MEMPHIS TRADITIONS
WHY TIGERS?
When the University of Memphis first
fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no
one had selected a nickname for the squad.
Early references to the football team,
tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School.
After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this
event, several Normal students shouted, “We
fight like Tigers”. The nickname was born.
More and more the nickname “Tigers”
was used, particularly in campus publications.
But it did not catch on with the newspapers
downtown. They continued to use “Normals”
or the “Blue and Gray” when referring to the
University.
Under coach Lester Barnard in 1922,
Normal’s football team gave a ring of truth to
that old student yell about Tigers. The team
adopted a motto - “Every Man A Tiger” and
went on to score 174 points while allowing
their opponents just 29 points.
In the late 1920s, student publications
and downtown newspapers began referring
to the football team as the “Teachers” or “Tutors.” The Tiger nickname would return. But
not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the
official nickname for the U of M.
TIGERS OF MEMPHIS
For almost 30 years, the sideline mascot for the University of Memphis athletics
has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM II, the name
of the current mascot, puts in personal appearances at all Tiger football games, as well
as numerous basketball games. TOM II has
also been seen at Tiger baseball, soccer and
women’s basketball games.
The first tiger, purchased by the Highland Hundred (football booster group) in
1972, lived for 20 years and was housed at
the Memphis Zoo. TOM died in February of
1992.
The story of how the first Tiger cub arrived in Memphis is quite interesting. On November 9, 1972, the baby tiger was placed
in a dog kennel in Michigan City, Ind., and
flown to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. There it was placed aboard a Delta flight
and arrived in Memphis at 3:00 a.m. C. Cleveland Drennon, an attorney and president of
the Highland Hundred, approved a check for
$1,500 to buy the animal, and TOM was taken
to athletic director Billy Murphy’s office for a
press conference.
In ceremonies at Liberty Bowl Memorial
Stadium, the Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University on Nov. 11,
1972.
The zookeeper, at the suggestion of his
daughter, called the little tiger, Shane. Once
in Memphis, however, a contest was held to
name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries
came in to a committee chaired by Judge
Harry Pierotti. The list ran from Spook,
Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan, Sahib, Big
Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny, and Shiloh to
Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Tennessee.
Finally, the judges reduced the list to
two: Shane and TOM, for Tigers of Memphis.
TOM won.
During his first few months in Memphis,
Bill Proctor housed the tiger in his garage,
which was redecorated by the Highland Hundred. TOM was guarded by Proctor’s hound
dog.
TOM II came to the University of Memphis in the fall of 1992 and is housed at his
new home at Nixon Farms in Collierville,
Tenn. His new home is 3,500 square feet and
includes two pools, a waterfall, heated and
air conditioned den box and has seperately,
a complete medical facility for his care and
upkeep. The young tiger is nearly 500
pounds and is expected to be as large or
larger than his predecessor, TOM, who was
once the largest Bengal Tiger in captivity at
550 pounds. There is even a birthday party
for TOM II prior to each football season.
SCHOOL COLORS
The Memphis Alma Mater
Stand Firm, O Alma Mater
Through All The Years To Come;
In Days Of Youth And Beauty
Thy Halls Have Been Our Home.
In Time Of Preparation
Great Lessons Didst Thou Teach
Till Now O Alma Mater,
The Stars We'll Strive To Reach.
Lead On, O Alma Mater
They Sons To Highways,
Give Light And Truth Unto Them
For All Their Coming Days.
To Thee We'll Give All Honor,
Our Hopes Abide In Thee,
For Thou, O Alma Mater,
Hast Made Us Forever Free.
The U of M Fight Song
Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory,
Be A Winner Thru And Thru;
Fight Tigers, Fight Cause We're
Going All The Way -Fight, Fight
For The Blue And Gray And Say -Let's Go Tigers Go,
Go On To Victory.
See Our Colors Bright And True;
It's Fight Now Without A Fear,
Fight Now Let's Shout A Cheer,
Shout For Dear Memphis U.
(Yell)
Go Tigers Go
Go Tigers Go
Yea -- Tiger Go!
THE LOGO
The University of Memphis’s official logo
has been redesigned by Craig Thompson,
from Disciple Design in Memphis, Tenn.
The original logo was an MSU with a
leaping tiger coming out from behind the letters. The new logo is an “M” with a leaping
tiger coming up over the center of the “M.”
The University of Memphis’s official
school colors of Royal Blue and Gray were
selected in the early 1900s.
The colors were chosen in an effort to
show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors
of the North and the South, the school would
show a togetherness among all students.
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MEMPHIS F ACILITIES
improved prior to the
1999-2000 season and
air conditioning was
added to the arena for
the 2001-02 season.
The Fieldhouse was
nicknamed “The Jungle” in 2000 and the
building will undergo
another facelift in 2001
as awnings will be
added to the outside as
well as over the concession and ticket areas.
Chair-back seating has
also been added to The
Fieldhouse for the
2003-04 season.
The men’s and women’s tennis teams
host their opponents on the
HMSE courts located just two
blocks from the Athletic Office
Building. There are 21 laykoldsurfaced courts which allow the
Tiger tennis teams to host multiteam tournaments. The courts
received a much-needed renovation in 2000. Concrete was
poured underneath the lower
courts while the remaining courts
were resurfaced. Also new in
2001 were a blue and gray awning over the fan seating area and
white awnings which cover
player seating during change-
The Elma Roane Fieldhouse is the home for the Lady Tiger basketball and volleyball teams. The
Lady Tiger basketball team is an impressive 75-16 in the fieldhouse.
The Tigers made good use of
their new home in their first season as they went on to have the
nation’s largest attendance increase (5,207) and were ranked
eighth overall in per game attendance (16,142).
In 2001, Memphis’s 17,110
attendance average ranked sixth
nationally and the Tigers welcomed their two-millionth fan.
The U of M also ranked among
the top 10 collegiate programs
in attendance again last season.
In 12 seasons in The Pyramid, Memphis is 158-42 and has
had a paid attendance of
2,807,258 (15,596 per game).
The Pyramid sits on the bank
of the Mississippi River and is visible to motorists as they cross the
Tennessee-Arkansas bridge into
Memphis. It was the site of the
1993 Great Midwest Conference
Men’s and Women’s basketball
tournaments, the 2000 C-USA
Men’s Basketball Championship
and the 2000 NCAA Women’s
Regional Finals as well as a first
and second round site for the
NCAA Tournament three times
(1995, 1997 and 2001).
The newly constructed Larry
O. Finch Center opened in the
overs.
The 2002 soccer season saw
both the men’s and women’s
soccer teams play all their C-USA
matches at the newly-constructed Mike Rose Soccer Complex in Collierville.
The facility, which is privately
managed and operated, sits on
136.17 acres and features 16
fields. The 3,000-seat stadium
includes showers, lockerrooms,
a food court, a retail store, full
media services and administrative offices.
The on-campus home to the
soccer teams is 900-seat Echles
Field which is located adjacent to
the Health and Physical Education and Recreation Building.
The men’s and women’s golf
teams practice at numerous
courses around Memphis including Colonial Country Club, Germantown Country Club,
Stonebridge Golf Club, Plantation
Golf Club, Big Creek Golf Club,
Olive Branch Country Club,
Windyke Country Club, Memphis National Golf Club, Cordova
Club and Wedgewood Golf Club.
The men and women hosted
the final Great Midwest Conference Golf Championships at Germantown Country Club in 1995.
spring of 2000 and serves as the
practice facility for men's basketball. It has three full basketball
courts, locker rooms, weight
room, media room, laundry facilities, training room and equipment room. The state-of-the-art
facility gives the Tigers one of the
best practice facilities in the
country.
The University of Memphis
women’s basketball and volleyball teams play all home events
at the 2,800-seat Elma Roane
Fieldhouse. Situated in the heart
of the U of M campus, the Field
House is equipped
with locker room
and training facilities for the five Lady
Tiger athletic teams.
The Field House received an $80,000
renovation in August of 1993. The
gym itself was completely painted and
entry ways were
improved with lighting and a totally different design. In the
summer of 1998, a
new floor was put The University of Memphis is in its second season playing soccer matches in the new stadium at the
down. Lighting was Mike Rose Soccer Complex in Collierville.
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MEMPHIS F ACILITIES
The University of Memphis Tiger athletic family has many
places to call home for intercollegiate athletics.
In 1970, the University of
Memphis Athletic Department
officially opened the Kennedy
Sportsplex, a 140-acre complex
located just south of the main
campus. The complex serves as
the home of the Tiger football,
baseball, soccer and track teams
and offers workout facilities for
all U of M sports.
Since that time, however, the
facility has taken on a new name
and is now called the Billy J. Murphy Complex. The complex was
renamed in honor of former
Memphis head football coach
and athletic director Billy J.
Murphy.
