UAB AT A GLANCE

In the 1960s, a small extension center of the University of Alabama embarked on a mission to become a center of quality education. During the next 36 years, tremendous strides in education and medicine transformed this hub of learning into an independent campus known as the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Today UAB is one of the country’s premier metropolitan public universities, with approximately 17,000 students. UAB’s influence reaches into every facet of the Birmingham community, improving the lives of residents through innovative health care, education, and active community involvement. As an educator, a campus encompassing 82 city blocks thrives with opportunities to gain a real- world education in the arts and humanities, business, dentistry, education, engineering, health related professions, medicine, natural sciences and mathe- matics, nursing, optometry, public health, and social and behavioral sciences.

Bharat Soni, one of America’s top computing experts and a UAB engineering professor, has cre- ated a high-performance virtual reality lab on campus.

In health care, UAB is a world leader in research, patient care, and innovative biomedical educational programs. In cutting-edge research centers, UAB scientists are seeking cures for diseases like cancer and heart disease. In addition, many UAB physicians are consistently ranked among the nation’s best by national publica- tions. UAB’s impact on the community is quite obvious. As Alabama’s largest single employer, more than 52,900 jobs in Birmingham are UAB-related, including approx- imately 18,000 UAB employees. Plus, UAB energizes the local, state, and regional economies with more than $2.9 billion of UAB-related business volume.

A University Challenging the Future • An impressive 91.3 percent of UAB’s 1,776 faculty members hold an academic or professional doctorate in their fields.

• With a student-faculty ratio of 18 to 1, UAB’s world-renowned visionar- ies and problem-solvers share their expertise and experience in the class- room and lead others to the brink of discovery. UAB enriches Birmingham’s cultural • A young, dynamic, exciting place, UAB tackles the problems of today landscape through a diversity of people and offers a preview of the world of tomorrow. It’s where creativity and and activities such as athletics, perform- innovation are campus traditions—and where successful futures begin. ing arts, theatre, social service, and much more. 2004 Blazer Football www.uab.edu World-Class Health Care

• Forty-nine UAB physicians are listed in the most recent edition of The Best Doctors in America, a highly selective directory that includes only one percent of all physicians in the country.

• In the 2004 rankings by U.S. News & World Report, 14 specialties at UAB Hospital were listed among the best in the nation—cancer cardiology and cardiac surgery, gynecology, hormonal disorders, kidney disorders, orthopedics, otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat), and rheumatology. Additionally, 2004 marked the 13th consecutive ranking for rheumatology and the ninth for cardiology.

• The UAB School of Nursing is one of only 11 World Health Organization collaborating cen- ters for international nursing in America and one of only 36 in the world.

• UAB is a national leader in organ transplantation. Its organ survival rates are among the best in the nation, patient survival rates exceed the national average, and waiting time for transplant is among the shortest nationally.

• In UAB’s School of Health Related Professions, the surgical physician assistant program is one of only three such programs in the country, and the radiation therapy program is one of just 10.

• UAB Kirklin Clinic is a state-of-the-art, full-service clinic that furnishes a full range of adult outpatient care. Housing more than 30 specialties and more than 600 specialists under one roof, UAB Kirklin Clinic conveniently provides in-house diagnostic testing, surgery services, a pharmacy, and educational seminars.

• The School of Medicine at UAB is among the nation’s best according to the 2005-06 U.S. News & World Report ranking of medical schools. UAB is ranked third in the research category, two spots higher than the previous ranking in 2004. In the primary-care category UAB was named the fourth best school in the country.

• Five medical specialties at UAB are also ranked in the top 20 nationally by the magazine: AIDS (No. 4), women’s health (No. 8), internal medicine (No. 8), geriatrics (No. 19), and pediatrics (No. 19). A Leader in Science and Research • UAB students routinely receive prestigious scholastic awards, currently one of the best in translating including Goldwater, Truman and Rhodes scholarships. Rounding research findings into patient treat- out the UAB experience are UAB Blazer athletics. ments.

• In funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UAB • The UAB Health System (UABHS) again ranks No. 20 overall with five schools in the Top 20: Health joined “Healthcare’s 100 Most Wired Related Professions (No. 1), Optometry (No. 4), Public Health Hospitals and Health Systems” in 2005, (No. 10), Nursing (No. 17) and Medicine (No. 16). named by Hospitals and Health Net- works. • A world-renowned research powerhouse, UAB houses more than 80 centers working to protect the environment, revitalize inner • Through the CIREN (Crash Injury Research and Engineering cities, develop treatments for cancer, and much more. Network) Center, Mercedes-Benz and UAB are partnering to ana- lyze and prevent automobile accidents among the elderly. • UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the nation’s first such centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. It is • UAB is one of only two academic institutions available nationwide receiving requests for Crew Robotics and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) for the International Space An Education with Station, space shuttles, and beyond. Lee Moradi, CRAVE program manager in the Center for Biophysical Science and Engineering, says UAB will design, test, and manufacture Experience high-precision research instruments and thermal carriers, • The UAB Department of Philosophy’s Center for the Study of he also foresees additional work to develop extravehicular Ethics and Values in the Sciences is the only one of its kind activity and robotics equipment, crew health and condi- tioning systems, and environmental control and life-sup- in America to explore ethical issues related to the general port technology. practice of science.

• The first program of its type in America, the UAB Center for Educational Accountability researches, designs, and imple- ments models that measure the effectiveness of K-12 schools and higher education.

• The UAB Health Education program ranks first in the nation for faculty mentoring and seventh overall, according the American Journal of Health Education.

• The Alys Stephens Center is UAB’s world class performing arts center with a 1,330-seat concert hall, intimate recital hall and state-of-the-art theatre. It is also the new home for Theatre UAB, featuring a new costume studio, action studio, stage combat room, design studio, new computer lab and black-box theatre.

• Engineering students create and present design proposals for public projects, ranging from highway interchanges to Birmingham’s VisionLand theme park.

