Fall 2019 Newsletter Iron Arrow® THE HIGHEST HONOR ATTAINED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

A Message from the Chief Members of the Tribe,

I am both honored and elated to serve as your Chief for the 2019 - 2020 term. I am even more excited to be a part of such a diverse group of Officers of whom are all people of color; two being women, and one a member of the the LGBTQ+ community. This fatefully happens to occur at the same time the inaugurates a new Chair of the Board of Trustees, Hilarie Bass, whose background is law, but passion is equality for all. She is the President and Founder of the Bass Institute for Diversity and Inclusion, with a particular focus on the issues surrounding diversity and inclusion of women in senior positions the workplace. In the past year, President Photo by J.C. Ridley (IA’02) Frenk has also launched the “Culture of Belonging“ initiative that advocates to assure diversity and inclusion exists beyond the projected statistics, but are integrated into the everyday life of students, faculty and staff who call the university home. 2019-2020 OFFICERS In today’s society, the significance of equity across all platforms is heightened, and it is strategic that the key Dewayne N. Washington II leaders at the University of Miami have such conversations and issues in the forefront of their minds. From the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, to President , to the Officers of the highest honor one can attain at Chief the University of Miami, the leaders of the greatest University are striving for all to have equitable and inclusive 919.600.0856 opportunities. [email protected]

Over the course of the past two years, Iron Arrow has made strides in handling and addressing the complexity Emma M. Lam of cultural appropriation. We have held numerous open dialogues and signed a Memorandum of Understanding Son of Chief with the Tribe to revive our connection. Even further, at the request of our Indian Advisor and 305.778.6156 Sponsor, Chairman Billy Cypress and the Miccosukee Tribal Council, we have officially approved Curtis Osceola, [email protected] a Miami Business School and Miami Law School alum, as our liaison between Iron Arrow and the Miccosukee Tribal Council. Curtis has a unique position of being of direct Miccosukee descent and an active recent alumnus Cachay L. Byrd of the University, and so we are able to foster an even stronger bond with our Indian Advisor through him. Some Medicine Woman of our tapping practices have transitioned to more accurately reflect that of traditional Miccosukee practices. 786.348.3451 Cultural appropriation was a significant and complex issue, unforeseen by our founders, that has allowed us to [email protected] review, adjust and redefine the tribes purpose and role as a whole. Much credit must be given to the officers of the two previous years, as they handled the issue with great poise and diligence. It is safe to say we are at a stable ground in our efforts; however, it is important Iron Arrow continues to develop relations with the COUNCIL OF ELDERS Miccosukee and the university community at large. Myself and the current Officers are currently in the works of JOHANN A. ALI mapping out a variety of initiatives that will assure we are working diligently to do just that. CHRISTIAN DIEZ DAVID McDONALD, Sr. Iron Arrow is now better prepared to propel itself to new heights, with a goal to grow the presence of Iron Arrow, whilst safeguarding the traditions and practices of our Tribe. This does not mean growing the number BRANDON T. MITCHELL of members we tap, but instead increasing the impact the Tribe has on the university and the greater Miami ELIZABETH M. RODRIGUEZ community. In order to fulfill such a goal, we will need the time, talent and treasure of all our members, as we MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS, Esq. believe the results of our work and efforts as a Tribe will speak for itself.

The Strategic Plan of the Officers will outline the initiatives we have planned to further the development of FACULTY ADVISOR diversity and inclusion, building our relations with the Miccosukee, and increasing our impact on the greater WINSTON WARRIOR community. This plan will be pubished for every member to access and familiarize themselves with. Please do not be afraid to reach out with any ideas, questions, or concerns you may have, and bring them with you to our SPONSOR first Business Meeting on Tuesday, August 27th, 2019, or email us! JULIO JOSÉ FRENK

Yours in the Arrow, Dewayne Washington II Chief, 2019-2020

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Iron Arrow® Honor Society - Fall 2019 Calendar

