DirectorofAthleticsJeffreyA.Hathaway 194-195 Guide/9/9... · UCONNHUSKIES.COM >>175 LOCATION •MaincampusislocatedinStorrs,about30minutesfromHartford,the state’scapitalcity. •WithindrivingdistanceofBoston,NewYorkCity,andProvidence

The University of Connecticut ........................................... 174-175Living The UConn Experience .............................................. 176-177A Remarkable Transformation ........................................... 178-179Top 10 Reasons To Attend UConn ....................................... 180-181President Michael J. Hogan ................................................ 182-183Prominent UConn Alumni ..................................................... 184-185The "State" of UConn .......................................................... 186-187Close To Storrs ................................................................... 188-189Storrs Center Project ....................................................... 190The City of Hartford and Greater Hartford Region ....... 191UConn Athletics .................................................................... 192-193Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway .................. 194-195Administrative Staff and Head Coaches ........................... 196Husky Traditions .................................................................. 197Rentschler Field ................................................................... 198-200Athletic Facilites .................................................................. 201J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum ....... 202UConn Athletic Development Fund ..................................... 203Bowl Games ........................................................................... 204Opponent SID Directory ...................................................... 205Radio Coverage .................................................................... 206Television Coverage ............................................................ 207Media Services ..................................................................... 208

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DISTINCTIONS• Ranked the top 25 public universities in the nation by USNews andWorld Report and the top public university in NewEngland for nine consecutive years.

• The only public university in New England with our ownschools of law, medicine, dental medicine, and social work.

• School of Dental Medicine students have twice ranked firstamong the country’s 55 dental schools on National Boardexaminations.

• A comprehensive study of the nation’s hospitals published inModern Healthcare named UConn’s Health Center to theTop 100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders.

• Ninety-five percent of UConn School of Law graduates areemployed within nine months after graduation.

• Founded in 1881, UConn is the only public university inConnecticut to be designated aCarnegie FoundationResearchUniversity, lauded for breadth and range of research.

•The National Science Foundation ranks UConn in the top 15percent of public universities in garnering research funding.Research awards to UConn faculty exceeded $190 million in2007.

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LOCATION• Main campus is located in Storrs, about 30 minutes from Hartford, thestate’s capital city.

• Within driving distance of Boston, New York City, and Providence.

• Regional campuses in ideal locations at Avery Point, Stamford,Torrington,Waterbury, andWest Hartford.

• Health Center in Farmington and Schools of SocialWork, and Law in thegreater Hartford area complete the University of Connecticut’s high-quality programs available statewide.

ACADEMIC BREADTH• UConn encompasses 14 schools and colleges offering seven undergraduatedegrees in more than 100 majors.

• The University grants 16 graduate degrees in more than 90 fields of study, and provides graduate professional programs in business, dentalmedicine, law, medicine, pharmacy, and social work.

FACULTY•UConn’s facultymembers are among themost impressive scholars in theworld.Many are recognized as leaders in education, research, and scholarship:

• UConn faculty research in regenerative biology produced America’s first cloned calfusing non-reproductive cells, creating an international scientific andmedia sensation.

• UConn faculty provided pivotal leadership for the historic UConn-AfricanNational Congress Partnership;

• Faculty initiative created an unprecedented opportunity for UConn students tostudy at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City;

• UConn’s Neag School of Education is home to the renowned National ResearchCenter on the Gifted andTalented, the Accelerated Schools Project, and one of 11schools nationwide selected for the Carnegie Corporation’s prestigiousTeachers fora New Era initiative.

• Researchers in UConn’s School ofMedicine have successfully isolated the gene thatcauses the most common form of glaucoma, a breakthrough that could lead toearly detection and prevention of blindness.

• Our professors strive to personalize the UConn experience. Presiding over classesthat average 30 students, faculty members are dedicated to their roles as teachers,student advisors, and mentors. In UConn’s undergraduate summer researchprogram, students have the opportunity to participate in original research or receivea grant to work under the direction of our renowned professors.


STUDENT PROFILE• More than 28,000 students enrolled, representingnearly every state in the nation and more than 100countries.

• Average SAT scores of incoming freshmen at Storrs areup 79 points since 1996 and are now 1192.

• Minority freshman enrollment at Storrs and theregional campuses has more than doubled since 1995.

• Since 1995, 928 valedictorians and salutatorian haveenrolled at all campuses. In fall 2007, 40 percent ofthe freshmen entering the Storrs campus were rankedin the top 10 percent of their high school class and 81percent were in the top 25 percent of their class.

• The 275 students UConn welcomed into our HonorsProgram in 2007 had an average SAT score of 1409,an 11-point increase compared to the preceding year.

• More than 45 percent of student-athletes earned a 3.0or better grade point average last year and 17 had a 4.0grade point average in either the fall and springsemester, or in both semesters.

• UConn is among the top 25 public universities in thenation in freshman retention rates; 91 percent offreshman enrolled at Storrs in 2007 choose to continuetheir studies here in 2008.


STUDENT LIFE• UConn offers more than 400 clubs and organizations.

• UConn offers more than 200 Study Abroad programs,including travel to more than 65 countries.

• Cooperative education programs and internships integrateclassroom learning and work experience in business,industry, and public service.

ATTRACTIONS• In 2007, nearly 39,000 prospective students and their families launched their tours of theUConn campus from the Lodewick Visitors Center, the gateway to the unique facilitiesthat define the University’s 4,000-acre main campus. In 1995, only a third as manystudents visited the campus.

• Visitors may experience it all while lodging in the Nathan Hale Inn, a convenient hoteland conference facility on the UConn campus.

• Chief among UConn’s dynamic academic facilities is the Homer Babbidge Library,which contains more than three million volumes. The Association of Research Librariesranks UConn’s library system the top public research library in New England.

• UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts showcases the region’s mostnoteworthy dramatic events. It stages professional touring attractions that range fromBroadway musicals to intimate cabarets.

• The collections of the recently expandedWilliam BentonMuseum of Art include 4,000pieces; the museum includes a gallery that is exclusively dedicated to presenting humanrights-oriented visual arts, as well as an outdoor meditation sculpture garden.

• The artifacts on display in UConn’s Museum of Natural History further enhance theUniversity’s cultural environment.

• The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum features photos, videos,plaques, banners, uniforms, and NCAA National championship trophies of the men’sand women’s basketball teams and the men’s soccer team.


A CAMPUS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY• UConn continues to renew, rebuild and enhance our campuses through anunprecedented $2.8 billion, 20-year investment in the University’sinfrastructure. UCONN 2000 is the most ambitious publicly financeduniversity building program in the country. It’s an initiative The New YorkTimes reports as being, “a building boom that would be the envy of mostuniversity presidents.”

• Now in its 14th year, UCONN 2000 has invigorated the University’s livingand learning environments, helped advance faculty research, and stimulatedpublic and private investment.

• This transformation revitalizes the state’s future by providing the means forthe University to attract high-achieving students, high-quality faculty, andfunding from public grants and private donors. Before the landmarkprogram, Connecticut was a state with one of the highest ratios of studentsleaving the state for college. Today, that trend has been dramaticallyreversed:

• Applications have increased for the 11th consecutive year with more than22,000 applicants competing for 3,200 seats at the main campus in Storrsand 1,100 seats at the regional campuses;

• For the third consecutive year, more than half the applicants are out-of-statestudents. More than 10,000 students applied for the no more than 30percent of new student seats available to undergraduates living outsideConnecticut.


The landmark UCONN 2000 construction program has created more than 9.5 millionsquare feet of new and renovated space for research, teaching, living, and learning.Completed projects include:

• an award-winning building for the department of chemistry—the Chemistry Building is one ofthe best-designed buildings in the world according to the International Architecture Yearbook;

• New buildings for the schools of Business, and Pharmacy;

• the modern Biology/Physics Building, Information Technologies Engineering Building, andAgricultural Biotechnology Laboratory;

• additions to the Benton Museum;

• renovations to numerous facilities, including the Babbidge Library, the historic Wilbur CrossBuilding, Museum of Natural History, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;

• construction that includes the latest innovations in student residential communities, rangingfrom traditional residence halls, to suites, to apartments;

• improving the quality of a UConn education throughout the state, as renovations touch everyUniversity campus, resulting in new downtown campuses in Stamford and Waterbury, asophisticated marine science facility at our campus in Avery Point, and new buildings on ourGreater Hartford and Torrington campuses, as well as at the UConn Law School.