• UAB is located just blocks from Alabama’s financial, corporate, and economic hub. Special contacts and partnerships with local businesses open doors of opportunity for students. Athletic Achievements • Blazer football earned its first postseason bowl appearance with the the UAB women captured the C-USA regular berth in the 2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. The Blazers have finished as season title. Conference USA runner-up in three of the six seasons UAB has been com- peting as a football-playing member of the league. UAB has C-USA's third- • Former UAB men’s golfer Graeme McDowell best overall record since becoming a football member. was the nation’s No. 1-ranked collegiate golfer in 2002 and won the Fred Haskins Award. The • In 27 seasons of competition, the Blazer men’s basketball team has men’s golf team has advanced to the NCAA enjoyed 24 winning seasons, has made 20 trips to postseason tournaments Championship three of the past four seasons. (12 NCAA, 8 NIT), and has won seven conference championships. UAB advanced to the NCAA’s Sweet 16 in 2004, knocking off tournament No. 1 • The Blazers field 17 intercollegiate teams as seed Kentucky in the second round. a Division I member of the NCAA and a found- • The women’s tennis team has won four conference titles in the past 13 ing member of Conference USA. seasons. Also, in 1997, a team member became the first UAB player to win an NCAA Grand Slam event and later became the top-ranked female ama- • Vonetta Flowers (right), a former UAB track teur player in the country. & field All-American, made history in February of 2002 when she won a Gold Medal at the • The men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Championships in three of Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. the last four years and a fourth time overall in 2001. The team won the Flowers became the first Winter Olympics Gold 1999 C-USA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Final 8. Medalist ever from Alabama when she teamed with Jill Bakken to capture the two-woman • The UAB women's soccer team won the 2004 Conference USA Tournament bobsled competition. championship to earn its first NCAA Tournament berth. A season earlier, 208 www.uabsports.com UAB Administration

2005 UAB FOOTBALL Dr. Carol Garrison change the face and orientation of the campus. UAB President These changes and others are guided by UAB’s strategic plan, which calls for a new Science and Dr. Carol Z. Garrison is Technology Honors Program for undergraduates this beginning her fourth year fall, and for tripling the number of active alumni by as President of UAB -- 2010. Also under way is an overhaul of the under- Alabama’s largest employ- graduate core curriculum and the addition of an MBA er, with 16,000 faculty and program for scientists. staff, 16,000 students, and a $1.4 billion budget. UAB Dr. Garrison is a UAB alum, having received her has almost $500 million in master’s degree in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s sponsored research, and (1974) and Ph.D. in epidemiology (1982) from the is among the top 20 universities in the country for University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She was a direct funding from the National Institutes of Health. faculty member, department chair, dean of the grad- uate school and provost at the University of South As president of UAB, Dr. Garrison also chairs the Carolina. She joined the University of Louisville as board of the UAB Health System, which includes the provost in 1997 and was appointed interim president UAB Hospital, the Kirklin Clinic, and other of UAB’s there in 2002, before being selected UAB’s sixth nationally ranked patient care facilities. president.

UAB, a bustling urban campus covering some 80 city blocks on Birmingham’s Southside, is undergoing a construction boom. The new $375 million University Hospital just opened; major projects such as the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building and the Campus Recreation Center are nearing completion; and a new campus green is tak- ing shape. This latter project, involving closing city streets and adding green space, new academic buildings, residence halls and a dining facility, will

Dr. Johnny Scott professor in 1991. In 1999, he was named assistant Faculty Athletics dean for the School of Medicine to direct efforts to recruit minority students and faculty to the medical Representative school.

Dr. Johnny W. Scott, pro- A native of Westfield, Ala., Scott received his medical fessor of nuclear medicine degree from the School of Medicine at UAB. He also and assistant dean of the holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the School of Medicine at University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and a master’s UAB, was named faculty degree in nuclear chemistry from the University of athletics representative by Pittsburgh. UAB President W. Ann Reynolds, June 28, 2000. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Scott joined the UAB faculty in 1978 as an assistant Clark College in Atlanta. professor of clinical pathology and nuclear medicine. He was promoted to associate professor in 1983 and

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LEE MOON ROSALIND ERVIN Associate Athletic Director/Sr. Woman Senior Associate Athletic Director Administrator ee Moon, who has more than 30 years osalind Ervin begins her 22nd year with Lexperience as a university athletics admin- Rthe UAB athletic department and her istrator and coach, including stints as a Director of eighth as associate athletic director and senior Athletics at two Division I-A institutions, was named Senior woman administrator. Associate Director of Athletics at UAB, in Sept., 2004. Ervin, a Birmingham native, served as assistant athletic direc- A native of Roanoke, Va., Moon brings to UAB a depth of tor from 1995-97 and prior to that, had held the position of ath- experience after an extensive career in athletics administration letic ticket manager from 1990-95. After graduating from UAB in and coaching at the collegiate level. 1984 with a B.S. degree in business management, Ervin Moon served as Athletics Director from 1996-2003 at the became assistant athletic ticket manager and served in that University of Wyoming where he oversaw the Cowboys' $15 mil- position until 1989. lion budget. Prior to that time, he held the position as AD at She is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Marshall University from 1988-96. Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Before going to Marshall, Moon spent three years at Kansas Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). State, first as Assistant AD for Operations and then Associate Ervin is a graduate of Carver High School in Birmingham. Director Athletics. She and her husband, Jonath Nicholas, are parents of sons Moon played football for the Virginia Military Institute and on Courtney and Branden. the semi-pro level with the Roanoke Buckskins. He began his coaching career at Virginia's Staunton Military Academy and was a graduate assistant at the University of Virginia, where he ANDY HOLLIS earned a master's degree in education. Associate Athletic Director Moon later became an assistant coach at Duke from 1973-76 for Financial Affairs before moving back to the University of Virginia where he served on the coaching staff from 1976-81. From 1982-85, he was on ndy Hollis, a UAB graduate who has spent the staff at Mississippi State before moving to Manhattan, Athe past seven years as an accounting Kansas where he served as Interim head football coach and executive in the Birmingham area, was named Associate assistant director of operations. Athletics Director for Financial Affairs last spring. Moon married the former Connie Gray in the summer of 2005. Prior to joining the athletics staff, Hollis had served as a cer- Additionally, he has two sons: Lee Moon, Jr., 28, is the video tified public accountant for the firm of Barfield, Murphy, Shank & coordinator for the Fresno State men’s basketball team; and Smith, P.C. as an audit supervisor since November of 1998. Brian, 25, now in his third year of medical school at West Virginia A 1998 graduate of UAB in accounting, Hollis worked as an University. accounting assistant at the firms of Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore, P.C., as well as Steven R. Davis, CPA, during his time as an undergraduate. BRIAN MACKIN Hollis is a member of the AICPA as well as the Alabama Senior Associate Athletic Director Society of Certified Public Accountants Hollis is married to the former Laura Slovensky, also a UAB graduate and a former Miss UAB (1998), and they have two chil- rian Mackin, a UAB alumnus and former dren: son Michael Andrew, 4; and daughter Abby Nicole, 1. BBlazer baseball player, was named senior associate athletic director for external affairs in June, 2002. Mackin is responsible for fund-raising, corporate support and marketing for the athletic department. Prior to joining the athletics staff at UAB., Mackin had served as Manager of Corporate Business Development at Vulcan Materials. Mackin earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from UAB in 1983 and was a member of the Blazer baseball team four sea- son. Mackin then joined Vulcan Materials, where during the next six years he held positions of increasing responsibility in sales and market analysis. In 1990, he joined Southern Ready Mix as sales manager before joining Dunn Construction in 1993 where he rose to vice president in 1999. Mackin, a Birmingham native who attended Mountain Brook High School, is married to the former Sally Purnell of Tuscaloosa, Ala. They have five children: Ragland (17), Brian, Jr. (15), Ferrel (11), Mary Aileen (10) and Ella (9).

