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Front Row: Patty Piotrowicz, Karla Herrera, Ali Rogers, Megan Ellis, Zan Morley, Amelia Wesselink, Laura Cipro, Sara Zorzi, Caitlin Sotell. Middle Row: Lucy Poole, Catherine Elbe, Lauren Redler, Captain Allison Chambers, Captain Sarah Oliphant, Captain Lauryn Bernier, Hollis Pica, Sarah Robinson, Kristin Smith. Back Row: Associate Head Coach Bowen Holden, Head Coach Ricky Fried, Rachel Mech, Maggie Koch, Stephanie Zodtner, Brittany Baschuk, Chloe Asselin, Coco Stanwick, Schuyler Sutton, Margaret Farland, Paige Andrews, Assistant Coach Erin Wellner, Trainer Diana Keith

QUICK FACTS Name: 2005 CAPTAINS Location: Washington, D.C. Lauryn Bernier, Sarah Oliphant, Ali Chambers Founded: 1789 President: John D. DeGioia, Ph.D EY ETURNEES Enrollment: 6,537 undergrad; 13,164 total K R : Nickname: Hoyas Name Cl. Pos. 2004 Stats School Colors: Blue and Gray Lauryn Bernier Sr. M 17G, 7A, 55 GB, 32 Draws Affiliation/Conference: NCAA Division I/BIG EAST Ali Chambers Sr. M 29G, 12A, 48 GB, 21 CT Home Field: North Catherine Elbe Sr. A 29G, 6A, 44 GB Head Coach: Ricky Fried (UMBC ’88) Sarah Oliphant Sr. A 32G, 20A, 46 GB Record at GU/Years: First Season Sarah Robinson Sr. GK 158 Saves, 137 GA, .536 Save %, 7.80 GAA, 51 GB Overall Coaching Record/Years: First Season Coco Stanwick So. A 17G, 28A, 37 GB Associate Head Coach: Bowen Holden (Georgetown ’01), 4th Season Assistant Coach: Erin Wellner (Johns Hopkins ’02), 1st Season KEY LOSSES: 2004 Overall Record: 13-5 Name Cl. Pos. 2004 Stats 2004 Post Season: NCAA Championship Final Four Michi Ellers Sr. D 13G, 7A, 55 GB, 66CT 2004 Conference Finish: 1st Gloria Lozano Sr. M 27G, 7A, 32 GB, 57 Draws Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/3 Anouk Peters Sr. A 31G, 9A, 30 GB Starters Returning/Lost: 9/3 Athletic Department Phone: (202) 687-2435 EWCOMERS Women’s Lacrosse Contact: Renee Constantinides Carter N : Sports Information Phone: (202) 687-2492 Name Cl. Pos. Hometown/High School Sports Information Fax: (202) 687-2491 Maggie Koch So. G Philadelphia, Pa./Springside School Women’s Lacrosse Contact E-mail: [email protected] Karla Herrera Fr. D Oakton, Va./St. Stephens and St. Agnes Carter’s Home Phone: (703) 698-0045 Zan Morley Fr. M Philadelphia, Pa./Springside School Mailing Address: Sports Information, McDonough Arena, Box 571124, Patty Piotrowicz Fr. M Plymouth Whitemarsh, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh Washington, D.C. 20057 Caitlin Sotell Fr. A Garden City, N.J./Garden City Web Address: www.guhoyas.com Amelia Wesselink Fr. D Exeter, N.H./Phillips Exeter

For further information on GU Women’s Lacrosse, contact Renee Carter at (202) 687-2492. All interview requests should be directed to the Sports Information Office. GENERAL INFORMATION

