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Welcome to the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• LOCATION/ENVIRONMENT
UWM’s 93-acre campus is located on Milwaukee’s upper East Side, one of the city’s
most attractive residential areas and home to many faculty, staff and students. The
campus lies just five blocks from the beautiful shoreline of Lake Michigan. Its location
in the business, financial, cultural and industrial heart of the state gives students an
edge in getting professional experience while still in school.
The compact campus is situated along residential tree-lined streets and stately
homes 10 minutes from downtown. UWM is ranked as the second-safest campus
in Wisconsin.
• HISTORY
Originally founded in 1885 as the Milwaukee State Normal School, the school expanded its curriculum in 1927 to become the Milwaukee State Teachers College. In
1951, it became Wisconsin State College-Milwaukee, and in 1956, UW-Milwaukee
was created with a merger of the State College and the University of Wisconsin
Extension Center in Milwaukee
• UWM TODAY
UWM has seen its enrollment grow to 28,000 students, the second largest number
in the state. The university boasts 120 undergraduate majors and submajors, 48
masters and 18 doctoral degree programs. They are separated into the following
schools and colleges:
• Allied Health Professions
• The Arts
• Architecture and Urban Planning
• Education
• Business Administration
• Nursing
• Engineering & Applied Science
• Social Welfare
• Library & Information Science
• Letters & Science
• FACULTY
With a distinguished faculty of more than 1,300, UWM is listed among the top 100
public institutions in the nation in research and development expenditures. UWM’s
individual schools and colleges have achieved national recognition, as well as top
accreditation, by their review groups.
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UWM FAST FACTS
• AREAS OF EXCELLENCE
UWM has nine University System Centers of Excellence,
areas of the university that have received special recognition from the UW System for outstanding achievements
in diverse areas of instruction, scholarship, research and
performance.
Students
Degree Programs
Undergrad Programs
Masters Programs
Doctoral Programs
Schools and Colleges
28,000
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81
48
18
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• ALUMNI
65 percent of UWM alumni remain in Southeastern
Wisconsin and include many of Milwaukee’s business,
cultural and community leaders. More than 100,000
UWM grads live in all 50 states and abroad.
Among UWM’s many distinguished graduates are Golda
Meir (Education ‘17), the former prime minister of Israel,
for whom the UWM library is named; Gale E. Klappa, president and CEO of Wisconsin
Energy Corporation; Dennis J. Kuester, chairman and CEO of Marshall & Isley Corporation; and Edward J. Zore, president and CEO of Northwestern Mutual.
• School of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Center for Business Competitiveness
• Institute of Chamber Music
• Center for Great Lakes Studies
• Professional Theatre Training Program
• Laboratory for Surface Studies
• Center for Teacher Education
• Center for Twentieth-Century Studies
• Women’s Studies Consortium
• AMONG THE BEST
UWM is one of 148 U.S. colleges and universities (from a total of 3,600) ranked by the
Carnegie Foundation in the top group called Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive.
Notable graduates in the sports world include the late NASCAR champion Alan
Kulwicki; former NFL All-Pro defensive back Mike Reinfeldt, now vice president and
chief financial officer of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League; NFL
referee Bill Carollo, who officiated the 2003 Super Bowl; Illinois men’s basketball
coach Bruce Weber; Sasho Cirovski, who led Maryland to the 2005 NCAA Soccer
championship; and Harris Turer, owner of the Milwaukee Admirals.
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Milwaukee, The Genuine American City, is steeped in tradition and history, alive in
growth and development. From the sparkling clean water of Lake Michigan, to the
rich heritage of our ethnic neighborhoods, Milwaukee invites you to discover its
unique, diverse community.
Heralded as “The City of Festivals,” Milwaukee hosts more than 15 annual festivals,
including the world’s largest music festival, Summerfest, and over a dozen ethnic
festivals all held along Milwaukee’s spectacular lakefront.
The RiverWalk, which meanders through the heart of downtown, continues its development to the north and south. Fine food, cultural venues, eclectic shops, exciting nightlife and a wide array of distinctive sports bars are located along the RiverWalk. Also prevalent along the RiverWalk are many brewpubs and microbreweries.
Gondolas and water taxies frequently travel Milwaukee’s scenic RiverWalk area.
The Historic Third Ward is quickly becoming the “off-Broadway” of Milwaukee’s arts
scene. It is home to the new Broadway Theatre Center as well as another, smaller,
experimental theatre. In addition, this restored warehouse district features a number of art galleries, the well-regarded Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, coffee
houses, cafes and antique stores. An abundance of new housing in the form of loftstyle apartments and condominiums are also becoming a part of the landscape in
the area.
Milwaukee’s museum scene is also active. The Milwaukee Art Museum wrapped up
a $100 million expansion a few years ago, featuring a dramatic wing-like sculpture
rising high above Milwaukee’s lakefront. The Milwaukee Public Museum includes a
number of nationally-reknowned exhibits and an IMAX Theater. Plus, the Milwaukee County Zoo is well-known as one of the finest in the nation.
Milwaukee also loves its sports. The city put its stamp on Major League Baseball
with the arrival of Miller Park in the spring of 2001. The $400 million, one-of-akind ballpark features a convertible roof and natural grass. Offering the finest in
Summerfest
Pabst Theatre
Milwaukee Art Museum
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ballpark amenities, Miller Park is a park within a park - that is, it includes places to
tailgate along the Menomonee River, a sports-themed restaurant, and an elegantly
finished restaurant, the .300 Club. Miller Park also played host to the Major League
All-Star Game in 2002 and has hosted concerts and other special events.
also includes one of the best county park systems in the nation and an annual
PGA Tour event in suburban Brown Deer. The 2005 PGA Championship was held
in Kohler, just one hour north of Milwaukee. The 2007 Senior PGA Championship
was also in Kohler.
Two of the city’s other professional sports teams, including the NBA’s Milwaukee
Bucks, play at the downtown Bradley Center. In addition, the U.S. Cellular Arena
downtown is the home of the UWM men’s basketball team, as well as the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The arena has undergone major renovations and also hosts a number of concerts and other special events.
Milwaukee is also a tourist and business destination for travelers around the state
and nation. The Midwest Express Center downtown serves as the city’s main convention center and draws groups from around the world to host their annual activities in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Mile, an auto racing track located at State Fair Park, is home to a
NASCAR Busch Series and an Indy Racing League event. Plus, the sports landscape
Milwaukee is also easy to get to, located at the intersections of interstates 94 and
43. Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport has nearly 20 airlines, over 500 daily
departures and arrivals and features a newly reconstructed public area.
RiverWalk
Miller Park
Downtown M
ilwaukee
Milwaukee Skyline
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Chancellor
Carlos E. Santiago is beginning his fourth academic year as the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Santiago is UWM’s seventh Chancellor. In this
position, he is the chief administrative officer of
the university and a partner with a great number
of constituents on and off campus.
Chancellor Santiago also holds the academic rank
of Professor of Economics at UWM. As a labor economist, he has regional expertise in
the Caribbean and Central America, with special emphasis on Puerto Rico.
His research interests include labor market issues, problems of structural adjustment and debt and labor migration to the United States. He has received grants
and fellowships from a variety of organizations including the Ford Foundation,
Rockefeller Foundation, Fulbright Association, National Science Foundation and
Russell Sage Foundation.
He formerly held the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at
the University at Albany, State University of New York and functioned as the Chief
Operating Officer of the campus.
