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EXPERIENCEThe University of Texas at Arlington

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The University of Texas at Arlington is a comprehensive research, teaching, and public service institution whose mis-sion is the advancement of knowledge and the pursuit of excellence. The University is committed to the promotion of lifelong learning through its academic and continuing education programs and to the formation of good citizenship through its community service learning programs. The diverse student body shares a wide range of cultural values and the University community fosters unity of purpose and cultivates mutual respect.

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The University of Texas at Arlington is a comprehensive research, teaching, and public service institution whose mis-sion is the advancement of knowledge and the pursuit of excellence. The University is committed to the promotion of lifelong learning through its academic and continuing education programs and to the formation of good citizenship through its community service learning programs. The diverse student body shares a wide range of cultural values and through its community service learning programs. The diverse student body shares a wide range of cultural values and the University community fosters unity of purpose and cultivates mutual respect.

The University of Texas at Arlington is a comprehensive research, teaching, and public service institution whose mis-sion is the advancement of knowledge and the pursuit of excellence. The University is committed to the promotion of lifelong learning through its academic and continuing education programs and to the formation of good citizenship

OUR MISSION

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The University fosters an active learning enviorn-ment for its 25,000 stu-dents, who pursue more than 180 bachelor’s, mas-ter’s and doctoral degrees with 10 colleges and schools.

● Architecture● Business● Education● Engineering● Honors College● Liberal Arts● Nursing● Science● Social Work● Urban and Public Affairs

The University fosters an

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BY THE NUMBERS

● In America’s Best Archi-tecture & Design Schools for 2008, Design Intelligence ranked the School of Archi-tecture’s graduate architec-ture program second in the South.

● The Marketing Depart-ment ranks 27th worldwide in the latest American Mar-keting Association ratings in the Journal of Marketing.

● Since 2003, enrollment at the UT Arlington Fort Worth Center has skyrocketed from 596 to 1,288. Located in downtown Fort Worth, the center offers graduate, un-dergraduate and continuing education program tailored to the working professional.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Degrees Offered

● 78 Bachelors

● 74 Masters

● 33 Doctoral

Enrollment

● 25,070 total

● 18,999 undergraduate

● 6,071 graduate

Student Body:

● 47 percent White

● 15.2 percent Hispanic

● 13.8 percent African American

● 10.6 percent International

● 10.6 percent Asian

● 2.3 percent Other

● 0.5 percent American Indian

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CAMPUS FACILITIES

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MAVERICK ACTIVITIES CENTER

The University encompasses 420 acres and includes more than 100 buildings, some dating from 1919. In the past fi ve years, the construction or renovation of more than a dozen buildings has added 1.2 million square feet to the physical plant.

● Construction began in 2008 on the $150 millon En-gineering Research Complex, which will forge innovative partnerships between engineering and science. Other projects include the Civil Engineering Laboratory Build-ing, which opened in August 2008, and an expansion of the Engineering Lab Building.

● The School of Nursing’s Smart Hospital provides 13,000 square feet of space for student nurses to use cutting-edge learing technology. The facility features more than 30 full-body patient simulators in a 23-bed simulated hospital enviorment.

● UT Arlington’s purchases from Historically Un-derutilized Businesses (HUBs) ranked 12th among state agencies in Texas last year. HUB purchases accounted for almost a third of the Universities total expenditures.

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● 20,000 sq. ft. weight and fi tness room (80+ pieces of cardio equipment, 4 circuit training units & free weight area

● 4 multipurpose rooms - yoga, martial arts, aerobics, and more.

● 5 Indoor basketball courts

● 9 Volleyball courts

● Indoor soccer gymnasium

● 2 Indoor tracks - 1/16 mile and 1/9 mile

● 5 Racquetball courts



● 10 Badminton courts

● Game room which in-cludes table tennis

● Social corridor with group seating and activity viewing

● Internet café with juice bar (wired and wireless con-nection)

● Men’s and women’s health club style locker rooms

● Wellness resouce center

● Conference rooms

● Climbing wall

The Maverick Activities Center (MAC), a $34.5 millon recreation facility, is approximately 190,000 sq. ft. and includes:

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● Approximately 200,000 square feet

● Seating Capacity: 6,600

●Cost: Approximately $73 million

● Construction: Designed to achieve LEED Silver Cer-tifi cation, continuting UT Arlington’s commitment to sustainable development

● Construction Time: Ap-proximately 30 months, with an anticipated completion date of spring 2012

● Architect: HKS


SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER

UT Arlington announced on Feb. 12, 2009, the addition of the Special Events Center, which will be located at the northeast corner of campus between South Center and South Pecan streets at West Second Street.

