 2003, while the R women’s volleyball program earned its first Big Ten championship in 2002, its first Final Four appear- B E ance in 2003 and a berth in the national championship game in 2004. Women’s basketball reached R T national prominence in 2004 with an appearance in the Women’s Final Four. The Gopher men’s golf H team made headlines in 2002, earning the schools’ first national championship in the sport. Overall, S •
the Gopher athletic department has placed in the top 25 of the Sports Academy Director’s Cup each 3 of the past 11 years. 5 F
Academically, the Gophers had 231 student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic status during the I R
2005-06 academic year, the third most in the conference. During the past three seasons, the Gophers S REGINA SULLIVAN ELIZABETH EULL SCOTT ELLISON MIKE HALLORAN T have placed 643 student-athletes on the conference’s all-academic team, the highest three-year total Senior Associate Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Director Associate Athletics Director T
Director Director E in school history. Over 50 percent of Gopher student-athletes maintain a grade point average of 3.0 A or higher and 24 student-athletes have earned Academic All-American status during Maturi’s tenure. M During the 2003-04 academic year, Maturi was instrumental in adding credibility to the Gopher A L L
stadium campaign by negotiating a $35 million corporate sponsorship with TCF Bank for naming - A
rights, the largest corporate sponsorship of its kind involving college football. M
In addition to TCF Bank Stadium, Maturi has been involved in numerous facility improvements E R I
the past few years, including upgrades during the 2005-06 academic year to the men’s and women’s C A
basketball locker room and team arenas in Williams Arena and the football training and equipment N rooms in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. In March of 2006, Maturi oversaw the groundbreak- S ing ceremony for the new boathouse that will be home to the women’s rowing program. • Maturi, 61, increased his leadership role within the Big Ten and NCAA during the past few years 4 H LEO LEWIS MARC RYAN TOM WISTRCILL PHIL ESTEN by being named to several prominent committees, most notably the NCAA Division I Management O Associate Athletics Director Associate Athletics Director Assistant Athletics Director
Associate Athletics Director B
Council. He has served as the Management Council’s liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete E Advisory Committee for the past year. Maturi is also a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Y B
Hockey Committee. A K
Prior to his arrival, Maturi was the Director of Athletics at Miami University (Ohio). At Miami, E Maturi was responsible for the management and leadership of 19 sports programs, all support staffs R A and nearly 600 student-athletes. His first season at Miami was an extremely successful one. The syn- W A
chronized skating team won a national championship, the men’s basketball team reached the NCAA R Sweet 16, the volleyball team earned its first NCAA Tournament win, the men’s cross country team D advanced to the NCAA meet and the football team won 10 games against an impressive schedule. W I That year, six teams won Mid-American Conference titles while five coaches garnered Coach of the N N
Year honors. E R
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S for Fox Sports North. Visiting television will be accommo- University Avenue exit. Take a left on University Avenue, R
I Hertz (airport) ...... (651) 698-9585
F dated on a space-available basis. follow to Oak Street. Take a left on Oak Street, go a block ...... (800) 654-3131 5 and a half. The arena will be on your left. (alternative) 3 National (airport) ...... (612) 726-5600 • PHOTOGRAPHERS When driving on University Avenue, take a left on 15th
S ...... (888) 868-6204 H
T Thrifty (downtown) ...... (612) 333-2050 There are designated areas from which photographers Avenue, then a right on 5th Street. Mariucci Arena will be R E (airport) ...... (952) 854-8080 will be allowed to shoot in Mariucci Arena. Please contact about three blocks ahead on your right. B
R ...... (800) 847-4389 Kevin Kurtt for a chart of designated locations. U
O Coming From The South – Follow 35W north to F TAXI COMPANIES TELEPHONE LINES N University Avenue, take a right at the Yield sign. Refer to E Z Airport Taxi ...... (952) 928-0000 There are telephone lines available in both the press box Coming From The North directions. O
R Blue & White Taxi ...... (612) 333-3333
F and the media room located on the lower level of the
A Green & White Taxi ...... (612) 522-2222 arena. Requests for phone lines should be made to the Coming From The West – (On 94 East) – Follow 94 A Rainbow Taxi ...... (612) 332-1615 C Athletic Communications Office in advance, although East until the 35W North intersection. Take 35W North. N Red & White Taxi ...... (612) 871-1600
9 game-night requests will be taken on a first-come, first- Refer to Coming From The South directions.