The main building at Murphy
Complex features a 50-yard indoor practice field with an artificial surface. This field is used for
workouts when the weather prohibits outdoor practices and is
also used by the baseball team
for winter workouts.
Located behind the main
building are four outdoor football
fields used for fall and spring
practices. Other features of the
complex include a golf driving
range and a 5,000 square foot
Novagrass artificial green.
The complex is in the midst
of a $10 million renovation.
Included in the renovation is
a main lobby which will feature a
Hall of Fame as well as Tiger athletic memorabilia. The lobby will
accomodate 150 people and will
be used for special events.
Two large meeting rooms will
be added in order for the Tiger
football team to meet prior to
practices. The main meeting
room will seat up to 100 people
and the smaller room will
accomodate up to 75. There will
also be individual meeting rooms
for position meetings. The equipment room will receive an overhaul as will the athletic training
facility.
The Billy J. Murphy Weight
Training facility opened in January of 1993 and is now in use by
all University of Memphis student-athletes.
The 10,500 square-foot facility is one of the largest of its kind
in the country and features the
latest in strength training equipment. The weight room is
equipped with 10 self-contained
olympic platforms and power
racks, a plyometric/medicine ball
area, a complete dumbbell line
(up to 150 lbs in two and a half
pound increments) and a variety
of hip sleds, glute-ham stations
and other supplemental pieces
allowing athletes from all teams
to perform an unlimited variety
of exercises and movements.
The modern facility is also
equipped with dressing and
restrooms.
University of Memphis home
baseball games are played at
both the 1,200-seat Nat Buring
Stadium located on south campus as well as downtown at
AutoZone Park, which is also
home of the St. Louis Cardinals
AAA affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds.
Nat Buring
Stadium
has had
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field, which plays host to the annual Liberty Bowl game, has
several renovabeen the home to Tiger football since 1965. The stadium seats 62,380.
tions over the
years including
the addition of
chairback seating,
an enclosed press
box and most recently, new dugouts. Feasibility
studies are currently underway
into the construction of a new stadium. In 32 years
at Nat Buring, the
Tigers own a 613234-1 record.
Memphis
played 14 of its
home
games
downtown
in
AutoZone Park
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during the 2002 season.
Adjacent to Nat Buring Stadium is Murphy Track, an eightlane, polyurethane tartan surface
track used by the University of
Memphis track teams for home
meets. During the summer of
1992, U of M served as host of
the Tennessee Sports Festival
which featured athletes from
around the state. Murphy Track
was also the host site of the 1992
and 1993 Great Midwest Conference Track and Field Championships.
The 62,380-seat Liberty Bowl
Memorial Stadium is the site of
all the University of Memphis
home football games, as well as
the Liberty Bowl postseason
game. The stadium has also
hosted numerous concerts. The
Liberty Bowl, which was built at
a cost of $3.7 million by the city,
was inaugurated in 1965. The
stadium was renovated in 1987
at a cost of $19.5 million which
included sky-suites, approximately 12,000 new seats, a new
stadium club, new lighting system, new playing surface, new
handicap seating area and numerous concession stands and
restroom facilities for the new
sections. In 1993, the stadium
received a new artificial surface
for the sidelines and a Jumbotron
scoreboard was added in 1999.
The largest crowd to witness
a Tiger football game at the Liberty Bowl was the 65,885 who
attended the Tigers’ stunning
upset of sixth-ranked Tennessee
in 1996. Memphis defeated the
Vols, 21-17, in a game televised
by CBS.
The University of Memphis Tiger basketball team has played
for the past 11 seasons in The
Pyramid, which seats 20,142.
Highlighting its contents is one
of the finest locker room facilities in all of basketball, including
the NBA.
THE PYRAMID
The University of Memphis begins its sec- The shovel was dropped from a helicopter to
ond decade in one of America’s most striking The Pyramid site and erupted in a flame of fireand unique arenas, The Pyramid.
works.
Capitalizing on its prime location, The PyraHighlighting its contents is one of the finest
mid showcases a 360-degree panorama of locker room facilities in all of basketball, includMemphis, the river and the lush Mississippi ing the NBA. The 2,200-square foot room is
Valley to provide an unusual but beautiful touch equipped with a lounge and team meeting area,
to the Memphis skyline. This architectural mar- dressing room, training room and storage area.
vel, clad in 6.9 acres of stainless steel, is a co- The lounge area is furnished with couches, a
operative effort of the city of Memphis, Shelby 35-inch color television and a stereo system.
County and the University of Memphis. The Between the lounge and dressing room is a
Pyramid stands 321 feet high on the east bank theater-style meeting room. The locker room’s
of the Mississippi River in downtown Memphis. entrance includes a stainless steel door and a
The arena is one of the largest venues for lighted U of M logo that hangs on a marble wall.
college basketball in the nation and has ranked
A video display system which has replay caamong the top 10 in attendance the past three pabilities was installed prior to the 1998-99
seasons. Additionally, the arena is the home season. The matrix scoreboards the new sysof the NBA Memphis Grizzlies and plays host tem replaced were moved to the arena’s
to concerts and many other major entertain- concources.
ment events.
The scoreboard itself is equipped with the
The Pyramid has played host to three NCAA ability to display player fouls and points for each
Regional First & Second Rounds (1995, 1997 player on the floor and a statistics program
and 2001) along with the 2000 NCAA which includes monitors on press row which
Women’s Mideast Regional. The arena has also gives up-to-the-minute individual and team staplayed host to the 1993 Great Midwest Con- tistics.
ference Tournament as well as the 1996 and
Prior to the 2001-02 season, arena renova2000 Conference USA Tournaments and the tions in preparation of an NBA franchise play2002 C-USA Women’s Tournament.
ing in the building also benifited the Tigers. An
For basketball, the arena has a seating ca- improved sound system as well as new mespacity of 20,004, including 200 seats for the sage boards were installed. The visiting locker
mobility impaired, 200 wheelchair spaces and room as well as media work room also received
28 private suites.
major renovations.
The Pyramid has proved to be quite a home
court advantage for the Tigers as they have
compiled a 158-42 (.790) record in their
first 11 seasons, including a 17-0 mark in
1994-95. The Tigers won a Pyramidrecord 34 straight games in the pointed
house from 1994 to 1996.
In their 11 seasons at The Pyramid,
the Tigers have played 25 games against
ranked opponents and are 12-13 in
those contests. Memphis has also played
39 games televised nationally from The
Pyramid.
The $65 million facililty was officially
dedicated on November 29, 1991, at the
Tigers’ season opener against DePaul
University on ESPN television. Memphis
dignitaries, GMC officials and television
star Cybil Shepherd all played a part in
opening the arena.
On Septmber 15, 1989, the fall of a
75-foot, 600-pound, lighted shovel signaled the ground-breaking of The Pyra- The Pyramid poses a striking landmark from any direction in
mid in what was termed “The Big Dig.” Memphis. Pictured above is the view from Tom Lee Park located to the south of the arena.
OPPONENTS AT THE PYRAMID
Alabama A&M ............................................. 0-1
Alcorn State ................................................ 0-1
Arkansas .................................................... 3-3
Arkansas-Little Rock .................................... 0-2
Arkansas-Pine Bluff ..................................... 0-2
Arkansas State ............................................ 0-2
Austin Peay State ........................................ 1-1
Ball State .................................................... 0-1
BYU ........................................................... 0-1
Charlotte .................................................... 1-3
Cincinnati ................................................... 4-5
Christian Brothers ....................................... 0-2
Dayton ....................................................... 0-2
DePaul ....................................................... 5-5
Detroit ....................................................... 0-1
Eastern Kentucky......................................... 0-1
Florida A&M ............................................... 0-2
Florida Atlantic ............................................ 0-1
Florida International ..................................... 0-1
Furman ...................................................... 0-1
Georgia State .............................................. 0-4
Georgetown................................................ 2-0
Gonzaga ..................................................... 1-0
Grambling State .......................................... 0-1
Houston ..................................................... 3-5
Howard ...................................................... 0-1
Idaho ......................................................... 0-1
Illinois ........................................................ 0-1
Jackson State .............................................. 1-8
Kansas State ............................................... 0-1
Long Beach State ........................................ 0-1
Louisiana at Lafayette ................................... 0-3
Louisiana at Monroe .................................... 0-6
Louisville .................................................... 1-4
Marquette .................................................. 3-5
Miami (Fla.) ................................................ 1-1
Minnesota .................................................. 0-1
Mississippi.................................................. 1-2
Missouri ..................................................... 0-1
Murray State ............................................... 0-2
New Mexico ............................................... 0-1
Nicholls State ............................................. 0-1
UNC Greensboro ........................................ 0-1
UNC Wilmington ......................................... 0-1
North Carolina State .................................... 1-0
Northwestern State...................................... 0-1
Oklahoma................................................... 0-1
Old Dominion ............................................. 0-1
Robert Morris ............................................. 0-1
Saint Louis .................................................. 1-7
Sam Houston State ...................................... 0-1
San Francisco ............................................. 0-1
Southeastern Louisiana ................................ 0-2
Southern Mississippi ................................... 3-8
Southeast Missouri ...................................... 0-1
South Florida .............................................. 1-7
Temple ....................................................... 2-1
Tennessee .................................................. 3-3
Tennessee-Chattanooga ............................... 0-1
Tennessee-Martin ........................................ 0-2
Tennessee Tech .......................................... 0-2
TCU ........................................................... 0-2
Texas-San Antonio ....................................... 0-1
Texas Southern ........................................... 0-2
Tulane ........................................................ 1-7
UAB ........................................................... 2-9
UTEP ......................................................... 0-1
Vanderbilt ................................................... 1-2
Villanova .................................................... 0-1
Virginia Commonwealth ............................... 0-1
Wofford ..................................................... 0-1
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MEMPHIS SUPPORT GROUPS
Tiger Clubs
The Tiger Club Room at The Pyramid opened in 1997 and serves as the hospitality area for Super, Scholarship
and Platinum level donors.
