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WOMEN’S GOLF QUICK FACTSLocation: Piscataway,N.J.Enrollment: 37,364President: Dr.RichardL.McCormickAthletic Director: TimPernettiNickname: ScarletKnightsSchool Color: ScarletAthletics Website: www.scarletknights.comHome Course: RutgersUniversityGolf CourseConference: BIGEASTDirector of Golf/ MauraWaters-BallardWomen’s Golf Coach: (Rutgers‘88)Men’s Golf Coach: ChrisMazzuchetti (MontclairState‘98)Assistant Coach: WallyKim(Vermont‘90)2010 BE Finish: 6th

Golf SID: KevinLorinczOffice Phone: 732-445-7812Email: [email protected]

Office of Athletic CommunicationsRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Louis Brown Athletic Center83 Rockafeller Rd.

Piscataway, NJ 08854(732) 445–4200

(732) 445–3636 / 3063 – FAX

Written and edited by:KevinLorinczandSamanthaSebellDesign:KevinRevoir

Thisguidehasbeencompiledtoassistthemediawithitscoverageoftheteam.Updatedresultsmaybeobtainedthroughouttheseasonfromthe

OfficeofAthleticCommunicationsat(732)445-4200orbyaccessingtheGolfWebsiteatwww.scarletknights.com

2011 WOMEN’S GOLF SprING SChEdULEDate(s) Event Location

March12 vs.SetonHall PortSt.Lucie,Fla.

March18-19 HomewoodSuitesInvitational PortSt.Lucie,Fla.

March25-26 CincinnatiSpringInvitational CrystalRiver,Fla.

April4-5 GeorgetownHoyaInvitational Beallsville,Md.

April17-18 BIGEASTChampionships PalmHarbor,Fla.

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuickFacts/TOC...................................................................12011Schedule......................................................................1CoachingStaff.........................................................................22011ScarletKnights...................................................3–5History/RutgersGolfCourse..........................................7UniversityPage.......................................................................8

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2011 SprING rOSTEr Name Class High School/Hometown ElizabethCarl Jr. HenrySibley/MendotaHeights,Minn. KarenCash So. NorthernHighlands/Allendale,N.J. LaurenHeiba Jr. Bridgewater-Raritan/Bridgewater,N.J. ElisaMateer Jr. OceanCity/Marmora,N.J. AnneMcNiel Jr. StantonCollegePrep/Jacksonville,Fla. JeanneWaters Sr. Sayville/WestSayville,N.Y. BrittanyWeddell So. Bourne/BuzzardsBay,Mass.

Director of Golf/Women’s Golf Coach: MauraWaters-Ballard(18thseason)(Rutgers‘88) Head Men’s Golf Coach: ChristopherMazzuchetti(firstseason)(MontclairState’98) Assistant Golf Coach: WallyKim(Vermont’90)

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COACHING STAFFMaura Waters-Ballarddirector of Golf/Women’s Golf Coach

MauraWaters-Ballardisinher18thseasonmentoringtheRutgersUniversitygolfprograms.Afterservingasheadcoachforboththemen’sandwomen’steams,shetransitionedtotheroleofDirectorofGolf/Women’sGolfCoachpriortothe2009-10academicyear.Inhernewcapacity,sheover-seestheoperationsandrecruitmentforbothteams,whileshiftinghercompetitionfocustothewomen’ssquad.

Waters-Ballardknowswhatittakestosuc-ceed“OntheBanks”asastudent-athlete.A1988graduateofRutgersCollegewithaBAinEconomics,shereliesontheexperienceshegainedasaletterwin-nerfortheScarletKnightsgolfteamfrom1984-1987.The2005BIGEASTMen’sGolfCoachoftheYearbringsnotonlyhercompetitiveexperiencetoherathletes,butalsogreatknowledgeofthegameofgolfaswellasfamiliaritywiththeUniversity.

Aformer“FuturesTour”player,Waters-Ballardhadquiteanextensivecompeti-tivegolfcareer.Shewasrunner-upinthe2009NewJerseyStateWomen’sAmateurChampionshiptoSherryHerman,whowonthe2009U.S.SeniorWomen’sChampionship.In2008,Waters-BallardwontheGardenStatePinehurstChampionshipwithpartnerAnnProbert.Shealsowonthe1992NewJerseyStateAmateurChampionship,the1991WMGABetterBallwithpartnerMaryEichhorn,andthe1988GardenStateStrokePlayChampionship.AsaScarletKnightgolfer,shewonthe1986YaleInvitational,andhadseveralothertop-threefinisheswhileearningMVPhonorsallfouryears.In1994,Bal-lardwasinductedintotheSomerville(NJ)HighSchoolAthleticHallofFameforheraccomplishmentsintennis,basketballandgolf.

“Wearestudentsfirst,”statesBallard.“Thatiswhywearehere,toearnadegree.Mygoalisformyathlete’sacademicsuccessandathleticprowesstogrowhandinhandduringtheircareersonthebanks.”

ItisevidentthatBallard’svisionfortheteamisworking.SincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1997,herathleteshaveearnedBIGEASTAll-Academichonors87times.Themen’sgolfteamhaswon17tournaments,placedsecond12times,and12playershavewonindividualtitles.BrentPittman(ENG’05)earnedAllAmericanScholarhonorswhileleadinghisteamtothe2005NCAAEastRegional.InWatersBallard’s12yearsatthehelmofthewomen’sgolfteam,theyhavewonfivetournaments,placedsecond12times,andsixplayershavewonindividualtitles.

Inadditiontotheirsuccessintheclassroomandonthelinks,thewomen’sgolfteamhasearnedhonorsservicingthecommunityaswell.Theteamearnedthe“Athlete’sforLife”awardfromNewJerseyBloodServicesin2001,2003,2004and2005forhaving100percentteamparticipationintheirblooddrivesoncampus.

Duringthesummer,CoachBallarddirectstwo-week-longNikeJuniorGolfCamps.Thecampersarehousedintheair-cooled,three-bedroomsuitesontheBuschCampus,andpracticeandplayeachdayisheldattheRutgersUni-versityGolfcourse,alsoontheBuschCampus.

Ballard’spositiveattitudeandfocuseddemeanorhasresultedinherathlete’sreferringtoherasthe“eternaloptimist.”Whenaskedaboutthat,shere-sponds,“Theymaykidaroundaboutit,butItakeitasaveryhighcompliment.Iwanttobeacontinualsourceofinspirationformyteammembers.”

BallardresidesinFlemington,N.J.,withherhusband,Bob,a1981Rutgersgraduate.Theyspendmuchoftheirfreetimeplayinggolfattheirhomecourse,StantonRidgeGolfandCountryClub,whereBallardcarriesaonehandicapandisthewomen’sclubchampion.

Christopher MazzuchettiMen’s Golf Coach

ChristopherMazzuchettiisinhisfirstseasonasheadmen’sgolfcoach.APGAClass“A”memberwhohasspentthepasteightyearsasHeadGolfProfessionalatColonia(N.J.)CountryClub,MazzuchettiservesundertheleadershipofDirectorofGolfMauraWaters-Ballard.