1 Yellow Cab Company ...... (612) 824-4444
• serve basis. S
E CHARTER SERVICES Coming From The East – (On 94 West) – Follow 94 West C
N PRESS BOX SERVICES
A Airport Express ...... (612) 827-7777 to the Huron Blvd. exit. Follow Huron Blvd. to the main R
A ...... (800) 333-1532 Pregame notes, stats and programs are available to the Mariucci Arena parking lot just to the east of the arena. E P
P Carey Limousine ...... (612) 627-5666 media in the press box prior to the game. Period and final (Alternative) – Follow 94 West to Highway 280. Exit north A Jefferson Lines ...... (612) 359-3400 T statistics, a shot chart and final box will also be provided. on Highway 280 to University Avenue. Take a left (head N ...... (800) 767-7433 E Beverages will be made available in the press box from west) on University Avenue until you see the arena’s main M Lorenz Bus Service ...... (763) 784-7196 A one hour before game time until faceoff. parking lot on your right-hand side. N
R Voight’s Bus Service ...... (612) 339-0612 U O
T TRANSPORTATION A
A Road Conditions for Minnesota Highways C
N ...... (651) 405-6030
0 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport ...... 3
D ...... (612) 726-5555 R
O Amtrak ...... (651) 644-6012 C
E Metro Transit (city busses) ...... (612) 373-3333 R
L or (general info) ...... (612) 349-7400 A N O
I OTHER SERVICES T A
N Greater Minneapolis Convention • & Visitors Association ...... (612) 661-4700 S
N Mall of America Information ...... (952) 883-8800 O I
P Minneapolis Tourist Information ...... (612) 348-7000 M
A Minneapolis Visitor Information Center .(612) 335-5827 H
C Minnesota Office of Tourism ...... (651) 296-5029 L
A Ticketmaster ...... (612) 989-5151 N
O Weather and Time ...... (763) 512-1111 I T A N E M I T - E V I F
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TV BROADCAST SCHEDULE F
FOX SPORTS NET NORTH I
Date Opponent TV V
Fox Sports NetNorth (FSN) is the television partner of E Oct. 6 Maine FSN - Golden Gopher Hockey. FSN, formerly Midwest Sports T I
Oct. 20 at Ohio State FSN M Channel, is part of the nationally-known Fox Sports Network Oct. 21 at Ohio State FSN E and will continue to provide Minnesota with unparalleled tel- N
Oct. 27 Colorado College FSN A evision coverage. The 2006-07 season will provide plenty of T I excitement on FSN, as the network covers every angle of Oct. 28 Colorado College FSN O N
Minnesota’s Pride on Ice. Nov. 3 at Minnesota Duluth FSN A L
Play-by-play announcer Frank Mazzocco began calling Frank Mazzocco han- Nov. 4 at Minnesota Duluth FSN C Golden Gopher Hockey in 1986 and returns for another sea- dles play-by-play for H Nov. 10 St. Cloud State FSN A son. Former Minnesota Head Coach Doug Woog begins his Gopher hockey on M
Nov. 11 at St. Cloud State FSN P I
sixth season as analyst. In 2003, the South St. Paul native was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. FSN. O Nov. 18 Wisconsin FSN Fox Sports North also produces FSN Live and Gopher Weekly, half-hour shows which features highlights of N Nov. 19 Wisconsin FSN S the previous weekend’s action and previews of upcoming series with Head Coach Don Lucia. The program also • features segments on former Golden Gopher greats as well as this year’s current team. Nov. 24 Michigan State FSN N A Fox Sports Net North reaches more than 2.8 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nov. 25 Michigan FSN T I O
North and South Dakota. The regional sports network also provides comprehensive coverage of the Minnesota Dec. 1 Minnesota State FSN * N A