‘Canes Take Flight Fall 2019 Tribal Portrait Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:45 PM 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM Iron Arrow Mound 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 1306 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 YOU MUST WEAR YOUR JACKET TO PARTICIPATE! Fall 2019 Kickoff Business Meeting Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Spring 2019 Tapping Luncheon 8:00 PM Thursday, November 7, 2019 Iron Arrow Room, Shalala Student Center 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM 1330 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Shalala Student Center Ballrooms, 3rd Floor 1330 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Fall 2019 Recommendations from Non-Members Due YOU MUST WEAR YOUR JACKET TO PARTICIPATE! Monday, September 9, 2019 RSVP by October 31, 2019 to pay $35. After October 31, 2019 - $40 11:59 PM http://ironarrow.miami.edu/membership/index.html Fall 2019 Drum Ritual Thursday, November 7, 2019 - Friday, November 8, 2019 Fall 2019 Non-Member Recommendation Review 5:00 PM to 5:00 PM (November 8) Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Iron Arrow Mound 8:00 PM 1306 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Iron Arrow Room, Shalala Student Center You MUST wear your jacket to interact with new tappees on the mound. 1330 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 NO ONE OTHER THAN IRON ARROW MEMBERS ARE PERMITTED ON THE MOUND DURING THE DRUM RITUAL! NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Fall 2019 Nominations from Members Due Monday, October 7, 2019 Homecoming Honor Court 11:59 PM vs. Iron Arrow Email - [email protected] Saturday, November 9, 2019 TBA Fall 2019 Pre-Selections/Mock Selections Meeting Tuesday, October 8, 2019 347 Don Shula Drive 8:00 PM Miami Gardens, FL 33056 Iron Arrow Room: Shalala Student Center 1330 Miller Drive, 3rd Floor Non-Student Members: Arrive to the EAST gate no later than one hour prior to Coral Gables, FL 33146 game time with your ticket and jacket. Student Members: Go through the student entrance (NORTH-WEST gate) no Fall 2019 Selections later than one hour prior to game time with your jacket. A student affairs staff Saturday, October 12, 2019 member will escort you. 8:00 AM Iron Arrow Room: Shalala Student Center This is a privilege and honor extended to all current Tribe Members and new 1330 Miller Drive, 3rd Floor Tappees. In accordance with the procedures and protocols of the University of Coral Gables, FL 33146 Miami Athletic Department, you MUST wear your jacket in order to be allowed on the field. Enter through the Main Entrance no later than1 HOUR prior to game Fall 2019 RSMAS Campus Tappings time with your jacket AND tickets to the game. Tuesday, November 5, 2019 DO NOT bring any non-members with you onto the field. This includes children 7:00 AM - 12:00 noon and ANYONE wearing another member's jacket, as they will not be allowed to RSMAS Campus, go onto the field, and the member may be subject to disciplinary action. Fall 2019 Medical Campus Tappings YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD IF YOU ARE NOT WEARING Wednesday, November 6, 2019 YOUR JACKET AND IN POSSESSION OF YOUR TICKET!! 7:00 AM - 12:00 noon Medical Campus Mound, Schöninger Research Quad Fall 2019 MANDATORY Sponsor & Initiation Volunteer Meeting Miller School of Medicine Friday, November 15, 2019 8:00 PM Fall 2019 Coral Gables Campus Tappings Iron Arrow Room, Shalala Student Center Thursday, November 7, 2019 1330 Miller Drive, 3rd Floor 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM Coral Gables, FL 33146 Iron Arrow Mound 1306 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Fall 2019 Initiation Saturday, November 16, 2019 Fall 2019 Alma Mater Singing Contest 6:00 p.m. - The Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:45 AM Fall 2019 Initiation Debrief, Business Meeting The Rock, University Center Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1306 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Business Meeting starts at 8:00 pm Initiation Debrief 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Iron Arrow Room: Shalala Student Center 1330 Miller Drive, 3rd Floor Coral Gables, FL 33146