He also formerly held the post of Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. He
served as Associate Director of the Center for Latino, Latin American and Caribbean
Studies (CELAC), and was Chair of the University Faculty Senate at the University at
Albany for the academic year 1996-1997.
Chancellor Santiago speaks at the dedication ceremony for the
new Pavilion.
another book and has published more than 30 articles and book reviews in a wide
variety of scholarly journals.
Santiago also has a strong background in working with athletics.
With the University at Albany, Provost Santiago was a member of its National Collegiate Athletic Association Certification Steering Committee, worked closely with the
athletics department on academics and admissions-related issues, and was involved
with the New York Giants annual National Football League summer training camp
held at the University at Albany.
“Universities must focus on creating the scholar-athlete,” Chancellor Santiago said.
“Winning is nice, but first and foremost you must focus on the academics. UWM’s
consistent performance -- in both winning championships and placing leading
numbers of students on the Horizon League’s Academic Honor Roll -- demonstrates
our commitment to both of these objectives.”
Dr. Santiago is the author or co-author of five books focusing on Puerto Rican
society and economy, with the latest being “Puerto Ricans in the United States:
A Contemporary Portrait,” co-authored with Edna Acosta-Belén. He has co-edited
Along with Dr. Acosta-Belén, Dr. Santiago also is a founding co-editor of the Latino
Research Review and was a member of the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus
International Relations Advisory Group.
Dr. Santiago’s wife, Azara Santiago-Rivera, is also part of the faculty at UWM. She is
an associate professor of educational psychology in the School of Education.
Chancellor Santiago has a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University (‘82) and M.A.
degrees in economics from Cornell University (‘79) and the University of Puerto
Rico (‘75).
Like most other boys growing up in Puerto Rico, Dr. Santiago played baseball yearround and aspired to follow national heroes Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda
to Major League Baseball. Dr. Santiago played third base throughout high school and
earned a place on his division’s all-star team. In recent years, his sporting interests
have included golf, tennis, downhill skiing, walking and jogging. He also helped
coach softball teams for his daughters.
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Provost/Vice Chancellor
HELEN MAMARCHEV
Vice Chancellor
Rita Cheng is the Provost and Vice Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a position she has held since April 2005.
Helen L. Mamarchev was named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs this past January.
Cheng joined UWM in 1988 as an assistant
professor of accounting in the School of Business
Administration. Within the School of Business
Administration, she held the title of A.O. Smith
Professor of Accounting, first as an associate
professor from 1994 to 2002 and then as a
professor from 2002 to 2004. She also served as
Special Assistant to the School of Business Dean
for Affirmative Action from 1994 to 2003. She has
also served the university in several high-level
administrative capacities in recent years. She was the Interim Dean of the School
of Continuing Education in 2004 and 2005, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs from 2002 to 2005 and Associate Dean of the School of Business Administration from 1998 to 2003.
She came to UWM from Illinois State University,
where she served most recently as the Special
Projects Assistant to the President.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bishop’s University in Quebec, an MBA from the
University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D from Temple University. Cheng has also been
actively involved with the athletic department throughout her career, serving as
faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004, while also being a regular in the
stands at most Panther events.
UWM ATHLETIC BOARD
The UWM Athletic Board plays a role
in connecting the athletic department to the rest of the campus community. Made up of a variety of staff
and faculty members, students and
alumni, the board meets monthly
and is involved in a number of the activities of the department. The board’s
stated mission includes fostering an
environment in which a diversified
athletic, intramural and recreation
program can be competitively and
financially successful. The board is
also dedicated to integrating a wellrounded program into the life of the
university, while also ensuring that
the programs operate in a manner
that meets the highest ethical and
regulatory standards.
MEMBERS (AS OF OCT. 1)
Teresa Johnson
Mark Keane
Jennifer Earl
Dinah Gygi
Ginny Stoffel
Jim Cleary
Jose Torres
Douglas Woods
Jose Torres
Andrea Wrench
Christine Faltz
Joseph Czarnecki
Festus Obiakor
Erika Sander
Alexis Townsley
Neal Michals
Joshua Dirkse
Eric Becker
Jennifer Thomas
Daniel Carpenter
Prior to her most recent position at Illinois State
University, she served as its Vice President for Student Affairs from 2000 to 2006. At the University
of Florida, she was the Associate Vice President
for Student Affairs from 1985 to 2000 and the
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs from
1983 to 1985.
Dr. Mamarchev has a PhD in Counseling; Organizational Behavior and Industrial
Relations from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In addition, she earned an
M.S.Ed., with concentrations in College Student Personnel Administration; Guidance
and Counseling from Indiana University; and a B.A. with concentrations in Sociology
and Social Science from Southern Methodist University.
MAUREEN KEYES Faculty Athletic Representative
Maureen Keyes is beginning her first year as the Faculty Athletic Representative
for UWM. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Exceptional
Education.
Keyes’ academic work has focused on school
reform related to special education. Her research
interests include spirituality and leadership for
justice. Keyes taught children with disabilities in
the public schools, including Milwaukee Public
Schools, for almost 20 years. She has written
papers and book chapters and co-authored the
book, “Meeting the Needs of Students of All
Abilities.”
Keyes earned her undergraduate degree from UW-Whitewater, her master’s degree
from UW-Oshkosh and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.
In her role as faculty athletic representative, Keyes provides oversight and advice
in the administration of the athletics program. In particular, she reviews academic
performance and the delivery of academic services to the student-athlete. She is
also involved in the monitoring of the personal welfare of the student-athletes and
institutional compliance with NCAA and conference regulations.
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BUD HAIDET
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Athletic Director
Athletics has been a way of life for UWM Director
of Athletics Bud Haidet, and Haidet is busy making success a way of life for the UWM Athletics
Department.
In fact, the department has experienced unprecedented success on and off the playing surface
under Haidet. In 2006-07, UWM won the Horizon
League’s Women’s All-Sports Trophy for a sixth
time while seeing teams in women’s soccer,
women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s indoor
and outdoor track and field win league crowns. The Panthers’ women’s soccer team
also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for a second-straight
year.
In 2005-06, UWM won the McCafferty Trophy, the Horizon League’s All-Sports Trophy,
for the fourth time. UWM won 10 league titles and claimed a third-straight regular
season league title in men’s basketball. UWM has also won the women’s and men’s
all-sports awards.
The biggest highlight of the 2005-06 campaign came after the Horizon League
basketball season was completed. The Panther men again made their mark in the
NCAA Tournament, beating Big 12 power Oklahoma before falling to eventual national champion Florida. At the same time, the Panther women were battling with
Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament, only to fall in the contest. Those basketball
accomplishments came on the heels of a 2005 postseason run that saw the Panther
men advance to the Sweet 16 and garner national recognition.
Honor Roll in June, giving UWM the highest number per sport offered in the league.
Numerous Panthers have also won league and national academic awards, including three student-athletes earning Academic All-America honors this past school
year. And, the current cumulative grade point average of all student-athletes is
above 3.0.
Haidet has also directed an upgrade in facilities for all of UWM athletics. The recentlycompleted Klotsche Center renovation - the Pavilion - has vastly improved the office
and training space for the athletic department and its student-athletes.
Basketball is far from the only sport where UWM has experienced tremendous
success. In fact, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams advanced to the second
round of the NCAA Tournament in 2005. The men knocked off Bradley before falling
in overtime to national runner-up New Mexico, while the women beat Purdue before
falling to Marquette on a last-second goal.