The Tiger Clubs are The University of
Memphis’s annual fund-raising program for
intercollegiate athletics. The Tiger Clubs are
managed in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by The University of
Memphis, Conference USA, and the NCAA.
The governing body of the Tiger Clubs is
the Tiger Club Board of Directors. The president of this year’s organization is former First
Tennessee executive John C. Kelley.
The main goal of the Tiger Clubs is to
provide a base of fund-raising services for
alumni and friends who support the following
University of Memphis athletic programs:
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Cross Country
Football
Women’s Golf
Men’s Golf
Rifle
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Men’s Tennis
Women's Tennis
Men's Track & Field
Women’s Track &
Field
Volleyball
Annual contributions extend scholarship
opportunities to student-athletes, maintain
and improve physical facilities, and advance
Memphis’s place in the national spotlight.
Members of the Tiger Clubs play a direct role
in the success of Memphis athletics.
Annual gifts to the Tiger Clubs compliment and supplement the reserves from ticket
sales, radio and television rights fees, corporate sponsorships and other sources of income. With more than 3,000 members, the
Tiger Clubs raises approximately $4.5 million
each year.
Contributors to the Tiger Clubs receive
many benefits, including priority seating for
regular season home athletic events and
post-season games, automobile decals, recognition in football game programs, newsletters, invitations to special functions, and other
interesting items.
The Tiger Clubs are run by associate
athletic director Kevin Grothe, assistant athletic director Melissa Moore, assistant athletic director Scott Rabenold, annual giving
coordinator Darian Westerfield and administrative assistant Connie Diffie.
Highland Hundred
Almost 50 years ago, several Memphis
area businessmen gathered one night on
Highland Avenue and formed the Memphis
football booster group, the Highland Hundred.
At its inception in 1954, the group, now
regarded as one of the most energetic organizations in the nation, had just eight members and set its initial goal at a membership of
100. The group membership now totals over
600. But their goal remains the same, to
promote Tiger football.
The activities and projects of the Highland
Hundred are many and varied. The group
sponsors a barbecue contest, a preseason
kickoff banquet and a golf tournament. In
addition, the Highland Hundred has undertaken serveral major projects like the restoration of Murphy Athletic Training Center and
the purchase of a Lexicon Video Sports Editing System. Recently, the club funded lights
for Memphis’ practice facility. The club also
sponsors the Senior Banquet.
The group, once featured in Sports Illustrated, received national attention in 1972,
when it purchased a Bengal Tiger mascot,
TOM (which stands for Tigers-Of-Memphis).
TOM I died in February 1992 and the Highland Hundred purchased TOM II, who is
housed at Saint Nix Farms in his own 3,500
square-foot habitat.
Rebounders Club
The Rebounders Club is entering its 34th
year as the support group for the University
of Memphis basketball program.
The organization consists of almost 500
members. Again this season, the Rebounders
will maintain a special room at all home games
that is available to all members and their
guests.
The Rebounders promote the annual BlueGray scrimmage, the annual golf scramble,
the end of the year awards banquet, Midnight
Madness, the club room on the arena floor
and many special projects which the coach
asks the group to assist him with throughout
the year.
Other Support Groups
Bullpen Club..................................Baseball
Side Out Club............................. Volleyball
UM Supporter’s Club ..................... Soccer
Fastbreak Club .........Women’s Basketball
M Club ........................................ All Sports
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ATHLETIC ACADEMICS
The University of Memphis’ Center for Athletic
Academic Services (CAAS) is dedicated to the academic and personal development of all Tiger studentathletes. Their mission is to provide support services to
ensure that U of M student-athletes succeed in the
classroom and obtain undergraduate degrees. The
services include orientation programs, tutoring,
mentoring, academic counseling, study hall and academic advising.
In March 2002, vast improvements were beginning to take place in the CAAS. At that time, Dr. Joe
Luckey, took over the staff after spending the previous
10 years at Austin Peay State. Dr. Luckey, who was
nationally recognized for his outstanding leadership in
1999, came to Memphis with a vision. In just one short
year, Dr. Luckey has recruited six new staff members,
has instituted new academic programs, designed and
inspired two special sections of ACAD 1100 for student-athletes and has transitioned his office from the
basement of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse to the newlyrenovated Wilder Tower.
Dr. Luckey heads a staff of five which includes
assistant director Nicole Green, counselors Becky
Kolenbrander, Bridget VanLandeghem and Maria Tyson
and office coordinator Dorothy Gillard. In addition to
the full-time staff, the CAAS utilizes 10-20 tutors, graduate assistants and student workers. CAAS has a unique
responsibility as an office as it provides academic services to all student-athletes and conducts all necessary
paperwork for NCAA academic compliance. Green,
who was hired May 2003, was brought in specifically
to handle NCAA, conference and institutional compliance matters associated with prospective and current
student-athletes. The four counselors are assigned to
specific sports, working with those student-athletes and
coaching staffs.
At the 2002 Fall Orientation, Dr. Luckey challenged the Center’s staff, the coaching staffs and the
student-athletes to collaboratively enhance the academic performance of U of M student-athletes. The
Center made progress in that regard in the fall with the
student-athlete GPAs averaging 2.67, and with seven
teams earning GPAs of 3.0 or higher. All in all, 109
student-athletes earned GPAs of 3.0 or higher in the
fall. Among that group, 53 were included on the U of
M Deans’ List for achieving GPAs of 3.5 or better. The
following eight athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA:
Josetta Brooks (track), Josey Edwards (golf), Rebecca
Garner (tennis), Lisa Hyman (track), Nathan Orie (tennis), Scott Scherer (football), Kristan Wilson (soccer)
Dr. Joe Luckey
Director, Academic
Services
Nicole Green
Assistant Director
and Heather Woolls (track).
The CAAS received a new home during the summer of 2003 upon the completion of the Wilder Tower.
In addition to the CAAS, the Wilder Tower will house
the offices of admissions, the bursar, financial aid, the
registrar, student development and academic advising.
A total of 8,000 square feet, encompassing the entire
sixth and seventh floors of the tower, have been designated for the CAAS. The area will
support 31 student computer stations, 17 offices and several study
tables.
Inspired by Dr. Luckey, two
special sections of ACAD 1100, Introduction to the University, were offered to student-athletes only, and were
taught by Dr. Luckey and Kolenbrander last fall. The
class was so well received that a third section was offered in 2003 so that all freshman student-athletes could
be included in the course. The two sections last year
were attended by 55 student-athletes, including all
freshmen in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball. Students who participated in the
class earned an average of 15.4 credit hours, and an
average GPA of 3.045.
Three academic programs are sponsored by the
CAAS as a means of honoring the top student-athletes
at The U of M. The Tiger 3.0 Club recognizes studentathletes who earn grade point averages of 3.0 during
the fall/spring semesters, while the Tiger Academic
Thirty is dedicated to the 30 student-athletes with the
best grade point average on each team, and then the
next best group of athletes, totaling 30 athletes. The
final honor, the TEAM GPA Award, is presented to the
male and female team with the best grade point average for the semester.
With a qualified and dedicated staff in place, and
a new spacious work area dedicated entirely to all Tiger student-athletes, Dr. Luckey
expects graduation rates to
climb, and well-rounded stuConference USA Honors
dent-athletes to emerge upon
Following the 2001-02 athletic season, two University of Memphis
their graduation from The U of
athletes received one of the highest honors issued by Conference USA.
M.