Forthcoming projects made possible byUCONN 2000 include:

• a $300 million expansion to the UConnHealth Center that will include a stem cellresearch institute, renovations to large lecturehalls, and renovations to the dental clinics; and

• enhancements at the Storrs campus thatinclude new liberal arts facilities, life sciencesbuildings, and the entire fine arts complex.


2.21ST CENTURYAMENITIESThis is a tremendously excitingtime to attend UConn. A $2.8billion landmark building programis dramatically transforming theplaces where students live, learn

and enjoy life. Through new construction and renovation, UConn offersthe latest innovations nationally in university housing and dining and thebest-equipped recreational complexes. Classrooms and laboratories arebeing built at a remarkable rate, placing our facilities at the forefront ofpublic higher education and propelling UConn to a position of nationalprominence.

3.THE RIGHT FIT

Our student/facultyratio is 17:1, and our20,800 undergraduatestudents receive personalattention and feel astrong sense ofcommunity and belonging in classes that average 30 students. Justthe right size, UConn also offers the opportunities of a premierresearch university, such as hands-on experience working in labswith professors who not only teach our courses, but who also areon the cutting edge of innovation and discovery.

1. RANKED AMONG THE TOP 25 PULBIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRYFor the ninth consecutive year,U.S. News andWorld Report ranked UConn the top public university in New England and now among the top 25 publicuniversities in the nation. Comments published in the Fiske Guide to Colleges include, “It’s the perfect atmosphere to go to college in. The academicsare challenging and interesting, and the social setting is fun and diverse.” Bolstered by this national recognition and academic prestige, the value of aUConn degree continues to soar.


10. HUSKYMANIADivision I in all sports, we have a variety of men’s and women’s varsity athletics. Home of Huskymania,sports at UConn include baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing,soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. Since 1995UConn athletic teams captured eight NCAA national championships, including unprecedented dualmen’s and women’s basketball championships—the first University to do so in NCAADivision I history.UConn’s standard of athletic excellence extends to the gridiron, where theHuskies—the 2007 BIGEASTChampions—play for sell-out crowds of 40,000 roaring fans at the ultra-modern Rentschler Field.

4.WORLD-CLASSFACULTYFrom writers and scientists to humanrights activists and historians, ourmore than 1,200 faculty members are

committed to classroom teaching. Fostering a dynamic learning environment,they share research opportunities with high-achieving undergraduates. Ourfaculty includes Regina Barreca, whose humor appears in nationally publishedcolumns, and Ben Bahr, whose revolutionary research may unlock themysteries of Alzheimer’s disease. Amii Omara-Otunnu provides pivotalleadership for the UConn-African National Congress Partnership. It isprofessors like these who inspire the minds of emerging scholars.

5.UNLIMITED

OPPORTUNITIES FOR

INVOLVEMENTYoga. UConnTV. Fraternities andSororities. Student Film Organization.Marching Band. Finance Society. Puppet Club. Skydiving. Dance Team.Community Outreach. Choosing from more than 400 clubs and volunteerorganizations, UConn students actively participate in campus andcommunity life.Our studentsmake governing decisions, plan events, organizeintramural teams, and run their own radio shows—to name just a few of theleadership roles our students play.

6.OUTSTANDINGRESIDENTIALFACILITIESUConn has the highest percentage ofstudents living on campus of anymajor public university in the United

States. Residential life at UConn offers a distinct sense of community, as wellas many social and cultural opportunities. We offer new students a range ofdining options and accommodations, while offering upper division studentsthe latest in suite-style and apartment living. Residence halls, which are wiredfor the internet, come complete with study rooms, computer labs, and loungeareas to help students relax and feel at home.

Choices abound. Whether it’seducation, engineering, English, orenvironmental science, UConn’sacademic breadth encompassesnumerous educational choices. Studentsselect an established major or design anindividualized plan of study to meettheir specific needs. UConn takes pride in offering all students, including thoseenrolled in our distinctive Honors Program, the opportunity to earn a major inany of the University’s 100+ programs of study. In addition to academicadvisers, online study tools, and tutorial centers, UConn offers careercounseling workshops, study abroad programs, and many internshipopportunities that offer valuable experience. The University of Connecticut isdiverse enough to offer many academic choices, and remains committed toproviding students with the support needed to help them achieve their goals.

8.AN EXCEPTIONALEDUCATIONAL VALUEKiplinger’s Personal Finance ranksUConnin the top 20 for best value in publiccolleges. Whether long-range goals arecareer preparation, pursuit of a graduatedegree, or attendingmedical or law school,

“students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain ofdebt.” UConn has a variety of programs to helpmany students financially, rangingfrom merit scholarship opportunities to need-based financial aid packages, alldesigned to support a large number of qualified students. The University also hasmany part-time campus jobs with flexible hours that help students earn extraspending money or build their résumé with hands-on work experience.

9.LOCATION,

LOCATION, LOCATIONOur main campus is located inStorrs. We’re a major academicinstitution that values its small townroots. Students enjoy the familiarityof an intimate academic institution,while being just a short drive from major cities. UConn’s unique campusesare strategically placed across the state in Avery Point, Farmington,Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury and West Hartford. ThroughoutConnecticut UConn offers a quality education to meet our students’distinct needs.

7.MORE THAN 100 MAJORS


Michael J. Hogan was appointed the 14th president of theUniversity of Connecticut in September, 2007. During his firstyear at UConn, he has met with a broad representation of theUConn family, including faculty, students, trustees, alumni,donors, staff, legislators, and friends of the University through-out the public and private sectors.

He has established strategic initiatives that will continue tomove UConn along its upward trajectory as one of the top pub-lic research universities in the nation, including strengtheningUConn’s research enterprise and enhancing its portfolio of spon-sored research, building more top-notch graduate programs, andcontinuing to advance UConn’s outstanding undergraduate pro-grams.

President Hogan came to UConn from the University ofIowa where he was the Executive Vice President and Provost andF. Wendell Miller Professor of History. Prior to his appointmentat Iowa, Hogan spent 20 years at Ohio State University where heserved as chair of the Department of History, as dean of theCollege of Humanities, and as executive dean of the Colleges ofthe Arts and Sciences.

His career as a History faculty member also included nineyears at Miami University, service at Stony Brook University, andat the University of Texas in Austin. Born and raised inWaterloo, Iowa, Hogan earned his B.A. degree at the Universityof Northern Iowa, where he majored in English with minors inhistory and classics; his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees were conferredby the University of Iowa.

A specialist in the history of American diplomacy, Hogan is

the author or editor of nine books and a host of scholarly articlesand essays. His publications include Informal Entente: ThePrivate Structure of Cooperation in Anglo-America EconomicDiplomacy, 1918-1928 (University of Missouri, 1977) and TheMarshall Plan: America, Britain, and the Reconstruction ofWestern Europe, 1947-1952 (Cambridge, 1987), which receivedthe Stuart L. Bernath Book Award of the Society for Historiansof American Foreign Relations, the George Louis Beer Prize of

UConn President Dr. Michael J. Hogan with Governor M. Jodi Rell and Director ofAthletics Jeffrey Hathaway pose with the BIG EAST Championship trophy.

President Hogan hands Gary Gladstein an honorary degree during the Graduate SchoolCommencement ceremony held last spring.


the American Historical Association, and the Quincy WrightPrize of the International Studies Association.

His most recent books include A Cross of Iron: Harry S.Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954 (Cambridge, 1998), and his edited volume, Paths to Power:The Historiography of American Foreign Relations to 1941(Cambridge, 2000).

Hogan has been a fellow at the Harry S. Truman LibraryInstitute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center forScholars, and has served as Louis Martin Sears DistinguishedProfessor of History at Purdue University. For 15 years he waseditor of Diplomatic History, an international journal of recordfor specialists in diplomacy and foreign affairs. He has served onnumerous editorial boards and as vice president and president ofthe Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

He has also served on the U. S. Department of State’sAdvisory Committee on Diplomatic Documentation, which hechaired for three years, and has worked as a consultant for anumber of BBC documentaries and for the PBS special GeorgeC. Marshall and the American Century.

Hogan met his wife, Virginia, while in graduate school at theUniversity of Iowa, where she also earned her M.A. degree. Theyhave four children: Christopher, an attorney in Columbus, Ohio;David, a director for AOL who lives in Virginia; Joe, an execu-tive with the Dayhuff Group in Columbus; and AnnElizabeth,who lives with her husband in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

He has four siblings—his sister, Sally, resides in Farmington,Conn.

Dr. Hogan and members of the UConn student body cheer the Huskies on at Rentschler Field.

