Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University rizona State University is one of the premier metropolitan public research universities Ain the nation. Enrolling more than 64,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, ASU maintains a tradition of academic excellence in core disciplines, and has become an important global center for innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research. Arizona State offers outstanding resources for study and research, including libraries and museums with important collections, studios and performing arts spaces for creative endeavor, and unsurpassed state- of-the-art scientific and technological laboratories and research facilities. ASU’s historic campus in Tempe, which serves more than 51,000 students, offers the feel of a college town in the midst of a dynamic metropolitan region. The West campus, in northwest Phoenix, and Polytechnic campus, in Mesa, which each serve more than 8,500 students, offer more specialized missions. The Downtown Phoenix campus opened in fall 2006 as part of a larger plan to revitalize the city’s urban core. Nestled in the heart of downtown Phoenix, the campus provides an academically rigorous university experience in a modern, urban atmosphere. The campus serves The university annually attracts some of the nation’s 2007, the freshmen class included 111 National Hispanic more than 6,500 students and is expected to ultimately top scholars, including a higher number of freshman Scholars. grow to 15,000 by 2020. National Merit Scholars than almost any other public The university is international in scope, welcoming ASU is research-driven but focused on learning – university in the United States. ASU has the most students from all 50 states and nations across the globe, teaching is carried out in a context that encourages undergraduates (11) named to USA Today’s Academic and engaging in educational partnerships worldwide. the creation of new knowledge. The faculty includes First Team of any public university in the nation. Only ASU earned recognition in 2007 as one of the top 25 recipients of prestigious academic and professional Harvard, Yale and Duke have had more since the USA schools for international students. awards, members of the various national academies and Today Academic Team rankings began in 1990. ASU is an active partner with the private sector in a Nobel Laureate. Research and discovery featuring ASU also champions diversity, boasting one of the initiatives to enhance the social well-being, economic ASU faculty can be found regularly in the nation’s top nation’s largest Hispanic student enrollments and among competitiveness, cultural depth, and quality of life of publications and journals. the most Native American faculty members nationally. In metropolitan Phoenix and the state.
academic highlights at Arizona state university • ASU is a Doctoral/Research-Extensive I Hispanic undergraduate students among peer Institution, the highest distinction of the presti- institutions. gious Carnegie Foundation classification system. • ASU students have impressive records for • ASU offers more than 250 majors through Congressional Goldwater Scholarships (mathemat- 20 colleges and schools, on four campuses in ics, science and engineering), British Marshall Metropolitan Pheonix. Scholarships (academics and leadership), Truman • ASU has the most undergraduates (11) named Scholarships (careers in public service) and Udall to USA Today’s Academic First Team of any public Scholarships (environmental/Native American). university in the nation. Only Harvard, Yale and • ASU students who apply for Fulbright awards Duke have had more. The USA Today Academic to study overseas are among the most successful Team rankings began in 1990. in the nation, with 40 percent of students who • The Barrett Honors College is recognized as one applied being chosen to receive the grants. This of the nation’s best. Students in the school have beats Harvard’s acceptance rate of 22 percent. an average SAT score of 1320 and an ACT score For 2007, 16 ASU students received Fulbright of 29. The school has 583 National Merit scholars awards, more than Columbia University, Princeton and 291 National Hispanic Scholars enrolled. University, or the University of Texas at Austin. Almost 100 percent of students in the college who • Fifteen students studied overseas on National apply to medical and law school are accepted. Security Education Program (NSEP) awards, while • ASU regularly attracts some of the highest num- another won a Phi Kappa Phi study-abroad grant. bers of National Merit Scholars in the country, Coupled with the university’s 16 Fulbright win- ranking ahead of schools such as Yale, Princeton ners, it marked the largest number of national and Stanford. study-abroad awards in ASU’s history. • ASU’s 2007 class included 10 Flinn Scholars, 111 • The university’s faculty includes recipients of National Hispanic Scholars (an increase of 164 prestigious academic and professional awards, Palm Walk is one of the most picturesque spots on the percent since 2002) and 265 National Scholars. members of the various national academies and a Arizona State campus. ASU continues to lead in degrees awarded to Nobel Laureate.