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Iron Arrow® Honor Society

Guardians of Tradition New Faculty Advisor Appointed Reflections from the Officers Welcoming Winston Warrior

After 3,355 days of selfless non-stop service to Iron Arrow as Faculty It is an honor for us to be serving as your 2019-2020 officers. This summer, Advisor, Ann Helmers announced her retirement from the University of we have been gearing up for a productive year as we continue to advance Miami effective June 30, 2019. This rendered her ineligible to hold the office the work of those that came before us. As members of Iron Arrow, we serve of Faculty Advisor, creating a vacancy in the office more than 30 days before as the University of Miami's "living history" and guardians of tradition. In the a scheduled meeting of the Tribe. In accordance with Article IV, Section 7 of course of maintaining our rich history and longstanding traditions, this year the Fourth Amended and Restated Constitution of we will be focusing on continuing the groundwork that allows the tribe to at the University of Miami, ratified February 5, 2018, the vacancy must “be grow and impact the greater University of Miami community. filled via appointment by the Council of Elders, and the appointment shall be ratified or replaced via election by the Tribe at the next scheduled meeting.” As we continue to represent the highest honor attained at the University of Miami, we want to ensure that we develop a strong presence on campus The Council undertook the task of identifying and approaching potential that demonstrates the respectful cultural licensing that the Miccosukee Tribe candidates for appointment to the office of Faculty Advisor. Winston Warrior of Indians of has granted our tribe. It is no longer enough for those (initiated Spring 1992), who currently serves in the role of Executive Director outside of the tribe to simply see us, it is our responsibility to allow them for Strategic Communications and Marketing at the School of Education and to get to know us. We hope to make information about how Iron Arrow is Human Development at UM, has accepted our offer. Winston is a seasoned directly entwined with the University of Miami's history and traditons more member of the Tribe and is highly respected within and outside of the UM easily accessible to those outside of the tribe. community. He assumed office on July 1, 2019. Winston's appointment must be ratified by the members or a new election for the office must be held We must continue to move into the future as a unified front, each taking a at the first scheduled business meeting, currently set for Tuesday, August part in honoring the paths that have been laid out before us. We must remain 27, 2019 at 8:00 pm in the Iron Arrow Room as indicated in the Fall 2019 connected to our roots to lay the foundations for the next generation's Calendar. You will need to be current with your member dues for the 2019- Guardians of Tradition. 2020 term, which you can pay online at www.ironarrow.com/payments. Please join us in congratulating Winston on his appointment!

Officer Profiles We welcome and congratulate the incoming officers for the 2019-2020 term:

Chief Dewayne Washington II Son of Chief Emma Lam is a Medicine Woman Cachay Byrd is is a senior from Raleigh, senior from Miami, Florida a senior from Miami, Florida North Carolina majoring majoring in Psychology, majoring in Africana Studies in finance with minors in with minors in LGBTQ+ and Health Science on the accounting, business law, Studies, Marine Science, pre-med track with minors and public advocacy at the and Art. Her involvements in Chemistry and Mandarin. Miami Business School. His on campus include Her involvements on involvements on campus SpectrUM, UPup, Best campus include Committee inclue Hyperion Council, the Buddies, Orientation, and on Student Organizations, Intercollegiate Debate Team Homecoming Executive Homecoming Executive Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Committee. This summer she’ll be spearheading Committee, United Black Students, and Fraternity, National Association of Black the logistics and training for ‘Cane Kickoff 2019 IMPACT Leadership Retreat. Off campus, she serves as a Breakthrough Miami student Accountants and Homecoming Executive as one an Orientation Program Coordinator for Committee. During his time at the University liaison and the founder of her non-profit, the department of Orientation and Commuter of Miami, Dewayne has earned the honor of Sophisticated Gemz. This summer, she will be being the Miami Business School Co-junior of Student Involvement. She'll also be traveling working as student assistant in the Office of the year, Hammond Scholar, Foote Fellow, and to various states with GalaxyCon this summer, Student Activities and Student Organizations, Bermont-Carlin Scholar. This summer Dewayne assisting with organization and logistics volunteering at Jackson Memorial Hospital is interning at JPMorgan in the division of within the Cosplay Department. In the future, and interning at the University Of Miami Wealth Management line of business in Miami, she aspires to be a Licensed Medical Health Department of Family Medicine. Throughout where he hopes to earn a full-time offer upon Counselor. Her endeavours for the upcoming the remainder of her time here at the the close of his internship. In the upcoming university, she hopes to foster a deeper academic year include continuing to foster the academic year, he has placed an emphasis on understanding and respect for the values connection between the University of Miami growing the presence of Iron Arrow on campus and traditions that serve as the foundation of as to assure that the greater University of Miami and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida this great institution, through education and community understands and respects the and developing programs that strengthen the program development aimed at heightening historical and future endeavors of the society. relationship and understanding of one another. the principles of equity and inclusion.