UConn President Michael J. Hogan joins former UConn women’s basketball standout RebeccaLobo, who now serves on the school’s Board of Trustees at commencement last May. Lobo wasthe graduation speaker for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hogan hosted UConn students several times during the 2007 season on “Mike’s Bus”as the group made their way from the Storrs campus to Rentschler Field.


Jim Abromaitis ’79, ‘82Executive DirectorCapital City EconomicDevelopment AuthorityFormer basketball playerFormer member of Universityof Connecticut Board ofTrustees

Matthew Adiletta ‘85Director of Communication andInfrastructure ArchitectureIntel, Inc.

Rick Baran ’93 Law,Graduate

Executive Vice President, ChiefFinancial OfficerCBS Television Stations

Dr. Stanley Battle, ’75Master’s

ChancellorNorth Carolina A&TUniversity

Allen Bennett ‘69Noted pharmaceutical andmedical device attorney

Andy Bessette ’75Former men’s track and fieldAll-AmericanExecutive Vice President andChief Administrative OfficerThe Travelers Companies, Inc.

Kevin Bouley ‘80President and CEONerac, Inc.

Roy Brooks ’72Warren Distinguished Professorof LawsUniversity of San Diego

Martin Buzas ’58Senior Geologist and CuratorDepartment of PaleobiologyNational Museum of NaturalHistory Smithsonian Institution

James Calhoun ‘89Executive Vice President,Global SoftlinesDisney Consumer Products

Michael J. Callahan ’95Law

Executive Vice President,General Counsel and SecretaryYahoo!, Inc.

Franklin Chang-Diaz ’73Retired NASA astronaut who isa veteran of seven space flights

Robert Cizik ’53Former Chairman of theBoard/Chief Executive Officerof Cooper Industries Inc.

Dale R. Comey ’64Former UConn basketballplayerExecutive Vice PresidentITT Corporation (retired)

Joe Courtney ’78 LawUnited States CongressmanSecond District – Connecticut

Scott Cowan ’68Former UConn football playerPresident, Tulane University

Marc D’Amelio ’91Founder and CEOMadsoul Clothing, Inc.

Dawn Denvir ‘81Chief of OrganizationalLearning and DevelopmentDivision of Human Resources,UNICEF

John DeStefano ’77, ’80Mayor, City of New Haven,Connecticut

Chris Donovan ’69Television producerEmmy-award nominee for“Dinner for Five”

Jennifer Dorn ’77 (Graduate)President and CEONational Academy of PublicAdministration

Walt Dropo ’481950 American LeagueRookie-of-the-Year with theBoston Red SoxOwner of family fireworksbusiness

Kathleeen Dudzinski ’89Founder, DolphinCommunication Project

Charles Duelfer ‘74Noted United Nations andCIAWeapons Inspector

Herb Dunn ’61Senior Vice President, Smith-Barney Co. (retired)

Doug Elliot ’82President and Chief ExecutiveOfficerHartford Steam BoilerInspection and InsuranceCompanyFormer baseball player

Robert W. Fiondella ’68Chief Executive Officer(Retired)Phoenix Home Life MutualInsurance Co.Founding PrincipalJEROB Enterprises, LLC

Mark E. Freitas ’81President and Chief OperatingOfficer, Frank Crystal andCompany, Inc.

Patricia Gallup ’79Chairman and CEO of PCConnection, Inc.

J. Robert Galvin ’96MPHCommissionerConnecticut Department ofPublic Health

Marilda Gandara ’80 LawPresidentAetna Foundation

Sam Gejdenson ’71Former United StatesCongressman,2nd District, Connecticut

Roger A. Gelfenbien ’65Former Chairman, Universityof ConnecticutBoard of TrusteeManaging Partner of AndersenConsulting, Inc. (retired)

David GrimaldiCurator of InvertebrateZoologyMuseum of Natural HistoryNew York, N.Y.

Eunice Groark ‘65First female LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut(1991-95)

Richard J. Grossi ’57Former President and CEOUnited IlluminatingExecutive DirectorScience Park DevelopmentCorporation

Edward A. Horrigan, Jr.’50

President and CEO of R.J.Reynolds (retired)Former football player

Samuel Jaskilka ’42Four-Star General (retired)Commandant of United StatesMarine Corps

Ned Kahn ’82Nationally-prominent sculptorand scientist

Robert Kaplan ‘73Editor, Atlantic Monthly

Tom Keegan ’84Co-producer of Broadwayshow “Little Women”Animator, “Blues Clues”children’s television series

Wally Lamb ’72, ‘77Best-selling author

David M. Lee ’55 (Graduate)1996 Co-Winner of NobelPrize for Physics

Georgina I. Lucas ’70Former Vice PresidentTravelers Insurance Company

David P. Marks ’69, ‘71President and Chief InvestmentOfficerMEMBERS Capital Advisors

Myles Martel ’65President, Martel andAssociates, Villanova, Pa.Highly-recognized leadershipcommunication advisor

Michael Maslin ’76Cartoonist, New Yorkermagazine

Richard Mastracchio ‘82Mission specialist for NASAwho flew his second mission,on the Space Shuttle Endeavorin August of 2007

Anita Bevacqua McBride‘81

Assistant to the President of theUnited StatesChief of Staff for the First Lady

Marilda Gandara ’80

Andy Bessette ’75

James Calhoun ’89

Doug Elliott ’82

Mark E. Freitas ’81 Patricia Gallup ’79 Denis J. Nayden ’76


Aaron Ment ’58Chief Court Administrator(retired) of the ConnecticutJudicial System

Christopher Murphy ‘’02Law

United States CongressmanFifth District – Connecticut

Kathleen Murphy ’87 J.D.Chief Executive OfficerING USWealth Management

Denis J. Nayden ’76Managing PartnerOak Hill Captial, Inc.Member of University ofConnecticut Board of Trustees

Kevin O’Connor ’92 LawAssistant Attorney General ofthe United States

Ron Paolillo ’72Accomplished actor, bestknown in role of “Horshack” inthe hit TV series “WelcomeBack Kotter”

Les Payne ‘64Columnist, NewsdayPulitzer Prize Award Recipient

Joseph W. Polisi ’69President of the Julliard SchoolNew York City

Narissa Ramdhani ’90M.A.

Chief Executive OfficerIfa Lethu FoundationGroenkloof, South Africa

William Ratchford ’56Former United StatesCongressman

Gen. Robert RisCassi ’58Retired Vice Chief of Staff ofthe United States Army

Thomas D. Ritter ’77Former Speaker of the Houseof RepresentativesState of ConnecticutMember of University ofConnecticut Board of Trustees

William P. Robinson ’71(Master’s)

Associate JusticeRhode Island Supreme Court

Lewis B. Rome ’54, ’57LLB

Former ChairmanUniversity of ConnecticutBoard of TrusteesPartner, Rome Smith &Associates

David Rudman ’85Voice of many characters onTV’s Sesame Street

Carolyn Runowicz ’73Director, Carole and Ray NeagComprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of ConnecticutHealth CenterFormer President, AmericanCancer Society

Harriet Sanford ’79 (Master’s)President/Chief ExecutiveOfficerNational Education AssociationFoundation

John C. Severino ’59Former UConn football playerFormer President of CBSTelevision Stations

Mark R. Shenkman ’65President, Shenkman CapitalManagement, Inc.

Patrick J. Sheehan ’67Vice President, A.G. Edwards& Sons

Major General KevinSullivan ‘74

Deputy Chief of Staff forLogistics, Installations andMission SupportUnited States Air Force

Kevin Sullivan ’82Former Lieutenant GovernorState of Connecticut

Huw Thomas ’86 (Pd.D.)Dean, University of Alabama-BirminghamSchool of Dentistry

William Trueheart ‘66Former President of BryantCollege, Smithfield, R.I.

Paige Turco ’88Television and Film Actress

David Ushery ’89Anchor and ReporterWNBC-TV, New York

Thomas J. Wolff ’56Chairman of the Board ofWolff-Zackin AssociatesInsurance Agency

John Yearwood ’86World EditorMiami Herald

Dona D. Young ’80 LawChairman, President andChief Executive OfficerThe Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Glenn Adamo ’77Vice President of MediaOperations National FootballLeagueFormer men’s hockeystudent-athlete

Mike Aresco ’76 LawSenior Vice President ofProgramming CBS Sports

Celia Bobrowsky ’80Director of CommunityAffairs Major League Baseball

Janna Blais ’93Associate Athletic DirectorSenior Women’sAdministratorBowling Green StateUniversityChairman, NCAA Division ISoftball CommitteeFormer softball player

Leigh Ann Curl ’85Head Team OrthopedicSurgeon Baltimore RavensFormer UConn women’sbasketball student-athlete

John Dorsey ’84Former UConn Football All-American and NFL standoutwith the Green Bay PackersDirector of College Scoutingfor the Packers

Greg Economou ’88Executive Vice PresidentCharlotte Bobcats Sports &Entertainment

Charlie Eshbach ’74President and GeneralManager Portland (Maine)Sea Dogs (Double-A Affiliateof Boston Red Sox)Former President, EasternLeague

Bill Geist ’92 MBASenior Vice President,Finance Programming andAd Sales – ESPN, Bristol,Conn.