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SAM MILLER E.J. BROPHY Associate Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director for for Marketing External Affairs am Miller is in his second year as a mem- . J. Brophy, who has nearly 14 years of Sber of the UAB athletics staff, and his Eexperience as a professional athlete, col- eighth year at UAB. Miller joined the university in legiate coach and Division I-A administrator, 1997, and prior to joining the athletics staff, he was a member of joined the UAB Athletic Department in January 2003. the UAB Creative and Marketing Group where he worked close- Brophy, a Montgomery native, is responsible for athletic ly with Blazer athletics. fundraising, day-to-day operations of The Blazer Club scholar- While with the Creative and Marketing Group, Miller worked ship organization, game- day hospitality for donors at Blazer on several award winning advertising campaigns for UAB foot- football and basketball games, and various other duties. ball and basketball, as well as providing marketing support for After an all-conference baseball career at UAB from 1989- various other university entities including the School of Business 1992, Brophy was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and spent and the School of Public Health. four seasons in their minor league system, reaching the Triple-A Miller earned his bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Public level in 1995. Relations from the University of Alabama in 1997, and his M.B.A. At the conclusion of his playing career Brophy was named from UAB in 2003. He is a member of several professional and assistant baseball coach at Samford University in 1996 and held service organizations including the National Association of the same post at the University of Montevallo in 1998. He was Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and the National the head baseball coach at Wallace Community College in Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Selma, Ala. from August 1998 until January 2003. In recognition Miller, a Birmingham native who attended Mountain Brook for gaining his 100th collegiate coaching victory in 2002, he was High School, is married to the former Robin Culver of Dothan, named to the Alabama and American Baseball Coaches Century Alabama. They have two children Macey, (4), and Marian, born Club. this past spring. Brophy graduated from UAB in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education. He earned his Master of Arts degree in Physical Education in 1998. JEREMY BEARDEN Brophy is married to the former Cindy Wooten of Birmingham, Assistant Athletic Director for also a UAB graduate and former Golden Girl. They have two Compliance children: son Brooks (6) and daughter Bailey (3).

eremy Bearden is in his seventh year Jdirecting the office of compliance for the DAVE HENZE UAB Athletic Department. Assistant Athletic Director for As Assistant AD for Compliance, Bearden is responsible Financial Affairs among many duties for UAB’s compliance with NCAA and Conference USA rules in eligibility, recruiting, financial aid and ave Henze is in his first year as a member amateurism. Dof the UAB administrative staff after a Bearden served as assistant director of compliance from lengthy tenure working in the area of sports medi- September, 1998 to August, 1999 before becoming director. cine. He will assist in the financial affairs of the athletic depart- He also serves as UAB’s representative to the Alabama ment. Athlete Agent’s Commission. He is a member of the National Henze spent nearly 20 years as head trainer at UAB as he Association of Athletic Compliance Coordinators. worked closely when the UAB team physicians while supervising Bearden was a three-year letterwinner in basketball with the a staff of 12 certfied trainers. Blazers (1993-96) under legendary coach Gene Bartow and He came to UAB in 1985 after serving two years as assistant served as team captain during the 1995-96 season. He received trainer for the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL. the Conference USA Academic Medal of Honor in 1995 and A native of Abington, Pa., Henze is a 1981 graduate of the 1996. University of Kentucky, with a B.S. in psychology. He also holds Bearden graduated magna cum laude from UAB in 1996 with a master’s degree in athletic training from Ohio University. a Bachelor of Arts in English. He earned his Master of Arts in He is married to the former Diana Olszewski of Niceville, Fla. English in August, 2002, having gained experience for two years They have two sons, Erik (8) and Douglas (6). as a graduate assistant in the UAB English department. Jeremy and his wife, Carrie, have two daughters: Emma Kate, 6; and Sophie Elizabeth, 3.

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CHAD JACKSON JUDY SACKFIELD Assistant Athletic Director for Assistant Athletic Director Internal Affairs for Academics had Jackson enters his seventh year as a udy Sackfield is in her 14th year at UAB Cstaff member in the UAB Athletics Jand her seventh directing the Academic Department. He began work in 1999 as a market- Center for Athletics (AC4A) for UAB. As assistant ing assistant in the athletic department. athletic director for academic support services, Sackfield over- Jackson has served several areas during his time at UAB: sees the daily operation of the AC4A and is responsible for the marketing, promotions, event management, compliance, etc. implementation of UAB’s NCAA CHAMPS Life Skills program. After spending the last four years in the compliance office, Specifically Sackfield is in charge of the academic support and Jackson took on the role of Assistant AD for Internal Affairs in the monitoring of the men’s basketball program. fall of 2004. In the new position he helps in the day-to-day oper- Prior to taking her current position, Sackfield was the head ation of the department. He coordinates the football team travel volleyball coach at UAB from 1992-98. Before joining UAB, as and was the trip coordinator for the Blazers' 2004 bowl appear- an assistant volleyball coach in 1991, spent six years as the ance at the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. head volleyball coach at Georgia Tech and two years as an Other responsibilities include budget oversight in equipment assistant volleyball coach at Clemson. and video operations, ground travel for all sports, Adidas con- As a student-athlete, Sackfield was an All-Atlantic Coast tract, and sport oversight for the men’s and women’s golf and Conference performer and four-year letterwinner as a volleyball tennis programs. Jackson also coordinates postseason and spe- player at Clemson. cial events for all sports. Sackfield is a member of the National Association of In addition to his experience with the Blazers, Jackson has Academic Advisors for Athletics and serves on both the Division worked for two minor league baseball teams — the Columbus I-A Athletic Directors CHAMPS Advisory Committee and on (Ga.) RedStixx and the Birmingham Barons. UAB’s Campus Wellness Working Group. A native of Opelika, Ala. and a graduate of Auburn University, A native of Ontario, Canada, Sackfield earned her degree in Jackson serves in a support role for the Fellowship of Christian Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management from Clemson in Athletes Chapter at UAB. He will marry Michele Kennedy of 1985. She earned a Master of Arts degree in sports administra- Opelika in early 2006. tion at UAB in 1998. Sackfield will begin taking classes to pur- sue her doctorate at UAB in education leadership this year. NORM REILLY Assistant Athletic Director for REID ADAIR Media Relations Director of Facilities & Operations orm Reilly, who has 25 years experience in Nthe university media relations field, joined eid Adair is in his 15th year as a member the UAB staff in April, 2002 as assistant athletic Rof the UAB athletics staff and his second director for media relations. as director of facilities and operations. Adair over- Prior to coming to UAB, Reilly spent a year as Director of sees all of the athletic department facilities, as well as game-day Communications & Public Relations at the National Senior operations for eight of UAB’s 17 intercollegiate sports. Games Association (Senior Olympics) in Baton Rouge, La. Adair joined the athletic department in 1989 as a graduate Reilly served five years as Assistant AD for media relations at assistant in the media relations department and served eight East Carolina from 1995-2001. years (1991-99) as an assistant media relations director. He was Reilly served 15 years in the sports information office at the an athletic academic advisor for two years (1999-2001) and University of Georgia before his stint at ECU. served as the advisor for the football team during that time. Reilly had a long tenure in Athens, Ga. where he was associ- He spent one year (2001-02) as the special events coordina- ate SID from 1987-95. He had served in the position of assis- tor at Bartow Arena, working for former Blazer All-American tant SID at UGA from 1982-87, and as graduate assistant with Steve Mitchell, before returning to the athletic staff. the Bulldogs from 1980-82. A Birmingham native and a 1985 graduate of Shades Valley Outside college athletics, Reilly has also worked at the 1996 High School, Adair attended UAB on an Honors Scholarship and Olympic Games in Atlanta, at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic earned his undergraduate degree in journalism in 1989. Games in 2002 and the 2004 Summer Games in Greece. During his undergraduate career, Adair served on the staff of Reilly graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980 with the student newspaper, Kaleidoscope. His work included six an ABJ degree from the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism. quarters as sports editor and two quarters as editor. He earned He also attended graduate school at Georgia in public relations. his master’s degree from UAB in 1991 in athletic administration. Reilly is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He is married to the former Leslie Williams of Baton Rouge, La. who was an assistant SID herself at Ole Miss and Auburn. They have two sons: Trey, 15; and Graham, 12.