U of M football player Scott Scherer and Lady Tiger basketball player
Just in the last couple
Lauren Jackson were two of six athletes in the league who received C-USA
of years, University of Memphis
Postgraduate Scholarships in the amount of $4,000. It marked the first
student-athletes have received
time that two athletes from the same school received such an honor.
some of the top league and naJackson completed her collegiate career in 2002 while Scherer enrolled
tional awards. Following the
as a graduate student for his senior season.
2001-02 athletic season, two U
Additionally, 19 University of Memphis athletes received the
of M athletes received one of the
Commissioner’s Medal for carrying a 3.75 grade point average this past
highest honors issued by Conschool year.
ference USA. UM football player
Memphis had 111 athletes honored on the league’s honor roll for
Scott Scherer and Lady Tiger
having a 3.00 gpa. Memphis basketball player Duane Erwin was one of
basketball player Lauren Jackson
the Tigers named to the Conference USA Honor Roll.
were two of six athletes in the
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league who received a C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship in the amount of $4,000. This was the first time
ever that two athletes from the same school received
such an honor.
This past year, 19 student-athletes were honored
by Conference USA with the Commissioner’s Medal
for posting a grade point average of 3.75 or higher,
and the U of M was one of only two schools to have
three athletes named as C-USA Scholar Athletes of the
Year. The honor went to Lisa-Marie Hyman (track),
Sabrina Lindemann (tennis) and Chris Schmidt (soccer). This was also only the second time that Memphis
was represented for this award. The last time occurred
in 1995-96 when three athletes were honored.
Memphis student-athletes also represented the
school well nationally, as seven Tiger athletes received
the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards, and five received Verizon Academic All-America recognition.
Academic Highlights
• At the completion of the 2002-03 academic year, 215 studentathletes had achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Sixteen student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 average during the
fall or spring semesters.
• The athletic department was led in team grade point average for
the year by Women’s Golf and Women’s Tennis. Men’s Tennis, Volleyball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Tennis and Women’s Soccer all
achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Baseball earned its highest GPA as a team since Fall, 1995; Men’s
Basketball recorded its highest GPA since 1990; and Football posted
its highest team GPA ever.
• Women’s Tennis leads the way with 17 straight semesters of a 3.0
GPA or higher, and owns four straight semesters of a 3.5 or better.
Volleyball and Women’s Golf follow closely with 12 semesters and
10 semesters of a GPA of 3.0 or higher, respectively.
• 57 U of M student-athletes graduated during the 2002-03 academic year, and an additional 21 student-athletes graduated in Aug.
2003.
• 111 student-athletes were named to the C-USA
Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher. 19 student-athletes were honored with a Commissioner’s Medal with
a 3.75 or higher.
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ATHLETIC ST AFF
STELLA GREEN
Olympic Sports Sec.
CAROL MURRAY
Athletic Director's Office
ELLIOT PERRY
Tiger Clubs
KATIE RUMP
Asst. Compliance Director
BETTY RUSSELL
Women's BKB Secretary
SHERRI SCHWARTZ
FTB Recruiting Secretary
RONNIE VINSON
Business Office
JENNIF ER WAL KER
Administrative Asst.
DARIAN WESTER FIEL D
Tiger Clubs
LUNETHA PRYOR
Basketball Secretary
DR. RODNEY SMITH
Faculty Adviser
LETONIA WIL LIAMS
Ticket Office
CHITRA RAMPER SAD
Men's BKB Secretary
CAROL REEVES
Football Admin. Secretary
CHERI GANONG-ROB INSON
Spirit Coordinator
VANESSA SMITH
Business Office
LOU STRASBERG
Travel Coordinator
LISH TRICE
Assistant to the AD
ROSANNE W IL LIAMS
Athletic Director’s Office
MARTHA WOODS
Sports Information Secretary
Tiger Club Boards
The U of M Athletic Committee
The Tiger Club Board of Directors are: Reggie Barnes, Charles
Burkett, Dr. Don Carson, Doug Collins, Bruce Demps, Curtis
Dillihunt, Wade Duke, Randy Fishman, Glenna Flautt, Dianne Fry,
Alan Graf, Kay Kelly, Stillman McFadden, Jackson Moore, Dr. Robert
Richardson, Van Weinberg, John Kelley - President, William N.
Morris, Rick Spell, Harold Byrd, Jim Kelly, Rick Masson, Tim Dulin,
Dr, Larry Edwards, Beverley Dunn, Win Rainey and Joe Barkley.
The Athletic Committee at the U of M is comprised of a chairman, Dr.
Rodney Smith, professor in the Dr. Cecil C. Humphreys Law School and eight
faculty and staff members who serve four-year terms on a staggered basis. The
committee also includes two student voting members.
The purpose of the committee is to serve in an advisory capacity to the
president on matters involving athletics. The committee assists in the development of broad program policies for the University men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs. The committee also reviews and approves the policies
and procedures for awarding grant-in aid to student athletes. They certify,
through the chairman, the eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate sports.
The committee reviews proposed appointments to the coaching staff made
by the Director of Athletics and recommend to the President for appointment
by her candidates deemed qualified for the position. They review scheduling of
intercollegiate athletic contests and proposed budgets prepared by the Director
of Athletics and submit recommendations through standard University budget
review procedures.
Members of the U of M Athletic Committee include: Dr. Rodney Smith
(chairman), Dr. Don Carson (non-voting ex-officio), John W. Cothern (nonvoting ex-officio), Dr. David Cox, Dr. James Fickle, Roxanna Gee, Robert Koch,
Dr. Phillip T. Kolbe, Dr. Gladius Lewis, Dr. Ronnie Priest, Dr. Nicholas White, Dr.
Shelley White-Means, R.C. Johnson, Lynn Parkes, Dr.Shirley Raines (president),
Dr. Ralph Faudree and Dr. Joe Luckey. Student members include Abby More and
Jimond Pugh.
The Board of Visitors Athletic Advisory Committee includes:
Mike Rose - chairman, Dave Bronczek, Ben Bryant, Harold Byrd,
Bridget Chisholm, Frank Flautt, James Harwood, John Kelley, William
N. Morris, Rick Spell, Ron Terry, Pat Kerr Tigrett and Tom Watson.
Ex-officio: Willard Sparks and Jim Phillips.
Members of the Ambassador’s Club are: Ben Bryant, Hilliard
Crews, William Dunavant, Frank Flautt, Janet January, William N.
Morris, Mike Rose, Elkan Scheidt, Fred Smith, Willard Sparks, Rick
Spell, Elaine Springer, John Stokes, and Tom Watson.
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ATHLETIC STAFF
Assistant Coaches
TONY BARBEE
Men’s Basketball
CRAIG BOLLER
Football
TOM CROSS
Women's Basketball
BROOKS DONALD
Women’s Basketball
JOHN DOWDY
Rifle
JOE LEE DUNN
Football
RANDY FICHTNER
Football
JODI FISHER
Women’s Soccer
JOHN FLOWERS
Football
PAUL GOEBEL
Men’s Tennis
ANGELA GRAZIANI
Volleyball
CLAY HELTON
Football
JONAS HOLDEMAN
Track & Field/Cross
Country
GEORGE HOLT
Baseball
RUSS HUESMAN
Football
JEEP HUNTER
Football
TIM KEANE
Football
DEREK KELLOGG
Men’s Basketball
RICK MALLORY
Football
SYTIA MESSER
Women’s Basketball
KEVIN ROBINSON
Track & Field
JENNI ROSELLI
Volleyball
CHRIS RUMPH
Football
ED SCHILLING
Men’s Basketball
NATE SAMS
Baseball
LARRY OWENS
Baseball
MILT WAGNER
Men’s Basketball
Athletic Department Support Staff
ROBBIE ALLRED
W. Basketball Secretary
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Business Office
BARBARA CHAPMAN
Olympic Sports
Secretary
LAWSON CULVER
Computer Specialist
CONNIE DIFFEE
Tiger Clubs
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DAVE ERWIN
Business Office
CAROL FREDER ICK
Ticket Office
MEMPHIS HEAD COACHES
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Memphis
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Dave Anderson led his squad to one of the greatest turnarounds of any
NCAA baseball program in 2001. Memphis increased its win total from
15 in 2000 to 34 in 2001. Junior Daniel Uggla was named to the all-CUSA first team and to two all-America squads, and he was also selected
as a semifinalist for the Dick Howser National Player of the Year award.
The Tigers struggled in 2003, but Jarrett Grube was named the C-USA
Pitcher of the week twice during the season.
Clarion State, 1982
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
3 years
71-31
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John Calipari led the Tigers to a National Championship at the 2002
NIT, and through 11 seasons has the fifth-best career start in wins in
NCAA Division I history. In 2002-03, the Tigers returned to the NCAA
Tournament for the first time in seven years. Memphis posted a 237 record and won a second straight C-USA National Division title
with a 13-3 league record. Memphis averaged 16,643 at The Pyramid, the seventh-best fan total in the nation.