Kirk Ferentz ’78Head Football CoachUniversity of Iowa

Karl Hobbs ’85Head Men’s Basketball CoachGeorgeWashington University

Dan Iassogna ’91Major League BaseballUmpire

Matt Kenny ‘97Vice President, Field SalesDisney and ESPNMediaNetworks

Leigh Montville ’65Nationally knownsportswriter and author

Rebecca Lobo ’95Former women's basketballAll-American and AcademicAll-AmericanESPN AnnouncerMember, UConn Board ofTrustees

Dave Ogrean ’74Executve DirectorUSA Hockey

Steve Pikiell ’90Head Basketball CoachStony Brook University

Jim Reynolds ’91Major League Baseball Umpire

Jennifer Rizzotti ’96HeadWomen’s BasketballCoach University of Hartford

Michael Soltys ’81Vice President for DomesticNetwork CommunicationsESPN

Judy Walden Scarafile ‘71PresidentCape Cod Baseball League

Dona D. Young ’80 Law

David Ushery ’89

Paige Turco ’88

Mark R. Shenkman ’65Les Payne ’64 Thomas D. Ritter ’77 Carolyn Runowicz ’73

UCONN ALUMNI IN PROFESSIONAL AND

COLLEGE ATHLETICSA number of UConn alumni, some of who are former student-athletes, have established prominent careers working in the sportsindustry.


THE STATE OF UCONNWithout question the University of Connecticut is instrumental in the state’squality of life and economic growth. Connecticut’s Center for EconomicAnalysis documents that UConn annually generates nearly 38,000 jobs,leverages $800 million in private and federal investments and adds $3.1billion to Connecticut’s gross state product.

PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTConnecticut’s principal natural resource is human capital, and the Universityof Connecticut is the state’s flagship institution of higher education for theteaching and training of a professional workforce. Today, there are more than103,800 UConn alumni who live and work in Connecticut. UConn alsoserves as a key educational resource to businesses, government agencies, andnonprofit organizations. It provides continuing education programs to keepemployees’ knowledge and skills current, improve productivity, and helpbusinesses deliver better and more efficient services to their clients andcustomers.


PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSThe University maintains a wealth of partnerships with organizations andprivate corporations across the state. UConn partners with: Connecticut’spublic sector, providing staff development services to state social serviceagencies, and technical support to assist state and local agencies in findingsolutions to critical environmental, infrastructure, and social problems;Connecticut’s private sector, supporting and enhancing the competitiveness ofstate businesses, enabling them to expand existing operations, launchinitiatives, create jobs, and expand the state’s tax base.

In fact, every state dollar allocated to UConn resulted in a $6.18 increase inConnecticut’s gross state product.

RESEARCHTheUniversity hasmore than 70 focused research centers that explore subjectsranging from improving human health to enhancing public education andprotecting our natural resources. Faculty research at UConn provides directbenefits to the Connecticut economy in the form of job creation, newbusiness development, and subcontracting work with state businesses.

QUALITY OF LIFEUConnmakes far-reaching contributions to the quality of life in Connecticut.Crucial examples include enhancing public schools, improving theenvironment, extending access to diverse cultural activities, and providingrecreation and entertainment. The University’s many contributions assistbusinesses in attracting talented and high-quality individuals who strengthenand expand our state’s economic health. More than 200,000 people annuallyattend events, exhibitions, and performances at UConn.

HUSKY PRIDEUniversity of Connecticut alumni rank seventh in the nation among public universities for alumni giving, according to U.S. News and WorldReport. In 2007, UConn received $59.8 million dollars from more than 34,000 donors.

Since 1995, UConn’s athletic teams have won eight NCAA Division I national championships, 37 BIG EAST tournaments and 43 BIG EASTregular season titles.

UConn Husky athletics annually draws more than 320,000 fans to Hartford for basketball games and nearly 225,000 people to East Hartford forDivision I-A football.

“Huskymania” is the singular and unifying source of pride for Connecticut residents as well as an economic force within the state.Major corporationsaffiliate themselves with the University through their sponsorship of UConn athletics, and Connecticut-based vendors produce UConn brandeditems that are sold in retail outlets throughout the state. These retail sales generate income for businesses and state sales tax revenues.


In addition to all that the city of Hartford and the state of Connecticuthas to offer, the region within two hours of Storrs is ripe with culturaland entertainment possibilities.

SPRINGFIELD (47 miles)

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located less than an hour from Storrs inSpringfield, Mass., just minutes from the YMCA where Dr. James Naismith invented the game in1891. A must-see for any fan of the hardwood, the Hall of Fame reopened in the fall of 2002 in abrand new $45 million home just off of Interstate 91 in Springfield. The pinnacle of any basketballcareer, the hall’s long list of inductees now includes UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, a2005 inductee, and women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, a 2006 inductee. Once you finishyour tour of the Hall of Fame,Springfield’s neighboring suburb ofAgawam is the home of Six Flags NewEngland, the region’s largest amusementpark.

NEW YORK CITY (142 miles)

TheUnited States’ largest city and “themedia capital of the world,” NewYork City is located approximatelytwo hours from Storrs and offers a wide array of cultural opportunities. From the glitter of Times Square,to the vast expanse of Central Park, to the majestic skyline, New York City is an incomparable destinationand one that can be easily reached by the Metro-North train lines that run into southern Connecticut.UConn students also enjoy the city’s active sporting landscape.The BIGEASTConferencemen’s basketballtournament, played every March at fabled Madison Square Garden, is one of the country’s premiercollegiate conference championship events. The New York metro area also boasts 10 major professionalsports franchises, including the NFL’s New York Jets and Giants, Major League Baseball’s New York Metsand Yankees, the NBA’s New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets, the NHL’s New York Islanders, New YorkRangers and New Jersey Devils and the WNBA’s New York Liberty.


BOSTON (86 miles)

The birthplace of the AmericanRevolution, Boston’s historic FreedomTrail is a living history textbook,covering everything from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Meanwhile,the city blends its old world charm with a cosmopolitan new world attitude that is evidenced by someof the trendier shops and restaurants that line both historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace and the BackBay’s Newbury Street. One of the world’s foremost centers of education, Boston is home to over 50colleges and universities; perhaps the entire world’s most concentrated collection of colleges. Thegreater Boston area also includes the summer beach resorts on Cape Cod and the islands of NantucketandMartha’s Vineyard. A hub of sporting activity, the 2004 and 2007World Series Champion BostonRed Sox have called fabled Fenway Park home since 1912.The 2008 NBAChampion Boston Celticsad the NHL’s Boston Bruins also call Beantown home while the 2002, 2004 and 2005 Super BowlChampion New England Patriots and MLS’ New England Revolution play outside of the city inFoxboro’s Gillette Stadium.

PROVIDENCE (51 miles)

Rhode Island’s capital city shows that one of the nation’s smallest states also has plenty to offer itsvisitors.Themulti-cultural capital city, which dates back to 1636, is the Ocean State’s centerpiece.Thebest known hamlet on the Rhode Island shore, the ocean town of Newport is world famous for itsmansions and is a popular vacation destination for those seeking aquatic activities. Newport’srenowned music festival is also a well-attended annual event.


Main Street is the heart and the soul of a community, a place to meet friends for lunch, to run daily errands, to enjoy the local musicscene, or to buy a newspaper to read while sipping your morning coffee. Main Street is the magic that can transform a street into a

neighborhood, buildings into a village, or a small town into a regional destination.Progress continues on a new Main Street for the Town of Mansfield and the University of Connecticut. Storrs Center will be a new

town center in Mansfield, adjacent to the University. Master developer LeylandAlliance and its team are working closely with a consortiumof civic, business, and university representatives that comprises the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. With the Partnership’s guidanceand enthusiastic input, the team is working together towards the creation of a great new town center.