100 www.thesundevils.com Arizona State University Arizona State University ASU academic programs ranked in the top 25 in the nation (last 3 years) W.P. Carey School of Business – Undergraduate: Top 25 specializa- tions include supply management (2), computer information systems (11), accounting (15), marketing (17), and management (24). MBA: The overall MBA program is ranked 22 overall and 8 nationally among public schools. The W.P. Carey MBA-Evening Program was ranked 18th, and its disciplines were listed in the top 25: supply chain management (3), management information systems (13), and Health Sector Management (20). College of Education – Ranked No. 16 among public universities offering graduate education programs and No. 25 for all programs. Seven specialty programs within the College of Education are top 25 programs: Higher Education Administration (21); Student Counseling/Personnel Services (11); Curriculum & Instruction (14); Educational Psychology/ Educational Technology (12); Education Policy (13); Elementary Teacher Education (16) and Secondary Teacher Education (17). Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering – Undergraduate program is ranked 23 among public universities and 39 overall. The graduate pro- gram is 25 among public schools and 45 overall. Individual program rank- ings include Aerospace Engineering (26), Bioengineering (33), Industrial Engineering (18), Environmental Engineering (26). Herberger College of the Arts – The School of art features top rankings in printmaking (3), photography (5 and 2 among public institu- Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Grady Gammage Auditorium is home to Broadway shows and tions), art education (7), Master’s of Fine Arts program (13 and 8 among other productions. Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Rent are just a few of the Broadway public institutions), and ceramics (14 and 11 among public institutions). shows to come to Gammage Auditorium. The School of Music masters programs rank 19 and 8 among public institutions. The Department of Dance was named on of the “most highly recognized programs in the country,” with national rankings for graduate programs (5) and undergraduate programs (9). The School of Theatre & Arizona state University Deans Film features ranked programs for Theatre for Youth program (top 3) and Craig Thatcher Elizabeth Langland creative writing/playwriting (20 and 15 among public institutions). Dean, Applied Arts and Sciences Dean, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Archaeology, Creative Kwang-Wu Kim Writing, Kinesiology, Geological Sciences, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Dean, Herberger College of the Arts Christopher Callahan Earth Sciences Graduate Program. Dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation – Ranked 32 out of Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. and Mass Communication 396 graduate programs.The college’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner spe- Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business cialty track program ranked 13th out of 76th existing PNP programs. Patricia White Wellington “Duke” Reiter Dean, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law College of Public Programs – The School of Public Affairs’ top 25 Dean, College of Design programs nationally include the masters program in Public Management Quentin Wheeler and Administration and the masters program in Public Policy Analysis. George Hynd Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean, Mary Lou Fulton College of Education Paul Patterson Carole Greenes Dean, Morrison School of Management Dean, School of Educational Innovation & and Agribusiness Teacher Preparation Bernadette Melnyk Deirdre Meldrum Dean, College of Nursing Dean, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Debra Friedman Gary Waissi Dean, College of Public Programs Dean, School of Global Management and Leadership Sherrie Schmidt Dean, University Libraries Maria Allison Dean, Graduate College Keith Hjelmstad Dean, College of Science and Technology Mark Jacobs Dean, Barrett Honors College Mari Koerner Dean, College of Teacher Education John R. Hepburn and Leadership Dean, College of Human Services Frederick Corey Dean, University College
media guide 101 2008-2009 President/Regents ichael M. Crow became Arizona Mthe 16th president of Arizona Board of State University on July Regents 1, 2002. He is guiding the transformation of ASU into one of the nation’s leading public metropolitan research Janet Napolitano universities, one that is Governor directly engaged in the economic, social, and Dr. Michael Crow cultural vitality of its region. Under his direction the university pursues teaching, Fred Boice research, and creative excellence focused on the major challenges and questions of our time, as well as those central to the building of a sustainable environment and economy for Arizona. He has committed the university to global engagement, community engagement and to President Crow speaks during the groundbreaking cer- setting a new standard for public service. emony for ASU’s new practice facility. Robert Bulla Since he took office, ASU has marked a number of important milestones, including the establishment In 2007, ASU established the nation’s first School of of major interdisciplinary research initiatives such Sustainability. The school, part of the Global Institute as the Biodesign Institute; the Global Institute for of Sustainability, addresses some of the most critical Sustainability; and MacroTechnology Works, a program challenges of our time, with a specific focus on creating Ernest Calderón integrating science and technology for large-scale solutions for future generations. applications, including the Flexible Display Center, a Prior to joining ASU, he was executive vice provost cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army. of Columbia University, where he also was professor Under his direction ASU has initiated a dramatic of science and technology policy in the School of research infrastructure expansion to create more than International and Public Affairs. As chief strategist of one million square feet of new research space, and has Columbia’s research enterprise, he led technology and Dennis DeConcini announced naming gifts endowing the W. P. Carey School innovation transfer operations, establishing Columbia of Business, the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, the Innovation Enterprises (now Science and Technology Mary Lou Fulton School of Education and the Virginia Ventures), the Strategic Initiative Program, and the G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. The university has Columbia Digital Media Initiative, as well as advancing also named the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law. interdisciplinary program development. He helped