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Southern Miss, 1984
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Joye Lee-McNelis has done wonders for the Lady Tiger basketball program. In her career, she has led Memphis to seven straight post-season appearance, and has coached 14 all-conference players and two
WNBA players. She has also won five conference championships in
her 12 years at Memphis, and earned her 200th win in 2002-03. A
former Southern Miss basketball player, McNelis was inducted into the
USM Hall of Fame in 1997.
Alma Mater
Tennessee, 1985
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
2 years
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Jonas Holdeman joined the Lady Tiger track and cross country teams
as an assistant coach in charge of the distance program. He spent the
past two years as the track and field and cross country coach of the
sports club program at North Carolina. There, he worked with over 40
athletes, developing training programs for all the runners. Under
Holdeman’s guidance, UNC sport club track and field won the last two
ACC Club Championships.
Alma Mater
Tennessee, 1976
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
2 years
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The 21st head football coach at The U of M, Tommy West is primed to
send this Tiger squad in the right direction. In 2001, West’s Tigers
came within seconds of breaking the school’s 30-year bowl drought.
Memphis finished the year with a 5-6 record, matching the most wins
by the U of M since 1994. The Tigers struggled with injuries in 2002
and finished the year at 3-9. Despite the disappointing season, eight
Tigers were named to various all-Conference USA teams.
Alma Mater
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Grant Robbins, a former Tiger golf letterman and three-year all-conference selection, has returned to The University of Memphis to take
over the program. For the past four years, Robbins has served as the
head golf coach at UNC-Wilmington and turned that program into a
nation power, winning 11 tournaments and advancing to the NCAA.
Robbins played for the Tigers from 1991-94 and after receiving his
master's degree, served as an assistant at Penn State.
Alma Mater
Miami, 1990
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
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Sheryl Maize joined the U of M staff in August 2002 and inherited a
squad that interim coach Katie Rump led to two tournament titles the
prior season. The 2001 squad also earned its sixth NCAA Regional
tournament in seven years. Maize, a former standout at the University
of Miami (Fla.), has been the head coach at Augsburg College in Minnesota since the fall of 2000. In her collegiate career, she had four Top
10 finishes and 11 Top 20 finishes. She has spent the summers as an
instructor for the Ben Sutton Golf School in Sun City, Fla.
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Richie Grant is in his fifth year at the helm of the men’s soccer program after guiding Memphis to a 14-6 record in 2000, and earning CUSA Coach of the Year honors. In 2002, Grant led the Tigers to their
seventh 10-win season in the past 10 years. They also managed an
undefeated, 7-0-1, mark in non-league play. In his tenure, Grant has
coached 12 C-USA all-conference honorees.
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Butch Woolbright has spent the last 11 years at the helm of the U of M
rifle squad. He has been honored as Coach of the Year by both Conference USA (1998) and the Great Midwest (1993). Woolbright’s shooters have won three gold, two silver and one bronze individual conference medals, and his squads have placed in the top tier of league competition during his tenure as coach. In 2002-03, freshman Beth Tidmore
was named the first rifle all-American at Memphis.
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Brooks Monaghan enters his fourth year as head coach for the Lady
Tiger soccer program. He is no stranger to the program, having enjoyed a stellar goalkeeping career at The U of M in the early 90s.
Monaghan led Memphis to a 9-11 record in his first year, which was
the second-best finish by a UM squad in six years. In 2002, Monaghan
guided his young squad to the C-USA Tournament for the first time
since 1997.
Alma Mater
Memphis, 1976
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
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Phil Chamberlain has already made an impact at The U of M. A year after
guiding his 2001 squad to its first appearance in the ITA’s national-rankings
in 25 years, Chamberlain led his 2002 team to one of its best seasons in
history with a 16-8 record. Eight of Memphis’ 16 wins were over ranked
teams, and Memphis was undefeated in C-USA action. Chamberlain has
coached seven individuals to all-C-USA honors. He was inducted into
the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001.
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A member of The U of M women’s tennis program for over three decades as both a coach and a player, Charlotte Peterson has seen much
of Memphis’ tennis history, including coaching the top two career
singles victories leaders—Annika Ewaldson and Christina Ladyman. The
U of M sent three individuals to the ITA Southeast Regionals for the first
time in four years in 2000. Peterson played for The U of M from 197072. She notched her 300th career win in 2002.
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Rhodes College, 1962
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
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Glenn Hays has coached seven all-Americans, six national champs,
one world record holder and four conference freshmen of the year
in his 32 years. Since joining C-USA in 1996, Hays has guided 27
conference champs, including Gaute Myklbust who set school
records in the shot put and discus and won conference titles in both.
Myklbust was also named Conference USA Outdoor Track Athlete of
the Year in 2003.
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The U of M reinstated women’s track in 1985 after a three-year hiatus
and Brenda Cash has been rebuilding the program ever since. The
results are most obvious in the record book, where all but six school
records have been reset, including eight during 2003. Keenan Gibson
was thefirst female to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in
the 200-meter dash. Lisa- Marie Hyman is a three-time C-USA triple
jump champion under Cash.
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Carrie Yerty begins her eighth season at the helm of the volleyball
program. Last season, she led Memphis to a 19-15 finish -- just one
win shy of her second straight 20-win season. Heather Watts earned
the program’s first Verizon Academic All-District honor since 2000.
Yerty has coached four all-conference honorees, including Amie
Hamilton who was named to the all-C-USA second team in 2001.
CARRIE YERTY
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
Lamar Chance
Jennifer Rodrigues
Fred Stewart
Al Brown
Director of M Club
Al Brown is in his 13th year as the director
of The University of Memphis M Club. The M
Club is the letterman's organization for the institution.
A former letterman himself, Brown played
baseball for the Tigers from 1947-48. He played
professional baseball and worked as a professional scout in the Chicago White Sox organization in the 1950s and returned to Memphis in
the 1960s as head baseball coach.
During his tenure as the Tigers’ baseball
coach, Brown compiled an overall record of 156118-4 in nine seasons. His 1964 and 1965 teams
won 21 games, marking the first 20-win seasons
in the school's history. Brown's teams posted
winning records in seven of his nine seasons at
the helm.
When he left The U of M in 1971, he joined
the Memphis Park Commission and later was
named as the manager of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. He remained with the city of Memphis until rejoining the staff at Memphis in 1991.
Brown's duties with the M Club include hosting the annual M Club Sports Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremonies each fall.
Lamar Chance
Asst. Media Relations Director
Lamar Chance is in his first year on the U of M
Athletic Media Relations staff. He comes to Memphis after spending the previous eight years in
the Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations office, the
last six as the department's associate director. In
his associate position, he was responsible for the
day-to-day publicity operations for men's basketball, editing of the football gameday programs,
as well as assisting with football.
Chance graduated from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 with a degree in
Radio, Television, Motion Pictures. He worked as
a student assistant in the UNC SID office for two
years.
Upon graduation, Chance accepted an internship at the University of Connecticut, where he
served as the media relations contact for base-
Syra Thibault
ball, hockey and women's soccer during the
1991-92 season.
Before his arrival at Ole Miss, Chance served
as Assistant Media Relations Director at the University of Massachusetts. While at UMass from
1992-95, he oversaw the publicity of the school's
25 Olympic sports and handled women's basketball and football duties as well.
Chance is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America. A native of
Albemarle, N.C., he worked the 1996 and 1997
NCAA Women's Basketball Final Fours and the
1995 NCAA Field Hockey Final Four.
Jennifer Rodrigues
Assoc. Media Relations Director
Jennifer Rodrigues enters her sixth year
as the associate athletic media relations director
at The University of Memphis.
She is responsible for the publicity and promotion of The U of M women's athletic programs,
as well as serving as the secondary contact for
football. The primary media contact for women's
basketball, Rodrigues also is responsible for
overseeing the work of the athletic media relations graduate and student assistants, and monitoring the budget. In March 2000, she served
as the assistant Media Coordinator of the NCAA
Men’s 1st and 2nd Round tournament, and a
year later served as the media coordinator for
the NCAA Women's Basketball Mideast Regional.
In 2002, she volunteered at the Mideast Regional
hosted by Marquette University.
A 1995 graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Rodrigues joined The U of M
after serving two years as an assistant media relations director at Mississippi State where she
was the primary contact for women's basketball
and softball. She also assisted in the game-day
operations for football, volleyball and men's basketball. Her 1998 softball media guide was
judged third in the nation by CoSIDA and her
cover received the Best In the Nation honor.
Prior to Mississippi State, Rodrigues served
as assistant SID for women's athletics at Northern Arizona University. She also served as interim SID at NAU and handled men's basketball
and football prior to accepting the job at MSU.