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Interim Director of Athletics ...... Adam Brick 2 About Georgetown Sr. Assoc. Dir. of Athletics/Sr. Woman Administrator . . . Patricia Thomas 8 Administration Associate Director of Athletics...... Dwight Datcher 10 Strength & Physical Training Facilities Assistant Director of Athletics—Finance ...... David Swanson 12 Coaching Staff Associate Director of Athletics for Sport Administration . . . . Kim Simons 14 2005 Season Outlook Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance ...... David Holm Special Assistant to the Dir. of Athletics...... Pat McArdle 17 The Georgetown Experience Coordinator of Marketing & Promotions ...... Brian McGuire 18 Rosters Director of ...... Jim Gilroy 19 Player Profiles Dir. for Athletic Facilities & Operations ...... Chas Kennedy 32 BIG EAST Preview & History NCAA Faculty Representative...... Wayne Knoll, Ph.D. 34 2004 Season in Review Director of Development ...... David Sears 37 2004 Results & Records Assistant Director of Athletic Development...... Jennifer Amodeo 38 Where Are They Now? Director of Hoyas Unlimited ...... Jennifer Montgomery 39 All-Time Series Results Assistant Director of Hoyas Unlimited ...... Rick Hall 41 Year-by-Year Results Assistant Director of Hoyas Unlimited ...... Allison Rubin 48 Individual Awards & Honors Executive Assist. to Dir. of Athletics ...... Carol McGovern 50 Individual Records Executive Assistant—Finance ...... Cornell Burke 54 Opponents Finance Assistant...... Tonia Toy Department Secretary...... Angela Brown NTERVIEW EQUESTS Department Secretary ...... Beverlyn Ross I R Department Receptionist ...... Donna Clark Requests for interviews with Head Coach Ricky Fried Receptionist—Sports Promotions...... Louise Muir and all players should be directed to the attention of Head Team Physician ...... Dr. John J. Klimkiewicz Renee Carter, Sports Information Contact. The Sports Information Office phone number is (202) 687-2492, fax Head Athletic Trainer ...... Doug Huffman (202) 687-2491. Carter’s email is constanr@georgetown. Head Trainer—Men’s Basketball...... Lorry Michel edu. Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Stacey Slayback Assistant Athletic Trainer...... Melissa Robinson TITLE IX AND NCAA PEER REVIEW Assistant Athletic Trainer...... Diana Keith The Georgetown University Athletics Department has Senior Sports Communications Director...... Bill Shapland recently undergone two extensive reviews of its athletic Associate Sports Information Director ...... Renee Carter programs: an audit by the Department of Education con- Assistant Sports Information Director ...... Kevin Rieder cerning Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sports Information—Publications Coordinator ...... Sara Garvey and Georgetown’s inaugural review under the NCAA’s Director of Marketing and Ticket Operations ...... Kim Frank new Athletics Certification program. The Department of Education has found Georgetown’s athletic programs to Director of Athletic Events...... Jamie Breslin be in compliance with Title IX, and the University was Strength Coach ...... A. Leigh Maurelli certified by the NCAA in 1995 and 2002. Assistant Director of Intramurals and Recreation ...... Mike Vincent Director of Support Service ...... James “Wedge” Sullivan NCAA POSITION ON GAMBLING Assistant Director of Support Services...... Luis Mendez The NCAA opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports Weekend/Evening Support Services ...... Jose Aviles wagering. Sports wagering has the potential to under- Weekend/Evening Support Services ...... Thomas “T.C.” Chisley mine the integrity of sports contests and jeopardizes the welfare of student-athletes and the intercollegiate In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights community. Sports wagering demeans the competition Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Sec- and competitors alike by a message that is contrary to the purpose and meaning of “sport.” tion 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the implementing reg- Sports competition should be appreciated for the ulations promulgated under each of these federal statutes, inherent benefits related to participation of student- Georgetown University does not discriminate in its programs, activ- athletes, coaches, and institutions in fair contests, not the ities, or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national ori- amount of money wagered on the outcome of the com- gin, sex, age, or disability. The University’s compliance program petition. under these statues and regulations is supervised by Rosemary For these reasons, the NCAA membership has Kilkenny, Special Assistant to the President of Affirmative Action adopted specific rules prohibiting athletics department Programs. Her office is located in Room G-10, Darnall Hall, and her staff members and student-athletes from engaging in telephone number is (202) 687-4798. gambling actitives as they relate to intercollegiate or pro- fessional sporting events. The 2005 Georgetown University Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide is published by the Sports Information Office. Written by Renee Carter. Designed and edited by Sara Garvey. Assistance provided by Dayna Johnson and the women’s lacrosse coaching staff. Photog- raphy by Phil Humnicky, University Photographer, Peyton Williams and Mike Redler. Printing by HBP, Inc.

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What’s a Hoya? n the days when all Georgetown Istudents were required to study Greek and Latin, the University’s teams were nicknamed “the Stone- walls.” A student, using Greek and Latin terms started the cheer “” which translates as “What Rocks!” The name proved popular and the term Hoyas was eventually adopted for all Georgetown teams.