found the Fred DuVal Center for Science, Policy, University President History and Outcomes (CSPO) in Name Title Time Line Washington, D.C., a think Hiram Bradford Farmer principal 1886-1888 tank dedicated to linking Robert Lindley Long principal 1888-1890 science and technology to LuAnn Leonard Dayton Alonzo Reed principal 1890-1892 optimal social, economic, and environmental Edgar L. Storment‑ principal 1892-1895 outcomes. James McNaughton principal 1895-1899 In 2003 CSPO was Joseph Warren Smith principal 1899-1900 reestablished at ASU as the Consortium for Science, Arthur John Matthews principal 1900-1904 Anne Mariucci Arthur John Matthews president 1904-1930 Policy, and Outcomes. A fellow of the National Ralph W. Swetman president 1930-1933 Academy of Public Grady Gammage president 1933-1959 Administration, he is the Harold D. Richardson acting 1959-1960 author of books and articles Bob McLendon G. Homer Durham president 1960-1969 relating to the analysis of research organizations, Harry K. Newburn acting 1969-1970 Not Pictured: Harry K. Newburn president 1970-1971 technology transfer, science and technology Student Regents David Martinez III John W. Schwada president‑ 1971-1981 policy, and the theory and Ross Meyer J. Russell Nelson president 1981-1989 practice of public policy. Richard E. Peck interim 1989-1990 Tom Horne Lattie F. Coor president 1990-2002 Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Crow president 2002-present
102 www.thesundevils.com Lisa Love isa Love was named Arizona State’s Vice two College World Series appearances); head women’s tennis coach Sheila McInerney President for University Athletics on April and women’s golf coach Melissa Luellen. L23, 2005. In addition, Love was praised around the country for the hiring of veteran foot- At ASU, Love serves as the senior administrative ball coach Dennis Erickson, the 11th-winningest active coach in the nation and two- officer of the university’s athletic program, which time national champion who helped ASU fashion a 10-3 record and a Pac-10 co- features 12 women’s and nine men’s sports, includ- championship in 2007. In addition, she hired North Carolina State’s Herb Sendek ing men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and wom- (12 postseason appearances in 14 seasons as a head coach), who guided the ASU en’s golf, swimming and diving, women’s tennis, men’s basketball program to its first 20-win season in five years in 2007-08. She also track/field and cross country; women’s gymnastics, hired Kevin Boyd to coach the women’s soccer program after leading California to soccer, softball, volleyball, and water polo; baseball, eight NCAA apperances in 10 seasons and volleyball coach Jason Watson, who led wrestling and football. BYU to the Elite Eight in 2007. On the strength of three national championships “In three short years, Lisa Love has made an impact that places her along side and eight total Top 10 national finishes this year, the the great collegiate athletics leaders of our nation,” Arizona State President Michael ASU athletics department finished fourth in the Crow said. “She has set the bar high, both for athletic and academic performance. 2007-08 U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup stand- She has demonstrated strategic skill in hiring, retaining and developing an excep- ings, a national ranking of all Division IA institutions. tional athletic staff. Her vision and personal leadership skills are laying a foundation Love is responsible for the management and development of one of the finest and for sustained success.” most comprehensive athletic physical plants in the nation at ASU, playing host to Love came to ASU from the University of Southern California where she had nearly 1 million patrons each year. ASU’s athletic staff includes more than 150 full and been since 1989 as head women’s volleyball coach (1989-98) and administrator part-time coaches and administrative and support personnel who provide services to (1991-2005). After leaving the coaching ranks following the 1998 season, Love about 500 student-athletes. devoted herself to administration full-time eventually ascending to the position of Love chaired the Pac-10 Conference’s Athletic Director’s Revenue Sharing Senior Associate Athletic Director in 2002. Committee in 2006-07 and actively participates in both Teach for America and Read At USC Love handled the day-to-day supervision of eight sports and monitored for America, which requires teaching and reading to seventh and eighth-graders at C.J. all women’s sports at the university. She was active in the athletic department’s Jorgensen School and Copper King Elementary School. strategic planning, gender equity, civil rights and NCAA certification issues and she In the short time she has presided over the affairs of ASU Athletics, Love has already served on the NCAA Management Council. She also served two stints (1992 - 1993 established herself as one of the rising administrators in the country. and 2001 - 2002) as vice president of the Pacific-10 Conference. Love’s ability to lead was evident right from the start. She had been on the job a As a coach, Love was a master teacher at the pinnacle of her profession. She little more than two months (officially began July 1, 2005) when ASU had to move compiled an impressive 404-171 as a college head coach for 17 seasons at Texas its scheduled football game with LSU from Baton Rouge, La., to Tempe – in less than Arlington (199-78 from 1982-88) and USC (205-93 from 1989-98). At USC, she a week’s time – because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the state led the Trojans to nine NCAA tournament berths and eight finishes in the national of Louisiana. In the end, $1 million was raised through ticket sales from the game to Top 15. She was selected as the Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year in 1997. She was assist with the Hurricane relief effort. national Coach of the Year in 1988 when Arlington went 30-4 and fell one win shy One of only six female athletic directors out of 119 at Division I Schools with of the Final Four. football, Love has taken important steps since her appointment to ensure that ASU Love served as president of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) remains one of the premier athletic programs in the country. She has extended from 1997-98 and as the chair of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Committee. She the contracts of head women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne (two Pac-10 worked on the AVCA All-America committee from 1987-89 and was a legislative Championships, five NCAA Tournament appearances and an Elite Eight appearance in representative to the AVCA Board from 1992-94. In 2005, Love was inducted into 2007); head baseball coach Pat Murphy (five top 12 finishes in the last 11 years and the AVCA Hall of Fame.