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KATHY ALLEN T.J. CLEVELAND AMANDA CREAMER JEANNETTE CROCE Assistant Women’s Assistant Men’s Administrative Associate Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Basketball Coach Women’s Basketball Soccer Coach

LEAH DOUGLAS NICK DUMAS AGNE EGGERTH ANDY EGGERTH Ticket Office Assistant Assistant Baseball Coach Assistant Track and Field Assistant Track and Field Coach Coach

CHRIS GILES JUSTUS GRIFFIN EMILY HOKANSON MICK HOKANSON Assistant Men’s Assistant Men’s Soccer Marketing & Promotions Assistant Softball Coach Basketball Coach Coach Coordinator

MIKE KEENEY BRYAN KOCH ROSSY LOUKANOVA Assistant Men’s Soccer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Synchronized Coach Swimming Coach

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ALLISON MAGNER JOYCE MARSH JUDY NICHOLS DARYL OLIVER Assistant Volleyball Administrative Associate Administrative Associate Assistant Women’s Coach Men’s Basketball Basketball Coach

LAURIE OSHINSKI SUMMER PERALA NIKOLA PETROVIC STACEY TORMAN Ticket Office Assistant Assistant Women’s Assistant Volleyball Director of Strength and Soccer Coach Coach Conditioning

KIM UNKENHOLZ FRANK WALTON TANYA WATSON JOVANKA J. WARD Assistant Softball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

KIM WELBORN MATT ZIMMERMAN Administrative Associate Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

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MIKE ANDERSON WATSON BROWN MELINDA CLAIBORNE MERT ERTUNGA Men’s Basketball Football Volleyball Women’s Tennis

MIKE GETMAN LARRY GIANGROSSO LORI GOODWIN PAUL HARBIN Men’s Soccer Baseball Rifle Women’s Soccer

ALAN KAUFMAN LISA RIDDELL AUDRA SMITH RAY STANFIELD Men’s Golf Synchronized Swimming Women’s Basketball Cross Country/ Track & Field