The New Orleans, La., native received her
bachelor's degree in journalism at USL. While
at USL, she served as a student assistant in the
sports information office, where she was the media contact for volleyball and the nationallyranked Lady Cajun softball team. She was honored in 1995 by CoSIDA as her softball guide
placed third nationally.
Rodrigues, 30, is married to Mike Rodrigues,
who is an assistant athletic trainer for the U of
M. The couple has a daughter, Alyssa, who was
born on Nov. 27, 2002.
Fred Stewart
Business Manager
Fred Stewart is in his 17th year as the athletic business manager at the University of
Memphis.
A native of Bruce, Mississippi, Stewart
moved to Memphis with his family in 1963 and
graduated from Frayser High School in 1967.
Stewart entered the United States Navy in
1968 and served for two years on the aircraft
carrier USS Kearsarge CVA-21.
He began working at International Harvester in 1968 before joining the Navy and
returned to the company in 1970. Stewart enrolled in The U of M while working at IH and
received his BBA in accounting in 1978. He
moved into the accounting office at Harvester
in 1978 and remained there for seven years.
Stewart, who enjoys playing and reading
about sports, was hired as athletic business
manager at the University of Memphis in 1986.
Syra Thibault
Director of Marketing/
Promotions
Syra Thibault is in her third year as the director of marketing and promotions for the university.
Thibault joined the staff from the University
of South Alabama where she served as the marketing and promotions directorfor three years,
while earning her degree. She graduated from
USA in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in sport
and event marketing. She has also organized
and assisted such events as the GMAC Mobile
Alabama Bowl, Sun Belt Conference Tournaments, NCAA First/Second Round and BayFest.
A native of Baton Rouge, La., Thibault worked
two years at the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis,
Miss., prior to attending USA, and has also
worked at Casino Magic in Biloxi. From 199498 she worked with marketing, sales and special events for both properties.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
Bob Winn
Melissa Moore
Bob Winn
Assistant Athletic Director
Bob Winn, a native of Roanoke, Virginia, is in
his 29th year with The University of Memphis athletic department. For the past 16 years Winn has
served as assistant athletic director for media relations.
The chairman of the Conference USA Sports
Information Directors in 1995-96, Winn is a 1974
graduate of the University of Memphis, holding a
bachelor’s degree in journalism.
During his tenure with the Tigers, he has promoted 24 football All-Americans, including national
award winners Joe Allison, who received the Lou
Groza Award in 1993, and Ryan White, who was
named to the 2000 Playboy All-American squad,
12 basketball All-Americans, five baseball AllAmericans and three track All-Americans. In addition, Winn served as media coordinator for four
NCAA Regionals (1984, 1995, 1997, 2001), five
NIT Tournaments, five Metro Conference Tournaments, one Great Midwest Conference Tournament
and two Conference USA Tournaments. He also
served as the official scorer for the Women's NCAA
East Regional Golf Tournament in Memphis.
Winn was inducted into the All-American Football Foundation Hall of Fame in May 1998, receiving the Scoop Hudgins award for media relations.
In addition to his duties with The U of M, Winn
has served as the media coordinator for the PGA
Tour stop in Memphis, the FedEx St. Jude Classic
for 29 years and has assisted with the press box
operation for the annual St. Jude Liberty Bowl,
which is played in Memphis in December.
A 1966 graduate of Patrick Henry High School
in Roanoke, Winn is a member of the College
Sports Information Directors of America was honored by CoSIDA in 2000 for 25 years of service in
the SID profession.
Melissa Moore
Assistant Athletic Director
Melissa Moore, a graduate of The University of
Memphis, is in her 18th year as a member of the
athletic department and her 15th with the Tiger Clubs
staff. She has served as Tiger Clubs coordinator for
eight years and has been an assistant athletic director for the past nine years.
Steve Stroud
Sally Andrews
A 1985 graduate of the University of Memphis,
Moore received her BBA with a major in accounting. During her tenure as a student, Moore worked
in the Athletic Academic Office and moved to the
Athletic Department, working in the athletic
director's office and the basketball office before joining the staff of the Tiger Clubs in 1986.
Moore oversees the operation of the Tiger Clubs,
which includes contributions for the general scholarship fund, gift-in-kind, the Tiger Clubs Auction and
the Tiger Club Golf Tournament. She most recently
was instrumental in initiating the on-line auction for
The U of M.
As an undergraduate student, Moore received
an early taste of athletics. She was a featured majorette with the University of Memphis band, the Mighty
Sound of the South, from 1980-84. The band performed at all U of M football and basketball games.
She was named to the Outstanding Young
Women of America in 1985.
The native Memphian is a graduate of
Germantown High School.
Steve Stroud
Assistant Athletic Director
Steven Stroud, who serves as the assistant athletic director for annual giving, joined the Tigers
in January 2003. He is responsible for the Tiger
Clubs annual giving campaign, which includes
overseeing the Tiger Clubs Fund Drive and working closely with many of the over 3,000 Tiger
Clubs donors.
Stroud graduated from the University of
Georgia, where he worked with athletic marketing and promotions. While at Georgia, he received his B.B.A. in 2000 with a double major in
marketing and finance. He went on to receive
his master’s degree in sports administration from
St. Thomas University in 2001.
Stroud joined the U of M staff from the University of Miami, where he served as the assistant director of annual giving. During his tenure
with the Hurricanes, annual giving doubled over
a three-year period. He also contributed to three
separate capital campaigns, including a $50 million on-campus basketball arena.
Stroud and his wife, Deirdre, an interior designer, reside in Cordova.
Murray Armstrong
Al Brown
Sally Andrews
Assistant Director of Compliance
Sally Andrews, who previously served as
women's golf coach for the Lady Tigers, is in her
12th year as assistant compliance coordinator for
The U of M.
A 1982 graduate of Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Andrews lettered for four years
in basketball and volleyball.
A golfer who took up the game at an early
age, the native Memphian established herself as
one of the top women players in the Mid-South.
She was a six-time Memphis city women's champion.
Andrews was named as the head women's
golf coach in 1987 and remained in that position
for five years. Her 1988 team won the UAB Lady
Blazer Tournament, the first victory ever for a
Lady Tiger golf team.
Murray Armstrong
Director of Facilities
Murray Armstrong has served under eight
head football coaches during his 40-year tenure at the University of Memphis. He was hired
by former head coach and athletic director Billy
J. Murphy in 1962.
Armstrong has been involved with every
facet of college football at Memphis. He has been
an assistant freshman coach, head freshman
coach, varsity defensive end coach, kicking
coach, special teams coach, academic advisor
and administrative aid during his tenure with the
Tigers.
He serves as the coordinator of the Billy J.
Murphy Athletic Complex.
A 1961 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Armstrong was a first team all-Southeastern
Conference academic selection in 1961. Armstrong was a three-year letterman for the Volunteers. He received his degree in sociology and
biology from Tennessee and has since earned
his master’s degree from The University of Memphis.
Armstrong and his wife, Joan, have two children Sterritt, a 1990 West Point graduate, and
Brence, a 1997 graduate of Memphis.
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Kevin Grothe
Lynn Parkes
Bill Lofton
Associate Athletic
Director
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Alabama, 1973
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Memphis, 1972
Kevin Grothe is in his eighth year as associate athletic director for external affairs
at the University of Memphis. He is responsible for overseeing the athletic department's
external operations, including fund raising,
marketing and promotions, media relations,
ticketing, merchandising and licensing, and
the spirit squads.
The University of Memphis Tiger Clubs
have set new records for gift giving six of
the past seven years. During the past year,
Tiger Club gifts totaled nearly $4.5 million.
Grothe came to Memphis after spending
two years as assistant commissioner for corporate development at the Mid-America
Conference in Toledo, Ohio. His responsibilities included coordinating and developing sponsorship packages for the MAC television and radio networks.
The 40-year-old Grothe worked as assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions at Miami University from 19891993. He coordinated marketing and promotions for 19 men's and women's intercollegiate sports programs at Miami and
managed all activities for the Red and White
Club.
Prior to joining the staff at Miami, Grothe
worked as the assistant director of sports
marketing and promotions at the University
of Iowa for four years.
Grothe received his bachelor of arts degree from Iowa in 1985. He is a member of
the Public Relations Society of America, the
National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators and the National Association of Athletic Development Directors.
He currently is the chair of Conference USA’s
development directors committee.
Lynn Parkes is in her 20th year as the
senior women's administrator for The U of
M. As such, she oversees eight intercollegiate sports of women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's golf, men's and
women's track and men's and women's tennis. Parkes also oversees the areas of compliance and student-athlete services.
Prior to devoting full-time to her role as
associate athletic director, Parkes spent 11
years as the head women's golf coach at
Memphis.
A native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Parkes
is a 1973 graduate of the University of Alabama. She was a member of the Crimson
Tide women's golf team and competed in the
National Collegiate Championship Tournament her final three years of college.
