This is Catawba College ADMISSION ACADEMIC LIFE Inquiries regarding admission to Catawba College are always Catawba College is dedicat- warmly welcomed. If you are interested in joining the Catawba ed to helping students reach community, you should apply for admission anytime after your their highest potential. sixth semester of high school. Blending liberal studies with Catawba follows the usual guidelines for “rolling admissions” and, therefore, has no closing date for accepting applications. career preparation, the college Applying early will ensure an early response from the college. offers the Bachelor of Arts, In your application, you are asked to provide a wide variety of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of information relating to your academic and co-curricular back- Fine Arts, Bachelor of Business ground. This information is used to help determine your potential Administration and Master of to profit from, as well as contribute to, the Catawba community. Education degrees. You must complete a minimum of 16 units of high school course work, 12 of which should be in academic subjects. The fol- lowing college preparatory course work is strongly recommended: four units of English; three units of mathematics (Algebra I or COLLEGE ORIENTATION above); three units of Laboratory Science; three units of Social Science; and two units of foreign language. Catawba officials want to do everything they can to help new Your admission to Catawba also will be evaluated by class students succeed, and that means more than making good grades. rank, grade point average, SAT or ACT examination scores, and It means adjusting well. It means learning to live and work with academic course selection. others in an environ- Arrangements for visits to the Catawba campus may be made ment that is new. by calling 1-800-CATAWBA, or by writing the Office of To ease the transi- Admissions, Catawba College, 2300 W. Innes Street, Salisbury, NC, tion to college life, 28144. Catawba offers an The coaches are available by writing the Athletic Department orientation session or by telephone: before the opening of the fall term for all Baseball (M) . Jim Gantt . .704-637-4469 first-time freshmen Basketball (M) . Jim Baker . .704-637-4473 and transfer students. Basketball (W) . Angie Morton . .704-637-4471 One of the pri- Cross Country (M&W) . Bill Haggerty . .704-637-4473 mary strengths of the Football (M) . Chip Hester . .704-637-4424 program is that students Golf (M&W) . Sam Gealy . .704-637-4236 have contact with an Lacrosse (M) . Peter Bourque . .704-637-4485 advisor from the first day Soccer (M) . Liam Farrell . .704-637-4348 they arrive on campus. Soccer (W) . Michael Swan . .704-637-4324 And that relationship Softball (M&W) . Nan Whitley . .704-637-4359 continues in small, twice- Swimming (M&W) . Betsy Graham . .704-637-4672 weekly classes during the Tennis (M&W) . Jeff Childress . .704-637-4265 entire first semester. Volleyball (W) . Ginger Hamric . .704-637-4480 SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE Catawba Quick Facts The South Atlantic Conference is a group of ten church-related colleges of similar size and athletic Location................................................................... Salisbury, NC 28144 philosophy. As an all-sports conference, the league Admissions Office Telephone ....................................... 1-800-228-2922 has grown into one of the premier small-college Home facility ................................................................. Goodman Gym athletic conference in the nation. The 1993-94 year was extremely special in that Colors .............................................................................. Blue and White the conference became fully affiliated with the NCAA Division II Nickname ......................................................................Catawba Indians and is now eligible for national championships opportunities in all Enrollment......................................................................................... 1,200 of its 14 sponsored sports. Founded ............................................................................................. 1851 Church Affiliation.......................................... United Church of Christ Athletic Affiliation ................................................................... NCAA II NCAA DIVISION II Conference........................................................................ South Atlantic The National Collegiate Athletic Association is President.................................................................. Dr. W. Craig Turner the organization through which the nation’s colleges Athletic Director ........................................................ Dennis Davidson and universities speak and act on athletic matters at Sports Information ...................................................................Jim Lewis the national level. It is a voluntary association of more than 1,000 institutions, conferences, organiza- Sports Information Telephone.......................................... 704-637-4720 tions and individuals devoted to the sound administration of Head Athletic Trainer......................................................... Bob Casmus intercollegiate athletics. 2010 Catawba College Volleyball Guide We have joined institutions across 22 conferences and independents in committing to safe, fun, and entertaining sporting experiences on Division II campuses. We have signed the pledge to create and continue family-friendly experiences for everyone. NCAA Division II presidents and chancellors affi rm that athletics events should refl ect the values of higher education and the mission of each institution. Division II emphasizes learning and development in a personal setting. As chancellors and presidents, we are concerned about the uncivil behavior exhibited at college athletics contests and thereby pledge to work together to make respectful, family-friendly events a standard of the Division II experience. Learn more at www.diicommunity.org CONTENTS CREDITS Catawba Athletic This volleyball yearbook is a publica- Administration . 2 tion of the Catawba College Sports Information Office. Head Coach Ginger Hamric . 3 EDITOR: Jim Lewis, Sports Information Director. Profiles . 4-6 WRITTEN BY: Jim Lewis Roster . 7 PHOTOGRAPHY: Jim Lewis and Statistics . 8 Chuck Williams and Mike Slade Record Book . 9 - 1 - Administration DR. W. CRAIG TURNER DENNIS DAVIDSON President Athletic Director Dr. W. Craig Turner became the 21st President of Dennis Davidson has been Catawba College in 2008. He came to Salisbury from director of athletics since May Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, where he of 1996. He came to Catawba served as President for the past six years. College in July 1984 as direc- Dr. Turner joined the administration and faculty of tor of public information and Hardin-Simmons University in 1992, serving as Vice moved totally into sports infor- President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English mation one year later. from 1992 to 1996. He then became Executive Vice President and Chief Academic In 1991, Davidson was pro- Officer until he was named Chief Operating Officer in June 2000. Dr. Turner then moted to assistant to the ath- served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at HSU for a year letic director, and in 1993, he was promoted to assistant athletic director for before becoming the 14th President of Hardin-Simmons University on June 1, 2001. game operations, in addition to the sports information duties. During his tenure as President, HSU saw record enrollments (2,435 in the fall of Davidson oversees the entire athletic program at Catawba. He has also been 2007), record endowment and similar funds ($121.5 million in 2007), and surplus responsible for securing athletic advertising and sponsorships and has had sig- budgets. HSU finished the most successful fund raising campaign in its history in nificant roles in Catawba’s Sports Hall of Fame inductions, the South Atlantic December of 2006, having raised $49.7 million. The University successfully com- Conference Spring Sports Festival and the year-end athletic ceremony. He is a pleted its Commission on Colleges reaccreditation in 2007, has been chosen as a Top member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Tier institution by U.S. News & World Report for six consecutive years and a Best in (NACDA) and was a member of the regional advisory committee for NCAA the West institution by Princeton Review for five consecutive years. Division II football (2002-04). Davidson is currently the South Atlantic Dr. Turner was active in the Abilene, Texas, community, serving on the Boards of Conference AD liaison for baseball and women’s basketball. organizations such as United Way of Abilene, the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Davidson was also highly involved in the planning of the Hayes Field House Serenity House, the Abilene Philharmonic, and the Abilene Humanities Council. He and Shuford Stadium reconstruction. He also has directed the highly popular has also served on the Boards of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, Sam Moir Christmas Basketball Classic since 1996. the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, the International Association of A former member of the College Sports Information Directors of America Baptist Colleges and Schools, and the Consortium for Global Education, which he (CoSIDA), Davidson was chairman of the NAIA District 26 SIDs and the currently chairs. Carolinas Conference Awards Committee