A publication for alumni and friends of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Summer 2012 UTCUTC andand ChattanoogaChattanooga rockrock Town and gown gain from working together CHATTANOOGA Today 1 CHATTANOOGA August 2012 to Today Calendar December 2012 Features ........................ 2-23 As of this printing, dates are tentative and subject to change. Please confirm dates with the UTC Alumni Office at (423) 425-4785 or (800) 728-4882. 4 We have achieved Chattanooga and UTC make AUGUST a great team, and the world is 16 Legacy Reception, 3:30 p.m., Patten House taking note. 16 UTC Night at the Lookouts 18 Meet the Mocs, Finley Stadium 8 They shall take up serpents 20 Classes Begin UTC professor takes the lid off a religious mystery. SEPTEMBER 11 Patten Performance, Secret Sisters, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center 10 Read all about it 13 University Convocation, 12:15 p.m., Fine Arts Center Alumnus delivers news to the world as Los Angeles 13 First home football game, 7 p.m., Mocs vs. Glenville State Times editor. 14 Founders Day Activities, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Heritage Plaza 16-22 Homecoming Week 16 You gotta have friends 18 Campus Pep Rally, 11:50 a.m., Heritage Plaza Time to Achieve campaign utc homecoming 2012 sets up students for success. 20 Homecoming Tap Party, 5:30 p.m., Big River Grille 21 Homecoming Golf Tournament, 11 a.m., Valleybrook Golf Club Campus News ............. 24-35 22 Homecoming Tailgate Party, 3 p.m., First Tennessee Pavilion 22 Mocs vs. Appalachian State, 6 p.m., Finley Stadium 21-22 Fifty Plus Weekend Athletic News ............ 36-37 21 Class of 1962 Dinner, 6:30 p.m. 22 50 Plus Induction, 10 a.m., Patten Chapel Scrapbook .................. 38-41 50 Plus Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., UC, Chattanooga Rooms OCTOBER Alumni News ............. 42-48 14-16 Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference 16 Patten Performance, Second City, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center 20 Mocs vs. Samford, 6 p.m., Finley Stadium 22-27 College of Business (COB) MBA 50th Anniversary Activities 22 COB Alumni Golf Tournament, Chattanooga Golf & Country Club EDITORS 26 MBA 50th Anniversary Celebration, Decades Reunion & Networking Reception Chuck Cantrell ’83, ’90 Jayne Holder ’74 27 MBA Alumni Tailgate, UTC vs. Georgia Southern ART DIRECTOR 27 Mocs vs. Georgia Southern, 6 p.m., Finley Stadium April Cox ’06 ASSOCIatE EDITOR NOVEMBER Cindy Carroll 12 Patten Performance, Arnie Zane Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center StaFF CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Cindy Carroll 14 Campus Bonfire, Time and Location TBA Adrienne Teague ’06, ’11 Laura Bond ’07, ’10 17 Mocs vs. Elon, 2 p.m., Finley Stadium PHOTOGraPHY Jaimie Davis DECEMBER Jackie Jones 14 Senior Ring Ceremony, 3 p.m., Patten House The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ 15 Commencement, 10 a.m., McKenzie Arena ADA/ADEA institution. E040405-001-13 For all UTC athletics events, visit GoMocs.com 2 CHATTANOOGA Today ore of your In our last issue of Chattanooga Today, we listed M 125 favorite things that students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the campus told us. favorite We knew we’d miss someone’s favorite and invited readers to let us know what we left off UTC the list. Here are a few more of our favorite about things about our Chattanooga campus. 125 things 1977 Division II Championship Head Coach Ron Shumate took the Men’s Basketball Mocs all the way, defeating Randolph-Macon in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Mocs forward Wayne Golden was named the tournament’s Most Out- standing Player. “Thousands of students and well-wishers were at the airport to welcome the team home from the National Championship Game! There was also a parade through town and the campus,” wrote Susan Galbraith ’83. Susan, thanks for that memory. Live Action Role Players AKA: Larpers. New to the campus scene, this combination of Knights of the Roundtable, ninjas, samurai, Jedi, and Middle Earth warriors have become a common and popular sight along Cardiac Hill. Cemetery There’s just something about an old cemetery that piques our interest. That’s why we love Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Scooby Doo. Actually, the space next to campus on 5th Street contains two cemeteries: Citizens Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery. Interlibrary Loan If you just have to have a rare book on aboriginal poetry that’s out of print, not available on Amazon.com, and sitting in a library in Alaska, interlibrary loan can get it for you. CHATTANOOGA Today 1 A last look back 125th anniversary comes to a close For more than 125 years, The We laughed as we shared memories, and mission and the Holmberg Chair in University of Tennessee at we cried remembering those who are no American Music. Originally composed in longer with us. 1910, Treemonisha was forgotten during Chattanooga has shone like a Joplin’s lifetime and was not staged until “light upon a hill” for this