Storrs Center will be a mixed-use village that will occupy about 15 acres of the overall 45-acre property, with the remainder of the sitereserved for open space. The town plan will knit architecture, pedestrian-oriented streets, small lanes, and public spaces into a series of smallneighborhoods. Storrs Center will combine retail, restaurant, and office uses with avariety of residence types including town homes, condominium apartments, andrental apartments. Structured and surface parking will be provided.

In addition to the numerous retail, restaurant, commercial, and residential usesthat will make up Storrs Center, mixed-use and free standing building types mayinclude a variety of civic and community spaces such as community meeting spaces,educational and classroom spaces, and exhibition spaces.The project will be distinguished by two squares, small parks and terraces, and thelarge, adjacent conservation area. The project is surrounded by University and Townfacilities including the UConn’s School of Fine Arts, Mansfield’s Town Hall,Mansfield Community Center, E.O. Smith High School, and the Post Office.

Local zoning approvals were granted in the summer of 2007. Construction canbegin once state and federal permits are approved and funding for public infrastruc-ture is in place.

For more information, please visit www.storrscenter.com or contact theMansfield Downtown Partnership at 860-429-2740 or [email protected].

PROGRESS CONTINUES ON THE NEW DOWNTOWN


It has long been known as the “Insurance Capital of the World” and it serves as a daily busyhub for some of the most dynamic corporations in the nation. It also serves as the home forUConn football at Rentschler Field and a home-away-from-home for the UConn men’s andwomen’s basketball teams at the XL: Center.

The City of Hartford, Connecticut’s state capital, and the Greater Hartford region areranked highly for workforce productivity, accessibility, income levels, technology, education,the arts and heritage. Hartford is resource-rich with desirable residential real estate, commu-nications, infrastructure, parkland and nature trails, health care and pubic safety.

The city serves as the headquarters for several Fortune 500 companies, including UnitedTechnologies Corporation, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Aetna, Inc., andNortheast Utilities. Hartford employs seven times more people in the insurance field thanthe average metropolitan area. Among those employers are Aetna, Hartford Steam Boiler,ING, CIGNA, Travelers and The Phoenix Companies.

Hartford has also attracted many significant businesses in other industries includingaerospace, precision machinery, information technology and health and medical. Four of thenations Top 25 Companies For Executive Women, as recognized by Executive Female, arelocated in Hartford.

The newest attraction in Hartford opened in 2005 with the debut of the ConnecticutConvention Center — a $230 million, 1.6 million-square-foot convention facility that is oneof a series of projects that is bringing new life to the city.

In terms of economic development, Hartford has received $750 million in public invest-ment and $2 billion in private investment over a seven-period to make the city and regionan even better place to work and live.

Hartford ranks among the top six percent of North American regions for the arts. Greater Hartford is home to nearly 200 arts,cultural and heritage organizations, including the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, the Hartford Stage company, theConnecticut Opera, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and the Mark Twain House and Museum Center.

One of the hubs of downtown activity in Hartford is the XL Center, which is also the home facility for the Hartford Wolfpackof the American Hockey League. Each year, the finest golfers in the world compete at The Travelers Championship, which is playedat Cromwell’s Tournament Players Club at River Highlands and is part of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup.


The UConn Division of Athletics sponsors 24 sportsthat compete on the NCAA Division I level and is amember of the BIG EAST Conference. UConn has woneight NCAA Championships since 1990 and has won 83BIG EAST regular season or tournament championships.

The UConn football team won the BIG EAST Championshipin 2007 and advanced to its second bowl game in four years.

The men’s basketball team earned a spot in the NCAA Championship in2008 and is a two-time national champion

The UConn field hockey team advanced to the NCAA nationalsemifinals for the second consecutive year in 2007.


The Husky men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2007and won both the BIG EAST regular season and tournament championships.

The women’s soccer team made its way to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2007with all of its tournament games on the road.

Courtney Haney of the women’s swimming and divingteam represented the school in two events at the 2008NCAA Championship.

The men’s indoor track and field team won the BIGEAST and New England titles in 2008.

The women’s indoor track and field team won the BIGEAST, New England and ECAC indoor championships– as well as the ECAC outdoor title.

The Husky women’s basketball team made its ninth tripto the NCAA Final Four in 2008.


Jeffrey A. Hathaway has played a vital role in the success story of athletics at the University of Connecticut for17 of the past 19 years.

Hathaway is in his sixth year as Director of Athletics at UConn and he was the Executive AssociateDirector of Athletics at the school from 1990-2001.

In his only two years away from the Storrs campus, Hathaway enjoyed a successful tenure as theDirector of Athletics at Colorado State University from 2002-03.

His first five years as UConn’s Director of Athletics have arguably been the most successful in schoolhistory.

In the 2007-08 academic year, the football team won the BIG EAST Championship and participatedin a bowl game for the second time in four years, the women’s basketball team played in the NCAA FinalFour and the field hockey team advanced to the national championship semifinals for the second consecutiveyear. In addition, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams played in the NCAA quarterfinals and the men’sbasketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament. BIG EAST Conference championships were won bythe field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s basketball and men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams.

UConn successfully completed the NCAA certification process in 2007-08.The institution was previously certified, once every 10 years as set forth by the NCAA, in 1998. Hathawayprovided leadership for a comprehensive, year-long self study of the operations in the Division of Athletics,a site visit by a peer review team, a NCAA certification committee’s review of the self-study and a reportby the peer review team.

This past year also saw the Division reach new long-term agreements with two of its media partners - Connecticut Public Television for women’s basketball andWTIC radio for football and men’s and women’s basketball. UConn also completed a landmark ten-year, $46 million corporate partnership agreement with Nike, Inc.to exclusively provide footwear, apparel and equipment for Husky athletics.

In addition to his leadership role at UConn, Hathaway began a five-year term in 2007-08 on the prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee rep-resenting the BIG EAST Conference. As a member of the ten-person committee, Hathaway takes part in the selection and administration of the NCAAMen’s BasketballChampionship and the administration of the CBS television contract. He is only the fourth individual in the history of the BIG EAST Conference to serve on the com-mittee, joining Dave Gavitt, Jake Crouthamel and Mike Tranghese.

Hathaway is a member of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association Board of Trustees. In June of 2008, he was also appointed to a four-year term on theExecutive Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Some significantly historic achievements have occurred during Hathaway’s time as Director of Athletics. UConn became the first school to win the NCAADivisionI men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same year (2004) and the football team was victorious in its first ever bowl game - the 2004 Motor City Bowl.

Private fundraising for UConn athletics continues to reach great heights in providing exceptional academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes as morethan $75 million has been raised during Hathaway’s tenure as Director.

UConn secured a gift of $2.5 million from alumnus Mark Shenkman in 2004 for the building of the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center, an intercollegiate andrecreational services facility that serves the entire university community.

Under Hathaway’s guidance, the Division of Athletics received the University’s Environmental Leadership Award for the construction of The Burton FamilyFootball Complex and the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. The two buildings are the University’s first projects certified as meeting the Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) standards for “green” buildings. At its 13th annual awards ceremony in March of 2008, the Connecticut Real Estate Exchange present-ed UConn with the “Green Building Award” for these environmentally-friendly facilities.

The Hathaway family (left to right): Jeff, Meghan, Michael and Paula.

UConn Director of Athletics JeffHathaway joins the 1957 YankeeConference championship team last yearat their 50th anniversary reunion.

In his role as Director, Hathaway also oversees UConn’s Recreational Services program. Serving the entireUniversity community, approximately 560,000 individual uses were logged last year, reflecting the popularity ofthe diverse health and fitness offerings to students, faculty and staff.

Hathaway has helped ensure the stability of the Division as he has overseen long-term contract extensionsfor men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and football coach RandyEdsall. UConn has the distinction of being the only school in the nation with two active Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame coaches in Calhoun (Class of 2005 inductee) and Auriemma (Class of 2006 inductee).

Hathaway was also a key factor in the opening of Rentschler Field in 2003 - the country’s newest and mostmodern BCS college football facility.

During Hathaway’s career, he has always made the student-athlete the top priority. In the spring and fallsemesters of the 2007 calendar year, UConn’s student-athletes excelled in the classroom as nearly 50% of the 650student-athletes achieved a 3.0 “B-or better” semester grade point average. In addition, the Division of Athleticshas consistently maintained a 99 percent retention rate among its student-athletes.

“My focus is on the student-athlete,” says Hathaway. “That’s the most important part of our program. Ourprimary mission is the continued academic success of our student-athletes. The challenge is to identify peopleearly in the process and assist them in charting a career path. In addition, we want to provide a quality experiencein intercollegiate athletics for our student-athletes.”