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ON-CAMPUS ATHLETIC FACILITIES

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● Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S. Census Bureau release, Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038. Arlington is the 7th largest city in Texas and the 50th largest city in the United States.

● Located approximately 12 miles east of downtown Fort Worth and 20 miles west of downtown Dallas, Ar-lington is home to the Texas Rangers’ Ballpark in Arling-ton and the theme parks Six Flags Over Texas and the newly completed Cowboys Stadium.

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DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM

● America’s team has moved its location to Arlington with the completion of Cowboys Stadium, just 2.5 miles from UT Arlington’s campus.

● Besides hosting 10 preseason and regular season Cowboys games, Cowboys Stadium will be the center-piece of excitement with the following sporting events taking place during 2009-10, 2009 Gold Cup (July 19), World Football Challenge (July 26), Oklahoma vs. BYU (Sept. 5), Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (Oct. 3), Baylor vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 28), Big 12 Football Championship Game (Dec. 5), North Carolina vs. Texas - College Basketball (Dec. 19), AT&T Cotton Bowl (Jan. 2) and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game (Feb. 14).

STADIUM QUICK FACTS● Stadium site covers 73 total acres.● Stadium is 3 million square feet.● Roof structure is 660,800 sq. ft. (one of the largest in the world).● Approximate capacity of up to 100,000 fans.● Largest retractable end zone doors in the world (120’X180’).● Largest scoreboard in the world measuring at 72 ft. tall by 160 ft. wide (sideline boards) while fans in the end zones will view boards measuring 27 ft. tall by 48 ft. wide.

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RANGERS BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON

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● The Rangers Ballpark in Arlington was built in 1994, located just 3.8 miles from UT Arlington’s campus.

● From the exterior to the interior many ideas from other past ballparks were used when building the ballpark. As fans approach the ballpark, it resembles Ebbets Field with its red brick facade and arches. Once inside the ballpark, a brick Walk of Fame containing information and rosters of every Texas Rangers team extends around the entire facil-ity. The Rangers home fi eld is the only retro ballpark built that is enclosed as over 48,000 seats and four story offi ce complex surround the playing fi eld.

STADIUM QUICK FACTS● Stadium opened April 11, 1994● Capacity: 48,911● Cost: $191 million● Hosted Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1995● Kenny Rogers perfect game on June 28, 1994● Ian Kinsler hits for the cycle and has six hits on Apr. 15, 2009● Previous stadium, Arlington Stadium, existed just a quarter of a mile from new stadium. Rangers played in Arlington Stadium from 1972-1993.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER

● The Metroplex features fi ve major professional sports teams and also has fi ve professional/mi-nor league franchises, including the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rang-ers, Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, Dallas Stars, Frisco RoughRiders, Fort Worth Cats, Grand Prairie AirHogs, Texas Brahmas and the Texas Tornado.

● The NBA All-Star Festivities will be held in Dallas in 2010. The game is expected to set a world record for the highest attendance at a single basketball game with a crowd expected crowd of nearly 100,000 fans. All-Star Saturday will take place at the American Airlines Center.

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DFW METROPLEXThe University of Texas at Arlington

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DFW METROPLEX

● The Metroplex is a convien-ient travel destination with two airports (Dallas Fort Worth In-ternational Airport & Love Field Airport) within 25 miles of UT Arlington. DFW Airport is located 16 miles from campus while Dal-las Love Field Airport is 24 miles from the university. DFW con-nects directly with 133 US mar-kets and 36 international destina-tions. By 2010, DFW is expected to serve 100 million passengers a year. Love Field is the primary hub of Southwest Airlines and serves six millon passangers an-nually.

● Texas Motor Speedway opened in 1996 and was a $250 million project. The facility seats 191,122 fans, including 144 suites. The track is 1.5 miles (oval).

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UTA CAMPUS LIFE

● UT Arlington has become a fi rst-choice university for students seeking a traditional college experi-ence. With 300 campus organizations to choose from, students fi nd it easy to become active par-ticipants in the Maverick community.

● With almost 4,300 students living on campus, UTA provides a robust learning atmosphere. More than 400 live in Kalpana Chawla Hall, which houses the University’s residential living/learning program.

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UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTJames D. Spaniolo

EXPERIENCELeadership

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Arlington College, 1895-1902

Carlisle Military Academy, 1902-1913

Arlington Training School, 1913-1916

Arlington Military Academy, 1916-1917

Grubbs Vocational College, 1917-1923

North Texas Agricultural College, 1923-1949

Arlington State College, 1949-1967

The University of Texas at Arlington, 1967-Present

Hailed as the ideal person to lead The University of

Texas at Arlington into a new era of prominence, James D. Spaniolo was appointed the Univer-sity’s seventh president

in November 2003 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents.