DEREK TARR MARLA TOWNSEND KIM WILCOX Men’s Tennis Softball Women’s Golf

2005 UAB Football 191 Summer, 1977: Coach secutive post-season appearances. Gene Bartow is hired as 1991-92: UAB begins competition in the Great UAB’s first intercollegiate Midwest Conference. The UAB football team begins athletics director and head its first season of varsity play at the Division III level. basketball coach. Blazer volleyball and baseball win the first Great Preparations begin for the Midwest Championship. UAB places its first men’s hiring of coaches and sup- tennis players, Frank Schaffner and Karl Steffen, in port staff, recruitment of NCAA Tournament play. student-athletes, establish- ment of the Golden 100 1992-93: Men’s basketball reaches the NIT Final scholarship foundation, Four, defeating Alabama, President S. Richardson scheduling, etc. Clemson, Southwest Missouri State and Hill proudly waves a Fall, 1978: UAB athletic bumper sticker to com- Providence. The national- teams begin intercollegiate memorate UAB’s hiring of ly-ranked UAB men’s ten- competition for the first Gene Bartow from UCLA. nis team participates in the time; the university begins NCAA Tournament for the an 11-year association with the Sun Belt first time. Blazer volley- Conference. ball, cross country and Nov. 24, 1978: The UAB men’s basketball team tennis teams all win Great plays its first game, a 66-54 loss to Nebraska before Midwest Conference a crowd of 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic championships. Center; UAB will go on to win 20 or more games 15 January, 1993: UAB times, appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments and eight announces that its football NITs. program will compete at March, 1981: The Blazer men’s basketball team the NCAA I-AA level, defeats Kentucky in the NCAA Mideast Regional, beginning with the 1993 and reaches the NCAA “Sweet 16.” This appear- season. Players such as All- American Steve Mitchell ance marks the beginning of a streak of seven con- 1993-94: Blazer teams win have helped UAB basket- secutive NCAA Tournaments for UAB (1981-87). six league championships, ball make 19 post-season appearances. March, 1982: UAB adds to its amazing basketball and UAB wins the Great success story, defeating Indiana and Virginia in the Midwest Conference Southeast Regional, and reaching the NCAA “Elite Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the university with Eight.” The Southeast Regional in Birmingham is the most successful overall athletics program. The the first of five NCAA Tournament events to be host- Lady Blazer basketball team goes 14-0 vs. GMW ed by UAB (’82, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’88). opponents and makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball is nationally- March, 1989: Blazer basketball reaches the NIT ranked and participates in the NCAA Tournament. Final Four, defeating Michigan State for third place at Madison Square Garden. August, 1994: UAB announces that its football pro- gram will compete at the NCAA I-A level and that Fall, 1989: The UAB Club Football team is organ- the school will field a women’s soccer team begin- ized; the team goes 0-6 in its first season. ning with the 1996 season. 1990-91: The Blazer baseball team wins its first Sun 1994-95: UAB soccer wins the Great Midwest Con- Belt Conference Championship and becomes the ference Championship and participates in the NCAA first UAB team other than men’s basketball to partic- Tournament. UAB wins GMW championship in ipate in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s tennis wins men’s and women’s tennis, women’s indoor track & the first of five consecutive conference champi- field, women’s outdoor track & field and men’s golf. onships in the Sun Belt and Great Midwest Conferences. Volleyball wins the first of three con- April 24, 1995: UAB becomes a charter member of secutive championships in the Sun Belt and Great Conference USA. Midwest conferences and makes its first of four con- named head coach; Gene Bartow remains as direc- Sept. 23, 2000: In what was arguably the greatest tor of athletics. win in UAB football history, the Blazers go to Baton Rouge, La. and upset SEC foe LSU, 13-10, on a November 14, 1996: Conference USA announces game-winning field goal by Rhett Gallego in the that UAB has been admitted as a football-playing waining seconds. member; the Blazers will begin C-USA play in 1999. 2000-01: Led by sophomore All-American Graeme 1997-98: UAB freshman Mirela Vladulescu takes McDowell, the men’s golf team finished ninth in the the women’s collegiate tennis world by storm, win- NCAA Tournament and advanced to its first NCAA ning both the ITA Clay Court National Championship Championship at and Riviera Women’s All-America Championship; Duke University, she is the first UAB tennis player to win a collegiate where it garnered a grand slam event. Vladulescu will later be the top- tie for 12th place. ranked player in the NCAA rankings for much of the The women’s tennis 1997-98 season. The men’s golf team receives a team finished the bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in season with a 21-3 school history. overall record and a In what is regarded as the greatest 1998-99: The Blazer second place finish win in UAB football history to date, men’s basketball in the C-USA the Blazers went to Baton Rouge, team makes its 10th Championship. La., and stunned LSU, 13-10. appearance in the Senior Mirela NCAA Tournament. Vladulescu finished off a four-year career as one of Mirela Vladulescu the most successful athletes in UAB history. The returns to the NCAA men’s soccer team made it to the NCAA Tournament for the Tournament for the second straight year. The foot- second consecutive ball team finished 7-4 overall, becoming the first year, despite an “bowl-eligible” Blazer squad since UAB moved to injury-plagued sea- the NCAA I-A level in 1996. The women’s basket- son. ball team, led by junior All-American Deanna Jackson, finished the season 20-11 and advanced 1999-00: UAB ath- to the WNIT. In just its second season, the synchro- letics has arguably Mirela Vladulescu was the No. 1- nized swimming team placed fourth at the U.S. Col- its best season to ranked singles player in the NCAA legiate Championships and eighth at the U.S. date. The UAB foot- for much of the 1997-98 season. Nationals. ball team becomes an official member of Conference USA and goes 4-2 2001-02: Led by All-American Graeme McDowell, in conference play during its inaugural season. The who was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the nation, the UAB men’s soccer team wins the Conference USA UAB men made their third consecutive appearance Championship and reaches the NCAA Elite Eight. (fourth overall) in the NCAA Tournament and Synchronized swimming finishes fourth in the coun- advanced to the NCAA Championships for the sec- try at the U.S. Collegiate Championships in its inau- ond straight year. The Blazer football squad again gural season. Women’s basketball reaches the boasted another "bowl eligible" season, as the team “Sweet 16,” the men’s tennis team went 6-5 in 2001. The men's soccer makes its fifth NCAA Tournament team made its third consecutive trip appearance and men’s golf makes its (fourth overall) to the NCAA second NCAA Tournament appear- Tournament, advancing to the "Sweet ance in three years. 16." The UAB softball team had its July 10, 2000: Gene Bartow best season to date, advancing to the announces his retirement as athletics C-USA Championship game and director after 23 years of service to boasting a 39-22 overall record. the university. Denise Peters and Lisa Nowoslawski of the women's soccer team were August 22, 2000: Herman Frazier is The UAB men’s soccer team cele- brates its 1999 Conference USA both named Verizon Academic All- named UAB’s second athletics direc- Tournament Championship. The team Americans. In addition, Peters was tor. went on to advance to the Elite Eight named the C-USA Women's Soccer round of the NCAA Tournament. Scholar Athlete of the Year. Synchronized Swim- March, 2004: The ming earned its highest finish to date at the U.S. UAB men's basket- Collegiate Championships, taking third. Four swim- ball team shocks mers received Academic All-America honors and the college basket- three swimmers were named All-Americans by the ball world with its U.S. Synchronized Swimming Coaches Committee. 76-75 upset over top-seeded April 4, 2002: Athletics Director Herman Frazier Kentucky to ad- and UAB President Ann Reynolds announce the hir- vance to the Sweet ing of Mike Anderson as UAB's third men's basket- A record crowd of 44,669 Blazer 16 of the NCAA ball coach. fans were on hand at Legion Field Tournament. The to watch UAB play Southern Miss in November 21, 2002: Watson Brown is named Blazers would finish 2003. The number was the most to UAB‘s third athletics director. the season with a attend a UAB football game, as well 22-10 overall record as a game between two Con- 2002-03: In his first season at the helm of the men’s and ranked No. 23 ference USA teams at the time. basketball program, Mike Anderson guided the in the country. Also, the Blazers' 12-4 record in Blazers to a 21-win season and a quarterfinal finish Conference USA earned them a share of the first C- in the National Invitation Tournament. UAB’s amaz- USA regular season championship. Head coach ing post-season run began with a trip to the finals of Mike Anderson was also named the 2004 the Conference USA Tournament. Lisa Conference USA Coach of the Year. Nowoslawski capped off her career for the women’s soccer program by earning several prestigious aca- Spring, 2004: The synchronized swimming team demic awards, including an NCAA Postgraduate posted is third straight third-place finish at the U.S. Scholarship, the C-USA Postseason Scholarship Collegiate Championships and recorded a fifth-place Award and First-Team Verizon / CoSIDA Academic finish at the U.S. National Championships. All-America honors for the second straight year. The Fall, 2004: The UAB Women’s Soccer team claimed synchronized swimming team posted its second the C-USA tournament title with a thrilling 2-1 victory straight third-place finish at the U.S. Collegiate over host and regular-season champion Saint Louis Championships and recorded a fourth place finish, in St. Louis, Mo., to its highest to date, at the U.S. National Champion- earn their first ships. Six swimmers received Academic All- NCAA Tournament America honors and birth in school histo- three swimmers ry. The UAB football were named All- team made its first Americans by the bowl game appear- U.S. Synchronized ance in school his- Swimming Coaches tory as the Blazers Committee. faced Hawaii in the The 2004 UAB men's basketball Sept. 4, 2003: The 2004 Sheraton team shocked the college basket- UAB football team Hawaii Bowl. The ball world when the Blazers defeat- Mike Anderson was named the third plays host to Blazers fell to the ed the NCAA Tournament's overall No. 1-seed Kentucky, 76-75, to head coach in UAB men's basket- Southern Miss in Warriors, 59-40, on ball history on April 4, 2002. advance to the Sweet 16 for the front of the biggest Christmas Eve in third time in school history. crown in UAB histo- Honolulu, Hawaii. ry, and the most people ever to watch a Conference March, 2005: The 11th-seeded UAB men's basket- USA football game when 44,669 people flocked to ball team made its second-consecutive appearance Legion Field. The Blazers dropped the game, 17-12. in the NCAA Tournament and upset No. 6 seed and October 31, 2003: With a dominating 2-0 win on SEC West champion LSU by a score of 82-68 on the road against USF, the UAB women's soccer March 17 in Boise, Idaho in first-round action. The team earned its first Conference USA Championship Blazers fell to No. 3 seed Arizona, 85-63 in the sec- and set the school record for shutouts in a season ond round to finish their season with a 22-11 record. with nine. The Blazers' Tara Kidwell and Jill Knottek each scored second-half goals to lead UAB to its momentous victory. • The eighth overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, selected by Cleveland. She now plays with the Indiana Fever. • Ranks second all-time in school history in career scoring with 2,144 points • Was a two-time All-American and two-time C-USA Player of the Year during her illustrious career with the Blazers