The success at UWM actually started long ago. UWM finished second in the McCafferty
Trophy standings during the 1997-98 school year and during the 1999-2000 school
year. In fact, following the 1999-2000 season, UWM finished just one point out of
first place and won the MCC men’s all-sports championship. The Panthers then won
the league’s all-sports trophy for the first time after the 2000-01 season, and then
won it again after the 2003-04 campaign.
Haidet has also led the extremely successful move by the men’s basketball team to
the U.S. Cellular Arena in downtown Milwaukee and shown the way for improvements at Henry Aaron Field and Engelmann Field, which had lights installed for
play in 2006.
Many of UWM’s teams have also gained national recognition under Haidet. The
great success of the men’s basketball team also includes an NCAA berth in 2003
and a National Invitation Tournament appearance in 2004. The men’s soccer team
has qualified for five of the last six NCAA Tournaments and has been ranked as high
as eighth in the nation. The women’s volleyball team has qualified for six of the
last nine NCAA Tournaments. The women’s basketball team also made the NCAA
Tournament in 2001 and 2006, the women’s soccer team has been in the tournament four out of the last six years and the baseball team has also been a regular in
the NCAA Tournament.
Haidet is active in numerous NCAA activities. He has completed Level I-III NCAA
Athletics Management courses and was a member of two NCAA Division I Peer
Review Certification teams and two NCAA committees. He was also recently the chair
of the Horizon League’s Executive Council and is active in all of the league’s activities.
Prior to coming to UWM, Haidet was an athletics administrator at Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He was
inducted into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
In the classroom, 78 UWM student-athletes were named to the Horizon Academic
Over Haidet’s tenure, athletics at UWM has moved from NAIA Division II to NCAA
Division I status, and from independent status to membership in two athletic conferences. Haidet notes that the strong commitment to athletics by the institution and
student association has greatly contributed to the rapid and successful growth of
the program. He also feels past student-athletes, coaches and administrators helped
set in motion the success UWM enjoys.
A former captain in the Marine Corps, Haidet enjoys weight training, hiking and
fishing, and spending time with his wife, Beth, stepson, Drew, four children and
13 grandchildren.
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Associate Athletics Director
After spending 14 seasons as the head volleyball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Kathy Litzau has moved into a role as an associate athletics director
senior woman administrator at the school.
The numbers for Litzau’s 14-year career as head
volleyball coach are astounding. Last year’s regular season title was the fourthstraight for the Panthers, while UWM also won 20 matches for the ninth time in the
last 10 years. Litzau was named Horizon League Coach of the Year seven times while
leading the Panthers to eight Horizon League regular season titles. Her 131 Horizon
League victories were by far the most of any active league coach. In all, Litzau led
the Panthers to 271 wins in her career.
Litzau is a graduate of Notre Dame, where she played volleyball for four years and
was the team captain and most valuable player her senior season. She also has a
master’s degree from Illinois, where she spent time as an assistant volleyball coach.
The Naperville, Ill., native also worked at Wisconsin and Michigan State before taking
over at UWM in 1993.
Litzau and her husband, Steve, have three daughters - Lauren, Danielle and Kayce
- and a son - Nicholas.
Steve Lautz is starting his fifth year as the compliance coordinator for UWM Athletics
and was promoted to assistant athletics director for compliance this past summer.
He did his undergraduate work at Gustavus Adolphus before attending law school
at the University of Kansas. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Kansas Journal
of Law and Public Policy.
JASON CLARK
Assistant Athletics Director
Jason Clark was named the assistant athletics director for external operations in
April of 1999.
Clark serves as the marketing director for UWM’s
athletics department while also participating in
other external affairs.
His main responsibilities are maintenance of
sponsorship sales, marketing, promotions and
advertising for all 15 of UWM’s varsity sports.
Corporate Sales Manager
John Stewart is the corporate sales manager for UWM Athletics.
He was added as a full-time staff member in
October of 2005 thanks to the incredible growth
of the Panthers’ corporate partner program. He is
responsible for advertising sales that are visible on
the Panthers’ radio and television broadcasts, in
signage during UWM events, in game programs,
on the official athletics website and in other areas.
Stewart and his wife, Bridget, and daughters
Lauren, Alison and Ann, live in Shorewood.
Assistant Athletics Director
Prior to coming to UWM, Lautz was a law clerk
and associate for Bond, Schoeneck and King in
Overland Park, Kan., for four years. He represented
colleges and universities on matters involving
NCAA legislation and conducted investigations
of alleged NCAA rules violations. He was also
involved in conducting audits of athletic departments, particularly in the areas of recruiting,
summer camps and clinics.
In her new role, Litzau is overseeing a variety
of sports as well as the areas of student-athlete
support services and student welfare. She is
also acting as the liason between the athletic
department and the campus and community
while coordinating community relations projects
for the department.
JOHN STEWART
STEVE LAUTZ
In addition, he oversees the Panther Media Network, helping to coordinate UWM’s relationships
with radio partner Clear Channel and television partner Time Warner Cable. Clark
also helps to coordinate some special events for the athletic department, including
the athletic department’s participation in the Wisconsin State Fair.
Plus, Clark is responsible for the activities of the UWM cheerleaders and the school’s
new mascot, Pounce.
Clark is originally from Petersburg, Ind., and lives with his wife, Ginger, and his oneyear-old daughter, Jorga, in Oak Creek.
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LEVAR RIDGEWAY
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Ticket and Events Manager
LeVar Ridgeway directs the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s athletic ticket and
events office. The ticket and events office directs all home events at the Klotsche
Center, Engelmann Field and the U.S. Cellular Arena. UWM also works closely
with Ticketmaster for ticketing of its men’s and
women’s basketball games.
In particular, Ridgeway works closely with all of
UWM’s season-ticket holders while also helping
to coordinate UWM’s efforts with the U.S. Cellular
Arena during the men’s basketball season. Ridgeway, who attended UW-Whitewater, worked
as an intern in UWM’s marketing department
before becoming the ticket and events manager
in January of 2002.
MELANIE FISHER
Athletics Development
Melanie Fisher is in her third year as the Director of Athletics Development at
UWM.
Fisher directs the fundraising efforts for the athletics department, specifically coordinating the
efforts of The Panther Fund. Donors can make a
general donation to athletics, specify their money
be directed toward any of UWM’s 15 varsity sports,
or donate into other areas. Before coming to
UWM, Fisher worked for the American Diabetes
Association and the Alzheimer’s Association. She
played basketball at the College of DuPage and
the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Fisher and
her husband, xxxx, live in xxxxx.
BRIAN MORGAN Asst. Ticket and Events Manager
UWM HEAD COACHES
Brian Morgan is the assistant ticket and events manager for UWM Athletics.
In his role, Morgan directs many of the groupsales efforts for the Panthers. He also directs
UWM’s concessions operations at the Klotsche
Center and Engelmann Field. Morgan, who attended UW-LaCrosse, worked for the Milwaukee
Brewers before joining the UWM staff.
SCOTT DOFFEK
BASEBALL
ROB JETER
MEN’S BASKEBALL
SANDY BOTHAM
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
JON COLEMAN
MEN’S SOCCER
MICHAEL MOYNIHAN
WOMEN’S SOCCER
DAVE GRIFFORE
SWIMMING & DIVING
MATT McCASKILL
WOMEN’S TENNIS
PETE CORFELD
XC/TRACK & FIELD
SUSIE JOHNSON
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Morgan and his wife, Shannon, live in Grafton
with their daughter, Marissa.
KRIS HEIJNEN
Marketing and Promotions Intern
Kris Heijnen is in his first year as a marketing and promotions intern for the UWM
Athletics Department.