The University of Connecticut was named to the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS)“Honor Roll” for the second consecutive year in 2007 for its efforts to assist former student-athletes in earningtheir college degree. In addition, UConn athletics was also saluted for its community service efforts by the NCASin 2006 and ‘07.

In the 2006-07 academic year, Hathaway served on University search committees to hire President MichaelJ. Hogan, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Barry Feldman and Executive Director of the AlumniAssociation Lisa Lewis.

Hathaway’s leadership has earned him respect and recognition both on the national and local levels.He was one of four finalists for the “Athletic Director of the Year” in the spring of 2008 at the inaugural Sports Business Awards by Street and Smith’s Sports

Business Journal.In the summer of 2007, Hathaway was honored by NACDA as the AstroTurf Athletic Director of the Year for Division I-A in the Northeast region (which

includes the New England states and New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey).In 2004, The Sporting News named Hathaway to its “Power 100 List” - comprised of the 100 most powerful people in sports. He received the Joseph J. Fontana

Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in the spring of 2005. In the winter of 2006, Hathaway received the GeneralRobert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award from the All-American Football Foundation.

During his tenure at both Colorado State and UConn, he was a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, as well as thePostseason Football Licensing Subcommittee, which is responsible for issues involving postseason football competition and the certification of bowl games.

On the conference level, Hathaway is a member of the BIG EAST Athletic Directors Executive Committee and will become its chair on November 1, 2008.He is also past chairman of the BIG EAST Championship and Competition Committee as well as the league’s Finance Committee.

Hathaway has served as a guest presenter at both the NACDA and NACMA (National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators) conventions in thepast. In addition, he has also served as a lecturer at the IA Institute sponsored by the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association, held annually in Dallas.

Hathaway originally came to Connecticut in November of 1990 as Senior Associate Athletic Director. In that role, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of theDivision of Athletics.

He served internally as a program administrator for several sports, including men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer at UConn as theHuskies won four national championships in those sports during his tenure - two in women’s basketball (1995 and 2000) and one each in men’s basketball (1999)and men’s soccer (2000).

Hathaway was also the program administrator for football. He played a critical role in the upgrade of the football program to Division I-A status as UConnbecame the first ever school to transition from the I-AA level to a BCS football conference.

During Hathaway’s tenure at Colorado State, he oversaw a 15-sport program - nine women’s teams and six men’s. The Ram football team made a pair of bowlappearances while Hathaway was at CSU. The men’s basketball team won the Mountain West Conference tournament in March of ‘03 and advanced to the NCAAtournament for the first time in 13 years. The women’s basketball team advanced to postseason play twice, including a trip to the second round of the NCAA tour-nament in 2002 and the semifinals of the 2003 Women’s NIT.

Hathaway was an extremely successful fundraiser duringhis time in Fort Collins. The school drew national attention fora $15.2 million gift from the Bohemian Foundation and presi-dent Pat Stryker for football stadium renovations and expan-sion.

Prior to his first stint at UConn, Hathaway served in anumber of capacities at his alma mater - the University ofMaryland - from 1982-90, including Assistant AthleticsDirector for Marketing and Promotions, Acting AssistantAthletics Director for Business Affairs, Athletics BusinessManager and men’s basketball trainer.

Hathaway earned his Bachelor of Science degree inAthletic Administration from the University of Maryland in1981. He later received a Master’s Degree in GeneralAdministration (1991) from the University of Maryland and iscurrently continuing work on a PhD in Educational Leadershipfrom the University of Connecticut.

He attended The Sports Management Institute at theUniversities of Notre Dame and Southern California.Hathaway also completed the Management DevelopmentProgram at Harvard University.

Born June 20, 1959, in Cheverly, Md., Hathaway and hiswife Paula have two children: Meghan (October 15, 1991) andMichael (June 11, 1995).


Jeff Hathaway congratulates D.J. Hernandez of the football team onearning his undergraduate degree last May.

Jeff Hathaway and head football coach Randy Edsall on thefield before the Meineke Car Care Bowl.


Dr. Jeffrey AndersonDirector of Sports MedicineServices

Alicia Alford QueallyAssoc. Director of Athletics/NCAARules Education and Compliance

Pat BabcockAssociate Director of Athletics/SeniorWomen’s Administrator

Patti BosticExecutive Director ofRecreational Services

Dr. Scott BrownNCAA Faculty AthleticsRepresentative

Jim DonohueAssistant Director of Athleticsof Development/ ExecutiveDirector of the UConn Club

Mike EnrightAssociate Director of Athletics/Communications

Dan GlinskiDirector of EquipmentServices

Bob HowardHead Athletic Trainer

Dave KaplanDirector of Video Services

Kyle KravchukAssistant Director ofAthletics/Ticket Operations

Jerry MartinStrength and ConditioningCoordinator

Dino MattessichSenior Associate Director ofAthletics/Internal Operations

Paul McCarthySenior Associate Director ofAthletics/Administration

Neal EskinExecutive Associate Director ofAthletics

Dave PezzinoMen’s Golf

Tim TolokanAssociate Director of Athletics/Licensing and AthleticTraditions

Maureen O’ConnorAssistant Director of Athletics/Business Services

Dee RoweSpecial Adviser for Athletics

Vaughn WilliamsAssociate Director of Athletics/Facilities Management andPlanning

Geno AuriemmaWomen’s Basketball

Jim CalhounMen’s Basketball

Randy EdsallFootball

Bob GoldbergMen’s andWomen’s Swimming

Heather LinstadWomen’s Hockey

Bruce MarshallMen’s Hockey

Glenn MarshallDirector of Tennis

Bill MorganWomen’s Track and Field

Karen MullinsSoftball

Jim PendersBaseball

Ray ReidMen’s Soccer

Greg RoyMen’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Jennifer Sanford-WendryWomen’s Rowing

Nancy StevensField Hockey

Holly Strauss-O’BrienVolleyball

Len TsantirisWomen’s Soccer

Kyle MuncyAssistant Director of Athletics/Communications

Dave EvanAssistant Director of Athletics/Marketing and Corporate Relations

TimWiseDirector of FacilityMaintenance


A number of UConn administrators, student-athletes and coaches are honored atvarious points during Husky football games. Here, members of the UConncommunity who have served in military duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are honored.

JONATHAN THE HUSKY MASCOTThe official mascot of the University of Connecticut is a Siberian Husky dog named

Jonathan. Jonathan XIII made his debut on the Storrs campus in the winter of 2008 andattended the 2008 Blue-White Spring Football Game at Rentschler Field. He will be on handfor the ’08 season. The first Husky dog came to UConn in 1934 and the puppy was namedfor Jonathan Trumbull, the Governor of Connecticut during the Revolutionary War. Thepedigree of Jonathan I was traced back to include a great-grandfather who traveled to theNorth Pole with Admiral Bryd in 1909. Jonathan III was with Admiral Byrd when he under-took “Operation High Jump” to the Antarctic in 1946-47.

A costumed mascot has also gained popularity over the past several decades.

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTALMA MATER

Once more, as we gather todayTo sing our alma mater’s praiseAnd join in the fellowship strongThat inspires our college days.We’re backing our teams in the strifeCheering them to victory.We pledge anewTo old Connecticut,Our steadfast spirit of loyalty.

Connecticut, ConnecticutThy sons and daughters trueUnite to honor thy nameOur fairest white and blue.

When time shall have severed us farAnd the years their changes bring,The thought of the college we loveIn our memories will cling.For friendships that ever remainAnd associations dearWe’ll raise a songTo old ConnecticutAnd join our voices in our long cheer

Connecticut, ConnecticutThy sons and daughters trueUnite to honor thy nameOur fairest white and blue.

“UCONN HUSKY” FIGHT SONG“UConnHusky” is the fight song of the school. It was written in themid-1930’s byHerb

France, whowasUConn’sDirector ofMusic until themid-1950’s. The song is widely knownfor its playing at different sporting events, but got “out of this world” attention in October1989 when it was played aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle to wake up the shuttle astronauts.Among those astronauts on the mission was Franklin Chang-Diaz, a 1973 UConn graduate.

UConn HuskySymbol of might to the foe.Fight, fight Connecticut,It’s victory, let’s go!Connecticut UConn Husky,Do it again for the white and blue,

So go, go, go, go, Connecticut,Connecticut U.C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-C-U-T, ConnecticutConnecticut Husky, Connecticut Husky,Connecticut C-O-N-N-U. Fight!(Repeat first verse)

VICTORY BELLAn enduring tradition of UConn football is the ringing of the Victory Bell after each UConn score. The bell was moved from the previous home of UConnfootball, Memorial Stadium, to its new home – Rentschler Field. After each score, the bell is rung once for each point UConn has scored in the game.