“WearethrilledtowelcomeChristotheRutgersAthleticsfamily,”saidDirectorofAthleticsPernettionDecember17.“Hehasthecomprehensivebackgroundand

experienceingolftobeatremendousmentor,teacherandresourceforourstudent-athletes.”

“ChrisisanaccomplishedplayerandteacherinNewJersey,”addedWaters-Ballard.“Hisenthusiasmandhisextensiveknowledgeandexperiencewillbringourgolfteam’sperformancetothenextlevel.”

Mazzuchettiwasresponsibleforrecruitment,hiring,training,andsupervisionofallstaffincludingassistantandteachingprofessionals,outsideassistants,startersandrangersatColonia.Heoversawallgolfservicesandoperations,developedandoversawinstructionandgolferdevelopmentprogramsandspearheadedthecountryclub’sjuniorgolfprogram.PriortohistenureatCCC,MazzuchettiservedasassistantgolfprofessionalEssexFellsCountryClub(2000-02)andGlenRidgeCountryClub(1995-99).AnaccomplishedNJPGAcompetitor,MazzuchettihasearnednumeroustopfinishesonthecircuitandiscurrentlyrankedNo.11overall.In2009,hewastheNJPGACharityClassicchampion,wasrunner-upattheNJPGAMatchPlayChampionshipandplacedthirdattheNewJerseyStateOpen.Hehascom-petedintheMetropolitanOpenfourtimes.

ANewJerseynativeandNJPGABoardofDirectorsmember,MazzuchettiearnedabachelorofscienceincommercialrecreationfromMontclairStateUniversityin1998.HecompletedtheGolfProfessionalTrainingPrograminPortSt.Lucie,Fla.in2001.

Wally KimAssistant Coach

WallyKimhas18yearsofexperienceteach-inggolfatalllevels.APGAClassAMembersince1998,hehasbroughtanotherlevelofinstructiontothemembersoftheScarletKnightsmen’sandwomen’sgolfteams.

Workingwitheachstudent-athleteonaweeklybasis,Kimusescuttingedgetechnol-ogytoenhanceplayerperformance.Heutilizesbothvideoanalysisandstate-of-the-arttrainingaids.Histeachingfocusesonthecoreofthebodytomaketheswingmore

powerfulandfluid.

A1990graduateoftheUniversityofVermontwithaBSinBusinessAdminis-tration,Kimcurrentlyholdsafull-timepositionasagolfprofessionalatStantonRidgeGolfandCountryClubinWhitehouseStation,N.J.HeresidesinFleming-ton,withhiswifeKristaLynnandtwodaughters,KirstenandClaudia.

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SCARLET KNIGHTSELIZABETh CArLJuniorMendota heights, Minn.

Third-yearjunior…Amemberofthe2009-10BIGEASTConferenceAll-AcademicTeam…Hascompetedin25collegiatetournaments,playing49rounds.

Fall2010:Competedinsixtourna-ments,playingin15.0rounds…Hadapersonalbest79.87strokeaverage

whichwasalsogoodforsecondontheteam…Finished14thoutof86playersintheBucknellWomen’sInvitationalandfinishedtiedfor56outof110playersintheRutgersWomen’sInvitational.

SPRING2010:Competedinfiveevents,playing11rounds…Hadan80.2strokeaveragewitheightbirdies…FinishedtiedforfifthattheHartfordInvitational…Shotalowround76intheCincinnatiInvitational.FALL2009:Competedinfourevents,playingeightrounds…Hadan82.75strokeaveragewithninebirdies…Shotunder80intworoundsattheNittanyLionInvitational.

SPRING2009:Competedinfourevents,playing11rounds…Hadan83.8strokeaverage…LedRUindividuallyintheCincinnatiSpringInvitational.

FALL2008:Competedinallsixtournamentsasafirstsemesterfreshman,playing13rounds…Finishedwithan81.08strokeaverage,second-bestontheteam…Hadonetop-10finish,takingninth-placeintheKnightsGolfInvitational,wheresheshotaseason-lowtwo-round161(79-82)…Cardedaseason-low77inthesecondroundoftheBuck-nellInvitational,herfirstcareerevent.

HIGHSCHOOL:A2008graduateofHenrySibleyHS…AFirstTeamAll-Stateselectionwhoplayedsixyearsofvarsitygolf…Wonninestraighttournamentsasasenior…Finishedsecondinthebigschoolstatetournamentasajuniorandthirdasasenior…WonboththeSection3AAandClassicSuburbanConferencechampionships…Placedtiedforseventhatthe2008MinnesotaSectionPGAChampionship.

PERSONAL:Majorisexercisescience…Hastwoolderbrothersthatarealsosuccessfulgolfers.

KArEN CAShSophomoreAllendale, N.J.

Second-yearsophomorewhowontheFirstFlightofthe2009NewJerseyStateWomen’sAmateurChampion-ship…Transferstudent-athletefromEastStroudsburgUniversitywhoisimmedi-atelyeligibletocompetefortheScarletKnightsin2010-11.

Fall2010:Competedinsixtournaments,playingin15rounds…Fin-ishedwithastrokeaverageof82.53…Finishedtiedfor40thoutof110playerfieldintheRutgersWomen’sInvitational…tiedfor37thof86competitorsintheBucknellWomen’sInvitational.

COLLEGIATE:Namedthe2009-10PSACGolferoftheYearasatruefreshmanatESUafterclaimingthreemedalisthonorsandtyingforthirdatthePSACChampionships…Posteda79.7strokeaveragein11roundsandwasthetopfinisherattheClarionInvitationalandLancasterIntercollegiateClassicinthefallandtheESUInvitationalinthespring.

HIGHSCHOOL:A2009graduateofNorthernHighlandsRegionalHSinAllendale,N.J…AsaseniorunderHeadCoachTomWalsh,tiedforseventhinthegirlsstatetournament,helpedtheboysteamtieforsec-ondatstatesandfinishedfifthintheBergenCountygirlschampion-ship…WasnamedtotheBergenRecordAll-DecadeGirlsGolfTeam…Afour-yearvarsityletterwinnerinbothgolfandtennis…Onthetenniscourt,wassecond-teamall-leagueasajuniorandsenior.

PERSONAL:IsthedaughterofLouiseCash,aformernationally-rankedprofessionaltennisplayer,two-timeworldchampionandamemberoftheEasternTennisHallofFame…MotherwontheworlddoublestitlewithBarbaraMuellerinYugoslaviain1990andtheworldsingleschampionshipinBuenosAires,Argentinain1994…Hasanoldersister,Lauren,whowasanall-statetennisplayerbeforecompetingcollegiatelyatWilliam&MaryandBostonCollege.

LAUrEN hEIBA JuniorBridgewater, N.J.

Third-yearjunior…Amemberofthe2009-10and2008-09BIGEASTConferenceAll-AcademicTeams…Hascompetedinsixcollegiateevents.

FALL2010:Competedinthreeevents,playingsixrounds…Hada90.50strokeaverage.

SPRING2010:Didnotcompeteinanyevents.

FALL2009:CompetedintheRutgersInvitationalandcardeda181(94-87).

SPRING2009:Didnotcompeteinanyevents.