EORGETOWN WAS FOUNDED in and interior now provide a majestic backdrop underground parking facility to replace the 1789 by John Carroll and is for the bustle of the computer center and surface parking lot that used to occupy the the oldest Catholic institu- faculty offices. The more than 200-year-old site, a 1,200-person Leo J. O’Donovan S.J. din- tion of higher learning in the building also houses graduate student carrels, ing hall, and a new home for Georgetown’s United States, as well as the a reception room and counseling service Jesuit Community. The addition of the dormi- first to be founded by the Jesuits, or Society of offices. tory allows Georgetown to accommodate GJesus. Today over 6,000 undergraduates are The Nevils building, erected in 1888 as the more than 90 percent of its undergraduate stu- enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences original Georgetown hospital, has been reno- dents on campus. and Robert Emmett McDonough School of vated and converted into 46 duplex apart- In October of 1988 the eight million dollar Business, and schools of Nursing and Foreign ments for students. The building’s historic Leavey Center was constructed to house the Service. Some 6,100 post-graduates attend the exterior was preserved while the interior was Office of Student Affairs, the University Book- Graduate School, the McDonough School of gutted and redesigned into modern two and store, a cafeteria, several restaurants, a Mar- Business, the Law Center, and the School of three bedroom duplex apartments, featuring riott hotel with 150 rooms, and a parking Medicine. skylights, balconies and an outdoor patio. garage. Both student papers are located in the Located in one of the oldest areas of the The Riggs Library, built in 1891, has under- Center as well as the Credit Union, a student nation’s capital, Georgetown’s campus gone renovation and is now used for special run store and four student lounges. includes some 60 buildings spread over 104- purposes. The four-story library stacks are For recreation and relaxation students and acres. The University is served by more than supported by metal beams and columns and faculty head to Yates Field house, a four level 1,154 full-time and 361 part-time faculty. are connected by cast iron catwalks and spiral sports complex built in 1979. Among the fea- Georgetown maintains competitive admis- staircases. Although it ceased to be the main tures of this facility are 12 multi-purpose sions standards, accepting only 23 percent of campus library for Georgetown in 1970 when courts for tennis, basketball, racquetball, its applicants for the freshman class in 2008. opened, it still houses some squash, and volleyball; a four-lane, 200-meter The student body boasts representatives from of the library’s collection and serves as a site indoor jogging track; a dance studio; and an 50 states, the District of Columbia and 132 for- for receptions, concerts and poetry readings. eight-lane swimming pool with separate div- eign countries. ing area. FACILITIES: THE NEW The Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center, FACILITIES: THE OLD The newest addition to Georgetown’s cam- built in 1982, is the best example of George- George Washington was known to visit his pus is the Southwest Quadrangle, which town’s look to the future. The center brings nephews, who were Georgetown students, in opened in the Fall of 2003. The 188.5 million together, under the world’s largest solar elec- the University’s oldest surviving building, dollar initiative is the largest construction proj- tric roof, all of the University’s teaching pro- Old North, constructed in 1795. Now the ect in Georgetown history. Part of an ongoing grams in comparative and regional studies, home of the McDonough School of Business, effort to enhance the quality of campus life, the international affairs and diplomacy, and for- Old North entered the computer age through project addresses campus needs by providing eign languages. The building houses one of major renovation. Its Federal-style architecture a new 784-bed residence hall, a multi-level Georgetown’s three computer centers, an

2 2005 GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S LACROSSE ABOUT GEORGETOWN interactive teaching lab, a television studio, language laboratories, and an interpreter training facility using state-of-the-art equip- ment for simultaneous interpretation. The cen- ter is also the home of the Schools of Foreign Service, and Summer and Continuing Educa- tion, the Graduate School and the departments of languages and linguistics, government, his- tory and economics.

GEORGETOWN COLLEGE With the founding of Georgetown College in 1789 the educational dreams of many of the members of the were fulfilled on a hilltop overlooking the Potomac. While the College has changed much since “literate eight-year-olds of respectable behavior” were admitted, it has continued to draw on the dynamic tradition of Jesuit education in pro- moting not only the intellectual disciplines but also the search for personal and social values. The College has maintained its emphasis on the liberal arts throughout the more than 200 years of its existence, although it has White Gravenor Hall grown and developed consistently since the days of public orations and required Greek and Latin composition. The traditional disci- plines are still readily available but are supple- mented by courses reflecting today’s world: Georgetown’s Bioethics, Law and Morality, Nationalism in the Third World, Theology of Social Action and Performing Arts in Contemporary Society. Athletics The student body has increased in recent years to 3,300 students, an enrollment which eorgetown’s Athletic Department earned the allows for diversity and yet enables the Col- Gdistinction of being named one of the top 20 lege to look to the interests of each individual Athletic Departments in the nation according to U.S. student. The faculty, through their research, News and World Report. Schools were evaluated on make valuable contributions to scholarship, gender equity, number of varsity sports offered, wins while continuing to give priority to excellence and losses, graduation rates and sanctions for NCAA in teaching and to the development of a com- rule-breaking. munity of learning. They take an active role in developing and supporting co-curricular activities. Within the wide scope and adaptability of redefining their goals and maturing their requirements including two courses each in its tradition, Georgetown College offers flexi- thought throughout their lives. philosophy, theology, literature, mathematics ble curricula that encourage breadth and A bachelor of arts degree may be earned in and/or science, European history and—except depth of exploration within the classroom— the fields of American studies, Art, Music and for those students majoring in chemistry, biol- and without. But Washington, D.C.—with Theatre, Classics, Comparative Literature, ogy or physics—two courses in a social sci- resources such as the , Economics, English, Government, History, ence. In addition, all students are required to The National Archives and the Library of Con- Interdisciplinary Studies, Modern Languages master a foreign language, ancient or modern, gress—and the world beyond become exten- (French, German, Spanish), Philosophy, Phys- through the intermediate level. sions of the classroom through internships ics, Political Economy, Psychology, Sociology Students interested in preparing for careers and foreign study programs. and Theology. in law will find they can elect courses from Graduates of Georgetown pursue careers A bachelor of science degree is available to among a variety of liberal arts offerings that in many different fields. Among the more majors in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, will lay the foundation for the study of law. common are law and government, education, Computer Science, Linguistics, Mathematics Georgetown College has a long tradition of pre- business and medicine. Whatever profession and Physics. paring students to enter the legal profession. is chosen, however, the College curriculum is During their first two years, all students The pre-medical—which can be completed designed to enable its graduates to continue complete a core program of general education with either a bachelor of science major or a