He took offi ce in February 2004 and immediately began building an admin-istrative team and reaching out to stake-holders to map a course for UT Arlington’s future. Boosting research and private support for the state’s seventh largest university are among his priorities.

President Spaniolo’s experience in higher education, law, philanthropy, poli-tics and journalism make him uniquely qualifi ed to lead a comprehensive teach-ing, research and public service institution like UT Arlington. With an enrollment of more than 25,000 students, UT Arlington is the third largest of the 15 institutions in the U.T. System and offers 90 bac-calaureate, 74 master’s and 34 doctoral degrees.

With a continued focus on technology transfer and economic development, UT Arlington is solidifying its status as a leading research university in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the state and the nation. During the 2002 fi scal year, the University received a 39-percent increase in externally-funded awards over the preceding year.

Before coming to UTA, President Spaniolo was dean of Michigan State Uni-versity’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences. As dean from 1996-2003, he oversaw an enrollment increase of more than 1,000 students and helped establish the James H. and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law by raising more than $3.5 million. He forged a partnership with a newspaper corporation in Mexico and strengthened alumni outreach. He was also a professor in the School of Journalism and taught courses on the First Amendment and communications law.

Prior to his tenure at Michigan State, he was vice president and chief program offi cer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the largest media-related private foundation in the United States with more than $1.5 billion in assets. In seven years with the Knight Foundation, he directed a program that included major grants and initiatives to support journalism and a free press in the United States and worldwide. He also served as a member of the foundation’s Journalism Advisory Committee from 1997-2003.

Before joining Knight Foundation, President Spaniolo was a newspaper executive and lawyer with Knight-Ridder for more than a decade. He was vice presi-dent of human resources and assistant to the publisher at the Detroit Free Press and general executive and general counsel at The Miami Herald.

He began his legal career with the Miami law fi rm of Paul & Thomson, which represented The Herald, and later served as associate general counsel of the Ameri-can Newspaper Publishers Association, where he established the organization’s legal department. He is a member of the Florida Bar and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the 5th and 11th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

He graduated with high honors from Michigan State in 1968 with a B.A. degree in political science. As a senior, he was editor-in-chief of the student daily, the State News. Following service in the U.S. Army Reserve, he became an assistant to Michigan State President Clifton R. Wharton Jr. from 1970-72. He earned a law degree from The University of Michigan Law School in 1975 and a master’s degree in public administration from The Univer-sity of Michigan Institute of Public Policy Studies (now the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy).

President Spaniolo has a son, Jamie, who lives in Washington D.C., and a daughter, Sarah, who lives in Los Ange-les.

UT Arlington Presidents2004 - James D. Spaniolo2003-2004 Dr. Charles Sorber (Interim)1995-2003 Dr. Robert Witt1992-1995 Dr. Ryan Amacher1972-1992 Dr. Wendell H. Nedderman1968-1972 Dr. Frank Harrison1959-1968 Dr. Jack Royce Woolf1946-1959 Dr. E.H. Hereford1923-1946 Dean Edward Everett Davis1917-1923 Dean Myron L. Williams1916-1917 John B. Dodson1913-1916 H.K. Taylor1902-1913 James McCoy Carlisle1895-1902 Lee Morgan Hammond1895-1902 William H. Trimble


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UT Arlington Presidents2004 - James D. Spaniolo2003-2004 Dr. Charles Sorber (Interim)1995-2003 Dr. Robert Witt1992-1995 Dr. Ryan Amacher1972-1992 Dr. Wendell H. Nedderman1968-1972 Dr. Frank Harrison1959-1968 Dr. Jack Royce Woolf1946-1959 Dr. E.H. Hereford1923-1946 Dean Edward Everett Davis1917-1923 Dean Myron L. Williams

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTJames D. Spaniolo

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The fifth Direc-tor of Intercol-legiate Athletics at UT Arlington

since 1953, Pete Carlon is in his 14th year as the department’s director after serving twice in an interim role.

Carlon has been with the university 29 years (since 1981), when he came to UT Arlington from Stephen F. Austin to be-come the head athletics trainer. He served as assistant or associate athletics director from 1984 until he was named director of athletics in May of 1996.

During Carlon’s fi rst tenure as interim athletics director in 1991-92, UT Arlington won fi ve team conference titles and was ranked by the Women’s Sports Founda-tion as the second best Division I program in the nation in terms of commitment to gender equity.