FALL2008:Competedintwoeventsasafirstsemesterfreshman,playingfourrounds…Hadan88.75strokeaverage.

HIGHSCHOOL:A2008graduateofBridgewater-RaritanHS…Placedseventhatthe2008SkylandConferencetournament…Finishedtiedforthirdatthe2007TeeTimeGolfPass’JGAJr.Championship…HomecourseisNeshanicValleyGolfClub.

PERSONAL:Majorishistory.

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SCARLET KNIGHTSELISA MATEErJuniorMarmora, N.J.

Third-yearjunior…Amemberofthe2009-10and2008-09BIGEASTConferenceAll-AcademicTeams…Hascompetedin19collegiateevents,play-ing37rounds.

FALL2010:Competedinfourevents,playingninerounds...Hadan83.89strokeaverage…Finishedtiedfor47thof

110playersintheRutgersWomen’sInvitational.

SPRING2010:Competedinthreeevents,playingfiverounds…Hadan86.4strokeaverage.

FALL2009:Competedinfourevents,playingninerounds…Hadan83.9strokeaveragewithsevenbirdies.

SPRING2009:Competedinfiveevents,playingeightrounds…Hadan85.6strokeaverage.

FALL2008:Competedinthreetournaments,playingsixrounds…Com-piledan82.67strokeaverage…Shotapersonalbest79inthesecondroundoftheRutgersInvitational.

HIGHSCHOOL:A2008graduateofOceanCityHS,whereshewasamemberofaco-edteam…AFirstTeamAll-Stateselection…Placedtiedforeighthatthe2008NJSIAATournamentofChampions…AnAtlanticCityPressGolfAll-StarandAll-CapeAtlanticselection…Wonthe2007RedDevilsInvitationalatCopperHillCountryClubandplaced2ndattheRutgersGirlsJuniorOpen,shootingscoresof77and75…TiedforfifthintheTOCasajunior...IsthecurrentWomen’sClubChampionatGreateBayCountryClub.

PERSONAL:Majoriseducation.

ANNE MCNEILJuniorJacksonville, Fla.

Third-yearjunior…Amemberofthe2009-10and2008-09BIGEASTConferenceAll-AcademicTeams…Hascompetedinfourcollegiateevents.

FALL2010:Didnotcompeteinanyevents.

SPRING2010:Didnotcompeteinanyevents.

FALL2009:CompetedintheRutgersInvitational,cardinga162(80-82)toplacetiedfor23rd.

SPRING2009:CompetedattheCincinnatiSpringInvitational,carding

athree-round260.

FALL2008:Competedintwotournaments,playingfourrounds…Hadan85.50strokeaverage….Finished23rdattheKnightsInvitational.

HIGHSCHOOL:A2008graduateofStantonCollegePrep,oneofthemostprestigiousprepschoolsinthecountry…Atwo-timeGatewayCon-ferencechampionandfour-timeallconferenceselection…Asajunior,shot71towintheleaguecrownand72towintheregionaltourna-mentwithintwoweeksofeachother…Wasanhonorstudent.

PERSONAL:Majorismanagement.

JEANNE WATErSSeniorWest Sayville, N.Y.

Fourth-yearsenior…Three-timeteamcaptain…Athree-time(2009-10,2008-09,2007-08)BIGEASTConferenceAll-Academicselection…Hascompetedin35collegiatetournaments.

FALL2010:Competedinsixtourna-ments,playing15rounds…Recordedateam-beststrokeaverageof77.47,

whilepostingapersonalbestroundof71enroutetofinishingtiedforfirstplaceattheBucknellWomen’sInvitational….Finishedtiedforthirdoutof110playerfieldafterpostingateam-bestscoreof160attheRutgersWomen’sInvitational(83-77).

SPRING2010:Competedinfiveevents,playing11rounds…Hadan80.3strokeaveragewith12birdies…Finishedtiedforfourthatthe90-playerHoyaInvitationalandtiedfor2ndatthe64-playerHartfordInvitational…Cardeda74toopentheHoyaInvitational

FALL2009:Competedinfiveevents,playing11rounds…Hadan81.09strokeaveragewithninebirdies…Cardedacollegiate,personal-bestroundof73toposta149(76-73)andshareindividualmedalisthonorsattheRutgersInvitational.

SPRING2009:Competedinfourtournaments,playing11rounds…Hadateam-best78.8strokeaverage…Cardedacareer-best74toopentheNIUSnowbirdInvitationalenroutetoasixthplacefinish…Placed12thattheHoyaInvitational,whichincludedafinalround76…Finished26thattheBIGEASTChampionships.

FALL2008:Competedinallsixtournaments,playing13rounds…Re-cordedan81.46strokeaverage…Shotateam-bestthree-round233attheNittanyLionInvitational(75-76-82)…Hadaseasonbest11thplacefinishattheKnightsInvitational.

SPRING2008:Competedinallfourevents,playing12rounds…Hadan81.3strokeaverage…Wastheteam’stopperformerineverytourna-ment…Finished12thattheRoar-eeInvitational…Hadaseason-low78intheopeningroundoftheCincinnatiSpringInvitational.

FALL2007:Competedinallfivetournaments…Postedan84.9strokeaverage…Finished14thattheKnightsInvitational.

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SCARLET KNIGHTSHIGHSCHOOL:A2007graduateofSayvilleHS…WasselectedteamMVPthreeseasons…Athree-timeSuffolkAll-Countyselection…WasaNewYorkAll-Stateselectiontwice…Asajunior,wastheMetropolitanPGApointsleader…ANewYorkCityChampionshipwinner.

PERSONAL:Doublemajorinpoliticalscienceandhistory.

BrITTANY WEddELLSophomoreBuzzards Bay, Mass.

Second-yearsophomore…Hascompeted16careerevents,playing37rounds…Playedinall10eventsasatruefresh-manin2009-10andledtheteamwitha79.5strokeaverage.

FALL2010:Competedinsixevents,playing15rounds...Hadastrokeaver-ageof82.13...Finished36thoutof86

competitorsintheBucknellWomen’sInvitational.

SPRING2010:Competedinfiveevents,playing11rounds…Hada79.45strokeaveragewithninebirdies…Wonthe64-playerHartfordInvitationalwitha150,whichincludedanopening-round74.

FALL2009:Competedinfivetournamentsasafirst-semesterfresh-man,playing11rounds…Hadateam-best79.55strokeaveragewith

15birdies…Hadtworoundsof75tofinishtiedfor13thattheNittanyLionInvitational…FinishedtiedforninthintheRutgersInvitationalandtiedforfifthattheKnightsInvitational.

HIGHSCHOOL:A2009graduateofBourneHS…Cardeda68towinhersecondconsecutiveNewEnglandInterscholasticGolfChampi-onshipasasenior…Wontheeventbyfivestrokes…FinishedthirdoverallattheChampionshipsasbothafreshmanandsophomore…WasteamcaptainandonlyfemaleonBHSrosterunderHeadCoachRodWeston…Hasbeenamultipleall-scholasticselectionbyboththeBostonGlobeandBostonHerald…Wonthe2008RutgersGirlsJuniorOpen…Isatwo-timenationalfinalistforboththeUSWomen’sAmateurPublicLinksandtheUSGirlsJuniortournaments…TookhometheprizeoftopamateurattheMassachusettsWomen’sOpenin2008,wheresheplacedthirdoutof90playersandshota74…HomecourseisSandwichHollows.