Timberwolves, Twins, Wild and Lynx; the Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers. Nationally, Fox Sports Net reaches over Dec. 2 at Minnesota State FSN L 80 million homes through its 21 regional sports channels, and it serves as the first truly nationwide, regional and Dec. 8 at Michigan Tech FSN R E local supplier of sports programming. C Dec. 9 at Michigan Tech FSN O R
Dec. 30 TBD (Dodge Holiday Classic) FSN D 3
Jan. 5 at Minnesota State FSN 0 Doug Woog handles Jan. 7 Minnesota State FSN N
color duties for Gopher C
hockey on FSN. Jan. 12 at Wisconsin FSN A GOPHERS ON THE RADIO Jan. 13 at Wisconsin FSN A T
Jan. 19 Denver FSN * O GOPHERSPORTS PROPERTIES U Jan. 20 Denver FSN R Gopher Sports Properties (GSP), a division of Learfield N Jan. 26 North Dakota FSN A Communications Inc., is the official marketing & sales rights holder M Jan. 27 North Dakota FSN E for University of Minnesota Athletics. Learfield Sports is a diverse N Feb. 16 at Colorado College FSN T media enterprise that manages multi-media rights for 28 of the coun- A
Feb. 17 at Colorado College FSN P try's premier collegiate athletic programs including the University of P E
Minnesota. Learfield Sports specializes in managing, packaging and Feb. 23 at St. Cloud State FSN A R selling marketing and sponsorship opportunities connected with America's favorite collegiate teams. Feb. 24 St. Cloud State FSN A N
Gopher Sports Properties provides a variety of advertising, marketing and promotional opportunities for cor- March 2 Michigan Tech FSN C Wally Shaver handles E porate partners throughout the Twin Cities area and the state of Minnesota. March 3 Michigan Tech FSN S the play-by-play for • WCCO-AM 830 will serve as the flagship station for the Golden Gopher Radio Network again this season Gopher Hockey on 1 while Learfield will administer all production for the broadcasts, manage the on-air talent in addition to the sales for FSN – Fox Sports Net North 9
the Gopher Radio N all broadcasts. Learfield partners with the Minnesota News Network (MNN) for network distribution to all of our Network. CSTV – College Sports Television C greater Minnesota Affiliate Network. A WCCO-AM 830 is in its sixth season as the flagship station for Golden Gopher Hockey and has broadcast * tape delayed A F
Golden Gopher football since 1923 and men’s basketball since the 1930s. All games will be broadcast live on R O
WCCO or its sister station, 950 KCCO-AM. Z E
Calling the action for the sixth straight season, Wally Shaver is a familiar personality around the Twin Cities. N F
Among his many accomplishments, Shaver has been the voice of the Minnesota State High School Hockey O
Championships and has served as co-host of Let’s Play Hockey which airs on Fox Sports Net. U R
Providing expert analysis is former Golden Gopher head coach Glen Sonmor. Sonmor, currently a scout for B E
the Minnesota Wild, spent five-plus seasons behind the bench for the Maroon and Gold from 1966-71 and is also R T a former head coach of the Minnesota North Stars. H With one of the strongest signals in the nation, WCCO is not just the home of Golden Gopher hockey, football S Glen Sonmor provid- • and men’s basketball, the station is also the radio partner of major league baseball’s Minnesota Twins and the 3
ed analysis on the 5
NHL’s Minnesota Wild. Gopher Radio F I Network. R S T T E A M A
TEAM TRAVEL L L - A
Ohio State ...... (Oct. 20-21, 2006) Wisconsin ...... (Jan. 12-13, 2007) M E
Depart via commercial flight on Thurs., Oct. 19 Depart via bus on Thurs., Jan. 11 R I Headquartered at: Hyatt Regency Headquartered at: Hilton Madison Monona Terrace C A
Columbus, Ohio ...... 614/463-1234 Madison, Wis...... 608/255-5100 N S