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Can’t Beat This Location eorgetown University’s social environment is #3 in the nation Gaccording to the Princeton Review’s 2003 rankings. The rank- ings, based on students’ assessments of the university’s surrounding area confirms what Hoyas already knew, Georgetown’s location in the heart of bustling Washington, D.C. is hard to beat. The same review also ranked Georgetown as #18 among “Most Politically Active” campuses and #19 among “Toughest to Get Into.” bachelor of arts major, depending upon the student’s interests—provides the necessary scientific knowledge and skills preparatory to the study of medicine. The science courses are balanced in the curriculum by liberal arts courses in literature, philosophy, theology, modern language, history and electives in fine arts and social sciences. Students in the College receive individual counseling by the staff of the Dean’s Office Wolfington Hall and by faculty advisers. Incoming freshmen are offered assistance in selecting their health delivery system. Freshman and sopho- lic health, health administration and many courses; graduating seniors are advised on more courses provide the foundation common other related fields. planning their careers. to all areas of professional nursing practice. In addition to the Georgetown University The College provides a challenge and a Junior and senior courses provide students Medical Center, School of Nursing students stimulus to well-qualified and highly moti- with the knowledge and skills necessary to use health care settings and other appropriate vated students who are interested in pursuing become competent practitioners. Clinical prac- agencies in the metropolitan Washington area liberal education in the arts and sciences. tice, which begins in the sophomore year and for clinical and internship experiences. Oppor- increases in the junior year, culminates in the tunities are also available for study abroad SCHOOL OF NURSING AND senior practicum. This practicum offers the experiences in a variety of areas, including HEALTH STUDIES student a selected area of concentration within England, Ireland, Scotland and beyond. Students of the Georgetown School of the nursing field and a compatible clinical set- The School of Nursing accepts applicants Nursing and Health Studies have a unique ting in which to work. Moreover, it provides for first year, transfer into both sophomore opportunity to secure a broad education in the the foundation needed for further professional and junior years, RN/BSN/MS and the sec- humanities and sciences while earning study through master’s doctoral and practi- ond degree accelerated program. Master of degrees in either the bachelor of science in tioner programs. Science Degree programs in advanced practice nursing or the bachelor of science in health The health studies curriculum is a four- nursing are available in acute care nurse studies. Both programs offer excellence in the year course of study broken down into four practitioner, family nurse practitioner, nurse liberal studies and professional education tracks of concentration-science, women’s anesthesia, nurse midwifery as well as which is made possible through University health, health systems, and international management of integrated health systems. offerings. Students may select a minor of con- health. Each track allows students to develop Postgraduate education is also offered. centrations and courses; and through the their interests based on individual career Georgetown University Medical Center, goals. This major, in collaboration with other EDMUND A. WALSH SCHOOL OF which allows students an opportunity to par- University departments, provides a unique FOREIGN SERVICE ticipate and to learn within the full range of its opportunity in a liberal arts focus combined The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign health care facilities as well as other health with one in health care and health science. Service is the oldest and largest School of care agencies in the Washington, D.C. area. Courses in health related subjects such as International Affairs in the United States. With The nursing curriculum is a four-year HIV/AIDS, health policy and economics, an enrollment of over 1,400 undergraduate course of study which will include a core health care delivery systems, genetics and students, the School is the foremost institution knowledge in the humanities and the behav- immunology are just a few of the course offer- of its kind and enjoys a world wide reputation. ioral, physical and biological sciences as well ings. An internship or study abroad require- Since its founding in 1919, the School of as the theory and practice of professional nurs- ment is incorporated into each track allowing Foreign service has sought to motivate and ing. Course work in bioethics, computer tech- the student hands-on experience. Students prepare its students for effective performance nology and management prepares graduates may wish to pursue further studies upon in international affairs careers. Over time, the to take their place in the current and future graduation in medical, law, health policy, pub- scope of “foreign service” has grown dra-