Directors of Athletics Fred M. Irish...... 1896-1913 George Schaeffer...... 1914-1916 George Edwin Cooper...... 1917-1921 Ernest Wills...... 1922 Aaron M. McCreary...... 1923-1929 Ted Edwin Shipkey...... 1930-1932 Rudolf M. Lavik...... 1933-1949 Donn Kinzle...... 1949-1952 Donald R. Van Petten...... 1952-1954 Clyde B. Smith ...... 1955-1971 Fred L. Miller...... 1971-1980 Joe Kearney...... 1980 Dick Tamburo...... 1980-1984 Frank Sackton (interim)...... 1984-1985 Charles S. Harris...... 1985-1995 Dr. Christine K. Wilkinson (interim)...... 1995-1996, 2000, 2005 Dr. Kevin White...... 1996-2000 Gene Smith...... 2000-2005 Lisa Love...... 2005-present Lisa Love was named Arizona State’s Vice President for University Athletics on April 23, 2005.
media guide 103 2008-2009 Well s Fargo Arena Two years ago the Sun Devil women's bas- ketball team set a single-season record and ASU’s Wells Fargo led the Pacific-10 Conference in attendance with an average of 3,502 fans per game. Arena hosted the Tempe Regional of the 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Championship. In 2004, ASU was one of the sites for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Wells Fargo Arena will once again be a host site for rizona State plays its home games in Wells the first and second AFargo Arena, one of rounds in 2010. the finest college basketball arenas in the nation. The 14,141-seat venue has been the site of several NCAA Women’s Tournament games, most recently the NCAA women’s gymnastics teams also compete in Wells Fargo Tempe Regional in 2005. Arena, which also plays host to graduation exercises and a In 1982, in its first NCAA contest, the Sun Devil variety of concerts and shows. women beat Georgia 97-77 at the Wells Fargo Arena to The structure is 400 feet long, 340 feet wide and six advance to the Sweet Sixteen in Ruston, La. The following stories high. It contains locker rooms for ASU’s basketball The Sun Devils have won season, ASU again hosted a NCAA West Region game, programs along with space for weight training, a training at least 12 home games defeating Utah 78-64. The win lifted the Sun Devils to room and an equipment room. A state-of-the-art video their second consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance. scoreboard was put in the summer of 2000. in each of the past seven In 1992 and 1996, Wells Fargo Arena was the site of The ASU women’s basketball program set its school seasons. In the past five the NCAA Men’s West Regional. Previously, men’s NCAA single-game attendance record on December 21, 2004, tournament games were staged at Wells Fargo Arena in when 8,927 fans passed through the turnstiles to see years, ASU has turned in a 1975, 1978 and 1980. ASU take on three-time defending national champion Completed in the spring of 1974 at the cost of Connecticut. The largest crowd to see a women’s stellar 66-9 record in the $8 million, Wells Fargo Arena is used for a variety of basketball game saw the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury usher friendly confines of Wells university-related activities in addition to Sun Devil in its inaugural season with an exhibition game in Wells basketball. ASU’s wrestling, women’s volleyball and Fargo Arena. The Mercury battled the Los Angeles Sparks Fargo Arena, including a in front of 9,677 fans on June 21, 1997. school record 15-0 mark The first basketball game in Wells Fargo Arena was played by ASU’s men in 2005-06. Dec. 3, 1974, against Whittier. The Sun Devils prevailed 103-67 and went on to win 20 consecutive games in their new home. More than 30 years later Charli Turner Thorne's Sun Devils would surpass that mark in winning 26 straight regular season home games from 2005- 07. Included in that streak was a perfect 15-0 mark in 2005-06 which set the single-season mark for most home wins. The Arizona State men edged Alabama, 97-94, in a 1975 NCAA tourney game as 14,733 fans flooded Wells Fargo Arena. That’s still a record. Altogether, the arena capacity has been Arizona State’s multi-million dollar scoreboard offers the Sun Devils the best in modern technology. matched or surpassed on 13 occasions.