Heinjen, a UWM alum, is coordinating efforts
for the Panther Pack, the new student rewards
group at UWM.
He is also assisting with the efforts for both campus and neighborhood marketing as well helping
with game management and promotions.
He is a native of Waterford, WI and graduated from
UWM in 2006. He now resides in Shorewood.
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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF
Bud Haidet
[email protected]
Director of Athletics
229-5669
Kathy Litzau
[email protected]
Associate Athletic Director/SWA
229-3739
Jason Clark
[email protected]
Assistant Athletic Director
229-2351
Stephen Lautz
[email protected]
Assistant Athletic Director - Compliance
229-3073
Kevin O’Connor
[email protected]
Sports Information Director
229-5674
Kevin Conway
[email protected]
Assistant Sports Information Director
229-2413
Chris Zills
[email protected]
Assistant Sports Information Director
229-4593
LeVar Ridgeway
[email protected]
Ticket and Events Manager
229-2958
Brian Morgan
[email protected]
Assistant Ticket and Events Manager
229-2958
Dave Clark
[email protected]
Director of Camps, Facilities and Scheduling
229-2238
Tom Vollman
[email protected]
Athletic Academic Advisor
229-2257
Sharif Chambliss
[email protected]
Student-Athlete Tutor/Mentor
229-2257
John Stewart
[email protected]
Director Corporate Sales
229-5634
Kris Heinjen
[email protected]
Marketing Assistant
229-1110
Melanie Fisher
[email protected]
Athletic Development
229-3904
Celita Kouzes
[email protected]
Accountant
229-3383
Ann Brantman
[email protected]
University Services Program Associate
229-5669
Brenda Brown
[email protected]
University Services Program Associate
229-5151
Jill Jurena
[email protected]
University Services Program Associate
229-3710
Deidre Merritt
[email protected]
University Services Program Associate
229-5158
Vicki Hastings
[email protected]
Cheerleading Co-Coach
229-3777
Leigh Wallace
[email protected]
Cheerleading Co-Coach
229-3777
BASEBALL
Scott Doffek
Head Coach
Cory Bigler
Assistant Coach
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Rob Jeter
Head Coach
Brian Bidlingmyer
Assistant Coach
Chad Boudreau
Assistant Coach
Duffy Conroy
Assistant Coach
Ronnie Jones
Director of Basketball Operations
Chip MacKenzie
Video Coordinator
[email protected]
229-5670
[email protected]
229-2433
[email protected]
229-5158
[email protected]
229-6192
[email protected]
229-3738
[email protected]
229-4294
[email protected]
229-4490
[email protected]
229-5175
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sandy Botham
Head Coach
John Motherwell
Assistant Coach
Sheila Roux
Assistant Coach
Lindsay Bronson
Assistant Coach
Brenna Rollie
Director of Basketball Operations
[email protected]
229-4405
[email protected]
229-5661
[email protected]
229-4172
[email protected]
229-3889
[email protected]
229-2468
MEN’S SOCCER
Jon Coleman
Head Coach
Bob Spielmann
Associate Head Coach
Chris Dadaian
Assistant Coach
[email protected]
229-5150
[email protected]
229-5377
[email protected]
229-4498
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Mike Moynihan
Head Coach
David Nikolic
Associate Head Coach
Chris Maravalli
Assistant Coach
[email protected]
229-4554
[email protected]
229-2305
[email protected]
229-5581
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Dave Griffore
Head Coach
Erica Janssen
Assistant Coach
Addie Ardelt
Assistant Coach
Todd Hill
Diving Coach
[email protected]
229-5153
[email protected]
229-1131
[email protected]
229-0534
[email protected]
229-0534
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Matt McCaskill
Head Coach
[email protected]
229-5523
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Pete Corfeld
[email protected]
Head Coach
229-5149
Jason Francis
[email protected]
Assistant Coach
229-2567
Stefan Rudiger
[email protected]
Assistant Coach
229-1130
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Susie Johnson
Head Coach
Lindsey Spoden
Assistant Coach
Evan Berg
Assistant Coach
[email protected]
229-4483
[email protected]
229-0535
[email protected]
229-3839
The UWM Athletic Offices are located in the Pavilion, located on the northeast
corner of campus. The parking garage adjacent to the Pavilion is accessible
from both Edgewood and Downer. If you enter from the garage, turn left in
the Pavilion lobby and the athletic offices are on the left. If you arrive through
the main entrance on the east side of the building, the athletic offices are on
the right.
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UWM ATHLETICS - A WINNING WAY
MEN’S SOCCER
1979 First Round
1980 First Round
1990 First Round
2001 First Round
2002 Second Round
2003 Second Round
2004 Second Round
2005 Second Round
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has moved
itself into a prominent position both regionally and
nationally in the world of intercollegiate athletics.
In fact, UWM has consistently shown it is the top
athletic program in the Horizon League. The school has
won the league’s McCafferty Trophy four times in the
last seven years, including a stretch of three-straight
victories from 2003-04 to 2005-06. UWM has also won
the women’s all-sports awards six times and the men’s
all-sports award three times.
The 2006-07 school year was another banner one for
Panther sports, as UWM teams won seven league titles
while a number of individuals also claimed league
crowns. The success started in the fall as both the
women’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams won
the league regular season crown, with the volleyball
squad also capturing the league tourney title. Both
teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where the
women’s soccer team moved to the second round for
the second-straight season.
UWM also continued its dominance in track and field,
winning indoor and outdoor team titles on both
the men’s and women’s sides. Those championships
brought to 28 the number of team track league titles
UWM has won since 1998.
But the 2006-07 season was far from the first successful
one for Panther athletics. In 2005-06, UWM saw both
of its soccer teams win league titles and advance to
the second round of the NCAA Tournament, while the
men’s and women’s basketball teams also played in
the NCAA Tourney. The men again caught the eyes of
the nation with a win over Oklahoma in the first round
before being eliminated by eventual national champion
Florida in the second round.
The men’s basketball team also helped put UWM
athletics on the national map in 2004-05. UWM pulled
off upset wins over Alabama and Boston College to
advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The
Panthers were eventually eliminated from the tournament by national runner-up Illinois, but UWM had
already captured the hearts and minds of the nation’s
THE NCAAS
UWMUWM
IN THEINNCAA’S
TRACK & FIELD
1996 Nationals
1997 Nationals
WOMEN’S SOCCER
1997 First Round
2001 First Round
2002 First Round
2005 Second Round
2006 Second Round
college basketball fans.
You have to go even further back to find the true start
of the great run of success at UWM. In the 2002-03
season, UWM won five league titles and sent four
teams to NCAA Tourmament play. The Panther men’s
soccer team was ranked as high as eighth in the nation
and the men’s basketball team made its first NCAA
Tournament appearance. UWM’s first McCafferty Trophy
came after the Panthers won nine league titles in the
2000-01 school year.
UWM student-athletes have also become known
for their work in the classroom. This past spring, 78
student-athletes were named to the Horizon League
Academic Honor Roll. UWM student-athletes also
regularly appear on the league’s academic all-league
teams and the cumulative grade-point average for the
athletic department consistently is above 3.0, with a
3.197 cumulative GPA the mark as of this past June.