• Named the Conference USA Men's Golf Athlete of the Decade in April, 2005. • Winner of the 2002 Fred Haskins Award • Finished tied for fourth at the 2002 NCAA Men's Golf Championships • Current member of the PGA & European Tours DEANNA JACKSON

GRAEMEGRAEME MCDOWELLMCDOWELL

• First Blazer in history to be chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft, taken 22nd overall by the New York Jets in 2002. • Anchored the Blazers’ “Steel Shield” defense which led the nation in rushing defense in 2001 and ranked fifth in overall defense

RODDYRODDY WHITEWHITE VONETTA FLOWERS

• Taken 27th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons BRYAN • Teamed with Jill Bakken to win the • Named to the All-C-USA first gold medal in the women's bobsled team and honored as an All- THOMAS event in the 2002 Winter Olympics American by the Associated • Named to the C-USA All-Decade Team Press in 2004 in track in 2005 • Led the nation with 1,472 yards • Was a seven-time NCAA All-American receiving as a senior and six-time conference MVP • Had 253 yards against Tulane, • Won conference titles in the 100 the most in a single game in the meters, 200 meters, long jump, and nation in 2004 triple jump Men’s Basketball (1990, 1991, 1992) ★ 12 NCAA Tournament and eight NIT appear- ★ Four post-season appearances (WIVC -1989, ances 1990, 1991, 1992) ★ Seven conference championships ★ Two Academic All-Americans ★ 23 winning seasons in 27 years Men’s Golf ★ Three Sweet 16 appearances ★ 2001 and 2002 NCAA Championship ★ Three All-Americans Participant Football ★ NCAA Regional Participants 1998, 2000, ★ First bowl game appearance in 2004 (7-5 2001, 2002, 2004 record) ★ 1995 Great Midwest Conference Champions ★ First “bowl-eligible” season with 7-4 overall ★ No. 1-ranked golfer (Graeme McDowell) record in 2000 nationally (2001) ★ Played first season at Division I-A level in Track & Field 1996; now competes as a member of ★ 2002 Cross Country NCAA All-Academic Conference USA Team ★ Roddy White selected in first round of 2005 ★ 1995 Great Midwest Conference Women’s NFL draft (No. 27 overall) Indoor & Outdoor Champions ★ Bryan Thomas selected in first round of 2002 ★ Two All-Americans NFL draft (No. 22 overall) ★ 1992 Women’s Great Midwest Conference ★ Eight All-Americans Cross Country Champions Men’s Soccer ★ Two Olympic Trials Qualifiers ★ NCAA Tournament participant (1994, 1999, Synchronized Swimming 2000, 2001) ★ Five-time U.S. Nationals participant ★ 1999 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and 2001 ★ Five-time U.S. Collegiate Championships par- NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ticipant ★ Three conference championships (1994, ★ Five U.S. National Team Qualifiers 1995, 1999) ★ Three All-Americans ★ Eight All-Americans ★ Eight Academic All-Americans Women’s Basketball Softball ★ 2000 NCAA Sweet 16 participant ★ 19 All-Conference USA selections ★ Four conference championships (1990, 1991, ★ Nine C-USA All-Freshman team selections 1992, 1994) ★ Five Academic All-Americans ★ NCAA Tournament participant (1994) ★ Two National Strength and Conditioning All- ★ Three-time NWIT participant (1990, 1991, 2001) Americans Baseball Rifle ★ Three conference championships (1991, ★ One C-USA Shootout third place finisher 1992, 1994) ★ 1997-98 Individual fifth place finisher at C- ★ 1991 NCAA Tournament participant USA Championship Men’s Tennis Women’s Golf ★ Six All-Americans ★ Seven All-Conference USA Selections ★ Two Academic All-Americans ★ C-USA Freshman of the Year ★ Five NCAA Tournament appearances (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000) Women’s Soccer ★ Top-30 ranking from 1993-2000 ★ UAB Academic Award (1997, 1998, ★ Five conference championships (1991, 2000) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) ★ 31 All-Conference USA Selections ★ Six Academic All-America Women’s Tennis Selections ★ Four conference championships ★ Eight All-Americans (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) ★ 2003 C-USA Regular-Season ★ Six national rankings (1994, 1996, Champion 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) ★ 2004 C-USA Tournament ★ Top-ranked singles player in nation Champion (1997-98) ★ 2004 NCAA Participant (Second ★ One All-American Round) Volleyball ★ Nine All-Americans ★ Three conference championships ★ 43 All-C-USA Selections Men's Basketball Jerome Mincy ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Steve Mitchell Baseball Oliver Robinson Brent Laircey Football Men's Basketball Rodregis Brooks Carter Long Cedrick Buchannon Josh Evans Football Kerry Frazier Johnny Rea Robert Leslie Volleyball Derrick Ingram Suzie Johnson John Whitcomb Patti Schroder Roddy White Graeme Men's Tennis McDowell Women's Basketball Frank Schaffner Wanda Hightower Martin Woisetschläger Deanna Jackson Men's Soccer Baseball Lane Knight Derrick Shayne Carnes Loucas Papaconstantinou Ingram Jay Cole Mitch Jones Women’s Soccer Briana McCarty Men's Soccer Lisa Nowoslawski Clint Baumstark Denise Peters Peter Byaruhanga Vanessa Woodward Leandro de Oliveira Tony McManus Women’s Cross Flavio Monteiro Country Team Rumbani Munthali 1999/2000 Marin Pusek Synchronized Houston Smith Oliver Swimming Robinson Women’s Soccer Kelli Dickerson Tara Kidwell Amanda Haeuser Stacey Jackson Men's Tennis Stephanie Jackson Gerd Albiez Kristen Kramer Mike Kirsten Stacy Leiker Paul Rosner Sarah Pikal Frank Schaffner Moraine Ruddick Vaughn Snyman Martin Woisetschläger Softball Frank Schaffner Amanda Byrne Women's Tennis Amanda Ellis Mirela Vladulescu Allison Davis Track Candice Hithe Vonetta Flowers Kris Lara Angela King Emily Scarbrough Megan Stephenson Men's Golf Deanna Paul Dickinson Jackson Graeme McDowell Synchronized Swimming Amanda Haeuser Bogdana Stacy Leiker Roddy White Zareva Bogdana Zareva Blazer Club