“THE HUSKY WALK”A new pregame tradition was started last year at Rentschler Field as UConn

fans got a chance to greet the Huskies as they arrive at the stadium. “The HuskyWalk” takes place about two-and-a-half hours before each game as the UConnbuses pull up to Gate D of the stadium and the players make their way to Gate C.

Some college football teams play in stadiums that put fans so closeto the action that the spectators feel like they can reach out andtouch the players. These stadiums are intimate and are part of whathas made college football special.

Other stadiums are ultra-modern edifices that feature the latestin facilities such as luxurious suites and spacious locker rooms.

The home of University of Connecticut football — RentschlerField — happens to be both. The stadium is the newest and mostmodern BCS college football stadium in the country.

Rentschler Field, located in East Hartford, opened on Aug. 30,2003, as the Huskies defeated Big Ten Conference member Indiana,34-10.

UConn has now played 33 games in the facility over the pastfive seasons and has posted an impressive 25-8 record at RentschlerField – including a perfect 7-0 mark last year to set a UConn single-season record for home wins.

The Huskies have sold out 22 of their 33 Rentschler Fieldgames, including a streak of 12 in a row. UConn has played to a 96percent of capacity during its time there before a total of 1,268,596fans.

The building of the facility and its management is the result ofincredible teamwork and dedication between the state’s Office ofPolicy and Management, the town of East Hartford, UnitedTechnologies Corporation and the assistance from numerous public

and private sector organizations. The result of this cooperation givesthe people of Connecticut the opportunity to view college footballat its highest level in a world-class facility.

The natural grass playing surface of Rentschler Field is 26 feetbelow grade at the stadium, which features stadium seating, outdoorchairback seating, fully enclosed club seats and luxury suites.

The tower at Rentschler Field includes levels for suites, clubseating and media/game management facilities.

There are 38 suites in the stadium and more than 600 seats inthe club area, which also includes a 12,000-square foot functionarea, which is used by club patrons on gameday and is available formeetings and social events the remainder of the year.

The outdoor seatingarea of Rentschler Fieldincludes nearly 4,000chairback seats with therest being bleacher seat-ing. Rentschler Field isunique in the fact that ithas handicap accessibleseating on the field level.

The media facilitiesare some of the mostmodern in the countrywith seating for 125media members in themain press area. Thereare also separate boothsfor television and radiobroadcasts. That levelalso includes booths forcoaching staffs, security,public address announc-er, scoreboard operationand other gameday facil-ities.

The concourses atRentschler Field providegenerous, open and bar-rier-free circulation forentering and exiting thefacility. The concourse

also provides easy access to various concession and novelty standsand restrooms.

The stadium features state-of-the-art facilities for members ofthe UConn football team, including an incredible locker room area.

The main UConn locker room is 3,750 square feet and hasspace for 125 players. There is also a coaches locker room, equip-ment area and medical training rooms.

There is also a spacious visiting team locker room area withsimilar amenities.

The audio and video facilities at Rentschler Field are some ofthe most advanced in the country. The sound system is de-central-ized with approximately 300 digital-quality speakers providing theaudio.

The west end of the stadium features a scoreboard that has a24-foot by 32-foot video replay screen.

All parking for the stadium is located within the footprint ofthe stadium site – which makes it unique for a college football facil-ity. In total, there are 10,600 parking spaces at the Rentschler Fieldsite.

Rentschler Field features lighting with four towers in each cor-ner of the stadium and a bank of lights on top of the press box.

Rentschler Field is a facility built for Connecticut, byConnecticut. Through a concerted effort, the stadium project faroutpaced the state’s requirements to help small, women and minor-ity-owned companies grow with ongoing economic development.This means contractors and individuals that may never before havebeen able to benefit from projects of this scale helped build theirskills, their companies and their careers while they help build theircommunity.

The various East Hartford area non-profit groups that staffedthe concession stands on game days are able to generate approxi-mately $65,000 on an annual basis through their work at the games.

Rentschler Field is also the home of the Connecticut HighSchool Coaches Hall of Fame, which is located on the southwestconcourse.


RENTSCHLER FIELDQUICK FACTS

Owner: State of Connecticut

Developer: State of Connecticut Office ofPolicy and Management (OPM)

Architects: Ellerbe Becket

Construction Manager: Hunt/GilbaneJoint Venture

Facility Manager: Northland InvestmentCorp. and AEG Facilities

Primary Tenant: University ofConnecticut Athletics (football)

Budget: $91.2 million

Stadium Footprint: 8.5 acres

Stadium Building: 595,596 square feet,including field and seats

Capacity: 40,000

Total Site: 75 acres

Parking: Approximately 10,600 spaces atthe stadium and on the Pratt &Whitney campus.

Site History: Pratt & Whitney Airfield,named for Pratt & Whitney founderFrederick Rentschler and donated tothe State of Connecticut by UTC in1999.

The stadium was developed by the State of Connecticut Officeof Policy and Management. The facility was designed by the archi-tectural firm Ellerbe Becket and the construction manager wasHunt/Gilbane joint venture. The primary tenant at RentschlerField, which is managed by Northland Investment Corp. and AEGFacilities, is the UConn football program.

In addition to UConn football, the stadium also played host toa pair of Bruce Springsteen concerts on Sept. 16 and 18, 2003, aconcert by the Rolling Stones on Aug. 26, 2005 and the Police onJuly 31, 2007. It also serves as the home of the annual Governors’Cup High School All-Star game between Connecticut and RhodeIsland.

International rugby matches have been played at RentschlerField in the summers of 2004, ’05 and ‘08. The facility is becominga mainstay in soccer. An exhibition soccer game between the Britishteams of Liverpool and Glasgow Celtic was played on July 26, 2004;an exhibition women’s soccer match between the United States andChina on Aug. 1, 2004; a men’s World Cup qualifying matchbetween the United States and Trinidad and Tobago was played onAug. 17, 2005; the United States men’s national team playing theirfinal tuneup before 2006 World Cup against Latvia on May 28,2006; and an exhibition women’s soccer match between the UnitedStates and Norway on July 14, 2007.

UConn received the Governor’s Leadership Award inDecember of 2003 for its efforts in the first year of play atRentschler Field. The annual award is given to an individual orgroup that has done an outstanding job in bringing together a widespectrum of people and resources to bear on a significant develop-ment issue in Connecticut. UConn was cited for working hard toassure that Rentschler Field was a significant economic resource forthe greater Hartford region and a point of pride for the high quali-ty of life in the area that business leaders seek.

The 75-acre site for the stadium was donated by UnitedTechnologies and sits on a former airfield — Rentschler Field —which opened in 1931 and saw the likes of Charles Lindbergh andAmelia Earhart. In addition to the donation of the land for the sta-dium, UTC is allowing another 100 acres of its land to be used forgameday parking.

There is a display on the history of the site as an airfield in thestadium.

The “original” Rentschler Field was dedicated on May 24,1931. The company air field served as a base for experimental flighttests of airplanes, engines and propellers and was also used for serv-icing and overhauling engines. In later years the airfield was used forgeneral aviation for United Aircraft Corporation — now UnitedTechnologies Corporation. The field was de-commissioned as anactive airport in the 1990s.

The “original” Rentschler Field, an airfield which later saw the likes of Charles Lindbergh and AmeliaEarhart, was dedicated on May 24, 1931. Those taking part in the ceremonies were (left to right): DonaldBrown, President of Pratt &Whitney Aircraft; United States Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut;Edward A. Deeds, United Aircraft Board of Directors; F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary ofWar;Frederick B. Rentschler, Founder of Pratt &Whitney Aircraft and Chairman of United Aircraft Corporation(now United Technologies Corporation).


RENTSCHLER FIELDHome of football

THE BURTON FAMILYFOOTBALL COMPLEX

MARK R. SHENKMANTRAINING CENTER

HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILIONHome of men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball

XL CENTERHome of men’s and women’s basketball

MARK EDWARD FREITAS ICE FORUMHome of men’s and women’s ice hockey

J.O. CHRISTIAN FIELDHome of baseball

CONNECTICUT SOFTBALL STADIUMHome of softball

GEORGE J. SHERMANFAMILY SPORTS COMPLEXHome of men’s and women’s outdoor

track and field, field hockey and women’s lacrosse

COVENTRY LAKEHome of rowing

JOSEPH J. MORRONE STADIUMHome of men’s and women’s soccer

HUGH GREER FIELD HOUSEHome of men’s and women’s indoor track

WOLFF-ZACKIN NATATORIUMHome of men’s and women’sswimming and diving

UCONN TENNIS COURTSHome of men’s and women’s tennis


The sights and sounds of more than a century of intercollegiate athletics competition comealive during a visit to the J. RobertDonnellyHuskyHeritage SportsMuseum.Located in the new and expanded UConn Alumni Center in the heart of the

University of Connecticut’s main campus in Storrs, the Husky Heritage SportsMuseum is the ultimate library documenting the wide-ranging successes ofConnecticut’s athletic programs.