Quality facilities are also a part of the athletic scene at
UWM. The new Pavilion, an addition to the Klotsche
Center, opened in January of 2006 and now houses all of
the athletics offices, as well as new locker rooms, team
rooms, training rooms, weight rooms and an academic
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1998 First Round
1999 First Round
2000 First Round
2001 First Round
2002 First Round
2006 First Round
BASEBALL
1999 Regionals
2001 Regionals
2002 Regionals
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2001 First Round
2006 First Round
MEN’S BASKETBALL
2003 First Round
2005 Sweet 16
2006 Second Round
UWM IN THE CLASSROOM
DEPARTMENTAL TEAM CUME GPA
(AS OF JUNE 2007)
3.197
NUMBER OF STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH
3.0-OR-BETTER CUME GPA
(AS OF JUNE 2007)
174
STUDENT-ATHLETES ON
LEAGUE HONOR ROLL
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UWM’S LEAGUE AWARDS
MCCAFFERTY TROPHY WINNER
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
WOMEN’S ALL-SPORTS AWARD
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
MEN’S ALL-SPORTS AWARD
2000, 2005, 2006
UWM’S LEAGUE TITLES
BASEBALL
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
1993
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
1992, 1993
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
center. The facility, which also includes a tremendous
amount of space for the general student population,
rates as one of the best athletic office and workout
facilities in the Horizon League.
The project also included a renovation of the 5,000-seat
Klotsche Center, which is home to the women’s volleyball, women’s basketball and track and field teams. The
facility now has air conditioning and a new sound system, as well as two new concession stands. Plus, with
it standing adjacent to the new Pavilion, fans attending
events can park in the Pavilion’s new parking garage
and attend events without ever stepping outside. The
swimming and diving teams have their own pool in the
Klotsche Center, located on the lower level.
the field last summer, and a new team room has also
been developed. The Panther baseball team plays at
Henry Aaron Field, while occassionally getting the
chance to play at Miller Park. Extensive work on the
field, fencing and dugouts has been completed over
the last few years, with plans for additional renovations on the table.
Athletics has a long history at UWM. Some sports
records date back to the late 1800’s and UWM fielded a
football team until 1974. UWM has played on all levels
of NCAA competition, including stints as a Division II
and Division III institution along with its current run
in Division I. UWM athletics also spent some years in
NAIA competition.
UWM’s men’s basketball team has played at the U.S.
Cellular Arena in downtown Milwaukee since the 2003
Horizon League Tournament. The move downtown has
been a successful one, with attendance records set
each season the Panthers have played in the historic
building.
The school’s athletic teams have also competed in the
Wisconsin state school league for a number of years,
while competing in the Mid-Continent Conference and
Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League
since moving all of its varsity sports to Division I in
the fall of 1990.
Meanwhile, UWM’s other recent facility improvements
have come at the soccer and baseball fields. On-campus
Engelmann Field, home of the Panther soccer teams,
is reknowned to be one of the best collegiate soccer
facilities in the country. Lights were been added to
UWM has 15 varsity athletic teams and offers its prospective student-athletes aid in the form of athletic
scholarships. Full and partial scholarships, based on
athletic ability and academic success, are available in
all 15 varsity sports.
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MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
2000, 2001,2003, 2006, 2007
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
2000
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
2001
MEN’ S SOCCER
1990,1993,1997, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
WOMEN’S SOCCER
1997, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
MEN’S BASKETBALL
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2001, 2006
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Athletic Department is committed to
enhancing the opportunities of academic, athletic and personal success of every
student-athlete. As part of UWM’s commitment, a partnership has been created
between the academic and athletic communities on campus to give all studentathletes an opportunity to achieve academic success.
UWM has had a full-time athletic academic advisor since 1998, and recently added
a second staff member dedicated to academics, reinforcing its commitment to its
student-athletes’ academic success. All new student-athletes meet with their advisor
on an individual basis to assess specific needs. Programs for academic advancement
are developed, including monitoring courses, grades and academic progress.
UWM’s commitment has paid off. The Panthers have regularly had more studentathletes on the Horizon League Honor Roll than any other league school, and the
department’s cumulative grade-point average is better-than-3.0.
The Academic Assistance Center, located in the new Pavilion, provides student-athletes with a quiet place to study, as well as one-on-one tutoring opportunities. The
academic center also houses a full computer lab and numerous tutoring rooms, and
provides a closely-monitored atmosphere for studying and academic progress.
• PRIORITY REGISTRATION - ACADEMIC MONITORING
Student-athletes receive priority when registering for classes. Academic advisors provide ongoing assistance with class scheduling and career planning. Progress reports
from the professors of each student-athlete are sought periodically throughout the
year, and academic progress is monitored regularly.
• TUTORS
Individuals and group tutors are available in all subjects to student-athletes upon request. The new Pavilion has private tutoring and study rooms for student-athletes.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a member of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life
Skills Program. The mission of the NCAA and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the campus
educational program and the student-athlete as an integral part of the student
body. With this in mind, the UWM program, “SUCCESS,” was created to support
student-athlete development and to enhance the quality of the student-athlete
experience within the university setting.
Student-Athletes
United for
Commitment to Excellence
Challenges
Education
Service to Community and
Skills for Life
The life skills program includes five major commitments:
• COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE – to support the academic progress of the student-athlete toward intellectual development and graduation.
• COMMITMENT TO ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE – to build philosophical foundations for the development of athletic programs that are broad-based, equitable
and dedicated to the well-being of the student-athlete.
• COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT – to support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle for student-athletes, encouraging emotional
well-being, personal growth and decision-making skills.
• COMMITMENT TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT – to encourage the studentathlete to develop and pursue career and life goals.
• COMMITMENT TO SERVICE – to engage the student-athlete in service to
his/her campus and surrounding communities.
• STRUCTURED STUDY
All freshmen are required to attend study table for eight hours per week. Students
meet Monday through Thursday for two hours per night and are monitored by a
member of the coaching staff. Upperclassmen with a cumulative grade point average of less than 3.0 are also required to attend, however their hours are pro-rated
based on their GPA.
As participants in the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, numerous UWM student-athletes - including two men’s basketball players - have been chosen to participate
in the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference. Kalombo Kadima was chosen to
be a part of the conference in 2000, while Dan Weisse took part in the conference in 2001. Three women’s soccer players from UWM - Fanta Cooper in 1999,
Erin Blaedow in 2000 and Erin Shaugnessy in 2003 - have also taken part in the
conference, as has Chris Dadaian of the men’s soccer team in 2004.
• POST-GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES
UWM boasts a 95 percent job placement rate through the on-campus Career Development Center. Approximately 200 employers interview on-campus each year.
Workshops are offered to assist student-athletes in planning their career paths.
Numerous internships and job opportunities are available in the metro Milwaukee
area, the business and economic center of Wisconsin.
The NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference is one of the largest noncompetitive gatherings of student-athletes representing NCAA Divisions I, II and III. The
participating student-athletes are selected from more than 1,000 nominations
that were submitted by member institutions that participate in the NCAA’s
CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.
Criteria for selection to the leadership conference include the student-athletes’
demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and potential to benefit
significantly from a leadership-development experience.
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TOM VOLLMAN
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Athletics Academic Advisor
Tom Vollman currently serves as UWM’s athletics academic advisor. In addition
to developing a comprehensive program for academic enhancement, Vollman is
responsible for providing tutoring and support service assistance, coordinating
coursework, and monitoring grade reports,
academic progress, and degree completion
requirements.
Vollman is also extensively involved in the
CHAMPS/Life Skills Program at UWM, coordinating academic workshops for student-athletes. He
helps to spearhead the athletic department’s
various community service projects, including
the regular “Neighborhood Clean-Up” events
the athletic department participates in. Vollman is also part of the planning for
UWM’s annual Student-Athlete Awards Ceremony and has coordinated a number
of student-athlete social activities. Before joining the UWM Athletics Department
staff, Vollman worked as an English instructor with UWM’s Academic Opportunity
Center. He also taught English, math, literature and history at the Marva Collins
Preparatory School of Wisconsin.