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ltimately, the academic and athletic success All contributions to the Blazer Club are considered of Blazer sports greatly depends on the uni- gifts to UAB and are credited at full value for pur- Uversity’s strongest resource – the collective poses of the donor’s gift record at the university. A loyalty and generosity of UAB alumni and friends. contribution that entitles the donor to purchase season tickets is 80 percent tax deductible as a The Blazer Club was established to enhance charitable contribution for income tax purposes, UAB’s athletic programs by providing opportunities according to IRS Code, Section 170 (I). In addi- to more than 300 student athletes in 17 intercolle- tion, the IRS has ruled that this 80 percent portion giate sports. Contributions to the Blazer Club are of your gift is only tax-deductible to the extent that used to fund the scholarship needs of UAB’s stu- it exceeds the value of any additional benefits that dent athletes, and to provide them with the highest you receive. Please consult your tax advisor for standard of training facilities and learning opportu- more information. nities. Your investment in UAB athletics is as important Blazer Club members enjoy many benefits and as the effort put forth by every UAB athlete privileges, but they are far outweighed by the sat- because your support helps every Blazer athletic isfaction of supporting the educational efforts of program grow and succeed. UAB’s student athletes.

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AB Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support Services Judy Sackfield and her staff are responsible Ufor overseeing the educational development and progress towards graduation for all student-athletes. The staff acts as the liaison between the student-athlete and the academic communities and insures that student-ath- letes comply with academic rules established by the univer- sity, the NCAA, and Conference USA. The staff also coordi- nates academic programs designed to assist the student-ath- letes in acquiring a quality education as well as programs to promote personal and career development. The Academic Center for Athletes (AC4A) program wants to ensure that student-athletes succeed to their high- est academic ability and that any possible educational disad- vantages resulting from their participation in intercollegiate sports are offset. Inherent in the program is the philosophy that student-athletes take responsibility for their own growth A special orientation program helps student-athletes in and development while receiving maximum support. The their transition from high school to college. They learn what academic unit’s goals are to prepare student-athletes for is expected of them, what the university’s responsibility to viable careers, to assist them in securing degrees and to pro- them is and what adjustments they will need to make in order duce responsible citizens. to succeed. The orientation provides an introduction to UAB The AC4A is located in the newly-renovated Bell Building during which student-athletes’ questions are answered by across from Bartow Arena and is within walking distance from coaches, faculty, administrators and other students. all campus dormitories. The AC4A has a computer lab, which has the latest technology to meet all the student-athletes’ needs, private and group study rooms, study halls, meeting CADEMIC UPPORT TAFF FOR OOTBALL rooms, a writing lab and math lab. A S S F The computer lab is available to all student-athletes and is staffed by a qualified computer support assistant. The computer lab offers wireless, high-speed connection to the Internet as well as access to all programs available from other academic units on campus. The AC4A advisors, in conjunction with specific major advisors, work with student-athletes on necessary require- ments for their chosen degree. The AC4A advisors also help plan class schedules, keeping in mind academic standing, practice, travel and competition schedules. In cooperation with faculty members, the AC4A advisors Judy Sackfield periodically review the academic performance and class Assistant Athletic Director for attendance of all student-athletes. The staff monitors the Academics progress of each student-athlete toward graduation. All aca- demic progress information is shared with the athletes, coach, and director of athletics.

Tony Dollison Ian Potter Academic Advisor and Director of Academic Advisor Tutorial Services Football Freshmen and Football Juniors and Seniors Sophomores

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Athletic Trainers are health care providers who special- The Certified ize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilita- Athletic Trainers at tion of injuries and illnesses that occur to athletes and the UAB work under the physically active. Unfortunately, athletic injuries are a fact of direction of team life in college athletics. Over the years tremendous strides physicians Dr. Bill have been made in the evaluation, treatment and the rehabil- Garth, a renowned itation of athletic injuries; and with it the realm of sports med- orthopedic surgeon, icine has developed into a full-fledged medical specialty. and Dr. Brenda At UAB, the student-athlete is sure to be just minutes Baumann, UAB’s away from the best medical care possible. This is achieved general practitioner. with the combined resources of a world-class medical center, Additionally, Dr. medical school, and a highly qualified sports medicine team Baumann is board of orthopedic surgeons, general practitioners, and certified certified in both emer- athletic trainers. gency medicine and The first line of defense is the athletic training staff led by family practice medi- heaad athletic trainer Mike Jones, MAE, ATC/L, NREMT-I. cine. Jones is assisted by three assistant athletic trainers. Bryan “We feel that our Koch oversees men’s sports and is the primary trainer for the Sports Medicine pro- men’s basketball program; Bryan Combs is the assistant ath- gram represents a marriage between great medical centers, letic trainer for the football program; while Tanya Watson is in a great sports medicine clinic, and a great athletics program,” charge of women’s sports and is the primary athletic trainer said Dr. Garth. “Through injury prevention and recognition, for the women’s basketball program. The assistant athletic we try to allow each student-athlete to participate and reach trainers assist in the day-to-day operation of the athletic train- their full potential on the playing field. At the same time, the ing rooms and care of the entire student athlete population. student-athlete and their parents can be assured that the The athletic training department also employs nine graduate best medical care is just seconds away.” assistant athletic trainers to aid in the coverage of all intercol- legiate athletic teams at UAB.