During the 1996-97 year, in Carlon’s fi rst year as the permanent athletics director, the Mavericks claimed both the men’s and women’s Southland Conference All-Sports trophies, a fi rst in the history of the UT Arlington athletics program. In 1998-99, UT Arlington again claimed both the men’s and women’s All-Sports Championship and won the SLC Commissioner’s Cup in the award’s second year of existence. The Commissioner’s Cup recognizes the confer-ence’s best overall athletics program. In all, UT Arlington has won three Commis-sioner’s Cups and has fi nished among the top three schools in the race for the Cup each year since programs began compet-ing for the award. During Carlon’s tenure, the UT Arlington women’s teams have captured fi ve SLC All-Sports trophies and the men’s teams have won six all-sports awards. In all, the Mavericks have won 50 team conference championships during Carlon’s tenure as athletics director.

In 1997-98, Carlon teamed with then-University President Dr. Robert Witt to join forces with student and faculty leaders to spearhead the campaign for a referendum on a Student Intercollegiate Athletics Fee. This student athletics fee won overwhelm-ing support from the student body and was enacted by the state legislature and

then Gov. George W. Bush in 1999. The fee was the first of its kind in the state of Texas, and serves as a model for other institutions.

Carlon has placed a special empha-sis on maintaining an environment of academic excellence for UT Arlington student-athletes. Numerous academic support services and programs have been implemented to assist each student-athlete in their academic endeavors. UT Arlington athletics is involved with the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program, which provides Maverick student-athletes op-portunities for life enriching leadership experiences, community service and life skills training.

During his 12-year tenure as head ath-letics trainer, Carlon served as president of the Southwest Athletic Trainers Asso-ciation in 1987-88, was a member of the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association (SWATA) Executive Board, and served two terms on the national board of directors for the National Athletic Trainers Association. Carlon received one of the highest honors presented by the organization when he was named recipient of the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 1997. In 1989, Carlon was presented the Frank Medina Award for service to athletics training and mankind, and has twice (1988 and 1996) earned the Eddie Wojecki Award for service to SWATA.

He was inducted into the SWATA Hall of Fame in 1999 and the NATA Hall of Fame in 2005 - the organization’s highest honor.

Carlon served a two-year term as president of the Southland Conference and chair of its executive committee. He previously served on the executive com-mittee in two-year stints as vice president/chair of the compliance committee and secretary/treasurer and chair of the fi nance committee.

Carlon has also served on several com-mittees, including Southland Conference Honors and Awards, Compliance, Strategic Planning, Championships, Offi ciating and Marketing and Television.

Nationally, Carlon has been recently appointed for a four-year term on the Divi-

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The fifth Direc-The fifth Direc-Ttor of Intercol-Ttor of Intercol-Tlegiate Athletics Tlegiate Athletics Tat UT Arlington Tat UT Arlington Tsince 1953, Pete Carlon is in his 14th year as the department’s director after serving twice in an interim role.

then Gov. George W. Bush in 1999. The fee was the first of its kind in the state of Texas, and serves as a model for other institutions.

Carlon has placed a special empha-sis on maintaining an environment of academic excellence for UT Arlington student-athletes. Numerous academic support services and programs have

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSPete Carlon

sion I Academics Cabinet, after spending the last year as a member of the NCAA Division I Academics, Eligibility and Com-pliance Cabinet, the Transfer Issues Ad Hoc Subcommittee and chairing the Division I Financial Aid Subcommittee.

Carlon completed a four-year term (1998-2002) on the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical As-pects of Sports as well as the Subcommit-tee for Drug Education and Testing. He also is an active participant in the NCAA Athlet-ics Certifi cation process, having served on NCAA Peer Review Teams evaluating 10 other Division I institutions. He served as the president of the I-AAA Athletic Direc-tors Association in 2005-06.

Carlon spearheaded a facilities upgrade with the fi rst phase of Clay Gould Ballpark renovation completed. Other facilities that have receive enhancement since 2002 in-clude: the UT Arlington Tennis Center, Allan Saxe Softball Field and the track surface at Maverick Stadium.

Carlon earned a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 1975 and his master’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 1976. He began his pro-fessional career at Arlington James Bowie High School in 1976 as a health teacher and athletics trainer, and was the school’s Teacher of the Year in 1978.

Carlon and his wife, Beth, who is an elementary school administrator in Irving ISD, are both natives of Gowrie, Iowa.

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MAVERICK SPIRITThe University of Texas at Arlington

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MAVERICK SPIRIT

FIGHT SONGBlue, white, we’ve got the might,

Mavericks, we’re gonna fi eldShout our praises to the sky

V-I-C-T-O-R-YGo big Mavericks

UTA Mavericks Fight, FightGo big Mavericks

All the way MavericksFight FightGo Mavs!