PERSONAL:Majorisundeclared…Startedplayinggolfasafiveyearold…Madeherfirstholeinoneatageseven.

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RUTGERS GOLF HISTORY

rUTGErS WOMEN’S GOLF hISTOrYTheRutgerswomen’sgolfteamhasenjoyeditsshareofsuccessintheBIGEASTandECAC.TheteamhascompetedintheprestigiousBIGEASTConferencesince1995.Women’sgolfbecameaninter-collegiatesportatRutgersin1977ledby17-yearheadcoachJanUnger.Unger’sdedicationtothewomen’sprograminthoseearlyyearslaidthesolidfoundationfortheprogram’scurrentsuccess.Thewomen’sprogramhasproducedaplethoraoftop-flightplayers.Rutgers’currentheadcoachMauraBallard,thefirstcoachtoheadboththeRUmen’sandwomen’sgolfprograms,wasatopplayerforRUfrom1984-1987.CheriRice,whostarredatRutgersfrom1993-1997,wasafour-timeMVPandaholderofsevenindividualschoolrecords.RiceiscurrentlyaClassA,LPGATeachingandClubProfes-sional.CherylSimmethAnderson(‘91),LPGAteachingproatWykagylCountryClubinNewRochelle,NY,hasbeennamedoneofthetop50LPGAteachersinthenation.OthertopplayerswhohavejoinedtheprofessionalranksareMichelleMelia(’96),GiaBocra(’98)andRitaArora(’97).

rUTGErS UNIvErSITY GOLF COUrSETheRutgersUniversityGolfCoursewasfoundedin1961withtheconstructionofthepresentday18-holelayoutthatwasexpertlydesignedbyHalPurdy,anotedgolfarchitect.ThecoursewasofficiallyopenedMay29,1963.Today,thepar-71RutgersGolfCourse(par-72forwomen)canbestretchedto6,337yardsandfeaturesacourseratingof70.5andaslopeof130.Overthepastdecade,theRutgersGolfCoursehasundergoneextensiverenovationsandupdates,whichincludeamodernirrigationsystem,theadditionofseveralbunkersandtheplantingofmanytrees,includingahostofimpressiveever-greens.Oncearatherwide-opentract,today’sRutgersGolfCoursefeaturesahostoftree-linedholes,featuringundulatinggreensandwaterthatcomesintoplayonfiveholes.AroundofgolfattheRutgersGolfCourseoffersapanoramicviewofaplethoraofacademicbuild-ings,includingtheworldfamousWaksmanInstituteofMicrobiology,astatelystructurethatreststotheleftofthefirstfairway.EverygolferwhoenjoystheRutgersGolfCoursecanalsogazeatseveralathletic-relatedcomplexes.TotheleftofthefifthandsixthholeoffersaviewoftheIndoorBubble,inwhichtheRutgersfootballteamtrainsduringinclementweather.RisingmajesticallytotheleftofthesixthgreenisRutgersStadium,thehomeoftheScarletKnightfootballteam.TheRutgersGolfCoursefeaturesanewly-expandeddrivingrange,anda12,000squarefootshortgamepracticefacilityandputtinggreen.JillJerauld,aformerFuturesTourandEuropeanTourplayer,joinedtheRutgersUniversityGolfCourseastheCoursePro/ManagerinNovember2001.SheistheonlyfemaleProfessionalGolfAssociation(PGA)-certifiedheadprointhestateofNewJersey.For10yearspriortojoiningRutgersUniversityGolfCourse,shewastheheadproatBlueberryHillGolfCourseinRussell,PA.SinceJerauldtookovermanagementoftheRutgersUniversityGolfCourse,shehassuccess-fullyimplementedapace-of-playsystemthathasdecreasedthetimeofanaverageroundofgolfbyasmuchasonehour.DIDYOUKNOW?EveryholeattheRutgersGolfCourseisnamedforatreethatcanbefoundonthecourseandthatthepar-311thhole,namedSourGum,ishometotheoldestJapanesesourgumtreeinthestate.

Contact InformationRutgersUniversityGolfCourse777HoesLaneWestPiscataway,NJ08854-8022732/445-2637(proshop)

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RICHARD L . MCCORMICKprESIdENT OF ThE UNIvErSITY

RichardL.McCormickisthe19thpresidentofRutgers,TheStateUniversityofNewJer-sey.AscholarofAmericanpoliticalhistorywhobeganhisacademiccareerontheRutgersfaculty,hereturnedaspresidentin2002afterservingasprovostoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHillandpresidentoftheUniversityofWashington.

Dr.McCormick’sgoalistoadvanceRutgerswithinthetoptierofAmericanpublicresearchuniversities.Hisambitionsfortheuniversityincludeanenrichedlearningexperienceforeverystudent;teachingandresearchfocusedonglobalhumanproblems;diversityofstu-dents,faculty,staff,andprograms;anddeeperconnectionswiththepeopleofNewJersey.

PresidentMcCormickledamajorrestructuringandreinvigorationofundergraduateeducationatRutgers-NewBrunswick,theuniversity’slargestcampus.TheplanmergedfourundergraduatecollegesintoaSchoolofArtsandSciences,expandedaccesstoacademicprogramsandlearningcommunities,andestablishedapopularFirst-YearSemi-narprogramthatoffersmorethan100courses–eachwithnomorethan20students–onawiderangeoftopicstaughtbytopfaculty.

OtherinitiativesundertakenduringDr.McCormick’stenureinclude:* TheRutgersFutureScholarsProgram,apilotprojecttoencourageminorityandlow-incometeenagersfromthe university’shostcitiestopursuehighereducationbyofferingmentorshipandcollegepreparationsupport,andthepromise offreetuitiontothoseadmittedtoRutgers.* Establishmentofthefirst-everuniversitywidealumnibody,theRutgersUniversityAlumniAssociation.* RutgersAgainstHunger,aninitiativethatcombinesvolunteerism,research,education,anddonationstoaddressfood securityinthestateofNewJersey.* Rutgers-Camden’sfirst-everdoctoral-levelacademicprogram,aPh.D.inchildhoodstudies–thefirstinthenationinthis emergingdiscipline.* EstablishmentoftheSchoolof PublicAffairsandAdministration, Rutgers-Newark’sfirstnewschool inmorethanthreedecades.

Bornin1947,PresidentMcCormickearnedaB.A.inAmericanstudiesfromAmherstCollegein1969andaPh.D.inhistoryfromYaleUniversityin1976.Heismar-riedtoJoanBarryMcCormick,RU’88.Dr.McCormickhasthreechildren,Betsy,Michael,andKatie.