4 2005 GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S LACROSSE ABOUT GEORGETOWN matically while the modes of entry into profes- sional employment have changed in educa- Famous Faces of tionally significant ways. Today an increasing number of career fields have major interna- tional aspects and both the public and private Georgetown sectors require personnel with knowledge of international affairs, government, commerce, Bill Clinton (F’68): Former President of the United States finance, education, law and journalism. General James Jones (F’66): Former Hoya Basketball Player Taking advantage of its location in one of and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO the world’s major diplomatic arenas, the Antonin Scalia (C’57): United States Supreme Court Justice School offers a four-year multi-disciplinary George Tenet (F’76): Former Hoya Lacrosse Player and liberal arts program in international relations. former Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency In the first two years, students pursue a basic Rep. Henry Hyde (C’47): Former Hoya Basketball Player and core of study in economics, government, his- United States Congressman from Illinois tory, foreign languages, the humanities, and Paul Tagliabue (C’62): Former Hoya Basketball Player and freshman and sophomore seminars. In the Commissioner of the National Football League upperclass two years, students focus their Antonia Novello (Hospital Fellow ’75): Former United studies in one of six divisions of concentra- States Surgeon General tion: Culture and Politics; International; Eco- Philip Marineau (C’68): Former Hoya Rower and President nomics; International History; International and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. Politics; Regional and Comparative Studies; Malcom Lee (C’92): Former Hoya Athletic Department and Science, Technology and International Employee and Director of motion pictures Best Man Affairs. and Undercover Brother Enhancing the curriculum are issue and Margaret Edson (G’92): Pulitzer Prize Winning Author policy-oriented seminars taught by faculty of Wit from the Washington foreign affairs commu- William Peter Blatty (C’50): Author of The Exorcist nity as well as resident professors. Examples Greta Van Susteren (L’79, L’82): Host of Fox News include: Channel’s “On the Record” • International Business Diplomacy Maria Shriver (C’77): NBC News Commentator and • Political Economy of Trade Policy First Lady of California • Contemporary South Africa Frank Comerford (B’77): Former Hoya Lacrosse Player and President and •Global Perspectives in International General Manager, WNBC-TV History General George Casey (F’70): Former Hoya Football Player and Commander of the • Interpreting Social Theory Coalition forces in Iraq. • Environment and Business Strategy

The co-curricular life of the school includes gram, the Center for Australian and New School of Business prepares students for posi- student meetings with distinguished guests in Zealand Studies, the Center for Contemporary tions of responsibility in business, finance and the foreign affairs field from home and abroad. Arab Studies, the Center for Latin American government. There are also panels to discuss current foreign Studies, the Center for German and European The McDonough School of Business capi- policy issues, student internships and inde- Studies, the Center for Muslim-Christian talizes on its location in Washington D.C., the pendent study opportunities. Further, the Understanding, the Asian Studies Program, nation’s capital. As members of an interna- international composition of the student body the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, the tional university in an international city, stu- itself lends an immediacy and reality to the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East Euro- dents participate in the nation’s living history. study of foreign affairs. pean Studies, and the National Security Stud- They balance the academically rigorous cur- The school encourages students to travel ies Program. riculum with attendance at concerts, cultural abroad because of the significant Intercultural The School of Foreign Service welcomes events, symposia and government hearings dimension and language learning opportunity applications from students who wish to unique to the nation’s capital. Georgetown’s such experience provides. In recent years stu- devote themselves to the careful study location high on a hill overlooking the dents have studied in more than 40 countries, required for future international service and , less than two miles from the including Brazil, China, Ecuador, Egypt, who are eager to test their abilities against the and three miles from the Capitol, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, demands and opportunities of a unique edu- enables students to experience firsthand the Poland, Senegal, the former Soviet Union, cational program. interrelationship between business and gov- Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. ernment. There are also a number of institutes and THE ROBERT EMMETT MCDONOUGH The bachelor of science degree (B.S.B.A.) programs affiliated with the School of Foreign SCHOOL OF BUSINESS provides students with a versatile back- Service that support research and teaching in The mission of the Robert Emmett McDo- ground, competently preparing them for specialized fields of study. These include the nough School of Business at Georgetown Uni- either immediate employment or for graduate Karl Landegger Program in International versity has been to integrate liberal arts and study. More than 40 percent of those graduat- Business Diplomacy, the African Studies Pro- professional education. The McDonough ing from the McDonough School of Business

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eorgetown is host to many notable Gspeakers; in 2003 First Lady Laura Bush, Former President of the United States Bill Clinton, and Former CIA Direc- tor George Tenet made appearances on the Hilltop.

George Tenet and John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University

eventually pursue postgraduate work. Gradu- ates have been highly successful in obtaining admission to top-ranked Master’s of Business Bill Clinton Administration programs. Because of the school’s liberal arts approach, its program has proven to be an excellent one for the pre-law student and graduates have been equally suc- Georgetown University is located in one of cessful in gaining admission to the nation’s the most concentrated regions for medical leading law schools. Numerous other gradu- research in the country. The National Institutes ates have elected further study in economics of Health and other nationally prominent and public administration. health care and research facilities are within All students entering the McDonough Laura Bush minutes. The Lombardi Cancer Center is an School of Business elect a concentration in important component of the Medical Center. addition to completing required courses in the The School of Medicine is accredited by the liberal arts and the business cores. Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Students may elect a concentration in any SCHOOL OF MEDICINE of the following areas: Accounting, Finance, Georgetown University School of Medi- LAW CENTER Management, International Management and cine, established in 1851, is part of the oldest Georgetown University Law Center was Marketing. Catholic and Jesuit sponsored university in the founded in 1870 when the Directors of George- Another option is individualized concen- United States. town University recommended the establish- tration. Students may choose an individual- Committed to training physicians in all ment of a separate department to train ized program which will allow them to chart, dimensions of the delivery of humane patient lawyers. It was the first law school established in consultation with a faculty member, a pro- care, the School of Medicine works in associa- in the United States by a Jesuit institution of gram using business and other University tion with the 407-bed Georgetown University higher learning. courses to best meet their individualized Hospital and nine affiliated federal and com- In the fall of 1870, with high expectations needs or career goals. munity hospitals in the Washington metropol- and tenuous financial structure, Georgetown’s All students may engage in studies abroad itan area. The Medical Center provides an law school enrolled 25 students from 12 states and the McDonough School of Business rec- environment that promotes training and edu- and Cuba. The course of study required two ommends this be done during the sophomore cational opportunities and includes a $23-mil- years of evening classes. Though the law year. lion Concentrated Care Center with a modern school weathered heavy financial storms and Students in the School are active in related 12-room surgical suite, 24 preoperative and other worrisome problems common to new groups including: AIESEC (International postoperative surgical suites, and state-of-the- schools, the vision of its early leaders, the rep- Association of Students in Economics and art emergency, X-ray, and transplant facilities. utation of the law school’s faculty members, Management), Finance Honor Society, the The campus also contains a modern health sci- and the record of the school’s first graduates Accounting Society, the Management Club, ence library, basic and preclinical science enhanced the school’s reputation. In 1890, con- the Marketing Society and the Delta Sigma Pi buildings, classrooms, laboratories, and a new struction began on a new law school building business fraternity. research building, which opened in early 1995. at 506 E Street, N.W., which had the remark-