ALMA MATERDear School we love.

You are our Alma Mater,And through the years,

Our faith we shall proclaim.We are each one,

A loyal son or daughter,Our song of praise,

Shall glorify your name.Dear School we love,

Forever Arlington.

Hornets, Junior Aggies, Blue Riders and Reb-els among long list of mascot names

An aardvark as UTA’s mascot? It could’ve hap-pened. The story begins more than 80 years ago.

From 1917, when it joined the Texas A&M System, to 1921, the school’s athletic teams answered to Grubbers or the school’s name, Grubbs Vocational College) and Shorthorns (after the campus newspaper, The Shorthorn).

Grubbers just wasn’t destined to last, and many didn’t like Shorthorns because that’s what freshman teams at the school’s hated rival, The University of Texas at Austin, were called.

A Shorthorn editorial Nov. 12, 1921, liked Hor-nets the idea of the ‘Horn’ and the ‘Sting’ too.”

So Hornets it was—but not for long. When the school changed to North Texas Agricultural College in 1923, the yearbook that appeared in the spring was called the Junior Aggie. This set in motion a gradual shift over the years from Hornets to Junior Aggies.

In 1949, when the school became Arling-

ton State College, the nickname was offi cially changed to Blue Riders. According to an Aug. 25, 1949, article in the Tarrant County Citizen, “It was felt that the name would be appropriate with the school colors (blue and white), and would allow artists an opportunity to sketch attractive designs for team uniforms.”

Except Blue Riders never caught on, either. In 1951, President E.H. Hereford called a meeting of as many sophomores as he could fi nd and asked them to suggest yet another mascot.

Rebels subsequently won a student vote, and the fi ght song Dixie and mascot Johnny Red became intricate parts of the theme and continued as ASC became a four-year school in 1959. The theme was never seriously questioned until spring 1965 when some argued that Rebels depicted a symbol of slavery. Others maintained that it represented Southern heritage.

Several votes for name changes were held over the next six years, including one in 1968 (one year after the school became The Univer-

sity of Texas at Arlington) when Aardvarks was the top vote-getter behind Rebels. In February 1970, with Rebels not being one of the choices, Texans won out over Mavericks and Apollos, but Mavericks prevailed in a runoff.

The battle still wasn’t over as students forced a referendum a month later, and the Old South theme prevailed again. UTA President Frank Har-rison pleaded with students to make a change.

In May 1971, one more vote was held. Again, students could vote for any name they chose, as long as it wasn’t Rebels. Mavericks won over Toros, Rangers and Hawks.

The fi rst Maverick mascot was a horned horse. In later years it was patterned, sort of, after Sam Maverick, a wealthy Texas landowner who participated in many momentous events in the state’s early history, among them the defense of the Alamo. He died in 1870.

Maverick accumulated a fabled empire and inspired the term “maverick” to denote an un-branded calf or an independent person.

HOW A GRUBBWORM BECAME A MAVERICK

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Through a year round individualized training program, players undergo a rigorous conditioning regimen. This program is designed, supervised, scruti-nized and implemented by a highly qualifi ed and dedicated certifi ed strength coach. Over the years strength coaching has evolved into immeasurably more than just weightlifting. Strength and conditioning is now performance enhancement. While weight lifting is still a fundamental facet, there are many other important features. Their program for athletes includes fl exibility train-ing, cardiovascular conditioning, speed and power development, improve-ment of self motivation and mental toughness. Not only do these efforts improve the quality of the athlete’s performance, but this program greatly reduces the potential for injury, reduces the extent of many injuries and expe-dites recovery in case there is an injury.

At UT Arlington this is a year round endeavor, in-season and off season. Many of our student athletes choose to spend their summers in Arlington in order to extend their opportunity to train for a championship. We take tremendous pride in a facility and staff second to none in the nation. Every program is

uniquely matched to the athlete and the sport. The strength staff works very closely with the sport coaches to create a spirit of shared goals, consistent expectations and staying abreast of the most current technology and sport science.

The strength staff at the University of Texas-Arlington is devoted to the score-board results of every team at the University, but, more importantly, we are devoted and committed to the personal success of every student-athlete on and off the fi eld!

“Our staff is committed to developing each athlete’s innate ability to the full-est. This includes: strength, power, speed, endurance, fl exibility and resolve. We employ the latest techniques, equipment and motivation, as well as tra-ditional principals, to ensure that our student-athletes are trained specifi cally and individually to be champions in their sport.”