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AlifetimeNewJerseynativewithastrongpassionforhisalmamater,TimPernettihascomefull-circleinbecomingoneofthenation’syoungestleadersincollegeathletics.Aformerstudent-athlete“OntheBanks”,PernettiwasnamedRutgers’sixthDirectorofIntercollegiateAthleticsonFebruary26,2009.Heoversees24men’sandwomen’sintercollegiateteamsinNewBrunswick,alargernumberthanfieldedatmostoftheuniversity’speerinstitutions.Pernettihasbeeninfluentialintheworldofcollegeathleticssincehereceivedabachelor’sdegreeinjournalismandmassmediafromRutgersin1993,

andamaster’sdegreeincommunicationin1995.PriortoreturningtoRutgers,PernettiwastheExecutiveVicePresident,Content,forCBSCollegeSportsNetwork.Inthatrole,heoversawtherightsandrelation-shipbusiness,on-airtalent,andallnetworkprogrammingandcontentonair,onlineandacrossallscreensforthenation’sfirstcompanydedicatedtocollegesports.PernettihelpedtobuildtheCBSCollegeSportsNetwork,previouslyCSTV,priortoitslaunchin2003,andhasplayedacriticalroleinestablishingitasthemulti-medialeaderincollegesportsprogramming,content,newsandinformation.HewasarecipientoftheprestigiousSportsBusinessJournalFortyunderFortyAward,andtheMultichannelNews40under40Awardbothin2008.Chargedwithdevelopingrelationships,acquiringrightsandcreatingmulti-platformoriginalprogrammingforthefirstever24-hoursportscollegesportsnetwork,Pernettisuccessfullynavigatedthroughacomplicatedwebofmediarightsdealstocomeupwithnewwaystoservecollegesportsfans.PernettiworkedcloselywiththeNCAAandhundredsofschoolsineverymajorconfer-ence,securingover2,500hoursofeventprogrammingeachyearandmultipleNCAAChampionshipsacross35men’sandwomen’ssports.PernettiwasinchargeoftheCBSCollegeSportsNetworkexclusivelong-termagreementswiththeUSNavalAcademy,MountainWestConference,ConferenceUSA,andtheAtlantic10.Further,hemanagedcompanyrelationshipswithmorethan30conferencesandthousandsofinstitutions.Pernettiremainsmostproudofestablishingastrongrelationshipinwomen’scollegiatesportsincludingtheestablishmentofawomen’sbasketballgameoftheweekpackagein2004withtheBigEastConference.In2006,Pernettispearheadedalandmarkmulti-mediapartnershipwiththeNCAAtomakeCBSCollegeSportsNetworkthehomeofDivisionIISports.TheinnovativedealeffectivelyincreasedthescopeandreachofNCAADivisionIIsportswithhundredsofgamesnowavailablenationallyviathebroadcastnet-workandonline.

Pernetti’scommitmenttoprovidinggreaterexposuretowomen’sandunder-servedsportsisevidencedbythenetwork’sunprecedentedcoverageoflacrosseandvolleyball,amongothers.Hehasalsobeenattheforefrontofthedevelop-mentandcreationoftheCollegiateNationals,whichcrownschampionsindozensofhighendurancesports,andinnovativeoriginalproductionincluding

CBSCollegeSportsNetwork’sgroundbreakingNCAAMarchMadnessCentral,NCAAMarchMadnessHighlightsonCBSCollegeSports,andtheWIREDfran-chisewhichgivesviewersaninsidelookatgamesandeventsthroughwirelessmicrophonesoncoachesduringgameaction.PriortojoiningCBSCollegeSportsNetwork,PernettiservedeightyearsatABC-TVandABCSportsmostrecentlyasDirectorofProgramming,wherehewasintegralinacquiring,managinganddevelopingseveralABCSportspropertiesincludingcollegefootball,theBowlChampionshipSeries,andcollegebasketball.Forfiveyears,Pernettihandledrelationshipsandnegotiatedtelevisionrightswithallofthemajorcollegiateconferences.AsastudentatRutgers,Pernettiwasafour-yearletterwinnerattightendontheRutgersfootballsquad.HewasalsothecolorcommentatorforRutgersFootballontheRutgersFootballRadioNetworkandannouncedweeklyNFLgamesnationallyonSportsUSARadio.AresidentofOakland,N.J.,PernettiismarriedtotheformerDanielleBahto.HiswifealsograduatedfromRutgersandwasaletterwinneronthewomen’slacrosseteam.DanielleandTimaretheproudparentsoftheirthreechildren–Max,ConorandNatalie.

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A BRIEF HISTORYRutgers,TheStateUniversityofNewJersey,isoneoftheleadinguniversitiesinthenation.Theuniversityiscom-prisedof27degree-grantingdivisions;10undergraduatecolleges,11graduateschools,andsixschoolsofferingbothundergraduateandgraduatedegrees.FivearelocatedinCamden,eightinNewark,and13inNewBrunswickandoneinNewarkandNewBrunswick.

Rutgershasauniquehistoryasacolonialcollege,aland-grantinstitution,andastateuniversity.Charteredin1766asQueen’sCollege,theeighthinstitutionofhigherlearningtobefoundedinthecolonies,theschoolopeneditsdoorsinNewBrunswickin1771withahandfuloffirst-yearstudents.Duringitsearlyyears,thecollegedevelopedasaclassicliberalartsinstitution.In1825,thenameofthecollegewaschangedtohonoraformertrusteeandRevolutionaryWarveteran,ColonelHenryRutgers.

RutgersCollegebecametheland-grantcollegeofNewJerseyin1864,resultingintheestablishmentoftheRutgersScientificSchool,featuringdepartmentsofagriculture,engineering,andchemistry.FurtherexpansioninthesciencescamewiththefoundingoftheNewJerseyAgriculturalExperimentStationin1880,theCollegeofEn-gineering(nowtheSchoolofEngineering)in1914,andtheCollegeofAgriculture(nowtheSchoolofEnvironmentalandBiologicalSciences)in1921.TheprecursorstoseveralotherRutgersdivisionswerealsoestablishedduringthisperiod:theCollegeofPharmacy(nowtheErnestMarioSchoolofPharmacy)in1892,theNewJerseyCollegeforWomen(nowDouglassResidentialCollege,partoftheSchoolofArtsandSciences)in1918,andtheSchoolofEducation(nowGraduateSchoolofEducation)in1924.

In1924,RutgersCollegeofficiallybecameRutgersUniversity,areflectionoftheinstitution’srapidlyexpandingnumberofschoolsandacademicprograms.Earlyinthecentury,RutgershadbegunofferingeducationalopportunitiestowomenwhentheNewJerseyCollegeforWomenwasfoundedin1918,andtoadultlearnerswhenUniversityCollege,aneveningdivision,wasestablishedin1934.AfterWorldWarII,enrollmentexplodedasRutgersadmittedallqualifiedcandidatesundertheGIBill.Rutgerswasbecominganinstitutionforallpeople,andin1945and1956,statelegislativeactsformallydesignatedRutgersasTheStateUniversityofNewJersey.