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Iron Arrow® Honor Society - Congrats to the Spring 2019 Initiates!

Patricia Abril: Vice Dean of Graduate Education, School of Business Emma Lam: President and Secretary, SpectrUM; President and Activities and Administration; 13-year Professor, Business Law Department; Student mentor; Friendship Coordinator, Best Buddies; Trainer and Best Buddies Liason, UPup; Staff Reviewer, National Law Reviews; Author, 32 articles and 5 textbooks; Board Orientation Program Coordintor, Orientation Leader, and Orientation Fellow, of Trustees, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart ‘Cane Kickoff Orientation Program; Student Assistant, Otto G. Richter Library

Katherine Attong-Mendes: Drum Major, Frost 2018 - Susan Leary: Associate Faculty Master, Hecht ; Finalist, Present; President, Florida Chapter of National Association for Music Education; Heartland Review Press Chapbook Prize; Semi-finalist, Slate Roof Press Elyse Vice President of Service, Tau Beta Sigma, The National Band Honorary; Rising Wolf Prize; Member, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society; Star, SOAR Awards Member, Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society

Cachay Byrd: Teaching Fellow, Breakthrough Miami; Facilitator, IMPACT Rhea Manohar: Founder and President, Healthy U, Healthy Me; Co-Chair, Leadership Retreat; Vice Chair, Block Party, and Alma Mater, Homecoming A Week For Life; Internal Affairs Chair, UJhoon Dance Team; Visual Media Executive Committee; Vice Chair and Secretary, Committee on Student Committee Chair, TEDxMiami; Member, University of Miami Discipline Hearing Organizations; Chair, Black Awareness Month; Orientation Fellow; Relations and Panel; Fellow, Millennium Campus Network; Fellow, Unite for Sight Impact Recruitment Specialist, Miss University of Miami; Freshman Leadership Academy, United Black Students; Freshman Leadership Council, Student Government Nimesh Nagururu: President, Treasurer, Africa Night Vice Chair, Council of International Students and Organizations (COISO); Managing Editor, Scientifica Alexander Carbonel: - Co-founder & President, Exercise Physiology Magazine; Secretary, Organizer for National Bioethics Bowl Team, Ethics Student Association; Volunteer Coordinator and Counselor, Camp Kesem Miami; Society; Volunteer, Best Buddies; Regional Coordinator, National Science Bowl; Outreach Chair and volunteer, MedLife; Disciplinary Board and Academic Chair, Information Technology Liaison, Student Government Campus Liaison Council; Fraternity; Philanthropy Chair, Greek Week; CaneBuddy mentor; Dancer, Swaggeraas; Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Foote Fellow; Benacquisto Member, Category 5; Speaker, Empower Me First Mentorship Orientation; Scholarship; IBM Watson Scholarship Research Assistant, T.H.I.N.K; Student Assistant, UM Ziff Graduate Career Center; Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Golden Key Award; Order of Omega Sara Ptachik: Secretary, Student Bar Association; President, Interclub Council; Award Vice President, Society of Bar & Gavel; Member, Public Interest Leadership Board; Coordinator, Books and Buddies; Manager, Writing Dean’s Fellow and Gaetano Ciancio: Chief Medical Officer and Director, Kidney Pancreas Dean’s Fellow; Ambassador, Miami Law, Race & Social Justice Law Review, and Program; Director, Advanced Uro-Oncology Surgery at UM; Faculty Senate; Health Rights Clinic; Honorable Theordore Klein Endowed Scholarship; ACC Outstanding Teaching Award 2017; Lifetime Achievement Award in Urology 2015; Ambassador Scholarship Charles Lynne Urology Teacher Award 2015; Honorary Citizen Italy 2000; Haiti Merit Award by Transplantation Foundation 2018; Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit David Roth: Past Division Chief, Division of Nephrology; Author, 250+ Award for African American Community 2018; Life VI Gala Honoree 2001 manuscripts/abstracts; Past Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program; Nationally and Internationally Renowned Speaker David Cline: , Eaton Residential College; Founder, Lifting U Initiative; Student Rep, Laurel Awards Committee; Advisor, Residential Manvi Seth: President, ‘Canes