104 www.thesundevils.com Well s Fargo Arena Press accommodations at Wells Wells Fargo Arena Fargo Arena are courtside. A bunker, located just below the concourse level Records behind the visitor’s bench (north side of building), also accomodates the Individual media. Also located in that bunker Most Points by a Sun Devil 44 Kym Hampton vs. Arizona, Mar. 9, is the Stat Crew statistical computer 1984 system run by Burt Bartram. Bartram, along with Olson Statistical Services, Most Points by an Opposing Player provides a running box score via 42 laTauyna Pollard, Long Beach State, Jan. 6, 1983 monitor to media members, while also producing play-by-play and halftime Team and final box scores. Most Points by ASU In the spring of 1989, ASU moved 119 marquette, Dec. 5, 1992 forward with plans to remodel the 118 long Island, Dec. 20, 1997 former football locker rooms in order Most Points by an Opponent to create spacious, functional and 118 long Beach State, first-class settings for both basketball of the updated locker room is an open, carpeted area Dec. 10, 1977 programs. The impetus for the basketball remodeling with lounge seating designed to enhance comfort and Largest ASU Margin of Victory project came when the Sun Devil football team moved facilitate camaraderie among the team members. The new 60 ASU 104-Denver 44, out of its locker rooms in Wells Fargo Arena and into facility also includes an impressive entry featuring a metal Dec. 11, 1986 the new ICA Building located in Sun Devil Stadium in sculpture displaying the ASU logo, bamboo flooring, Largest Opponent Margin December of 1988. fabric wall coverings and artwork on walls that screen the of Victory The ASU women’s basketball locker room saw a view into the locker area. 59 long Beach State 118-ASU 59, Dec. second remodel in 1998, while the 2003-04 season saw Also included in the renovation is a team room to 10, 1977 another state-of-the-art renovation, which was designed view game tapes and participate in meetings. The team Largest Crowd by Dawn Leuzzi and Theresa Camp of Studio ENV (the room is equipped with advanced audio/visual equipment 8,927 vs. Connecticut design division of Acoustics.com). including a flat screen television and features a lounge dec. 21, 2004 The locker room, which was completed in 2004, seating area with tablet arms enables players to take Longest Wells Fargo Regular Season features 16 state-of-the-art X-Lockers, personal lockable notes. Two computer kiosk stations provide Internet Win Streak drawers, an integrated ventilation system and computer access and provide players with a quiet area to complete 26 games: Began vs. california, Jan. control panels, alongside two vanity areas. At the center their schoolwork. 9, 2005 and ended vs. Tennessee Nov. 19, 2006 Longest Wells Fargo Losing Streak 8 games st. Mary’s, Dec. 3, 1995, through USC, Feb. 15, 1996
Yearly Attendance Since 1991-92 home high Year record Attend. Avg. game 1991-92 20-9 12,131 809 3,677 1992-93 17-10 13,537 967 4,110 1994-95 8-19 4,953 442 825 1995-96 8-19 5,174 381 1,468 The Arizona State’s 1996-97 9-19 15,869 1,058 4,203 1997-98 10-17 15,797 1,143 3,153 women’s basketball 1998-99 12-15 23,027 1,645 3,417 1999-00 14-15 21,367 1,526 5,271 locker room gives the 2000-01 20-11 38,150 2,384 16,782^ Sun Devils a facility 2001-02 25-9 19,546 1,303 2,419 2002-03 16-14 34,056 2,003 7,472 featuring the latest in 2003-04 17-12 24,004 1,715 3,202 design and technology. 2004-05 24-10 39,791 2,842 8,927* 2005-06 25-7 32,051 2,137 4,206 2006-07 31-5 56,027 3,502 8,918 2007-08 22-11 53,596 3,350 8,516 * - ASU single-game record at Wells Fargo Arena ^ - ASU single-game record (Bank One Ballpark)
media guide 105 2008-2009 Rules of the Game Don’t Be Sidelined: Ask Before You Act
Arizona State University is strongly committed to conducting its overall athletic program according to the official rules and regulations of the NCAA and Pacific-10 Conference. Within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the Office of Compliance is responsible for coordinating and monitoring all aspects of these rules and regulations.
As an athletic representative of Arizona State University, you, too, must abide by all NCAA rules and regulations, as Arizona State University is held responsible for all actions related to its prospective student-athletes and/or enrolled student-athletes.
We thank you for your continued support in our effort to succeed both academically and athletically. While this information does not contain all the applicable NCAA rules and regulations, it should serve as a guide. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Lyla Clerry in the Office of Compliance at (480) 965-5943.