re- In January, the Music and Theatre 1972, and UTC’s production marked the Departments, in conjunction with the work’s 40th anniversary. gion. For the past 18 months, Chattanooga Choral Society for the the campus and community Preservation of African American Song, “Reaching the Light: The Story of the celebrated the achievements of presented Scott Joplin’s American Desegregation of the University of this campus. opera, Treemonisha. The production was Chattanooga” debuted in February, dur- supported by the Tennessee Arts Com- ing Black History Month. Produced by 2 CHATTANOOGA Today the Communication Department, the documentary records an important part of UTC history through interviews with As we close our 125th anniversary, we invite you to alumni, faculty, and community leaders share your ideas on what should go in a time capsule involved with integrating the campus. to capture the spirit of 2012. Is it a political bumper The 2012 Blue and Gold Football Game sticker? A particular headline from The University brought fans to Finley Stadium for a pre- Echo or USA Today? An iPad? Give us your idea at view of the 2012 football season. Then www.facebook.com/UTC125. We’ll collect ideas in May, commencement served as the throughout the summer and install the time capsule official close of the 125th anniversary. F at our 2012 Convocation. CHATTANOOGA Today 3 We have achieved Town and gown gain from working together “You can’t be a great city without a great university, and for Chattanooga, UTC is that great university.” That’s how Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield describes the relationship between the campus and the community. “Having the university in this community plays so well to many of the areas we promote: the renaissance of the city, the intel- ligence of the city, the central features of the city and our multi- state region,” continues Littlefield. TOP “From 45 years in planning and development, I know that the Named by U.S. News resources UTC focuses in this • Carnegie Foundation for the and World Report as one community and the attention it Advancement of Teaching awarded brings to this community make the the campus the Community Engage- of the top tier Master’s University a priceless commodity.” ment Classification designation in Universities in the South. both Curricular Engagement and For most of its 125 year history, the Outreach and Partnerships. campus has bore proudly the name • Designated an urban arboretum of the city it supports. As the city • Named to President’s Higher by Tennessee Urban Forestry has accumulated accolades, UTC Education Community Service Honor Association. has done its part not only to help Roll, the highest federal recognition the city in its initiatives but also to a campus can receive for civic • Selected to host 2012 Coalition of bring distinction and recognition engagement. Urban and Metropolitan Universities to Chattanooga. national conference. • BusinessWeek magazine ranked Here are just a very few ways UTC College of Business among top • Chattanooga Mocs earned 14 regular helps make Chattanooga THE city business schools in the country, season and 18 Southern Conference in which to Work, Live, and Play. and Princeton Review named UTC championships in past five years. Business one of the Best 294 Business Schools in 2012. 4 CHATTANOOGA Today • “One of six cities worldwide that work at creating great urban experiences.” U.S. News “One of America’s best and World Report mid-sized cities.” • Named a city “benefitting from the expansion of arts and The Washington Post cultural venues” by The Wall BEST Street Journal. • Earned Gold Service Award by Meetings and Conventions magazine • Earned Readers’ Choice Award by Convention South magazine • Received Planners’ Choice Award by Meeting News magazine • Earned Top Destination Award by Facilities and Destinations magazine • Received Pinnacle Awards by Meeting News magazine Work Recent success stories such as students, the UTC “Revitalization projects have “UTC is an essential Volkswagen, Amazon.com, and Wacker College of Business made the city a model eco partner in our commu- show that Chattanooga had the eco- plays a vital role in town and tourist hotspot.” nity’s comprehensive nomic stamina to weather the financial career force develop- job creation strategy,” downturn. Many factors play into the ment in the region. CBS The Early Show said J.Ed. Marston, Vice region’s economic strength, and UTC’s Partnerships with President of Marketing quality educational programs are part local businesses give students opportuni- and Communications for the Chatta- of the picture. ties to ply their skills. nooga Area Chamber of Commerce. “In addition to UTC’s critical role in prepar- “Hamilton County has experienced low- Recently students worked with the ing students to work in Chattanooga’s er unemployment rates than the other Company Lab to solicit participants growing economy, which has a strong metropolitan areas in the state,” said Jim in “Will It Float?” and the 48-Hour demand for technical and professional Coppinger, Hamilton County Mayor.