Care for ‘Canes; Chair, Whitely Women’s Leadership Council and Eaton College Council; Research Assistant, CIELO Lab; Leadership Symposium; Leadership Coordinator, Butler Center; Group Research Assistant, COMET Lab; Plus One Scholar Facilitator, Diversity and Equity Education Program; International Representative, IWeek Chair, Dance Competition Chair, Council of International Students and Pepi Granat: Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Professor, UM Department Organizations; Committee Member, Social Justice Week; International Student of Family and Community Medicine; Editor, Miami Medicine, Dade County Mentor; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Golden Key International Medical Association; Florida Medical Association; American Medical Association; Honour Society; Phi Beta Kappa Society Florida Academy of Family Physicians; Miami Beach Senior High School Hall of Fame; Alpha Omega Alpha Society; Teaching Preceptor of the Year 1997; Kristine Stephenson: National Association of Black Accountants, Faculty American Academy of Family Physicians National Exemplary Teaching Award Advisor; Black Girls Lift, Faculty Advisor; Eclipse Fashion Society, Faculty Advisor; 2002; Who’s Who; Best Physicians, Castle-Connolly 1998, 2000-2001, 2003-2016 Member, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society; Former Hammond Scholar Advisor; Coordinator, Special Interest Housing; Former Coach, Sunsations Akshata Gunda: Coordinator and Facilitator, IMPACT; Resident Assistant, University Village; Vice President, Secretary, Cabinet Member, Design Chair, Amber Tavakoly: President & Founder, Alliance of LatinX and Indigenous International Week Asia Night Vice Chair, Council of International Students Students (ALIS); Co-chair & Founder, Students of Color Symposium; Chair, and Organizations; Member, Honor Council; Logistics Chair, Science Olympiad Heritage Month Committee; Event Coordinator, Horizons: Pre- Regional Competition; PR Chair, Ethics Society; Writer, Scientifica; Orientation Orientation Mentorship Program; Cohort Member, Disney Leadership Institute; Fellow; Omicron Delta Kappa; Foote Fellow; Robert Bates Cole Award for Unity Roundtable Committee; Library Research Scholar; Adobe Scholar Volunteer Leadership; Medical Scholars Program; Singer Scholar Clara Troccoli: President, VP, Parliamentarian, & Cancer Bio Program Charles Horich: Alpha Epsilon Rho; The Society of Motion Picture and Senator, Biomed Graduate Student Government; Chair, Biomed Graduate Television Engineers Award 1962 & 1963; Outstanding Service Award for AERho Student Government Career Committee; Founder & Chair, Graduate Student/ 1963; Outstanding Student of UM’s Broadcasting Department Class ‘63; Miami Post-Doctoral Career Symposium; Founder & Chair, Cancer Bio Program Alumni Circle; President’s Circle; Former Member, Board of Trustees of the National Series; Student Rep, Cancer Bio Steering Committee; NIH F31 Kirschstein Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; Former Member, Board of Governors, NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship; Larry Oberley Young Investigator Award, Society Washington Chapter of NATAS; Freedoms Foundation Honor Medal; Freedoms for Redox Biology and Medicine; UM Medical Faculty Association Travel Award Foundation Gold Medal; Emmy Award Winner; Silver Circle Award; Gold Circle Award Dewayne Washington II: Titan and Project Lead, Hyperion Council; Student , University of Miami Football; British Parliamentary Debator, University of Brandon Jackson: UM Hillel Leadership Council; Vice President/Finance, Miami Debate Team; Chancellor, Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity; Member, Interfraternity Council; President, UM Student Hillel; President & VP of Marketing, Fellowship of Christian ; Member, National Association of Black Challah for Hunger; Director Of Social Action, UM Hillel; Birthright Israel Accountants; Foote Fellow; Hammond Scholar; Bermont/Carlin Scholar Collaborative Enhancement Project Fellow; Hillel Freshman Life/Leadership Task Force; External VP, PR Chair, Philanthropy Chair, ; Chair, Best Brother Award; Service Award; 2018 Phillip H. & Susan Rudd Cohen Outstanding Campus Award