Remember to always ask before you act, as your action may jeopardize the eligibility of a prospective or enrolled student-athlete.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF ASU ATHLETICS INTEREST REGARDING NCAA RULES & REGULATIONS
You are a Representative of ASU Athletics Interest if you have: • participated in or are a member of an organization promoting ASU athletics’ program; Representatives of ASU Athletics Interest MAY NOT: • contributed to the athletics department or any of its booster clubs; • get involved in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes (i.e., telephone • assisted or have been requested by the athletics staff to assist in the recruitment or write them or their parents, legal guardian(s) or relatives); of prospective student-athletes; • provide extra benefits (i.e., discounts, gifts, transportation) to prospective • assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or student-athletes, enrolled student-athletes or their parents, legal guardian(s), • been involved in otherwise promoting the ASU athletics program. relatives or friends; and • provide any financial assistance to prospective student-athletes, enrolled student- *ONCE AN INDIVIDUAL IS IDENTIFIED AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE athletes or their parents, legal guardian(s), relatives or friends. INSTITUTION’S ATHLETICS INTEREST, THE PERSON RETAINS THAT IDENTITY INDEFINITELY. Representatives of ASU Athletics Interest MAY: • send newspaper clippings and other information about prospective student- Prospective Student-Athlete is one who: athletes to coaches; • has started ninth grade; • continue established family relationships with friends and neighbors that have • is enrolled in a two-year college; prospective student-athlete aged children; • has officially withdrawn from a four-year college; or • offer summer employment to prospective student-athletes who have signed a • has not started ninth grade but has received financial assistance from the institu- National Letter of Intent and to enrolled student-athletes after contacting the tion. Office of Compliance; and • offer an occasional meal on a special occasion to a student-athlete or team at your home with prior approval from the Head Coach and Office of Compliance.
106 www.thesundevils.com Distinguished Alumni Arizona State University’s alumni have made their mark in athletics, business, industry, education, government, the arts and many other fields. Prominent ASU alumni include:
Martin Alvarez ’72 Eric Crown ’84 Reggie Jackson x’69 John Molina ’83, ’05 J.D. President, Sun Eagle Construction Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder, Insight Former Professional Baseball Player Founder/Director, Las Fuentes Health Clinic of Danielle Ammaccapane x’88 Enterprises, Inc. Inductee, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Guadalupe (Ariz.) Professional Golfer Christine Yara Devine ’87 Tina Jonas ‘82 Linda Brock Nelson ’75 M.C., ’98 M.BA., Hattie Babbitt ’69, ’72 J.D. News Anchor, Fox Network (LA affiliate) Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller), U.S. ’98 Ph.D. Attorney, Jennings Strouss & Salmon, PLC Gary Dirks ‘80 PH.D. Department of Defense President and Manager, Linda Brock Nelson and Former U.S. Ambassador, Organization of President, BP/AMOCO – Asia Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Associates, L.L.C. American States Doug Ducey ’86 Defense Ed Pastor ’66, ’74 J.D. Barbara McConnell Barrett ’72, ’75 M.P.A., Founder & Owner, Cold Stone Creamery Tayari Jones ’00 M.F.A. U.S. Congressman, Arizona District 4 ’78 J.D. Florence “Flo” Eckstein ’76 M.S.W. Award-winning Novelist Melissa Payner-Gregor ‘81 Attorney Publisher, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Jim Kane ‘88 President/CEO, Bluefly, Inc. Emerita Member, ASU Foundation Board Floyd L. English ’62 M.S., ’66 Ph.D. President, Southwest Gas Bill Post ’73 Former adviser, Bush and Reagan administrations Past President, CEO & Chairman, Andrew Stephen Knott ’59 Chairman & CEO, Pinnacle West Capital President and CEO, T.C. Ranch LLC Corporation Former Managing Partner, Knott’s Berry Farm Corporation Thomas R. Evans ’76 William J. Barrington ’73 Vani Kola ’87 M.S. Member, Sun Angel Foundation Board of President & CEO, Bankrate, Inc. CEO, Savannah Yachts Technology entrepreneur Directors Susan Falk ’72 Rebecca Berch ’76, ’79 J.D., ’90 M.A. Past President, Certus Software, Inc. Jake Plummer x’97 Group President, Hartmarx Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court Kim Komando ‘85 Former Professional Football Player Herman Frazier ’77 Frank Blethen ‘68 Nationally syndicated columnist and radio show Raman Rao ’78 M.B.A. Olympic Gold Medalist, Track & Field Publisher and CEO, The Seattle Times Chairman and CEO, International Semiconductor Former Senior Associate Athletics Director, host Barry Bonds x’86 Arizona State University Paul Lo Duca x’94 Technologies Professional Baseball Player, San Francisco Giants Director of Athletics, University of Hawaii Professional Baseball Player, New York Mets Denise Resnik ’82 Major League Single-Season Home Run Record- Rabih Gholam ‘96 James L. Loper ’53 Owner, Denise Resnik & Associates holder (73) Executive Producer, MTV Director, USC