Vollman is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in both psychology and philosophy from Marquette University in 1999 and then earned a masters
degree in Liberal Studies from UWM in 2004.
SHARIF CHAMBLISS
Tutor/Mentor
The UWM Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is composed of current
Panther student-athletes. It is assembled to provide insight into the studentathlete experience by promoting, fostering, designing and implementing
programs that encourage academic achievement, professional development,
health-conscious life choices and social responsibility.
The UWM SAAC is committed to the following initiatives:
• Providing student-athletes with the opportunity to effectively communicate
with the department administration and offer suggestions to enhance the quality
of the student-athlete experience
• Promoting effective communication among coaches, the department administration and student-athletes
• Promoting an awareness of UWM Athletics throughout the campus and the
Greater Milwaukee area
• Reviewing NCAA legislative proposals and make recommendations to the
department administration
SAAC members serve as liaisons between student-athletes, the athletic administration and the campus community. Athletes are encouraged to communicate
concerns and ideas to their captains and/or for discussion at scheduled committee meetings.
The UWM SAAC operates in conjunction with the Horizon League SAAC and the
NCAA SAAC. Steve Bode of men’s soccer and Sarah Moore of women’s volleyball
represented UWM on the Horizon League SAAC last year. Moore also sat on the
NCAA SAAC.
Former Big Ten basketball standout Sharif Chambliss has been added to the UWM
athletic department staff as a Student-Athlete Academic Support Tutor/Mentor.
In his position, which was created for the
2006-07 school year, Chambliss will provide
both academic and personal support to UWM
student-athletes. In particular, he will work
closely with student-athletes in need of extra
assistance in helping them achieve success in
the classroom.
Chambliss, a Racine native who attended St.
Catherine’s High School, played three seasons at
Penn State before tranferring to the University of Wisconsin for his final season of
eligibility. He started 30 games for the Badgers during the 2004-05 season, helping UW to the Elite Eight. He finished his career eighth in Big Ten history with 255
three-pointers while scoring 1,106 career points.
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Shannon Buttchen, T&F
Tim Hoy, baseball
Bridget Fargen, swimming
Steph Ross, T&F
Angie Huebner, T&F/XC
Darren Cole, T&F
Steve Bode, soccer
Nick Hawley, T&F/XC
Jess Kelly, swimming
Kate Megna, soccer
Dave Yugo, swimming
Breit Nelson, volleyball
Grant Fernstrum, soccer
Sam Sivilotti, baseball
Andy Hetebrueg, baseball
Zach Hoch, baseball
Torre Johnson, basketball
Tim Flowers, basketball
Paige Paulsen, basketball
Aubri Rote, basketball
Jody Crumble, basketball
Jody McClain, basketball
Tenzin Rampa, soccer
Amanda Winn, soccer
David Adams, swimming
Brian Randall, swimming
Jeremy Waldhart, swimming
Kristin Skiba, swimming
Lauren Fenley, tennis
Ashley Schoneman, tennis
Isaiah Adams, T&F
Lary Ehrhorn, T&F
Liz Brothen, T&F/XC
Jenni Saarinen, T&F
Becky Peters, volleyball
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The people responsible for keeping the Panthers
healthy on the playing field and off the sideline are
UWM’s athletics trainers and medical consultants.
The full-time staff includes Director John Ochsenwald
and athletic trainers David Beine, Becky Worman, Renee
Manofsky, Sue Olbrantz, Joe McBeth, Strength and
Conditioning Coach Steve Felde, as well as Tom Labish,
DPT, ATC. They are assisted by 38 undergraduate assistant athletic trainers, all of whom are working toward
becoming certified athletic trainers via the Athletic
Trainer Education Program, in conjunction with the
Department of Human Movement Sciences.
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based physicians, along with three team orthopedists
- Dr. Don Middleton, Dr. William Smith and Dr. Todd
Swensen. All are community-based and work through
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital and Orthopaedic Hospital
of Wisconsin.
The staff also includes Team Physicians Dr. Brian Hirano,
MD, and Dr. John Stech, DO, both Columbia St. Mary’s-
There is an athletic training room in the Pavilion.
In addition to teaching the undergraduate student
athletic trainers, the staff cares for the more than 275
student-athletes at UWM. This includes prevention of
injuries through taping, bracing, flexibility, strength,
computerized nutrition programs, injury evaluation,
pre- and post-practice treatments, and rehabilitation.
Each year, facilities and equipment are upgraded to
maintain the care for all UWM student-athletes on
the cutting edge.
JOHN OCHSENWALD
RENEE` MANOFSKY
Director of Sports Medicine
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Director of Sports Medicine John Ochsenwald oversees
the sports medicine department.
Renee Manofsky is the athletic trainer assigned to the
women’s basketball and volleyball programs and is in
her third year at Milwaukee.
Ochsenwald, who has
been at UWM since
1992, supervises assistant trainers and
student trainers in all
sports, and serves as
staff athletic trainer
for the men’s soccer and men’s and
women’s swimming
programs. He is also a clinical assistant professor and
teacher in the Athletic Training Education Program.
Ochsenwald came to UWM from the University of
Illinois, where he was an assistant athletic trainer for
10 years. At Illinois, Ochsenwald worked primarily with
the football, baseball and wrestling teams.
A 1980 graduate of The Ohio State University, Ochsenwald received his master’s degree from Illinois in 1982.
He worked at Illinois as a graduate assistant athletic
trainer before assuming a full-time position there. Ochsenwald and his wife, Jan, have two children, Jenna and
Jamie, and make their home in Cedarburg.
Manofsky comes to
UWM from the University of Illinois,
where she completed
her master of science
in athletic training
in 2005. While with
the Fighting Illini, she
was the head athletic
trainer for women’s
swimming and diving and softball. In this position, she
handled prevention of injury, rehabilitation programs
and physician referrals, among other things. Manofsky
was also a clinical instructor and teaching assistant,
while working towards completion of her masters.
Manofsky received her bachelor of science in athletic
training from Eastern Michigan in 2003. As an undergraduate at EMU, she spent time as an intern at Fraser
High School in Fraser, Mich., working with the boys’
basketball and girls’ volleyball programs. She also spent
the 2002 season working with the Eastern Michigan
women’s volleyball team.
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STEVE FELDE
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Steve Felde directs the strength and conditioning efforts for the UWM athletic department.
Felde came to UWM in
August of 2006 after
working as an assistant strength coach
at the University of
Minnesota.
He has also worked
as a personal trainer
at the Wisconsin Athletic Club and Synergy Strategic
Fitness while serving as strength and conditioning
coach at Grafton High School and assistant strength and
conditioning coach at Concordia (Wis.) University.
Felde, a Milwaukee native, now lives in Grafton with
his wife, Wendie.
DR. DON MIDDLETON
Team Doctor
Dr. Don Middleton has been a team physician with
UWM for the past seven years.
Born and raised in
Madison, he attended
Northwestern where
he played soccer and
was named Defensive
MVP of the Big Ten
Tournament in 1983.
He attended medical
school in Chicago at Northwestern Medical School. He
completed his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and in England and has been in private practice
with Orthopedic Consultants since 1993.
Don and his wife, Mary, live in Whitefi sh Bay with their
four children. The entire family enjoys being involved
with sports and they spend much of their free time
attending each other’s events.