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Iron Arrow® Honor Society

Financial Responsibility TheMember Tribe is deeply Honor grateful Roll to the following members for their Please remember, it is the responsibility of each Member to help faithful dedication to remaining in Active Member status and for their maintain the Tribe’s financial security. Your annual dues help to fund support in ensuring the Tribe is able to complete it’s work in the past all Tribal activities. year. The following members paid dues between June 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019: In addition, please consider supporting the Iron Arrow Room in the new Shalala Student Center. Lily Acheampomaa-Piasare ('18) Susan Fleischner (Kornspan) ('15) John (Jack) Afflebach ('64) Merle Kravetz ('90) Help keep the Tribe strong by paying your annual dues. Along with Amy Agramonte-Hernandez ('98) Jake Krupa ('11) each level of giving, contributing members will be recognized with a Aruna Airan ('04) Kenneth (Ken) Lee ('14) Johann A. Ali ('95) Richard Lee ('15) designated lapel pin, along with a letter of appreciation. Norman Altman ('17) Marilyn (Micki) Lewis ('93) Susana Alvarez-Diaz ('17) David Lieberman ('89) Giving levels are as follows: Betty Amos ('99) Miriam Lipsky ('18) Alejandro Arboleda ('18) Gerard Loisel ('17) Wheel of Life: $500+ Jordan Balke ('17) Vinayak Madhusoodanan ('14) Gold Arrow: $250-$499.99 Charles (Chris) Ball ('13) Jerry Markowitz ('09) Silver Arrow: $100-$249.99 Farah Barquero ('16) Alexis Martinez ('03) Jose Barreto Martinez ('11) Maria Lorente (Martinez) ('97) Bronze Arrow: $50-$99.99 Joy Beverly ('18) Sydney Matsumoto ('18) Keelin Bielski ('15) Matthew (Matt) McCabe ('13) James (Jim) B. Blasingame ('61) Jennifer McCafferty ('97) Anna Bona ('15) Clyde McCoy ('97) Sheryl Borg ('17) David McDonald ('50) Sophie Braga de Barros ('16) Edwing Medina ('17) Adam Bright ('17) Jonathan Meizoso ('12) Danny Britton ('01) Sabrina Mendoza ('94) Renee Callan ('00) Gordon Miller ('04) Hunter Carpenter ('18) Brandon Mitchell ('11) Phillip (Zhen) Chan ('14) Sandy Nusbaum ('08) Ines Chaves ('00) Marc O'Connor ('04) Robert (Robby) Chiste ('13) Sue O'Malley ('09) Contributions to the Iron Arrow Gift Account count towards your level Joan Clancey ('06) Maury Olicker ('88) of giving for the University of Miami. For more information, please Diane Cook ('04) Jean-Marie Parel ('05) email us at [email protected]. Edward Dauer ('96) Carmine Parente ('98) Jaret Davis ('95) Felipe Parodi ('18) Rimsky L. Denis ('11) Norman Parsons ('86) Jose Diaz ('00) Michael (Mike) Piacentino ('13) Donor Honor Roll Paul Driscoll ('15) Ashley Pittaluga ('16) The Tribe is deeply grateful to the following members for their faithful Darren Dupriest ('90) Steven Priepke ('03) generosity in the past year: Gregor Eberli ('14) Clayton Randall ('89) Rana Fine ('12) Coleman Reardon ('17) Wheel