Aflurryofexpansionensued.TheUniversityofNewark(nowRutgers–Newark)joinedRutgersin1946,followedbytheCollegeofSouthJersey(nowRutgers–Camden)in1950.Anambi-tiousbuildingprogramaddedlibraries,classrooms,andstudenthousingacrossthethreeregionalcampuses.In1969,LivingstonCollegeopened,providingacoeducationalresidentialexperiencewithaspecialcommitmenttodiversity.GraduateeducationintheartsandsciencesgrewthroughtheestablishmentoftheGraduateSchool–NewBrunswick,theGradu-ateSchool–Newark,andtheGraduateSchool–Camden.Professionalschoolswereformedtoservestudentsinthefieldsofbusiness;communication,information,andlibrarystudies;criminaljustice;education;finearts;law;managementandlaborrelations;nursing;planningandpublicpolicy;psychology;publicaffairsandadministration;andsocialwork.Meanwhile,asindustryandgovernmentsoughtpartnersinsolvingproblemsandadvancingknowledge,theconceptoftheresearchuniversityemerged.

In1981,Rutgersadoptedablueprintforitstransformationintoamajorpublicresearchuniversity.Withincreasedsupportfromstate,federal,andcorporatepartners,Rutgers’strengthinresearchgrewdramatically.In1989,inrecognitionofitsenhancedstature,RutgerswasinvitedtojointheprestigiousAssociationofAmericanUniversities,anorganizationcomprisingthetop63researchuniversitiesinNorthAmerica.Today,professorsandstudentsworkinmorethan230specializedresearchcenters,unravelingmysteriesinmarinesci-ences,earlychildhoodeducation,neuroscience,advancedmaterials,climatechange,nutrition,homelandsecurity,transportation,stemcells,andmanyotherareasthatcanimprovelifebothinNewJerseyandaroundtheworld.

A2007majorreorganizationofundergraduateeducationinNewBrunswickreinvigoratedtheundergraduateexperienceforbothstudentsandfacultybycombiningthetraditionsandstrengthsoffourundergraduateliberalartscolleges—Douglass,Livingston,Rutgers,andUniversity—intoasingleSchoolofArtsandSciences.

With27schoolsandcolleges,Rutgersoffersover100undergraduatemajorsandmorethan100graduateandprofessionaldegreeprograms.Theuniversitygraduatesmorethan10,000studentseachyear,andhasmorethan380,000livingalumniresidinginall50statesandonsixcontinents.Rutgersalsosponsorscommunityinitiativesinall21NewJerseycounties.Universitywide,newdegreeprograms,researchendeavors,andcommunityoutreachareindevelopmenttomeetthedemandsofthe21stcentury.

Today,Rutgerscontinuestogrow,bothinitsfacilitiesandinthevarietyanddepthofitseducationalandresearchprograms.Theuniversity’sgoalsforthefutureincludethecontinuedprovisionofthehighestqualityeducation,alongwiththeincreasedsupportofresearchandcommitmenttopublicservicetomeettheneedsofsociety.

M A J O R P R O G R A M S O F S T U D Y

AccountingAfrican&African-Ameri-canStudiesAfrican-AmericanStudiesAfricanaStudiesAgriculturalScienceAlliedHealthTechnologiesAmericanStudiesAncientandMedievalCivilizationsAnimalScienceAnthropologyAnthropology,EvolutionaryArt/Design/DigitalArt(B.F.A.)Art/VisualArts(B.A.)Art/VisualArts(B.F.A.)ArtHistoryAstrophysicsBiochemistryBioenvironmentalEngi-neeringBiologicalSciencesBiologyBiomathematicsBiomedicalTechnology(B.S.)BiotechnologyBotany

BusinessAdministrationCellBiologyandNeurosci-enceCentralandEasternEuro-peanStudiesChemistryChildhoodStudiesChineseClassicsClinicalLaboratorySci-encesCommunicationComparativeLiteratureComputerScienceCriminalJusticeDanceEastAsianLanguagesandAreaStudiesEcologyandNaturalResourcesEducationEconomicsEducationEngineeringAppliedSciencesEngineer-ingBiomedicalEngineeringChemicalEngineering

CivilEngineeringElectricalandComputerEngineeringGeneralEngineeringIndustrialEngineeringMaterialsScienceEngi-neeringMechanical/AerospaceEngineeringEnglishEnvironmental/BusinessEconomicsEnvironmentalPlanningandDesignEnvironmentalPolicy,Insti-tutions,andBehaviorEnvironmentalScienceEuropeanStudiesExerciseScienceFinanceFoodScienceFrenchGeneralScienceGeneticsGeographyGeologicalSciencesGeoscienceEngineeringGermanHistory

History/FrenchHistory/PoliticalScienceHospitalityManagementHuman-ComputerInterac-tionHumanResourceMan-agementIndependent/Individual-izedMajorInformationSystemsInformationTechnologyandInformaticsInterdisciplinaryMajorItalianItalianStudiesJewishStudiesJournalismandMediaStudiesJournalismLaborStudies/Employ-mentRelationsLandscapeArchitectureLatinoandHispanicCarib-beanStudiesLawLiberalStudiesLinguisticsManagementManagementandGlobal

BusinessMarineSciencesMarketingMathematicsMathematics,AppliedMedicalTechnologyMedicine,OsteopathicMedicineMedievalStudiesMeteorologyMicrobiologyMiddleEasternStudiesMolecularBiologyandBiochemistryMusicNursingNutritionalSciencesPharmacyPhilosophyPhysicianAssistantPhysicsPhysics,AppliedPlanningandPublicPolicyPlantSciencePoliticalSciencePortuguesePortugueseandLuso-phoneWorldStudiesPrebusiness

PredentistryPrelawPremedicinePreveterinaryMedicinePsychologyPublicHealthPublicAdministrationPuertoRicanStudiesReligionRussianScience,Technology,andSocietyScience,GeneralSocialWorkSociologySpanishStatisticsStatistics/MathematicsTeacherCertificationTheaterArtsTheaterArts,TelevisionandMediaArtsUrbanStudiesWomen’sStudiesWomen’sandGenderStudiesZoology

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RUTGERS AT A GLANCE•Charteredin1766asQueen’sCollege,Rutgersistheeightholdestcollegeinthenation.•RutgerswasdesignatedtheStateUniversityofNewJerseybylegislativeactsin1945and1956.•RutgersisNewJersey’slargestpublicresearchuniversityandislocatedonthreeregionalcampusesinCamden,Newark,andNewBrunswick/Piscataway.•RutgerswasnamedNewJersey’sland-grantuniversityin1864andhasaspecialresponsibilityforservingtheneedsofthestate.•RutgersisamemberoftheAssociationofAmericanUniversities(AAU),ahighlyselectiveorganizationcomprisedofthe63lead-ingresearchuniversitiesinNorthAmerica.•Thereare27degree-grantingschoolsandcolleges,offeringmorethan270totalbachelor’s,master’sanddoctoralandprofes-sionaldegreeprograms.•RutgersisoneofNewJersey’smajoremployerswithmorethan13,000full-timefacultyandstaff.•ForeverydollarNewJerseyinvestsinRutgers,theuniversitychannels$6intothestate’seconomy.TheUniversity’s2009economicimpactreportshowedthatRutgersanditsfaculty,staff,studentsandvisitorschannel$3.8billionindirectandindirectspendingintothestateeconomy–morethansixtimesthestate’s$595.3millioninvestmentintheuniversity.•Withholdingsofmorethan3.6millionvolumes,theRutgerslibrarysystemranksamongthenation’slargest.•Rutgersenrollsmorethan54,000students,includingover40,000undergraduatesand14,000graduatestudents.•Morethan10,000studentseachyearearnadegreefromRutgers.•Theuniversityhasmorethan380,000livingalumni;216,000alumniresideinNewJersey.•In2008,theMiddleStatesCommissiononHigherEducationreaccreditedRutgersforthenext10years.