Return via commercial flight on Sun., Oct. 22 Return Sat., Jan. 13 after game • 4
Minnesota Duluth ...... (Nov. 3-4, 2006) Alaska Anchorage ...... (Feb. 2-3, 2007) H O
Depart via bus on Thurs., Nov. 2 Depart via commercial flight on Wed., Jan. 31 B E
Headquartered at: Holiday Inn Headquartered at: Captain Cook Y Duluth, Minn...... 218/722-1202 Anchorage, Alaska ...... 907/276-6000 B A Return Sat., Nov. 4 after game Return via commercial flight on Sun, Feb. 4 K E R A
Michigan Tech ...... (Dec. 8-9, 2006) Colorado College ...... (Feb. 16-17, 2007) W A
Depart via bus on Thurs., Dec. 7 Depart via commercial flight on Thurs., Feb. 15 R Headquartered at: Best Western Franklin Square Inn Headquartered at: DoubleTree D W
Houghton, Mich...... 906/487-1700 Colorado Springs, Colo...... 719/527-4664 I N
Return Sat., Dec. 9 after game Return via commercial flight on Sun., Feb. 18 N E R S
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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS S R E CONTACT INFORMATION N N I Office Phone W ...... (612) 625-4090
D Office Fax
R ...... (612) 625-0359 A Mariucci Arena Press Box ...... (612) 626-0844 W
A Website ...... www.gophersports.com
R Email E ...... [email protected] K A
B Mailing Address Y E
B Athletic Communications O University of Minnesota H 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building 4 KYLE COUGHLIN BECKY BOHM SHANE SANDERSFELD SARA BERHOW
• Interim Director Associate Director Associate Director Assistant Director 516 15th Avenue SE
S Communications/Publications Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 N A C I ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF R E
M Kyle Coughlin ...... Interim Director A
- (Men’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Golf) L
L Shane Sandersfeld ...... Associate Director A (Football, Men’s Gymnastics) M
A Becky Bohm ...... Associate Director E
T (Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country) T
S Steve Geller ...... Assistant Director R I (Volleyball, Baseball) F
5 Kevin Kurtt ...... Assistant Director 3 (Men’s Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Tennis) •
S Michelle Traen ...... Assistant Director
H STEVEN GELLER ALICIA JEROME JEFF KEISER TORY KUKOWSKI T Assistant Director Director of Photography Creative Director Intern (Women’s Hockey, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Rowing) R
E Tory Kukowski ...... Intern B (Soccer, Wrestling, Softball) R U O
F John Romo ...... Director of Internet Services N
E Jeff Keiser ...... Creative Director Z
O (Men’s Swimming & Diving) R
F Sara Berhow ...... Assistant Communications/Publications
A (Women’s Gymnastics) A Alicia Jerome ...... Director of Photography C
N Eric Miller, Brad Person ...... Photography
9 Stephanie DeBoer, Katie Fornasiere, Emily Hennen, 1
• Matt Schroeder, Anne Strong, Emily Wickstrom ...... Student Assistants S E
C STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES N
A KEVIN KURTT JOHN ROMO MICHELLE TRAEN R Sara Berhow ...... [email protected]
A Assistant Director Director of Internet Services Assistant Director E Becky Bohm ...... [email protected] P
P Kyle Coughlin ...... [email protected] A
T Steve Geller ...... [email protected] N
E Alicia Jerome ...... [email protected]
M Jeff Keiser ...... [email protected] A
N Tory Kukowski ...... [email protected] R
U Kevin Kurtt ...... [email protected] O
T John Romo ...... [email protected]
A Shane Sandersfeld ...... [email protected] A
C Michelle Traen ...... [email protected] N 0 3 D R O C E R L A N O I T A Mariucci N •
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