Following graduation, she taught for two
years at Loretto (TN) High School as a physical education instructor. Parkes came to The
University of Memphis in 1975 to complete
her graduate degree in physical education
and at the same time, started the women's
golf program.
In addition to her administration of the
women's sports programs, Parkes is compliance director for the University of Memphis Athletic Department. As such, she is
Memphis’ liaison to Conference USA and the
NCAA in adherence to the rules and regulations of those two organizations.
A former member of the LPGA, Parkes
served as chair of the NCAA Women's Golf
Committee. She has served as tournament
director of the 1995 NCAA East Golf Regional
hosted by Memphis, as well as the 2000
NCAA Women's Basketball Mideast Regional
Tournament.
Currently, Parkes sits on the NCAA
Women’s Basketball Committee whose
charge is the selection and conduct of the
NCAA National Championship. She also
serves on various task force and committees
within Conference USA.
Bill Lofton came to the Tiger athletic department in 1994 as associate athletic director for finance and management. He is responsible for overseeing the athletic department budget and the day-to-day operation
of the department in the absence of the athletic director.
A graduate of Memphis, Lofton came to
the athletic department after serving for 10
years as the manager of financial planning
for the University.
Lofton, who was named the University's
Administrative Employee of the Year in 199091, has over 20 years of financial management experience in the areas of budget management, implementation of computer systems, cost accounting and auditing financial
procedures.
A native of Memphis, Lofton graduated
from Trezevant High School in 1968 and enrolled at Memphis. He received his B.B.A. in
management and marketing in 1972.
He began his business career with International Harvester in 1972, starting as a cost
accountant and advancing to senior cost accountant and office systems and procedures
analyst.
In 1981 he left International Harvester to
become vice president of business affairs for
The Memphis College of Arts. He was responsible for the budgeting, purchasing and
fund raising, while supervising the financial
operation and facility management.
Lofton joined the staff at the University of
Memphis in 1984 as the manager of Financial Planning.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
R.C. Johnson
Athletic Director
Iowa, 1965
R.C. Johnson, who has worked for
more than 30 years in athletic administration and served as athletic director at
Temple University, was named the Director of Athletics at The University of Memphis on December 29, 1995.
Johnson came aboard in February of
1996 and immediately set forth in putting
together one of the most renowned staffs
in school history. Since his arrival, Johnson
has hired such high-profile coaches as
former Clemson head football coach
Tommy West, former New Jersey Nets and
UMass head basketball coach John Calipari
and former Los Angeles Dodger shortstop
Dave Anderson as baseball coach.
With his staff completed, the Illinois native set his sights on revamping the University of Memphis athletic facilities and that
goal is now coming to completion.
Johnson initiated the start of a capital
campaign to add a new 8,000 square-foot
football and basketball office complex to the
current Athletic Office Building, a new basketball practice facility and a complete renovation of the Murphy Athletic Complex on
Memphis’s south campus.
The eight-million dollar campaign is the
largest fund raising effort in the history of
Memphis athletics and should bring the Tiger athletic facilities on-line with Conference USA sister institutions.
During the spring of 1999, Johnson negotiated one of the richest radio broadcast
package in Tiger athletic history with WMCAM 790 in Memphis. The three-year agreement called for WMC to pay the University
approximately $1.2 million for football and
men's basketball rights.
In his short tenure, Johnson has created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, the
Tiger Clubs Board of Directors and the athletic director's Ambassador's Club.
Johnson has conducted several meet-
ings with the Memphis Park Commission self, Johnson served as an assistant footto add a greater presence for the Tigers in ball coach at Mankato State University from
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Numerous 1968-74. He coached at Youngstown State
signs appear in the Liberty Bowl indicating University during the 1967 and ’68 seathat the stadium is the “home of the Tigers.” sons. Prior to joining the staff at YoungAt Temple, Johnson was responsible for stown State, Johnson served as an assisdirecting a program with more than 500 stu- tant coach at Northern Iowa for two years
dent-athletes in 20-men’s and women's in- (1965-67) and the University of Iowa
tercollegiate sports, including nationally vis- (1963-65).
ible programs in men’s basketball and footA native of Ottawa, Ill., Johnson has his
ball. He was named Temple’s director of ath- bachelor’s degree in sociology from the
letics on May 9, 1994, after a national University of Iowa and a master’s in physisearch.
cal education from the University of NorthThe former Temple athletic director en- ern Iowa.
joys a reputation for building private and
He is a member of the Football Issues
corporate support for intercollegiate athlet- Committee of the NCAA, the National Asics and for developing strong academic ser- sociation of College Directors of Athletics,
vices for student-athletes. Highlights of his the Executive Committee of the Division Itenure at Temple include: the origination A Athletic Directors Association, the C-USA
of a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee; Representative on the Board of Directors
the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for stu- of the AFCA, and he serves on the Finance,
dent-athletes; the reorganization of the Ath- Nominating, Planning, Football Scheduling,
letic Department infrastructure; chairing the and Expansion & Bowl Committees for ConAtlantic 10 Conference Membership Com- ference USA. He is also a member of the
mittee and representing the Big East Con- Shelby County Sports Authority.
ference on the Gender-Equity Task Force.
Johnson and his wife, Melba, have
Johnson was hired at Temple after three children and three grandchildren.
nearly six years as director of athletics at Miami (Ohio) University.
During his tenure at Miami University, Johnson was responsible for
numerous programs that enhanced
the stature and image of the Ohio
institution.
A strong believer in a quality
education for student-athletes,
Johnson emphasized academic integrity and excellence during his
time at Miami University. At the
time he departed for Temple, Miami University had 15 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, 62
student-athletes with a 3.50 or better GPA and 191 student-athletes
with a 3.00 GPA or better.
Before becoming athletic director at Miami University, Johnson
was athletic director at Eastern Illinois from 1980-88. He was the associate athletic director at NorthU of M athletic director R.C. Johnson and his wife, Melba, visit Memern Iowa from 1974 to 1980.
phis landmark Graceland, home of the late Elvis Prelsey.
A former football coach him-
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
University Facts
President:
Dr. Shirley Raines
Founded:
1912 as West Tennessee State Normal
School
Campus:
1,160 acres at four sites with more than
100 buildings
Enrollment:
20,000+
Accreditation:
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools. All accreditable programs are accredited.
Divisions:
College of Arts and Sciences, Fogelman
College of Business and Economics, College
of Communication and Fine Arts, College of
Education, Herff College of Engineering,
Loewenberg School of Nursing, University
College, Graduate School, Cecil C.
Humphreys School of Law, School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Worth Noting
offers master’s programs in 54 major areas.
✘ The University’s Ned R. McWherter
Library, provides one of the most electronically up-to-date information repositories
within hundreds of miles. Students are able
to tap into information stored in libraries
around the world. Library collections contain
more than 13 million items, which include
monographs, periodical volumes, federal and
state documents, maps and manuscripts.
✘ The University of Memphis School of
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
is not only one of the nation’s leading institutions of graduate education in the field, but
also plays an important role in treating speech
and language disorders in Memphis.
✘ Students at The University of Memphis
come from almost every state and more than
80 foreign countries.
✘ Biomedical engineers in the University’s
Herff College of Engineering are engaged in
research that may lead to the discovery of
new materials that can be used to replace
diseased or damaged human blood vessels.
✘ The U of M provides state-of-the-art
computing facilities for students and faculty
use, including two Tiger LAN labs that never
close. A total of 24 labs with more than 600
PC and Macintosh workstations and seven
“smart” classrooms compliment the teaching and research activities of the University.
✘ The University of Memphis has five
Centers of Excellence dedicated to scholarship and research in education, Egyptian art
and archaeology, psychology,
earthquake science and speech
The modern Ned R. McWherter Library houses more than one million
and hearing.
books and is fully computerized.
✘ The University has 25
Chairs of Excellence, more than
any other single campus in the
state. The Chairs of Excellence
are occupied by leading scholars in fields ranging from molecular biology and biomedical
engineering to accountancy,
nursing, law, art history and urban journals.
✘ The University of Memphis
awards more than 100 doctoral
degrees each year in 18 disciplines. In addition, the University
Notable Alumni
Martin S. Belz (B.B.A., 1972)
President, Belz Enterprises
Isaac Bruce (1997)
Wide Receiver for St. Louis Rams
Keith Butler (B.S., 1989)
Linebacker Coach for Cleveland Browns
Dixie Carter (B.S., 1963)
Television and stage actress
Kelly Cash (1987)
Miss America, 1987
Robert N. Clement (M.B.A., 1968)
U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
Bernice B. Donald (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1979)
Judge, Federal District Court
William B. Dunavant, Jr. (B.S., 1954)
Chairman, Dunavant Enterprises
John Dye (B.F.A., 1996)
Star of CBS’s “Touched by an Angel”
Linda Thompson Foster (B.B.A., 1973)
Miss Tennessee, 1971 & television actress
Dr. W.W. Herenton (M.A., 1966)
Mayor, City of Memphis
John S. Lang (B.S., 1964)
Writer, Scripps-Howard News Service
Bill (B.Ed., 1974) and
Nancy Walton Laurie (B.B.A., 1973)
Owners, NHL’s St. Louis Blues
Craig Leake (B.S., 1966; M.A., 1969)
Producer, CBS News
Holly K. Lillard (B.S.M.E., 1979; J.D., 1982)
Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals
R. Brad Martin (B.A., 1976)
Chairman of the Board/CEO, Sak’s Inc.