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gle. In 1999 the Law Center purchased the last every section of the country and the world. large tract of land adjacent to the Gewirz Stu- The 1998 entering class represented 212 under- dent Center, securing space for expansion well graduate institutions, 43 states, and 7 foreign into the 21st century. countries. Equally diverse, the Law Center fac- The Law Center forms a dynamic, diverse ulty is a community of highly distinguished community of thinkers. Georgetown law pro- scholars with a deep commitment to vigorous fessors moot 25 percent of the cases that are research and a firm dedication to teaching argued before the Supreme Court. The Law legal concepts and philosophies. Center’s program in clinical legal education consistently ranks as the best in the nation, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES and programs in environmental, international, In 2000, the Graduate School of Arts and and tax law and in trial advocacy regularly Sciences celebrated its 180th anniversary. Now place among the top ten of the nation’s law the second-largest school at Georgetown Uni- schools. The Juris Doctor includes more than versity, the Graduate School offers degrees in 200 courses, seminars, and clinical offerings. 33 departments and more than 40 joint pro- To meet the expanding challenges of the grams. The Graduate School’s growth has legal world, Georgetown Law Center offers been matched by increases in both faculty and five joint degrees—in health, business, foreign financial aid devoted to graduate education. service, philosophy, and government—and is Throughout its history, the Graduate at the forefront of contemporary develop- School’s development has been guided by the ments in legal education. For students principles of inclusiveness and freedom of attracted to public interest law, there are inquiry, and by commitment to the highest numerous opportunities, including 13 clinics standards of teaching and scholarship and to in which they may enroll. The Public Interest Jesuit ideals of service to society. Today the Law Scholars program, which offers financial Graduate School offers its students all the assistance as well as special classes and men- resources of a major research university, toring opportunities, grooms students who focused to deliver outstanding graduate plan a public interest career. The Office of education in a select number of fields. Public Interest and Community Service (OPICS) coordinates the Law Center’s broad array of non-curricular public interest and community service activi- ties. Bunn Intercultural Center As a leading national law school, Georgetown traditionally has attracted students of demonstrated ability from able capacity of 600 students. During the 80 years the Law Center spent in its E Street quar- ters, the school’s reputation and student body grew. In 1968, workers broke ground for a new building on New Jersey Avenue, N.W., three blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Bernard Patrick McDonough Hall opened in 1971. Today, Georgetown Law Center occupies three city blocks. At its heart is McDonough Hall, expanded in 1996, where classrooms and faculty offices are located. The five-story Edward Bennett Williams Law Library, dedi- cated in 1989, is one of the foremost legal research facilities in the world, with a collec- tion totaling about 900,000 volumes and more than 12,000 serial subscriptions. The 12-story Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Student Center, which opened in 1993, offers living space for first-year students, a modest fitness center, mini-moot courtroom, health-care center, and child-care facility. McDonough Hall and the library are connected by a tree-lined quadran- A , Georgetown University founder, sits in Healy Circle

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JOHN J. DEGIOIA...... PRESIDENT OF GEORGETOWN John J. “Jack” DeGioia is Georgetown University’s 48th President. He began working at Georgetown after graduating in 1979 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility throughout the University. From 1998 until June 2001 DeGioia served as Senior Vice President, overseeing University-wide operations for financial affairs, information technology, facilities and student housing, human resources, athletics, general counsel and other areas. From 1992 to 1998 DeGioia served as Chief Administrative Officer of Georgetown’s Main Campus, which consists of undergraduate and graduate programs. He oversaw an annual budget in excess of $200 million and all of Georgetown University’s Main Campus operations, including undergraduate admissions, student finan- cial aid, finance and budget, athletics, student affairs, academic computing services, facilities, minority student affairs and the student career center. DeGioia served as Georgetown University’s Dean of Student Affairs from 1985 to 1992. In this capacity, he supervised the departments of student life, student services and facilities, athletics, career planning, student health, counseling and psychiatry and public safety, with combined budgets of more than $35 million and a staff of 250. DeGioia earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Georgetown University in 1979 and his Ph.D. in philosophy in 1995. He served as Assistant to then-Georgetown University president Timothy S. Healy, S.J. from 1982 to 1985. He is married to Theresa Miller DeGioia (C ’89). They have one child.