Annenberg Program for the Study Co-Founder, Southwest Autism Research Center Richard Boals ’79 Daniel M. Grow ’68 of Public Broadcasting Guy Roberts ’72 President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Past President and CEO, Drexel Heritage Past Executive Director, National Academy of Deputy Assistant Secretary General, NATO of Arizona Furnishings, Inc. Television Arts & Sciences John Rood ’90 Bob Bulla ’61 Albert Hale ’73 Maicel Malone ’95 Assistant Secretary of State for International President, Arizona Board of Regents Past President, Navajo Nation Olympian, Track & Field Security and Non-Proliferation, U.S. Henry Carr x ’63 Arizona Senator, District 2 Head Coach, Women’s Track & Field, Florida Department of State Double Olympic Gold Medalist, Track & Field Derrick Hall ’91 A & M Barry S. Rosenblum ’75 Tony Carrillo ’04 President, Arizona Diamondbacks Vada Manager ’83 Executive Vice President, Time Warner Cable Cartoonist, United Features Syndicate Greg Harney ’78 Director of Global Management, Nike Michael D. Ryan ’77 J.D. Edward M. Carson ’51 President, Global Sports Partners Ruth McGregor ’74 J.D. Justice, Arizona Supreme Court Past Board Member, Wells Fargo Bank Michael D. Hawkins ’67, ’70 J.D. Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court Matt Salmon ’81 Past Chairman & CEO, First Interstate Bancorp Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Al Michaels ’66 Former U.S. Congressman Christopher J. Cohan ’73 Lionel Hollins ‘86 Broadcaster, NBC Sports Former State Senator President & CEO, Sonic Communications Former Professional Basketball Player Phil Mickelson ’92 Director of Governmental Affairs, Phoenix, Owner, Golden State Warriors Assistant Coach, Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) Professional Golfer, PGA Tour Greenberg Traurig Joe Shirley ‘82 MSW President of the Navajo Nation Joe Shoen ’81 J.D. Chairman, AMERCO, Inc. Chairman and President, U-Haul, Inc. Volker Sonntag ‘67 Neurosurgeon, Barrow Neurological Institute Kate Spade ’85 Kate Spade LLC Brenda Strong ’82 Martin Alvarez Barbara Barrett Rebecca Berch Barry Bonds Bob Bulla Henry Carr Actor, “Desperate Housewives” Pat Tillman ’97 U.S. Army Special Forces (deceased) Posthumously awarded the Silver Star, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart Kurt Tingey ’92 M.B.A. Executive Vice President/CFO, Clear Channel Outdoor Gary Tooker ’62 Past Chairman of the Board, Motorola Inc. Edward Carson Eric Crown Christine Devine Herman Frazier Ruth McGregor Al Michaels Craig Weatherup ’67 Former Chairman & CEO, Pepsi-Cola, Inc. Chairman, ASU Foundation John Whiteman ‘63 Past Chairman and President, Empire Southwest John Zanotti ’74 J.D. President, Cincinnati Biomedical Bob Zollars ’79 President/CEO, Wound Care Solutions LLC
x = Year of intended graduation Phil Mickelson Ed Pastor Bill Post Matt Salmon Pat Tillman Craig Weatherup
media guide 107 2008-2009 Pac-10 Conference ntering the 2008-09 season, the Pacific-10 tennis (CALIFORNIA), women’s track & field The Conference swept five NCAA men’s and Conference continues to uphold its tradition (ARIZONA STATE) and women’s water polo women’s titles, including cross country, indoor Eas the "Conference of Champions."® (USC) . Overall, the Conference had 32 teams track & field, golf, water polo and swimming Pac-10 members have claimed an incredible 159 finish in the top four at NCAA and diving. CALIFORNIA captured the men’s NCAA team titles over the past 18 seasons, for an Championship events. water polo title for the second year in a row, average of more than eight championships per Participation in the postseason was a common while UCLA garnered the women’s hardware academic year. occurrence for the Conference in 2007-08. Of the for the fourth consecutive year. The OREGON Even more impressive is the breadth of the Pac- 22 sports sponsored by the Pac-10, 20 witnessed at men took home the cross country title, while the 10's success, as those 159 team titles have come in least half its teams participating in NCAA or other STANFORD women claimed their third-straight 26 different men's and women's sports. The Pac-10 postseason action. The men sent 73 of a possible crown. The NCAA golf championship trophies has led the nation in NCAA Championships 42 of 90 teams into the postseason (81.1 percent), while were taken home by LA counterparts, as UCLA the last 48 years and finished second five times. the women sent 74 of a possible 100 teams won the men’s title and USC won the women’s. Spanning nearly a century of outstanding (74.0 percent). Two Conference schools swept on their own, athletics achievement, the Pac-10 has captured The Pac-10 experienced continued success including ARIZONA STATE (men’s and women’s 372 NCAA titles (259 men's, 113 women's), far in football as the league sent six teams to bowl indoor track & field) and ARIZONA (men’s and outdistancing the runner-up Big Ten Conference's games. USC and ARIZONA STATE were named women’s swimming and diving). 