Mike Jones Bryan Combs Bryan Koch Tanya Watson Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Football Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball

Amanda Bonner Josh Euten Lesia Fabrizi Laurie Fincher Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Women’s Soccer Baseball Softball Football

Julio Hernandez Tracy Johnson Jen Kramer Sean Mohatt Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Football Cross Country/Track & Field Volleyball Men’s Soccer

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he phrase “off-season” no longer applies to the world of intercollegiate Tathletics; today’s student-athletes must stay fit throughout the year. Whether it is to become more capable for the upcoming season, maintain strength, flex- ibility and cardiovascular conditioning dur- ing active competition, or to rehabilitate an injury, the competitive student-athlete needs a comprehensive strength and con- ditioning program. At UAB, the strength and conditioning program for football is extremely rigorous and challenging. Director of Strength and Conditioning Stacey Torman and strength coach Marcus Bush combine the latest techniques and scientific The Bartow Arena weight rooms and fitness center are the focal research with a lot of good old-fashioned point of the strength and conditioning effort with the Blazer athlet- hard work in the weight room, running ic program. track and the football field. In addition, Bush and head football trainer Mike Jones closely supervise daily stretching and other preventative measures, as well as rehabilitation efforts Strength and for injured players. Conditioning Coach At the heart of the program is a trio of Marcus Bush is a refurbished weight rooms inside Bartow former college foot- Arena, as well as the dedication and cre- ball player and knows what it takes ativity of the coaching staff. to be competitive The high priority placed upon the on the football field; strength and conditioning program by Director of Strength UAB head coach Watson Brown and his and Conditioning staff is expected to pay big dividends this Stacey Torman season and in the years to come. (below) is a former competitive body builder and volley- ball coach.

2005 UAB Football 201 Staff Directory

2005 UAB FOOTBALL

ADMINISTRATION (AREA CODE 205) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Watson Brown, Director of Athletics 934-7586 Audra Smith, Head Coach 934-2048 Lee Moon, Senior Associate AD 934-7252 Daryl Oliver, Assistant Coach 934-7105 Brian Mackin, Senior Associate AD for External Affairs 934-0766 Kathy Allen, Assistant Coach 934-7108 Roz Ervin, Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator 934-7252 JoVanka J. Ward, Assistant Coach 975-9665 Andy Hollis, Associate AD for Financial Affairs 934-7252 Amanda Creamer, Administrative Assistant 934-2048 Sam Miller, Associate AD for Marketing 934-1239 Jeremy Bearden, Assistant AD for Compliance 975-3055 FOOTBALL Dave Henze, Assistant AD for Financial Affairs 934-7252 Watson Brown. Head Coach 934-7586 E.J. Brophy, Assistant AD for External Affairs 975-7577 Rodney Bivens, Assistant Coach/Receivers 934-7586 Chad Jackson, Assistant AD for Internal Affairs 975-3051 Wayne Bolt, Assistant Coach/Defesnive Coordinator 934-7586 Norm Reilly, Assistant AD for Media Relations 934-0722 Rick Christophel, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line 934-7586 Judy Sackfield, Assistant AD for Academic Support Services 934-6014 Larry Crowe, Director of Football Operations 934-7586 Diane Blakney, Administrative Associate to the AD 934-7586 Brandon Herring, Assistant Coach/Offensive Line 934-7586 Joyce Marsh, Adminsitrative Associate 975-8221 George Pugh, Assistant Coach/‘‘Nickel’’ Backs 934-7586 Kim Wellborn, Administrative Associate 975-8221 Shawn Raney, Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs 934-7586 Ross Robinson, Assistant CoachRunning Backs 934-7586 FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE Bill Schmitz, Assistant Coach/Tight Ends 934-7586 Dr. Johnny Scott 923-2140 Pat Sullivan, Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator 934-7586 Diane Blakney, Administrative Asociate 934-7586 ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES Lisa Lauderdale, Administrative Assistant 934-7586 Judy Sackfield, Assistant AD 934-6014 Robert Evans, Administrative Assistant 934-7586 Tony Dollison, Academic Advisor 975-4604 Ross Newton, Graduate Assistant 975-4620 Ian Potter, Academic Advisor 975-8172 Matt Schmitz, Graduate Assistant 975-4620 Josh Watson, Tutor Coordinator 975-8514 Shannan Dodson, Video Coordinator 975-2386 Katie Reed, Video Assistant 975-2386 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Norm Reilly, Assistant AD 934-0722 MEN’S GOLF Jason Falls, Assistant Media Relations Director 934-0725 Alan Kaufman, Head Coach 975-4653 Jeremy Hoffman, Assistant Media Relations Director 996-2576 Katie O’Brien, Assistant Media Relations Director 934-7920 WOMEN’S GOLF Chris Deal, Media Relations Assistant 934-0724 Kim Wilcox, Head Coach 934-4009

ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE RIFLE Ticket Manager 975-8221 Lori Goodwin, Head Coach 685-8074 Leah Douglas, Graduate Assistant 975-8221 Laurie Oshinski, Graduate Assistant 975-8221 MEN’S SOCCER Mike Getman, Head Coach 934-8066 COMPLIANCE Justus Griffin, Assistant Coach 975-7552 Jeremy Bearden, Assistant AD 975-3055 Mike Keeney, Assistant Coach 975-7553

DEVELOPMENT WOMEN’S SOCCER Brian Mackin, Senior Associate AD 934-0766 Paul Harbin, Head Coach 934-4756 E.J. Brophy, Assistant AD 975-7577 Jeannette Croce Assistant Coach 934-4797 Summer Perala, Assistant Coach 975-9242 FACILITIES & OPERATIONS Reid Adair 934-8154 SOFTBALL Marla Townsend, Head Coach 975-7800 MARKETING & PROMOTIONS Mick Hokanson, Assistant Coach 975-7880 Sam Miller, Associate AD 934-1239 Kim Unkenholz, Assistant Coach 975-1759 Emily Hokanson, Marketin Coordinator 934-5391 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Lisa Riddell, Head Coach 975-2782 Marcus Bush 975-5332 Rossy Loukanova, Assistant Coach 975-2785 Stacey Torman 934-8301 MEN’S TENNIS ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT Derek Tarr, Head Coach 934-3989 Tony Ramirez, Equipment Manager 975-9881 John “Dog” Daggett, Equipment Consultant 975-9881 WOMEN’S TENNIS Mert Ertunga, Head Coach 934-3976 ATHLETIC TRAINING Mike Jones, Head Athletic Trainer 975-9255 TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY Bryan Combs, Assistant Athletic Trainer 975-9255 Ray Stanfield, Head Coach 934-7236 Bryan Koch, Assistant Athletic Trainer 934-7588 Agne Eggerth, Assistant Coach 934-7257 Tanya Watson, Assistant Athletic Trainer 934-6013 Andy Eggerth, Assistant Coach 934-7248

BASEBALL VOLLEYBALL Larry Giangrosso, Head Coach 934-5181 Melinda Claiborne, Head Coach 975-8010 Nick Dumas, Assistant Coach 934-5184 Nikola Petrovic, Assistant Coach 934-6003 Frank Walton, Assistant Coach 934-5182 Allison Magner, Assistant Coach 975-9879

MEN’S BASKETBALL Mike Anderson, Head Coach 934-3402 Chris Giles, Assistant Coach 934-3985 Matt Zimmerman, Assistant Coach 934-3983 T.J. Cleveland, Assistant Coach 934-3973 Judy Nichols, Administrative Associate 934-3402

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