ADAM BRICK ...... INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS On July 1, 2004, Adam Brick was named the interim director of athletics. Brick is responsible for the over- all management and administration of the Department of Athletics and directly oversees the men’s and women’s basketball programs. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the McDonough School of Business teaching a course in sports marketing. Prior to his promotion, Brick served as the senior associate director of athletics for legal affairs and was responsible for NCAA legislation and compliance, had administrative oversight of Hoyas Unlimited, the fundraising organization for athletics. In addition, he served as the sport administrator for baseball, women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, indoor, and outdoor track & field teams, and men’s and women’s soc- cer. He was also responsible for coordinating the University’s efforts with respect to Title IX and the NCAA Athletics Certification program. Brick served as the Tournament Manager when Georgetown hosted the first and second rounds of the 2002 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at MCI Center. He will serve as the Tournament Director when Georgetown hosts the 2006 Regional at MCI Center and the first and second rounds in 2008. In 1986, Brick graduated from the Georgetown School of Business with a degree in marketing and joined the Yates Field House staff as a recreation center supervisor. In 1987, Brick held the role of assistant director of intramural sports and special programs. In 1990, Brick received his juris doctor from the Georgetown Law Center and became the assistant to the director of athletics for NCAA legislation, certification and education. In June of 1993 he was promoted to assistant director of athletics, in July 1997 to asso- ciate director of athletics; and in August 1999 to senior associate director. Brick is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia Bar. He is a member of the NCAA Legislative Review and Inter- pretations Subcommittee and was formerly a representative on the NCAA Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet and the Sub- committee on Agents and Amateurism.

PATRICIA THOMAS...... SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR Pat Thomas has been a member of the Athletic Department since the fall of 1975 and has served in a vari- ety of administrative, coaching and instructional capacities. She currently is responsible for staff development and education and develops programs relating to inter-team management. Thomas also has home game man- agement responsibilities for both the women’s basketball program and the sailing program. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society, and serves on the Women’s Center Board of Advocates. Thomas is also active outside of Georgetown. She is a member of the NCAA Division I Management Council, NCAA Membership and Administrative Review Subcommittees, the NCAA Division I Champi- onships/Competition Cabinet, Exempted Contests Subcommittee, NCAA Competitive Safeguards and Med- ical Aspects of Sports Committee, the Executive Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Sears Cup Committee. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (Honda Awards Program) and is of the BIG East Women’s Rowing Committee. A 1975 Frostburg State University graduate with a degree in health and physical education, Thomas was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and lacrosse. She resides in Sandy Spring, Maryland is the parent of a daughter and son and has three grandchildren, Sierra, Dorian and Camryn.

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DWIGHT DATCHER ...... ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dwight Datcher, associate director of athletics, is a native Washingtonian. Datcher enters his seventh year at Georgetown and has 29 years of experience in college athletics. His primary responsibilities are in the areas of Sports Medicine, NCAA compliance, men’s basketball home game management, support services, and the infrastructure of McDonough gymnasium. Datcher also served as Assistant Tournament Manager when Georgetown hosted the first and second rounds of the 2002 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at MCI Center. Datcher is a 1974 graduate of Roger Williams University in Rhode Island where he was a four-year starter in men’s basketball. After graduating, Datcher came to Georgetown as an assistant coach for the Hoyas until 1976. He spent the next eight years (1976–1984) as the head boy’s basketball coach at St. Anthony’s High School where he compiled a record of 144–44. Datcher returned to his alma mater in 1985 to become head men’s bas- ketball coach, a position he would hold until 1992. While at Roger Williams, Datcher became the assistant director of athletics in 1987 and the director of athletics in 1989, all while continuing to coach. He also served as Roger Williams’ sports information director from 1986 until 1987. During the 1988 Olympics, Datcher was named an assistant men’s basketball coach by the U.S. Olympic Association. In 1992, Datcher became the director of athletics at the University of the District of Columbia, a position he held until joining the Georgetown staff in the summer of 1997. Datcher resides in Temple Hills, Maryland, and is the proud father of two daughters, Chantee and Monikka.