TEACHING AND LEARNING•RutgersfacultyincludeFulbrightScholars,GuggenheimFellows,membersoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciencesandtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience,andwinnersofmanyotherprestigiousawardsandgrants.•RutgersHistoryProfessorAnnetteGordon-Reedwasawardedthe2009PulitzerPrizeinhistoryforherlandmarkwork,TheHemingsesofMonticello:AnAmericanFamily(W.W.Norton,2008).•ThegraduatephilosophydepartmentisrankedsecondintheEnglish-speakingworldbythePhilosophicalGourmetReport.•RutgersBusinessSchool-NewarkandNewBrunswick(RBS)isuniquelypositionedattheepicenterofglobalbusiness–justunder20minutesfromNewYorkCity–givingstudentseasyaccesstoleadingglobalcorporationstobuildlastingrelationships.RBSdeliverscutting-edgecurriculathatcombinethemixofbusinessandsciencerequiredbytoday’semployers.•RBSisconsistentlyrankedasthetopbusinessschoolinNewJerseyandamongthetopthreeintheGreaterNewYorkMetropolitanarea.TheExecutiveMBAisranked13thintheU.S.byTheFinancialTimesandtheMasterofQuantitativeFinanceisamongthetop10programsnationally,asrankedbyWallStreetexecutives.TheMBAprogramwasranked17thinthecountryfortheemploymentrateofitsgraduatesthreemonthsaftergraduationbyU.S.News&WorldReport.Tomeetrisingdemand,anewon-yearMBAtrackwascreatedforstudentswithadvancedstanding.•InNewark,thebusinessSchoolresidesinanewstate-of-the-artbuildingwhichopenedin2009.AndinNewBrunswick,anewbuildingwillopenin2013asthecenterofanewLivingstonProfessionalCampus,accommodatingthemassivegrowthinthenewfour-yearundergraduateprogram.•TheEdwardJ.BlousteinSchoolofPlanningandPublicPolicyisrankedfourthamongthenation’stopgraduateprogramsinurbanplanningaccordingtoasurveybyPlanetizen,aLosAngeles-basedplanninganddevelopmentnetwork.

RESEARCH•Streptomycin,thefirsteffectivecurefortuberculosis,andotherpotentantibioticswerediscoveredatRutgersbyProfessorSelmanWaksmanandhisstudentsinthe1940s.WaksmanreceivedtheNobelPrizeforhisimportantcontributionstomedicine.•TheRutgersStemCellResearchCenter,partoftheDivisionofLifeSciencesoftheSchoolofArtsandSciences,islocatedinNelsonLaboratoriesontheNewBrunswickcampuswhereitsmissionistosupportresearchwithhumanembryonicstemcellsforRutgersUniversityresearchersandcollaborators.•TheRutgersCellandDNARepositoryisavaluableresourceforresearchersaroundtheworldstudyingtheroleheredityplaysinsuchcomplexgeneticdiseasesasschizophrenia,bipolardisorder,autism,Alzheimer’s,alcoholism,diabetes,andTourette’ssyndrome.•TheProteinDataBank,basedatRutgers,istheinternationalrepositoryofthree-dimensionalproteinstructures.With$30millioninfederalfunding,thedatabankprovidesvitalinforma-tiononmorethan57,000proteinsandothermacromoleculesforscientistsworkingtodesignmoreeffectivetreatmentsfordisease.•Rutgers’InstituteofMarineandCoastalSciencesranksamongAmerica’stop15marineresearchorganizationsbasedonpeercompetitionforallfederallyfundedoceanographicresearch.•TheErnestMarioSchoolofPharmacy,theonlypharmacyschoolinNewJerseyandoneofthetopinstitutionsofitskindinthenation,ranksinthetop10percentamongpharmacyschoolsnationwideinresearchdollarsawardedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthwith$8.8millionoffundingawardedtotheschoolin2009.•Rutgersholdsmorethan550UnitedStatespatents,325ofwhichhavebeenissuedsince2000.Since1989,Rutgershaslicensedmorethan65start-uporearly-stagecompanies.•RutgersisapartnerintheSouthernAfricanLargeTelescope,oneoftheworld’slargestopticaltelescopesandthesouthernhemisphere’snewesteye-on-the-sky.•RutgersUniversityisleadingtheNortheastStructuralGenomicsConsortium,a$52.7millionresearchprogramtorevealtherolesthatproteinsplayinlife’smostfundamentalpro-cesses.

SERvICE TO NEw jERSEY•Rutgers’CenterforGovernmentServicestrainsNewJersey’smunicipalemployeestobetterservetheirconstituentsandtrainsapproximately8,000annuallythrough18separateprogramsand150courses.•In2005,theDivisionofContinuingStudiesoffered3,700coursesectionstomorethan45,000individuals.CoursesareofferedineverycountyinNewJersey.•TheOfficeoftheNewJerseyStateClimatologistatRutgersisthestate’sofficialweatherresource.•Eachyear,RutgersholdstheNewJerseyFolkFestivalandAgFieldDayonasingleSaturdayinApril.In2009,theUniversitybuiltontheseeventsandhostedtheinaugural“RutgersDay,”whichnowencompassesthefiveNewBrunswickcampusesandbringsmorethan75,000peopletoRutgerstocelebratetheinstitution’sthree-partmissionofteaching,researchandservice.

SERvICE TO THE NATION•Rutgersresearchonlifedeepbeneaththeocean’ssurfaceisprominentlyfeaturedin“VolcanoesoftheDeep,”anIMAXfilmthathasbeenshownatmuseumsaroundthecountry.•RutgersNewJerseyAgriculturalExperimentStationhasofficesinall21NewJerseycountiesandservestheresidentsofthestatethroughresearch,educationandservicepro-gramsthatrunthegamutfrom4-HYouthDevelopmenttofamilyandcommunityhealth.ResearchfromtheExperimentStationhasledtorenownedJerseytomatoes,disease-resistantdogwoods,improvedcoastlinemanagement,newformsofmosquitocontrolandworld-famousturfgrassvarietiesthathavebeenusedeverywherefromthenewYankeeStadiumtotheAugustaNationalGolfClub.•RutgersSchoolofEnvironmentalandBiologicalSciencesbuildsonatraditionofhands-onlearningandresearchexcellenceinareasthatcoverthebiologicalspectrumfromorganismstoecosystems.Studentsandresearchersalikearededicatedtofindingsolutionstotheproblemsthatmostconcernourstate’sresidents,particularlyintheareasofenvironmentalsustain-ability,alternativeenergy,food,healthandnutrition.•SuchnationallyrespectedinstitutesatRutgersastheNationalTransitInstituteandtheNationalInstituteforEarlyEducationResearcharehelpingtoshapenationalandstatepolicyincriticalareas.•Rutgersisthenation’sprimarysourceforanti-terrorsecuritytrainingforpublictransitworkers.•InAprilof2009,RutgerswasselectedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)toco-leadanewDHSCenterofExcellenceinCommand,Control,andInteroperability(CCI)toconductresearchintothetechnologicalissuesinvolvedwithmaintaininghomelandsecurity.Itisoneof12DHSCentersofExcellenceinthenation.•TheEdwardJ.BlousteinSchoolofPlanningandPublicPolicy’sNationalTransitInstituteisoneofsevenacademicinstitutionsaroundthenationthatwillmakeupanewNationalTranspor-tationSecurityCenterofExcellence.•Mostmealsreadytoeat(MREs)manufacturedforournation’stroopsareproducedusingRutgers-developedtechnology.•TheDouglassDevelopmentalDisabilitiesCenterisapioneerindevelopingeffectivemethodstohelpautisticchildren.