Angus McEachran (1963)
Editor/President, The Commercial Appeal
Vickie Roman Palmer (M.B.A., 1980)
Vice President/Treasurer, Coca-Cola, Inc.
Elliot Perry (B.B.A., 1991)
Played for NBA’s Phoenix Suns
Ann L. Pugh (J.D., 1975)
Judge, Shelby County General Session’s Court
Jim Rout (1962)
Former Mayor, Shelby County
William Sanderson (B.B.A., 1968; J.D. 1971)
Movie & television actor
Lynda Mead Shea (M.A., 1968)
Miss America, 1960
Charles C. Thompson II (B.S., 1964)
Author/Producer for CBS News
Fred Thompson (B.S., 1964)
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Pat Kerr Tigrett (B.F.A., 1963)
International fashion designer
Robert Wang (M.A., 1975)
President, Wang’s International
Tamika Whitmore (1999)
Player for WNBA’s New York Liberty
Dr. Albert C. Yates (B.S., 1965)
President, Colorado State University
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
Ninety-one years ago, The University of The University of Memphis has the highest academic entrance requirements of any public, four-year institution in the
Memphis began as a small state teacher’s state of Tennessee or the Mid-South.
college. Today, The U of M is a major center
for learning and research.
The University of Memphis’ roots date
back to 1912, when radio was young, motion pictures were silent and William Howard
Taft was in the White House. Named West
Tennessee State Normal School, the
institution’s main purpose was to train and
educate secondary-school teachers. It became West Tennessee State Teachers College in 1925.
Answering the need for a comprehensive
school in the Mid-South, WTSTC expanded
its curriculum. In 1941, the school’s name
changed to Memphis State College and in
1957, the college received university status
and became Memphis State University. On
July 1, 1994, the name was changed to The
University of Memphis. The U of M now has
some 20,000 students and a campus of
Excellence and 25 Chairs of Excellence. The
Tower.
1,160 acres on four different sites.
The University is guided by the principles University has a full-time faculty of over 700.
The main campus lies in the center of a
While the University’s commitment to edusprawling metropolis and combines the con- of academic integrity, sound management
venience of a large city with the atmosphere and equal opportunity. With instruction, ser- cation remains its primary focus, the campus
of a residential neighborhood. South Cam- vice and research as interdependent goals, also offers a variety of organizations, clubs,
pus, which was once a veteran’s hospital, is the University commits its resources to the honor societies and special-interest and serhome to the Billy J. Murphy Sports Complex social, cultural and economic welfare of the vice groups. There are many fraternities and
and student family housing. Students and region through partnerships with public and sororities on campus as well as a number of
faculty members can conduct environmen- private organizations. The University of Mem- other clubs. Theatrical and musical productal research at the Edward J. Meeman Bio- phis is accredited by the Commission on tions are performed on three stages at the
logical Field Station, which encompasses Colleges of the Southern Association of Col- Communication and Fine Arts Building. The
more than 600 acres of forest, wetlands and leges and Schools to award bachelor's, first University also has its own art museum.
The Elma Neal Roane Field House and the
professional, master’s, educational specialist's
fields some 25 miles from the campus.
Health and Physical Education and Recreand doctoral degrees.
The University of Memphis offers bachelor’s ation Complex house a wide range of recreThe University of Memdegrees in 50 majors and 70 concentrations; ation facilities. Students can also participate
phis offers bachelors
master’s degrees in 50 majors and doctoral in a variety of intramural sports throughout
degrees in 50 majors
degrees in 18 disciplines; one specialist de- the academic year.
Since early in this century, The University
and 70 concentrations gree and one professional degree. The University is composed of six colleges, the Gradu- of Memphis has provided quality education
through six colleges.
ate School, the Cecil C. Humphreys School of for students as well as service to the commuLaw, the Loewenberg School of Nursing, and nity. The University continues to meet the
The University of Memphis is in the midst the School of Audiology and Speech-Lan- challenges of becoming a national leader in
of several major construction projects. The guage Pathology. The colleges are: the Col- scholarship and research.
Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and lege of Arts and Sciences, the College of
Resort Management, which includes an 82- Communication and Fine Arts, the Fogelman
suite, on-campus hotel, opened in the fall of College of Business and Economics, the Col1912
West Tennessee State Normal School
2002. A new student plaza adjacent to the lege of Education, the Herff College of Engi1925
West Tennessee State Teachers College
Administration building was recently com- neering and the University College.
1941
Memphis State College
Reflecting its commitment to high-quality
pleted. Construction is nearly completed on
1957
Memphis State University
the FedEx Emerging Technology Complex as teaching and national prominence in research,
1994
The University of Memphis
well as the John Wilder Student Services The University of Memphis has five Centers of
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Shirley
Raines
President
UT Martin, 1968
Dr. Shirley C. Raines became the 11th president of The University of Memphis on July 1,
2001. She had previously been vice chancellor for academic services and dean of the
College of Education at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
She is the first woman to hold the presidency of the University, which was founded
in 1912. She is also the first woman to be
named president of a major public university in the Mid-South.
Dr. Raines earned her doctorate in education from the University of Tennessee in
Knoxville, as well as her master of science
degree. Her bachelor of science degree is
from the University of Tennessee at Martin.
She also completed the Management Development Program from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Executive
Education Program from University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
She is the author or co-author of 11
books and numerous journal articles, and is
widely regarded as an expert in early childhood and teacher education. She is the past
president of the Association for Childhood
Education International, a 108-year-old education organization with members in 72 different nations. She serves on the selection
committee for the National Teacher of the
Year and has received honors for her leadership in teacher education, including a Phi
Delta Kappa Chapter Award for Distinguished
Service to Education, and two distinguished
paper awards from the Eastern Educational
Research Association.
Before her appointment at UK, Dr. Raines
was professor and department chair of Childhood/Language Arts/Reading at the Univer-
sity of South Florida in Tampa, and associate
professor of education at George Mason University in Fairfax,Va., where she received the
Distinguished Faculty Award. She also held
higher education academic appointments at
Northeastern State University in Oklahoma,
North Carolina Wesleyan, and the University
of Alabama. She was founder and director of
the Child Care Center at Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tenn., and director of the Knox County Schools Head Start
in Knoxville, Tenn. Early in her career, Dr.
Raines was a teacher in Louisville, Ky., and
Sellersberg, Ind.
Dr. Raines is known for her effective work
with legislators on public policy issues related to higher education, literacy projects,
and community initiatives. Major themes of
her higher education leadership have been
interdisciplinary research; improving teaching, retention, and graduation rates; and
building partnerships on and off the campus.
Described in the Memphis Commercial Appeal as “powerful, prepared, and personable,” she is a much sought after speaker at
conferences, schools, and civic organizations.
A native of Bells, Tenn., about an
hour’s drive east of Memphis, she is married to retired professor Dr. Robert J.
Canady. In his retirement, Bob is a
stained glass artist and a private pilot.
Bob and Shirley are the parents of four
adult children and three grandchildren.
U of M Presidents
1912-13
Dr. Seymour A. Mynders
1913-18
Dr. John Willard “J.W.” Brister
1918-24
Dr. Andrew A. Kincannon
1924-39
Dr. John Willard “J.W.” Brister
1939-43
Dr. Richard C. Jones
1943-46
Dr. Jennings B. Sanders
1946-48
Dr. J.M. Jack Smith
1949-50
Lamar Newport (acting)
1950-60
Dr. J.M. Jack Smith
1960-72
Dr. C.C. Humphreys
1972-73
Dr. John Richardson (interim)
1973-79
Dr. Billy M. Jones
1979-80
Dr. Jerry Boone (interim)
1980-91
Dr. Thomas Carpenter
1991-00
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
2000-01
Dr. Ralph Faudree (interim)
2001-
Dr. Shirley C. Raines
Tennessee
Board of Regents
The University of Memphis is proud to be a member institution of the State University and Community
College System of Tennessee, which is governed by
the Tennessee Board of Regents. The system includes
six universities, 14 two-year institutions, 12 community colleges and 26 area technology centers and was
established by the General Assembly in 1972.
Dr. Raines and her husband, Dr. Robert Canady.
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