THIS IS CAROLINA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 58 THIS IS CAROLINA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 59 THIS IS CAROLINA UNC CAMPUS PHOTOS 60 THIS IS CAROLINA UNC QUICK FACTS INFOGRAPHIC 61 THIS IS CAROLINA THE RAMS CLUB Through your gifts to scholarships, facilities, team support and unrestricted annual giving, you provide Carolina student-athletes with life-changing experiences. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE HELPED ACCOMPLISH. 28 800 VARSITY SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETES (Fourth most among Power 5 institutions) STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVING 450 SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE 43 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (most in ACC history) 65 270 16 TEAMS INDIVIDUAL OR RELAY ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH A PERFECT 1,000 APR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (most in ACC history) SCORE IN 2015-16 20 113 385 TOP 10 FINISHES IN THE TAR HEELS HAVE COMPETED TAR HEELS HONORED IN 2016-17 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS CUP IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (out of 22 years) YOUR GIFTS IMPACT STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES 62 Info Ad Pag.indd 1 7/14/17 4:38 PM THIS IS CAROLINA THE RAMSThrough CLUB your gifts to scholarships, facilities, team support and unrestricted annual giving, you provide Carolina student-athletes with life-changing experiences. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE HELPED ACCOMPLISH. 28 800 VARSITY SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETES (Fourth most among Power 5 institutions) STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVING 450 SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE 43 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (most in ACC history) 65 270 16 TEAMS INDIVIDUAL OR RELAY ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH A PERFECT 1,000 APR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (most in ACC history) SCORE IN 2015-16 20 113 385 TOP 10 FINISHES IN THE TAR HEELS HAVE COMPETED TAR HEELS HONORED IN 2016-17 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS CUP IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (out of 22 years) YOUR GIFTS IMPACT STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES 63 Info Ad Pag.indd 1 7/14/17 4:38 PM THIS IS CAROLINA CAROLINA FAMILY 64 THIS IS CAROLINA CAROLINA FAMILY 65 THIS IS CAROLINA THE CAROLINA WAY 66 THISRECORD IS CAROLINA BOOK THE CAROLINA WAY 67 THIS IS CAROLINA WHY CAROLINA? 68 THIS IS CAROLINA WHY CAROLINA? 69 THIS IS CAROLINA UNC ADMINISTRATION CAROL FOLT BUBBA CUNNINGHAM CHANCELLOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR When Carol L. Folt was installed as Carolina’s Since Lawrence R. (Bubba) Cunningham began 11th chancellor and first woman leader in October his duties as Carolina’s director of athletics on No- 2013, she said, “As America’s first public universi- vember 14, 2011, UNC has graduated more than ty, Carolina became the gold standard. The founders 750 student-athletes while consistently competing passed the baton, and the future is up to us. How can for championships in an array of different sports – we fulfill this honorable charge in a way that is ever exciting, motivating and influencing along the way. fresh and relevant?” Among the department’s accomplishments: As leader of North Carolina’s flagship public university, Folt and her leadership team champion attracting, developing and retaining world- • The Tar Heels have won nine national titles and finished second 10 class faculty that are focused on excellence in teaching and research. Car- times. olina’s faculty lead by doing, and each day they share their knowledge and • More than 300 student-athletes have made the ACC Academic Honor excitement with the next generation who will face a rapidly evolving fu- roll -- which requires a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the year – each ture as they embark upon impactful careers, many in fields that don’t exist of the past five years. today. Carolina is committed to benefiting its local and state communities • Carolina’s APR has steadily risen, and 16 teams scored a perfect 1000 and to cultivating the global outlook of its students, with more than a third in 2015-16. of Carolina undergraduate students studying abroad – one of highest rates • The Tar Heels have finished in the top eight of the Learfield Directors’ among public universities. Cup five times. Folt believes a key mission of the chancellor is to share broadly sto- • And students-athletes have logged more than 25,000 hours of commu- ries about student and faculty excellence, demonstrating Carolina’s value nity service, helping at hospitals and local schools, and partnering with a to the state and commitment to the future. An enthusiastic presence in variety of local and national groups. classrooms and at campus events and athletic competitions, Folt brings Cunningham has led by supporting, challenging and innovating. Short- students and