of Life Silver Arrow (cont’d) Nancy Floyd-Ryan ('99) Jay Rees ('82) Johann A. Ali David Roth C. (Clifford) Furman ('88) Richard (Rick) Remmert ('13) Michael Gittelman ('17) Kristine Reynardus ('18) Norman H. Altman Stanley Stahl Erika Glass ('14) Jeffrey (JC) Ridley ('02) James B. Blasingame James Trice Luis Gonzalez ('18) ('13) Adam L. Blomberg David T. Tse Jorge Guerra ('93) Elizabeth Rodriguez ('85) Michael. A. Guilford ('86) Wali Salahuddin ('97) Christian Diez Melissa Guller ('12) Robin Schard ('08) Michael J. Kelley Valerie Halstead ('17) Briana Scott ('16) Paul B. Sygall Bronze Arrow Joanne Harvest Koren ('14) Anne (Nancy) Egan (Seiler) ('91) Kendall W. Allen Frankie Hedgepeth ('17) Detra Shaw-Wilder ('18) James Blasingame Ann Helmers ('99) Arthur Sher ('69) Steven J. Brodie Alex Hernandez ('16) Daniel Smith ('18) Gold Arrow Bonnie Laden (Hernandez) ('16) John Soliday ('04) Arnold Grevior Jaret Davis Jose Antonio Hernandez-Solaun ('14) Bonnie Solomon ('03) Mark L. Lampl Jack M. Gibbons Luis Herrera ('15) Larry Solomon ('03) Ted N. Tiemeyer Theodore Hendricks Arthur Hertz ('75) Humberto Speziani ('18) Edwin Hightower Jr. ('94) David Steinberg ('17) Allan M. & Patricia M. Herbert Erisa Hines ('01) Eugene Steinfeld ('10) Camille King Sharod Hinton ('18) Heather Stevens ('14) Silver Arrow Emily Horowitz ('12) Christopher Stowell ('18) Charles N. Allen Scott A. Kornspan Dennis R. & Gail M. Lingle Alina Hudak ('18) Peter Tarjan ('03) William J. & Sandra Brickman Anthony Hynes ('13) Guerdiana (Guerdi) Thelomar ('14) Patricia M. Byers Ryan Madanick Stephanie Ioannou ('18) Laura Thornton ('17) Steven Chavoustie Jean-Marie Parel Frank Jimenez ('86) Richard Thurer ('15) Clayton L. Randall Nicholas Katz ('18) Albert Varon ('16) Michael A. Guilford Nicole Katz ('16) Denise Vidot ('15) Merle Jacobs Kravetz Richard Ridenour Elizabeth Katzen ('01) Winston Warrior ('92) Barbara S. Levenson Wali Salahuddin Ernest Kent ('88) Kevin Weaver ('16) Nancy E. Seiler Lois Kerr ('07) Patricia Whitely ('93) Edward J. Marko Camille King ('98) Michelle Williams ('00) David McDonald Harry Bernard Smith Thadius Koch ('68) Gordon Williamson ('51) Nigel Stuke Scott A. Kornspan ('84) Dayle Wilson ('15)

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Iron Arrow® Honor Society Fall 2019 Luncheon Speaker: John Routh Legendary University of Miami Coach saw a skinny kid from South Carolina in a chicken costume performing at the College World Series in 1981 and saw something that he wanted to have...a good, clean, G-rated, family entertainment oriented mascot to help draw fans to Mark Light Stadium. He invited John Routh, (pronounced Ruth), the Gamecocks' mascot Cocky to come to Coral Gables and perform as the newly created Miami Maniac,

an opening came up, the athletic department saw an opportunity for him to join the football program and bring his talents to Sebastian the Ibis.