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AThLETIC dEpArTMENT STAFFrUTGErS AdMINISTrATIvE OFFICErS

RichardL.McCormick,Ph.D.,PresidentPhilipFurmanski,Ph.D.,ExecutiveVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsJonathanR.Alger,J.D.,SeniorVicePresidentandGeneralCounsel

BruceC.Fehn,B.S.,C.P.A.,SeniorVicePresidentforFinanceandAdministrationGregoryS.Blimling,Ph.D.,VicePresidentforStudentAffairsRaphaelJ.Caprio,Ph.D.,VicePresidentforContinuingStudies

StevenJ.Diner,Ph.D.,Chancellor,NewarkLeslieA.Fehrenbach,B.S.,SecretaryoftheUniversity

CarolP.Herring,B.A.,PresidentoftheRutgersUniversityFoundationandExecutiveVicePresidentforDevelopmentandAlumniRelationsJeannineF.LaRue,B.A.,VicePresidentforPublicAffairsKimManning,M.B.A.,VicePresidentforUniversityRelations

CourtneyO.McAnuff,M.P.A,VicePresidentforEnrollmentManagementMichaelJ.Pazzani,Ph.D.,VicePresidentforResearchand

GraduateandProfessionalEducationTimPernetti,M.C.I.S.,DirectorofIntercollegiateAthleticsWendellE.Pritchett,Ph.D.,J.D.,Chancellor,Camden

BarryV.Qualls,Ph.D.,VicePresidentforUndergraduateEducationDonnaK.Thornton,M.P.A.,VicePresidentforAlumniRelations

NancyS.Winterbauer,Ed.D.,VicePresidentforUniversityBudgeting

BOArd OF GOvErNOrS 2010-11RalphIzzo,Chair

GeraldC.Harvey,ViceChairAnthonyJ.DePetrisMarkP.HershhornM.WilliamHoward,Jr.RobertA.LaudicinaGordonA.MacInnes

RichardL.McCormick,exofficioJosephJ.Roberts,Jr.JohnF.Russo,Sr.DanielH.SchulmanGeorgeR.Zoffinger

MarthaA.Cotter,FacultyRepresentativePaulPanayotatos,

FacultyRepresentativeJonathanC.Nycz,

StudentRepresentative

OFFICERSOFTHEBOARDBruceC.Fehn,Treasurer

LeslieA.Fehrenbach,SecretaryCatherineA.Cahill,AssistantSecretary

BOArd OF TrUSTEES 2010-11RobertL.Stevenson,ChairDudleyH.Rivers,Jr.,ViceChairKennethM.Schmidt,ViceChair

SolJ.BarerFelixM.Beck,EmeritusGregoryBender

JoanL.Bildner,EmeritaMichaelA.BogdonoffJonathanR.BoguchwalFloydH.Bragg,EmeritusGregoryQ.BrownDominickJ.BurzichelliDorothyW.Cantor

JohnHerbertCarman,EmeritusPeterCartmell,EmeritusVivianA.ChesterMaryJ.Chyb

KevinJ.Collins,EmeritusHollisA.CopelandStevenM.DarienMargaretT.Derrick

CarletonC.Dilatush,EmeritusMichaelR.Dressler

RobertP.Eichert,EmeritusDennisMichaelFentonEvelynS.Field,Emerita

LoraL.FongJeanneM.Fox,Emerita

JohnR.FuteyAlbertR.Gamper,Jr.

RonaldW.Giaconia,EmeritusRochelleGizinski,EmeritaEvangelineGomez

LeslieE.Goodman,EmeritusM.WilmaHarrisJoyceWilsonHarleyJohnA.HendricksRobertA.HeringMarkP.Hershhorn

CarletonA.Holstrom,EmeritusM.WilliamHoward,Jr.JohnD.HugelmeyerFrankBrownHundley

RalphIzzoPaulB.Jennings,EmeritusWalterL.Leib,EmeritusRichardA.Levao,EmeritusJenniferLewis-HallChristineM.LomiguenGordonA.MacInnesDuncanL.MacMillanIrisMartinez-Campbell

RichardL.McCormick,exofficioCarolAnnMonroeRobertE.Mortensen

PatriciaNachtigal,EmeritaGeneO’HaraJohnA.O’Malley

DeanJ.Paranicas,EmeritusBarbaraA.Pollison-BeckSidneyRabinowitzRichardJ.RawsonGeorgeA.Rears

NormanReitman,EmeritusJosephJ.Roberts,Jr.AlvinJ.Rockoff,Emeritus

AlejandroRomanJohnF.Russo,Sr.LouisA.SapirmanDanielH.SchulmanRichardH.Shindell

MarijaneSinger,EmeritaSusanStabile

DorothyM.Stanaitis,EmeritaSandyJ.StewartAbramJ.Suydam,Jr.EleanorJ.TanseyHeatherC.Taylor

AnneM.Thomas,EmeritaMichaelR.Tuosto,EmeritusLaurelA.VanLeerLucasJ.Visconti

MaryVivianFuWells,EmeritaCurtisM.WilliamsIIGeorgeR.ZoffingerSamuelRabinowitz,FacultyRepresentativeMenahemSpiegel,

FacultyRepresentativeDanielS.McArdle,

StudentRepresentativeLesterJ.Sabo,

StudentRepresentative

OFFICERSOFTHEBOARDBruceC.Fehn,Treasurer

LeslieA.Fehrenbach,SecretaryCatherineA.Cahill,Assistant

Secretary

Kevin MacConnellDeputyDirectorof

Athletics

Kathleen HickeySr.AssociateDirectorofAthletics/SWA

Douglas KokoskieSr.Assoc.DirectorofAthletics/Operations

Jason KrollSr.AssociateDirectorofAthletics/DevelopmentandMarketing

John TernyilaSr.AssociateDirectorofAthletics/Finance

Dr. Robert MonacoAssociateDirectorofAthletics/Sports

Medicine

Jason BaumAssistantDirectorofAthletics/AthleticCom-

munications

Kathleen ShankDirectorofAcademicSupportServices

Shawn TuckerAssistant Director of Athletics/Student-

Athlete Development

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