faculty to every meeting of Carolina’s Board of Trustees to ly after beginning his tenure as Carolina’s athletics director, he led a stra- discuss ground-breaking research and academic accomplishments and ini- tegic planning process that defined a new mission statement: “We educate tiated significant investments in the communications team to tell stories to and inspire through athletics.” new audiences across the state, nation and world. Cunningham is in his 16th year as a Division I director of athletics. He Folt came to Carolina from Dartmouth College, where she was interim came to Chapel Hill after spending the previous six years as the director president in 2012-2013 and served as a faculty member in the Department of athletics at the University of Tulsa. He also served as Ball State Univer- of Biological Sciences and academic leader. As a widely respected scien- sity’s AD from 2002-2005. tist, Folt and her students’ pioneering work on the effects of dietary mer- Cunningham, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in busi- cury and arsenic on human and ecosystem health led to numerous chang- ness administration from Notre Dame in 1984 and 1988, respectively, es in national and global policy and consumption advisories around the worked in his alma mater’s athletics department from 1988-2002. The world. Folt graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, former member of the Irish golf team (1982-83) served as Notre Dame’s earning both a bachelor’s degree in aquatic biology and a master’s degree associate athletics director for finance and facilities from 1995-2000 and in biology. She received her doctorate from the University of California, was the associate director of athletics for external affairs from 2000-02. Davis and undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Michigan State Univer- Born in Flint, Mich., and raised in Naples, Fla., Cunningham and his sity before joining the faculty at Dartmouth. wife, Tina, have four grown children: Matthew, Michael, John and Sarah. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Folt is married to David Peart, a professor of biological sciences at Dartmouth. They have two adult children, Noah and Tessa. CAROLINA ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Chancellor Carol Folt Faculty Athletics Representative Lissa Broome Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham Exec. Assoc. AD Larry Gallo Sr. Assoc. AD/Human Resources/CFO Martina Ballen Sr. Assoc. AD/Smith Center/Event Management Clint Gwaltney Sr. Assoc. AD Vince Ille Sr. Assoc. AD/Communications Steve Kirschner Sr. Assoc. AD/Sr. Woman Administrator Nicki Moore Sr. Assoc. AD/Marketing Rick Steinbacher Assoc. AD/Facility Planning & Mgt. Mike Bunting Assoc. AD/Strategic Communications Robbi Pickeral Evans Assoc. AD/Football Corey Holliday Assoc. AD/Student-Athlete Development Cricket Lane Assoc. AD/Risk Management Paul Pogge Assoc. AD/NCAA Compliance Marielle vanGelder Senior Asst. AD/Ticket Operations Gerry Lajoie Asst. AD/Marketing & Promotions Michael Beale Asst. AD/Event Management John Brunner Asst. AD/Emerging Media & GoHeels Productions Ken Cleary Asst. AD/Business & Finance Mike Perkins Director of Academic Support Dr. Michelle Brown Director of Sports Medicine Dr. Mario Ciocca Exec. Director of Rams Club John Montgomery 70 RECORD BOOK IN THE COMMUNITY 71 HISTORY NATIONAL EXPOSURE 72 HISTORY NATIONAL EXPOSURE 73 HISTORY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERS 74 HISTORY TAR HEELS IN BROADCASTING 75 HISTORY SMITH CENTER LOCKER ROOM COMPLEX 76 HISTORY SMITH CENTER LOCKER ROOM COMPLEX 77 HISTORY DEAN E. SMITH CENTER 78 HISTORY DEAN E. SMITH CENTER 79 HISTORY TOP-NOTCH TRAINING & INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT 80 HISTORY TOP-NOTCH TRAINING & INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT 81 HISTORY DEAN E. SMITH CENTER CAROLINA IN THE measure 17.8 feet x 23.6 feet. At the SMITH CENTER same time, two 50-foot ribbon boards were added to the fascia around the Overall ACC upper level and a 40-foot video board Year Record Record was added to the front of the scorer’s 1985–86 6-1 5-1 1986–87 13-0 7-0 table. 1987–88 9-2 6-1 In 2000-01, a standing-room-only 1988–89 12-2 6-1 section reserved for students opened 1989–90 11-2 5-2 1990–91 11-2 5-2 on the baseline closest to the Caro- 1991–92 13-2 6-2 lina bench. The Rams Club funded 1992–93 12-0 8-0 a $150,000 renovation that allowed 1993–94 14-1 7-1 1994–95 12-1 7-1 approximately 400 students to move 1995–96 9-3 5-3 courtside. 1996–97 11-1 7-1 1997-98 12-1 7-1 In May 1980, the Department of 1998-99 12-2 6-2 Athletics, in conjunction with the Ed- 1999-00 7-5 5-3 ucational Foundation, embarked on 2000-01 12-2 7-1 2001-02 6-9 3-5 a mission to raise millions of dollars 2002-03 13-5 5-3 from private donations to construct 2003-04 12-2 6-2 an arena. The real inspiration for the Jeffrey Camarati 2004-05 15-0 8-0 2005-06 13-4 5-3 fund-raising effort came from the The 2017-18 season is the 33rd in which the Tar in the new Williamson Athletics 2006-07 16-1 7-1 campaign chairman, the late Hargrove Heels will play in the Dean E.