He redesigned the costume in the Summer of 1984 and began

Classic, a 20-18 upset victory of #1 Auburn. Over the next 9 seasons, 1984-1992, the Hurricanes would win 96 games, including 3 National

winning streak in the historic . Routh created the signature C-A-N-E-S spellout cheer and made Sebastian one of the most recognizable mascots in all of sports.

He continued portraying The Miami Maniac, as well, entertaining Hurricanes baseball fans from 1983 through the 1993 season, with the Maniac serving as the official mascot of the College World Series from 1983 through 1991, and performing internationally in Japan, Holland, France, Canada, Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. The Maniac Wedding, his “Eddie the Eagle” ski jump and many other routines are still the talk at The Light of the legendary skits he Photo courtesy of J. C. Ridley, IA Spring 2002. performed. Used with special permission for Iron Arrow.

A graduate of South Carolina with a degree in Journalism, Routh was named an "Honorary Alumnus" by the University of Miami Alumni Association in 1989. He was tapped into the Iron Arrow Society in 1991. He left the university in 1993 to spend 10 seasons as Billy the Marlin, the mascot for the Florida Marlins. Having never really left The U, he began volunteering with the University of

traditional golf tournament and induction banquet, which each Spring draws Hurricanes fans and many of the school’s greatest

John with his signature smile and goofy, jovial character during the Iron Arrow Homecoming John at his second home, the UM Sports Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy of J. C. Ridley IA Spring 2002. Used with special permission for Iron Arrow. Photo courtesy of Rhona Wise, IA Fall 1995. Used with special permission for Iron Arrow.

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Item Quantity Price (each) Total Annual Package $150.00 $ (Dues, Lunches & Breakfasts for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020)

Semester Package $100.00 $ (Dues, Lunches & Breakfasts for Fall 2019) Annual Dues - Academic Year Fall 2019 - Spring 2020 $50.00 $ Please note, Dues are payable in the Fall of each year, regardless of semester tapped/initiated

Fall 2019 Tapping Luncheon (November 7, 2019) $35.00 $ Please note, that the Luncheon Ticket will be $40 after Ocotber 31, 2019

Iron Arrow Medallion $20.00 $

Iron Arrow Lapel Pin $10.00 $

Iron Arrow: A History Book (out of print - will be availble after next edition)

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Iron Arrow • PO Box 248688 • Coral Gables, FL 33124 • 305.284.IRON • [email protected] • www.ironarrow.com Iron Arrow® Honor Society - Spring 2019 Newsletter

TheIn MemoriamTribe wishes to acknowledge, recognize, honor and celebrate our fellow Iron Arrows whom we have been notified passed on since the last newsletter. Our Tribe and the University of Miami community mourn their passing. We reach out together as a Tribe to support their families and reflect on their amazing legacies. They will be forever missed, forever Miami Hurricanes and forever Iron Arrows. Please visit the Iron Arrow website’s “News” section for additional information on these remarkable members. Members are listed in order of passing from most recent to most distant. Michael K. Phang (1931-2019) - Former professor and Dean of the University of Miami Engineering School. Iron Arrow since 1988. Frances L. Gaynor (1932-2018) - President, Alpha Epsilon Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Iron Arrow since 2001. Sam Gruber (1938-2019) - Founder, Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation; Founder, American Elasmobranch Society; Iron Arrow since 2003. Larry Wilson (1940-2019) - UM Football Team (1959-61); UM Baseball Team; UM Wide Receiver Coach (1968-70); 1973 UMSHOF Inductee 1973; Iron Arrow since 1980.

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