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SPORTS MEDICINE

A commitment to total care exists in every facet of UT Arlington’s approach to its student-athletes. UT Arlington Athletics Training facility contains modern equipment to ensure that a student-athlete is treated with care. Combined with the University health center, the student-athlete at UT Arlington is provided a team of physicians and care specialists.

The Maverick health care team focuses on preven-tion, treatment and rehabilitation. Equipment, training, medical and strength and conditioning staffs are jointly committed to health care and prevention.

“It has always been our philosophy to take a proac-tive approach to health care rather than just tending to our student-athletes after an injury,” said Roy Rudewick, head athletics trainer.

Rudewick, a 1989 graduate of UT Arlington enters his third season with the Mavericks after more than a de-cade of service within the Arlington Independent School District. He will oversee all teams and will serve as the primary trainer for the men’s basketball program.

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COACHING STAFFHEAD COACHES

ASSISTANT COACHES

Diego BenitezTennis

Scott CrossMen’s Basketball

Samantha MorrowWomen’s Basketball

Debbie HedrickSoftball

Jay ReesMen’s Golf

John SauerhageTrack and FieldCross Country

Darin ThomasBaseball

Diane SeymourVolleyball

Brandon BergerTrack and Field

Allan AdamsMen’s Basketball

Zak BuncikMBB Dir. of Operations

Derrick DanielsMen’s Basketball

Erin CluteVolleyball

Angela PerrySoftball

Jay SirianniBaseball

Gerald RicheyTrack and Field

Jordan DurhamTrack and Field

Lindsey WilsonWomen’s Basketball

Mark FlattenBaseball

Erin GrantWomen’s Basketball

Vince KwasnickSoftball

Shane Lafl inWomen’s Basketball

Christina MelvinVolleyball

Stuart PowellGolf

Rachel CisnerozWBB Dir. of Operations

Greg YoungMen’s Basketball

Fuller SmithBaseball

David McLeodBaseball

Marco MatteucciTennis

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Mishael BergerAcademics Coordinator

Tony BurkenAssociate A.D. for

Business and Operations

Jason ChaputAsst. A.D. for Facilitiesand Events Manager

Kevin FralicksAssociate A.D. for

External Affairs

Debbie GarciaSr. Associate A.D. for

Academics & Compliance/SWA

Dr. Bill ReevesDeputy A.D./EligibilityCertifi cation Offi cer

Roy RudewickHead Athletic Trainer

Cassie ThompsonStudent Development Specialist IIEvents and Honors Coordinator

Gina GiammancoAssistant Athletic Trainer

Julie HomuthAssistant Athletic Trainer

Ashley Lacefi eldSenior Offi ce Assistant

Scott Lacefi eldSports Information Director

Kristyna ManciasAssistant Sports

Information Director

Dr. Barry McKeownFaculty Representative

John MocekSr. Associate A.D. for

Finance and Administration

Lorraine PalmerAdministrative Assistant II

Shirley RacioppaSupport Specialist II

Pete CarlonDirector of Athletics

Adriana CantuGraduate Assistant

Athletic Trainer

Myke OrtizGraduate Assistant

Strength and Conditioning

Marla MorrisAdministrative Asst. for

External Affairs

Rachel SchaferAcademic Advisor/CHAMPS

Life Skills Coordinator

Gregg ElkinAssoc. A.D. for Communications

and Media Relations

Kathy WagnerStrength and

Conditioning Coach

Michella GaiserMaverick Club/

External Affairs Coordinator

Rachel FreemanMarketing/Promotions

Coordinator

Sascha SchapiroGraduate Assistant

Athletic Trainer


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Being a Maverick means being active in the communi-ty both on campus and in the Arlington area. With the goal of building leaders in the community, the UT Ar-lington athletics department and its student-athletes take an active role in community service projects.

Among the community service projects include the D.E.A.R. Mavericks (Drop Everything and Read) Pro-gram. Student athletes inspire youth from Arlington, Mansfi eld, Grand Priarie area schools by reading to classes and speaking to groups about the importance of staying in school.

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In 2008-09, UT Arlington student-athletes and coaches participated in the following community activities:

● Salvation Army Canned Food Drive (Athletics Dept)● Strikeout Bone Cancer (Softball)● Reading to elementary school students (Baseball)● Helping UT Arlington students move into dorms (Athletics Dept.)● Hatch Madness (Women’s Basketball Charity Event)● Dig for the Cure (Volleyball)● Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness (Women’s Basketball)● Miracle League Day (Baseball)

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2009 Hall of Honor inductees (L-to-R:) Rayla Allison (1972-75, Softball Player; 1983-89, Softball Coach), Jeff Burrow (1988-91; Baseball), Mike Barnes (1964-66, Football) and UTA Head Track and Field Coach John Sauerhage - accepting for Jenny Hockett (1990-93, Women’s Track and Field).