DAVID SWANSON ...... ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR FINANCE David Swanson returned to the Hilltop in September of 1998 after spending 10 years at George Mason University. Swanson is primarily responsible for the athletic department’s finances. Swanson began his first stint at Georgetown in 1976, when he served as the assistant director of financial aid. He was promoted to associate director in 1978, a position he held for two years. In 1980, Swanson became the finance officer for the division of student affairs and athletics. In this position, he was the financial man- ager for a division which included four auxiliary enterprises and five departments. Swanson stayed at GU until 1988, when he left to serve as director of auxiliary enterprises at George Mason University. In this capac- ity, one of the programs begun by Swanson was university licensing, using a Georgetown model. A 1965 graduate of Adelphi University, Swanson earned a bachelor’s degree in history/government. He received his M.A. in student personnel administration from Colgate University in 1966. In 1982, he earned a M.B.A. from Virginia Tech. Swanson and his wife, Martha, who is Georgetown’s director of student organizations, reside in Arlington, Virginia, and have two children, Michael, C ’93, and Sarah, C ’97.

KIM SIMONS...... ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR SPORT ADMINISTRATION Kim Simons was named Associate Athletic Director for Sport Administration in July of 2004 after spending nine seasons as head coach of the Georgetown University Women’s Lacrosse program. In her new role, Simons will work with all GU sports, with the exception of men’s and women’s basketball, dealing with such issues as recruiting, admissions, academics, scholarships and budgets. Prior to her current position, Simons built Georgetown into one of the premier women’s lacrosse programs in the nation as Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach. She became head coach of women’s lacrosse pro- gram in the fall of 1995 and under her leadership Georgetown squads rewrote the school record books. Under Simons’ direction, the Hoyas made seven-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the semi- finals three times in four years, and the finals two of those years. The Hoyas also made back-to-back appear- ances in the NCAA Championship Game in 2001 and 2002. Simons’ achievements in nine short years as a head coach are remarkable. She amassed an outstanding 113–43 overall record as head coach for an impressive 73% winning percentage. Her teams won four-straight undefeated titles. Simons’ athletes garnered a total of 72 regional and national All-American honors. A 2002 graduate won the coveted Tewaaraton Trophy and Honda Award for Women’s Lacrosse. Six Hoyas were named National Players of the Year under Simons’ guidance, and six players were selected to the US Team, including three to the Elite team and three to the Devel- opmental squad. Her 2002 squad earned Georgetown its first-ever number one national ranking as well as the school’s first-ever num- ber one NCAA Tournament seed. Individually, Simons was honored as the 2001 Division I Women’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year, 2001 & 2002 South Region Coach of the Year, and 2001 & 2002 BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Georgetown also recognized her as its Coach of the Year in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Simons also served as the head field hockey coach at Georgetown from 1995–1998. The Hoyas enjoyed three successful seasons under her direction, compiling a 32–16 record and earning a national ranking for the first time in school history. She is married to Justin Tortolan, and has two sons, Jack and Callen.

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AUGIE MAURELLI DIANA KEITH STRENGTH AND ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER CONDITIONING COACH Fourth Season Second Season The 2005 season will be Diana Keith’s Augie Maurelli joined the George- fourth with the women’s lacrosse town coaching staff in January of 2001 team. Keith came to Georgetown from as a strength and conditioning coach Florida A&M University where she for the football program. In the fall of was an assistant athletic trainer work- 2003, Maurelli assumed the title of ing primarily with women’s athletics, strength and conditioning coach for particularly women’s basketball. all Hoya student-athletes. A native of Southern California, Maurelli has designed and implemented a new and success- Keith is a 1993 graduate of Mankato State University in ful training program for the Women’s Lacrosse team that will be Minnesota where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in critical to their overall success this season. Athletic Training. She went on to receive her Masters degree in In 2002, Maurelli received a Master of Business Administra- Kinesiology from San Jose State University in 1999, while tion degree in Finance from Georgetown University’s McDo- working as a graduate assistant in athletic training at Stanford nough School of Business. In addition to professional positions University. at Johnson Controls, Goldman Sachs & Co. and MCG Capital, A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Maurelli is also a certified USOC Competitor and Coach, regis- Keith is responsible for the care and prevention of athletic tered USWF lifter and has been featured in Ironman magazine. injuries for the Georgetown Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Prior to his arrival on the Hilltop, Maurelli played four years Soccer, and Women’s Field Hockey teams. of varsity football at Johns Hopkins University. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1997 and subsequently served as an assistant football coach for three years. In 1996, he set several university records, including a combined lift of 1,320 lbs. in the bench press, dead lift, and squat.

Physical Training Facilities JOIN THE CROSSE CLUB he Crosse Club is an organization of alumnae, parents and friends of Georgetown Women’s Lacrosse whose primary purpose is to promote a Theightened awareness of and an active interest in the Georgetown University Women’s La- crosse Program. Members have been actively involved in raising funds to supplement the budget and provide opportunities to the women’s lacrosse program through annual, current-use donations. In the 2003–2004 school year, the Crosse Club raised over $65,000 from over 200 donors which helped in team travel and equipment. In addition, members receive newsletters, and the club holds several events each year including a banquet, barbecues and alumnae events. The Crosse Club is completely volunteer driven and needs your help! If you’re inter- ested in helping the women’s lacrosse pro- gram through the Crosse Club, please contact Hoyas Unlimited at (202) 687-7159 or e-mail Weight Room [email protected]. GO HOYAS!

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