217 titles. co-champions with identical 7-2 league records. On the men's side, Pac-10 members have won The Conference's reputation is further proven The Trojans capped their season with a 49-17 259 NCAA team championships, far ahead of the in the annual United States Sports Academy win over Illinois in the Rose Bowl. Overall, the the 199 claimed by the runner-up Big Ten. Men's Directors' Cup competition, the prestigious award Pac-10 went 4-2 in postseason bowl games with NCAA crowns have come at a phenomenal rate that honors the best overall collegiate athletics ARIZONA STATE, CALIFORNIA, OREGON, for the Pac-10 - 15 basketball titles by five schools programs in the country. STANFORD continued OREGON STATE and UCLA also earning bowl (more than any other conference), 49 tennis titles, its remarkable run in the 2007-08 season, appearances. USC, ARIZONA STATE, OREGON 45 outdoor track and field crowns, and 26 baseball titles. Pac-10 members have won 24 of the last winning its 14th consecutive Directors' Cup. In and OREGON STATE found themselves ranked 39 NCAA titles in volleyball, 34 of the last 49 in the 2007-08 competition, eight of the Top-30 in the Top-25 in the nation at the conclusion of water polo, and 21 total swimming and diving Division I programs were Pac-10 members: No. the season, finishing third, 16th, 23rd and 25th, national championships. 1 STANFORD, No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 ARIZONA respectively (Associated Press). Individually, the Conference has produced an STATE, No. 7 CALIFORNIA, No. 13 USC, No. 22 The Pac-10 was the premier basketball impressive number of NCAA men's individual WASHINGTON, No. 26 OREGON and No. 27 conference this season, as it sent a record nine champions as well, claiming 1,162 NCAA ARIZONA. The Pac-10 landed four programs in teams to postseason play. The UCLA Bruins, the individual crowns. the Top-10, one more than the second-place Pac-10 regular season champion and Pacific Life On the women's side, the story is much the SEC (3). Pac-10 Tournament champion, advanced to the same. Since the NCAA began conducting women's The Pac-10 captured 13 NCAA titles in 2007-08 Final Four for the third consecutive season. On championships 27 years ago, Pac-10 members to lead the nation, finishing just one shy of the the women's side, three teams competed in the have claimed at least four national titles in a single all-time Division I record of 14 titles, set by the NCAA Tournament, as STANFORD advanced to season on 19 occasions. Overall, the Pac-10 has Pac-10 in 1996-97. It should be noted that the Pac- the national championship for the first time since captured 113 NCAA women's crowns, easily 10 total does not include CALIFORNIA’s national 1992. The Cardinal also claimed the 2007-08 outdistancing the SEC, which is second with 72. championship in men’s rugby or STANFORD’s regular season title and the State Farm Pac-10 Pac-10 members have dominated a number of national championship in women’s synchronized Tournament trophy. sports, winning 20 softball titles, 18 tennis crowns, swimming, as they are not counted as NCAA titles. The Conference continued its dominance in 13 of the last 18 volleyball titles, 12 of the last 19 The Pac-10 led the nation with the most NCAA softball as seven of eight teams earned trips trophies in golf and 10 in swimming and diving. titles in women's sports with eight. to NCAA regional play, the most out of any Pac-10 women athletes shine nationally on NCAA team champions from the Pac-10 in conference in the nation. ARIZONA STATE an individual basis as well, having captured an 2007-08 came from ARIZONA (men’s and claimed its first national title, outscoring Texas unmatched 511 NCAA individual titles, an average women’s swimming and diving), ARIZONA A&M by a margin of 14-0 in the best-of-three of more than 18 champions per season. STATE (men’s and women’s indoor track & field championship series. It marked the 20th national Currently, the Pac-10 sponsors 11 men's and softball), CALIFORNIA (men’s water polo), championship by a Pac-10 team since 1982. sports and 11 women's sports. Additionally, the OREGON (men’s cross country), STANFORD With an 18-3 Conference record, ARIZONA Conference is a member of the Mountain Pacific (women’s cross country), UCLA (women’s water STATE picked up its first-ever Pac-10 crown, Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men's polo, women’s tennis and men’s golf) and USC while earning a No. 6 seed in the NCAA sports and two other women's sports. (women’s soccer and women’s golf). The Pac-10 Division I Softball Championship. The ARIZONA Edwin N. Atherton was named the Conference's also had runners-up in 10 NCAA Championship STATE baseball team claimed the 2008 Pac-10 first Commissioner in 1940. He has been events: women’s cross country (OREGON), championship with a 16-8 record in league play. succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt (1944), Thomas women’s volleyball (STANFORD), men’s water The Conference sent five teams to postseason J. Hamilton (1959), Wiles Hallock (1971), and polo (USC), women’s basketball (STANFORD), play, including STANFORD, which made its 16th current Commissioner Thomas C. Hansen in 1983. men’s gymnastics (STANFORD), men’s golf appearance at the College World Series, and first in The Pacific-10 Conference offices are located 25 (STANFORD), women’s golf (UCLA), women’s five seasons. miles east of San Francisco in Walnut Creek, Calif.
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