2009 HALL OF HONOR INDUCTION CLASS

RAYLA ALLISONSoftball Player/Coach

1972-75/1983-89

Rayla Allison was a standout catcher for the Mavericks and later was named the fi fth head softball coach in the fall of 1984. She recorded a 189-152-2 overall record in fi ve seasons at the helm, and in her fi nal season guided the Mavs to a fi rst-place fi nish with a 34-19 overall record.

MIKE BARNESFootball1964-66

Mike Barnes lettered three years for the Arlington State Rebels while leading the team in interceptions in 1965 and 1966. His 13 career interceptions are a school record. Barnes competed in the 1966 Senior Bowl and was an All-SLC defensive selection. He was a 4th round draft pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966.

JEFF BURROWBaseball1988-91

Jeff Burrow helped lead the Mavericks to their fi rst SLC championship in 1990 as a starting right-handed pitcher. Burrow owns four all-time career records, including wins (27), innings (333.0), complete games (25) and starts (51). He signed a free agent contact with the Chicago White Sox in 1991.

JENNY HOCKETTWomen’s Track and Field

1990-93

Jenny Hockett was a nine-time Southland Conference cham-pion and holds school records in the long jump and 55-meters while being a member of UTA’s best-ever 400 relay team. In 1993 she became UTA’s fi rst All-American woman to participate at the U.S. Olympic Festival in San Antonio.

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HALL OF HONOR MEMBERSName Classifi cation InductedRayla Allison ......................... SB ........................................2009Mike Barnes .......................... FB ........................................2009Jeff Burrow .......................... BSB ......................................2009Jenny Hockett .........................TF ........................................2009Gary Lewis ............................ FB ........................................2008Heather Hoy-Martin .............. VB .......................................2008Dr. Bill Reeves ..............MBB/Admin. ...............................2008Errol Byles .............................TF ........................................2007Bob Diem .............................. FB ........................................2007Theresa Noggler-Fangman ................VB .......................................2007Tom Beasley .................FB/BSB Coach ..............................2006Paul Renfro ......................... MBB ......................................2006B.G. Wilson .......................... BSB ......................................2006Brenda Woodard ................... SB ........................................2006Scotty Caldwell ..................... FB ........................................2005Gwen Clardy-Ross .................TF ........................................2005Christina Rudiger .................. VB .......................................2005Marvin “Butch” McBroom BSB Coach/Admin..............................2004Carolyn Smith ..................... WBB ......................................2004Robert Willbanks .................. FB ........................................2004Ronald Hancock .....................TF ........................................2003Eva Jonsson ............................TF ........................................2003Justin Rowland .......................TF ........................................2003Shawn Sweeten ..................... VB .......................................2003Bruce Collie .......................... FB ........................................2002Angela Nelson-Martinez ........TF ........................................2002Ralph McPherson ................ MBB ......................................2002Mike Nau ............................ MBB ......................................2002Fred Arnold ........................... FB ........................................2001Ron Barnett .......................FB, BSB ...................................2001Allen Lowes ........................TF/FB .....................................2001Katie Weismiller ................... VB .......................................2001Lisa Austin .............................TF ........................................2000Dick Hill ................................ FB ........................................2000Monte Stratton .................TF Coach ..................................2000Jimmy Thomas ...................... FB ........................................2000Ana de Oliveira ..................... VB .......................................1999Howard Prager ..................... BSB ......................................1999Glen Throckmorton ............... FB ........................................1999Larry Dowler ...................... SWIM .....................................1998Danny Griffi n ........................ FB ........................................1998Brenda Marshall .................... SB ........................................1998Willie Brand ........................ MBB ......................................1997Mark Cannon ........................ FB ........................................1997Lisa Love .........................VB Coach ..................................1997Joel McCray ...........................TF ........................................1997Ken Ozee ............................... FB ........................................1997Eddie Stallings .................... MBB ......................................1997Sara Massey-Bontke ..............TF ........................................1996Paul “Cotton” Mitchell ....... MBB ......................................1996McClinton Neal ......................TF ........................................1996Cliff Odom ............................ FB ........................................1996Judd Ramsey ......................... FB ........................................1996Mary Ridgway .................VB Coach ..................................1996Randy Thorpe .................... Baseball ...................................1996Burley Bearden ................FB Coach ..................................1994