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s newest on-campus building is the Pavilion, which is the home of UWM Athletics. The Pavilion officially opened its doors
to the public in January of 2006, though some work on the structure and the adjacent grounds continued throughout the year. The building was officially dedicated
by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and UWM Chancellor Carlos Santiago on May 2,
2006.
Among the new athletics facilities in the building are offices for coaches and staff, a
student-athlete-only weight room, new locker rooms for all teams and team rooms
and lounges for men’s basketball, women’s basketball and women’s volleyball.
UWM student-athletes are also benefitting from the brand-new sports medicine
center in the Pavilion, which more than triples the previous space available for
UWM’s athletic trainers. The facility also includes a 2,800-square-foot academic assistance center to help student-athletes in the classroom. The new academic center
includes a computer lab along with group and individual study and tutoring rooms.
A 618-space indoor parking garage is also part of the facility.
“Success leaves clues, and with our entire athletic program ranking as the most
successful in the league year after year, we now have something that really proves
that,” UWM men’s basketball head coach Rob Jeter said. “The Pavilion is a great
place, not just for our team to train but for our players to have the academic assistance center and resources right here. Our athletic training facility is outstanding
– it is on par with places like Wisconsin and Marquette that I have been previously.
The locker rooms, the team rooms, the weight room – this is a big-time college
atmosphere now. It has all the right pieces to make this an even more successful
athletic program.”
UWM’s general student population is also benefitting tremendously from the new
facility. A new fitness center has expansive rooms for cardio workouts, as well as a
weight room. The state-of-the-art area is the most visible from the outside of the
facility, as it features two levels of windows. The new recreation center has two
expansive levels and houses four sport courts surrounded by a suspended 1/8 mile
track. The facility is utilized by individuals seeking open gym space, run and walk
space on the track, and the University’s intramural programs. The building also
includes academic facilities for the College of Health Sciences along with accommodations for the new Physical Therapy and expanded Sports Medicine programs.
The $40 million project, which broke ground in June of 2003, came in below budget. Half of the funding is coming from UWM parking fees, while the other half is
from state funds and student segregated fees. The athletic department has also
undertaken a variety of fundraising efforts for even greater enhancements within
its space in the facility. The most distinctive feature of the 135,000-gross-squarefoot Pavilion is the extensive use of glass “walls,” creating a feeling of openness and
allowing expansive views of nearby Downer Woods and the campus.
The exterior of the Pavilion (top), the new auxilary gym (middle) and the
student-athlete computer lab
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KLOTSCHE CENTER - THE HOME OF UWM BASKETBALL
The J. Martin Klotsche Center is the home of the Panther
basketball.
The Klotsche Center was originally erected in 1977 and a
major addition to the facility - named The Pavilion - was
completed in January of 2006. The $45 million project
added new office space, weight rooms, locker rooms,
team rooms and a practice and intramural gymnasium
with an upper-level running track. The project has also
included renovations to the existing Klotsche Center,
including air conditioning, a new sound system and
new concession stands for the arena.
Prior to this project, which broke ground in May of
2003, the latest renovations to the existing building
had come prior to the 1998-99 school year. The $2
million project including the addition of comfort and
chairback seating.
In 1996, new wood flooring and a new indoor track
were added to the Klotsche Center. The floor has been
renovated as recently as this past summer with the addition of the new Horizon League logo, and the addition
of the new Panther and UWM logos was completed in
the summer of 1999.
The Klotsche Center is a comfortable practice home
for Panther basketball with access to multiple courts
and baskets during their workouts while also housing
training facilities, weight facilities and more, all within
close proximity.
The on-campus Klotsche Center also helped develop a
strong homecourt advantage for the UWM basketball
program.
The Panthers have won 90 games over their last 10
seasons at home, including a 13-3 record last season.
In all, UWM has posted a 241-124 record all-time on
its home floor.
The Klotsche Center can hold as many as 5,000 spectators for a sporting event, and the volleyball capacity is
approximately 2,000. The largest crowd to ever see a
sporting event at the Klotsche Center is 5,015, present
when the UWM men’s basketball team faced Butler in
(Top) The Klotsche Center was filled to the rafters when the Panther men took on Wisconsin in 2002. It was
the third-largest crowd in Klotsche Center history. (Bottom) Almost 2,000 fans attended UWM’s women’s
game against Green Bay in 2007.
the 2002-03 season. The record for a volleyball crowd at
the Klotsche Center is 1,012, set when UWM defeated
ninth-ranked Wisconsin Sept. 1, 1999.
The Klotsche Center is used as a practice facility for
most of UWM’s varsity sports, and still serves as the
homecourt for volleyball and women’s basketball.
A four-lane indoor track, added in 1996, is home to the
UWM men’s and women’s track and field teams, and
the Klotsche Center pool, located on the lower level, is
home to the UWM swimming and diving teams.
The Klotsche Center has been the site of a number of
major sporting events, including the the 2006 Horizon
League Women’s Basketball Championship after previously hosting the event in 2004. The Klotsche Center has
also been hom to the 1999 MCC Indoor Track and Field
Championships, the 2001 Horizon League Women’s
Volleyball Championship and the 2002 Horizon League
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Track and Field Championships.
In August of 2002, the Klotsche Center played host to
a game involving the Yugoslavian National Basketball
team and NBA superstar Vlade Divac. The team wound
up winning the World Basketball Championships. The
arena also played host to an appearance by President
George W. Bush that same month.
The Klotsche Center is also home to UWM’s intramural
program and also serves as the University’s recreation
center. It features a 25-meter pool, racquetball courts,
weight rooms, training rooms and classrooms for
instructional use. The new construction is creating
additional usage space for both athletics and the
university community.
The University’s first Convocation was held in the
Klotsche Center on Oct. 16, 1998, and a number of campus events continue to be scheduled for the facility.
THE KLOTSCHE CENTER | THIS IS UWM
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KLOTSCHE CENTER RECORDS
• FIELD GOALS MADE
17, Traci Edwards, 1/17/07 vs. Cleveland State
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
• MINUTES PLAYED
47, Teri Stoltenberg, 1/19/00 vs. Valparaiso (OT)
• POINTS
42, Traci Edwards, 1/17/07 vs. Cleveland State*
• STEALS
7, Jessica Wilhite, 12/13/02 vs. New Hampshire
• BLOCKS
6, Traci Edwards, 1/17/07 vs. Cleveland State*
6, Maria Viall, 11/22/02 vs. Purdue*
• REBOUNDS
21, Traci Edwards, 2/13/06 vs. UW-Green Bay
21, Maria Viall, 12/1/03 vs. Loyola
21, Teresa Teske, 2/9/91 vs. UW-Parkside
• ASSISTS
14, Pam Bartnik, 1/17/94 vs. Cleveland State*
• FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
33, Traci Edwards, 1/17/07 vs. Cleveland State
• FIELD GOAL PCT. (MIN 10 MADE)
.833, Kimberly Becker, 2/27/03 vs. Wright State
• 3-POINTERS MADE
8, Jessica Wilhite, 12/4/02 vs. Northern Illinois
• 3-POINT PERCENT (MIN. 5 ATT.)
1.000, Daryl Schaffeld, 2/27/99 vs. UIC**
• FREE THROWS MADE
18, Corrin Von Wald, 1/19/00 vs. Valparaiso (OT)*
• FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED
18, Corrin Von Wald, 1/19/00 vs. Valparaiso (OT)
* Also school record • ** Tied school record
TEAM RECORDS
• MOST POINTS
102 vs. Detroit, 1/19/02
• 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE
14 vs. Youngstown State, 2/2/02*
• FREE THROWS MADE
38 vs. Nebraska, 12/13/97*
• FREE THROW PCT.