Sansiski Daniels .....................TF ........................................1994Kathy Gunter-Stanfi eld ...VB, WBB, TF, SB .............................1994Name Classifi cation InductedWillie Thomas ....................... FB ........................................1994Don Easterling ..............SWIM Coach ...............................1993L.R. “Dink” Ford ................ MBB ......................................1993Charlie Key ......................FB Coach ..................................1993Gene Schrickel .................... MBB ......................................1993H.A.D. “Hoss” Dunsworth S-A, Coach, Supporter ............................1992Trey Hillman ..................... Baseball ...................................1992Ric Nesbit ........................... SWIM .....................................1992Bruce Tibbets ...................... MBB ......................................1992Al Culton ............................. MBB ......................................1991James G. “Klepto” Holmes FB, MBB, BSB...............................1991Gilbert Smith ..........................TF ........................................1991Wayne Coble ...................... FB, TF ....................................1990Dale Drennan .........................TF ........................................1990Carl Knox ..................... MBB, TN, FB ...............................1990Skip Butler ............................ FB ........................................1989Theresa Frederick .................. VB .......................................1989Howard Payne Shannon ....BSB, TF ...................................1989Roy Dewalt ........................... FB ........................................1988Bobby Lane ..................A-T, TF Coach ..............................1988Tom Tinker ................. MBB Coach, AD ............................1988Mike Baylor .......................... FB ........................................1987Jody Conradt ...........VB, WBB, SB Coach .........................1987Derrick Jensen ....................... FB ........................................1987John Schnable ....................... FB ........................................1987Dexter Bussey ....................... FB ........................................1985Calvin Lee ............................. FB ........................................1985Doug Russell ...................... SWIM .....................................1985Chena Gilstrap ............. FB Coach, AD ..............................1984

TEAMS1977 Softball Team .............................................................20081990-92 Men’s Track and Field Teams ...............................20071967, 68 Men’s Swimming and Diving Teams ...................20061995 Women’s Track and Field Teams ...............................20051980-81 Men’s Basketball Team .........................................20051966, 67 Football Teams .....................................................20041998 Volleyball Team .........................................................20031989 Volleyball Team .........................................................20031956, 57 Football Teams .....................................................2003

AD - Athletics Director Admin. - AdministrationA-T - Athletic TrainingBSB - BaseballFB - FootballMBB - Men’s BasketballS-A - Student AthleteSB - SoftballSWIM - SwimmingTF - Track and FieldTN - TennisVB - Volleyball

HALL OF HONOR MEMBERSName Classifi cation InductedName Classifi cation InductedRayla AllisonRayla Allison .........................Mike Barnes ..........................Jeff Burrow ..........................Jenny Hockett .........................Jenny Hockett .........................Jenny HockettGary Lewis ............................Heather Hoy-Martin ..............Dr. Bill Reeves ..............Errol Byles .............................Bob Diem

Name Classifi cation InductedRayla Allison

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

KAREN BORTANews Anchor

KTVT-11 Dallas

TREY HILLMANMLB Manager

Kansas City Royals

CHRIS CAGLECountry

Music Singer

HUNTER PENCEMLB Player

Houston Astros

KALPANA CHAWLAAerospace Engineer

Space Shuttle Columbia

LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPSActor

GEN. TOMMY FRANKSRetired General

United State Army

ROYCE WESTState of

Texas Senator

Keith Alcorn, actor Jimmy NeutronLillie Biggins, Vice President for Operations - Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort WorthKaren Borta, news anchor, KTVT - Channel 11, DallasTheron Bowman, Chief of Police, City of ArlingtonChris Cagle, Country music singerBrian Chase, NASA’s Assistant Administrator for Legislative AffairsKalpana Chawla, aerospace engineer, Mission Specialist, Space Shuttle ColumbiaGen. Tommy Franks, retired General, United States ArmyRalph Hawkins, architectureTrey Hillman, Kansas City Royals ManagerDavid Kunkle, Police Chief, City of DallasRalph Mendoza, Chief of Police, City of Fort WorthHunter Pence, Houston Astros Outfi elderLou Diamond Phillips, actorPhil Porter, 18-year Volunteer Social Worker for the AISD Venture SchoolRoland Pryor, Harvard University, Assistant Professor, EconomicsVasudev Rangadass, CEO of Net.OrangeGary Trietsch, Houston District Engineer for Texas Department of TransportationKelcy Warren, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Energy Transfer Partners, LPDavid Webster, President and CEO of Kinro CorporationRoyce West, State of Texas SenatorJim Wilkinson, Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza RiceRoy L. Williams, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of AmericaMorgan Woodward, actorTrey Yelverton, City of Arlington Deputy City Manager for Economic Development

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