.950 vs. Cleveland State, 2/12/00
• MOST REBOUNDS
60 vs. Northeastern Illinois, 1/22/91
• ASSISTS
28 vs. Central Michigan, 12/17/00**
• STEALS
22 vs. Furman, 11/28/98*
PANTHERS ALL-TIME AT HOME
YEAR
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
W
1
1
2
3
4
0
1
3
6
6
7
12
8
11
7
10
12
9
9
6
13
L PCT.
1 .500
1 .500
2 .500
4 .429
3 .571
7 .000
7 .143
5 .375
2 .750
6 .500
4 .636
2 .857
1 .889
0 1.000
4 .636
2 .835
0 1.000
3 .750
3 .750
4 .600
3 .813
YEAR
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
TOTAL
W L
9 1
8 6
2 8
3 9
10 2
7 5
6 5
8 4
11 2
9 3
8 5
11 2
7 5
13 3
8 5
249 129
PCT.
.900
571
.200
.250
.835
.583
.545
.667
.846
.750
.615
.846
.583
.813
.615
.659
Tickets for UWM women’s basketball games are available at all Ticketmaster outlets,
by phone at 414-276-4545 or online at ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $4-$6
for adults.
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THIS IS UWM | THE SPIRIT OF PANTHER BASKETBALL
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Born as the Klotsche Krazies, UWM students have produce a great college basketball
atmosphere at both the Klotsche Center and U.S. Cellular Arena. Gold clothing and
body paint routinely fill the student section at Panther home games.
to nearby road contests. And, the student section has been strong throughout the
last two NCAA Tournaments, with students putting aside their spring-break plans
to travel with the Panthers.
More than 1,500 students have regularly attended the biggest regular season
games of the year, with the numbers swelling to near 3,000 for Horizon League
Tournament action. UWM students also travel well, with bus trips sending student
The Student Association is a major supporter of Panther athletics and helps organize
a number of special events, including “Black Out” and “Gold Rush” days, as well as
giveaways, corn and brat roasts and other spirit-building activities.
The UWM Pep Band helps to provide atmosphere and school spirit
during the basketball season at
the Klotsche Center and the U.S.
Cellular Arena.
The band performs at most games
throughout the year, plus travels to
some away contests. The band has
performed at league tournaments
for both the men and the women
and performed at all five NCAA
Tournament appearances by the
men’s and women’s basketball
teams. Last year, the band was at
both the women’s NCAA action in
Chicago and the men’s tournament
action in Jacksonville. Scott Corley
is the band’s director.
The UWM Dance Team performs at all home women’s basketball games, as well as at
numerous other athletic events throughout the year. The dance team is a registered
student organization at UWM. It is an independent group not supervised or funded
by the Athletic Department or the University. Formerly called the Pom Pon Girls, the
dance team has been active on campus since 1963.
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The UWM Cheerleading Squad is a big part of the men’s and women’s basketball
programs, cheering at every home and traveling to some away games.
The cheerleaders also perform addition promotional functions for the program
and the rest of the athletic department. The cheerleaders are often a part of 4th of
July parades around the area. UWM also hosts one of the largest Collegiate Cheer
Camps in the country - the annual Universal Cheerleaders Association camp. Three
years ago, UWM received the prestigious Leadership and Game Day Plan Award.
This year, the team put on a stellar performance. UWM’s cheerleaders finished first
in the sideline cheer competition while finishing second in the cheer category and
the fight song category. The Panther cheerleaders also won the LEADERship award,
an award voted on by other all-female cheer squads. The camp, the largest cheer
camp in the country, was held in August at UWM. It regularly involves some of the
top cheerleading squads in the country.
Co-coaches Leigh Wallace and Vicki Hastings note that the expectations for the
cheerleaders at UWM are very high.
“Our squad members not only dedicate
their time to practices, workouts and
all home men’s and women’s basketball
games, but they also commit their time
to the University, athletics, community
and their team,” Hastings said.
Charity and community service are
also a big part of cheering at UWM.
The cheerleaders take part in Al’s Run,
the AIDS walk and other events around
Milwaukee.
The need for a new Panther character has developed because the longtime UWM
mascot character, Victor E. Panther, has graduated from the University. So, a new
mascot character was designed and unveiled at Panther Madness Oct. 12.
Pounce was introduced at the
kick-off event for the 2007-08
basketball season, replacing
Victor E. as the face of Panther
Athletics.
Pounce will perform at a number
of athletic and university functions, as well as making community appearances on behalf of
UWM athletics.
Funding for the project to redesign the mascot costume was
provided by the UWM Student
Association.
The UWM Athletics Logo has caught the attention of fans throughout Milwaukee
and is now prominently worn by people across the city.
Unveiled in August of 1999, the new logo replaced the “Running Panther,” which had
been used since 1985. The logo was developed by Thiel Design of Milwaukee. The
logo is meant to symbolize a new, aggressive era of Panther athletics.
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In its 29th year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as
a leader in the development of student-athletes as
leaders and role models.
The Horizon League membership features 10 public
and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based
athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University,
the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and
Youngstown State University.
The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding
value to the educational experience through its four
platforms of athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that
athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that
can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate
experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance
the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar
athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth.
The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports
– nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country,
golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and
field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and 10 for
women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field,
outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball).
In all sports, all teams participate in their respective
postseason League championships regardless of regular-season performance, allowing all student-athletes
an opportunity to qualify for NCAA championships.
The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball,
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men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s
and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.
The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis,
the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices
in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue),
located across the street from the RCA Dome and just
blocks from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol
Building and the NCAA national office.
• HISTORY
Founded in 1979 as the Midwestern City Conference
with six charter members, the League changed its
name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in
1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year.
Charter members of the conference included current
members Butler and Loyola as well as the University
of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts
University and Xavier University. Among other current
members, Detroit joined in 1980 and Cleveland State,
UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came
aboard in 1994 in the largest non-merger conference
expansion in history, with Youngstown State joining
in 2001 and Valparaiso on July 1, 2007.
• ATHLETIC SUCCESS
In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage,
highlighted by three Sweet 16 appearances (Butler
2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) and seven wins in the
NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in the past five
seasons. In other sports, League teams have won at
least one game in their respective NCAA Championships each of the last five seasons in men’s soccer (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006) and four of the last six in
softball (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green
Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in
women’s soccer each of the last three (Detroit 2004,
Milwaukee 2005-06). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion
when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the
2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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and then finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Cross
Country Championships in leading the Butler women
to a 24th-place national finish.
• ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Horizon League student-athletes also excel in the
classroom as more than 500 have been named to the
Academic Honor Roll each of the past five semesters
for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better.
Thirty-one student-athletes were named to ESPN
The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams
in 2006-07 and nine earned Academic All-America
honors, including four first-team selections, after
boasting 35 academic all-district picks and eleven
Academic All-Americans in 2005-06.
• COMMUNITY SERVICE
In addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League
has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an
art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at
League games on the weekend of Martin Luther King
Jr. Day.
The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee also has continued a tradition of working with
youth at the Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting. On campus,
student-athletes have raised money and awareness
for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood
clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more.
• DEMOGRAPHICS
Horizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus more than 700,000
living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest
footprint. League media markets include five of the
nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more
than nine percent of the nation’s television audience.