The state-of-the-art design and layout of the 2,700 square foot Husky HeritageSports Museum, named after benefactor and 1940 Connecticut basketball and foot-ball captain J. Robert (Bob) Donnelly (shown at right), vividly captures all of the ener-gy, excitement and enthusiasm that is associated with “Huskymania”. Donnelly passedaway on Sept. 26, 2005.

The visitors’ UConn experience begins with the University of Connecticut“National Champions”Gallery.This uniquemuseum addition, located in the entrancefoyer of the Husky Heritage Sports Museum, was unveiled in December of 2004 andwill serve as a permanent tribute to all University of Connecticut varsity teams thatclimbed to the mountaintop and earned the right to be called National Champions.

Currently, a total of 12 national champion squads, representing four differentUConn sports, have team photos and national championship logos on display in theNational Champions gallery.

Included in the National Champions Gallery is the unbeaten 1948 men’s soccerteam of Coach John Squires, the 1981 and 1985 UConn women’s field hockey teamsof Coach DianeWright, the 1981 men’s soccer team of Coach JoeMorrone, the 2000men’s soccer team of Coach Ray Reid, the five national championship women’s bas-ketball teams of Coach Geno Auriemma (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004), and the1999 and 2004 UConn men’s basketball teams of Coach Jim Calhoun.

Upon entering the Husky Heritage Sports Museum, visitors are greeted by a fullfigure statue of Jonathan, the legendary mascot of all Husky athletic teams.

Oversized banners proudly hang from the ceiling, displaying action images thatfeature 88 of Connecticut’s All-American stars representing 17 different intercollegiatesports.

A tour of the various sections of the Husky Heritage Sports Museum is a walkdown memory lane for long-time followers of Connecticut athletics. For fans justbecoming acquainted with UConn’s tradition of excellence, the various themes andareas of the museum, when woven together, narrate a complete and compelling sport-by-sport story line. The growth and development of Connecticut athletics is traced viatext, photographs and select artifacts from its humble beginnings in the 1890s to itspresent day ranking among the elite major college athletic programs in the nation.

Included among the “must see” memorabilia in the Husky Heritage SportsMuseum main concourse are the 1981 and 2000 NCAA National ChampionshipMen’s Soccer trophies; the 1981 and 1985 NCAA National Championship Women’s

Field Hockey trophies; the 1950s era baseball gloves belonging to Connecticut’s threeDropo brothers-including Walt Dropo’s first baseman’s mitt when he was theAmerican League Rookie of the Year with the Boston Red Sox in 1950; the 1935Ramnapping Trophy, awarding annually to the winner of the Connecticut-RhodeIsland football game; a 1931 football signed by the entire Connecticut squad; teamphotos of Connecticut’s first men’s (1901) and women’s (1902) basketball squads; andthe Waterford Crystal NCAA National Championship trophies won by UConnWomen’s Basketball (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004) and UConn Men’s Basketball(1999, 2004).

The pinnacle achievement of UConn’s sevenNCAANational Championships inboth men’s and women’s basketball is preserved and promoted in a unique circularsanctuary—-the Connecticut Basketball Rotunda.

Championship trophies and related artifacts that chronicle UConn’s men’s andwomen’s national titles are prominently featured in the rotunda, as are life-size cutoutsof Husky All-American stars Ray Allen and Rebecca Lobo. Celebratory paintings ofhead coaches Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma are on display along with a one-of-a-kind watercolor team photo of the 25-member UConn Men’s Basketball All-Centuryteam.

Also within the Husky Heritage Sports Museum experience is a six-screen videowall offering behind-the-scenes looks at various UConn Athletics “winning moments”as captured on a variety of Husky highlight films and documentaries.

Each display case of memorabilia and every historical photograph located with-in the walls of the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum describe a por-tion of a truly remarkable story.

That story of the teams, the coaches, and student-athletes who have been part ofthe rich history that constitutes the University of Connecticut athletic experience isnow being told on a daily basis at UConn’s Husky Heritage Sports Museum.

The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum is open free of chargeto the general public during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) of the UConnAlumni Center.

Since the Husky Heritage Sports Museum opened in January of 2002, severalimportant artifacts have been donated fromUConn loyalists to help expand the scopeof the Connecticut Athletics storyline.

The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics continues to seek addition-almemorabilia/artifacts to help expand the story of theUConnHuskies. Anyonewish-ing to donate specific Connecticut Athletics items to the J. Robert Donnelly HuskyHeritage Sports Museum should contact: Tim Tolokan, Associate Director ofAthletics/Licensing & Athletic Traditions, Phone: (860) 486-9097, e-mail:[email protected].

Benefactor and 1940 UConn basketball and football captain Bob and his wifeMJ Donnelly at the dedication of the J. Robert Donnelly Heritage Sports Museum.

The front entrance to the J. Robert Donnelly HuskyHeritage Sports Museum features team photos ofUConn’s national championship teams.


The Aero-Med Scholarship FundThe Peter Antonez Memorial Baseball ScholarshipThe Baum Family ScholarshipThe Baum Grandchildren Scholarship FundThe Baum, Cion & Newberg Families ScholarshipThe Arthur W. Beckius Memorial ScholarshipThe Peter Behuniak, Sr. Scholarship FundThe Harold and Helen Benson Family ScholarshipThe Bessette Family Men’s Track & Field Scholarship

FundThe Boudreau Family ScholarshipThe John J. Brennan Memorial Scholarship FundThe Joseph B. Burns ScholarshipThe Barbara and Bob Burrill Family Athletic

ScholarshipThe Michael G. Burton Endowed Scholarship FundThe Robert G. Burton Endowed Scholarship FundThe Ronald J. Bushwell ScholarshipThe Susan K. Butterworth ScholarshipThe M. Jeffrey Cariglia Memorial Golf ScholarshipThe J.O. Christian ScholarshipThe Herbert Tryon Clark, Sr. Class Of 1897

Endowed Memorial Soccer ScholarshipThe Herbert T. Clark, Jr. Memorial Class Of 1934

Men’s Soccer Endowment FundThe Connecticut Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisees

Scholarship FundThe Robert T. Crovo Family ScholarshipThe Jack Dennerley Memorial Soccer ScholarshipThe C. Preston Donaldson Softball Endowment

FundThe Bob Donnelly Basketball ScholarshipThe Bob Donnelly Football ScholarshipThe Dropo Family ScholarshipThe Herbert and Marcia Dunn Men’s Basketball

Scholarship FundThe Herbert and Marcia DunnWomen’s Basketball

Scholarship FundThe Eblens/Leonard Seaman ScholarshipThe Irma K. And Alvin L. Evans Endowed

Scholarship FundThe Faculty/Staff Men’s Soccer ScholarshipThe Fiondella Family Women’s Basketball Endowed

ScholarshipThe Fleet Bank General Athletic Scholarship FundThe Robert Foster Family ScholarshipThe Robert and Audrey Foster Family Football

Scholarship FundThe Robert and Audrey Foster Family Softball

Scholarship FundThe Mark E. Freitas Athletic Scholarship FundThe Friends of Soccer Endowed ScholarshipThe Barbara “Bobbie” K. Galchus Memorial Athletic

ScholarshipThe Timothy L. And Anne B. Gallagher Women’s

Basketball Scholarship FundThe Harry A. Gampel Scholarship FundThe Harry A. & Edith D. Gampel Athletic

Endowment Fund

The Seymour Gavens ScholarshipThe Gelfenbien Family Athletic ScholarshipThe Marty Gilman Memorial ScholarshipThe Robert W. Gordon ScholarshipThe Hugh S. Greer ’26 ScholarshipThe John M. Hall Memorial Athletic Scholarship

FundThe Haviland Family Baseball Scholarship FundThe John and Bette Herr Men’s Basketball Managers

Scholarship FundThe Raphael “Ray” Hoffenberg Memorial

ScholarshipThe Samuel W. And Diane P. Holdridge Family

Athletic Scholarship FundThe Paul N. Ippedico and Mary E. Berube

ScholarshipThe Ronald D. And Mary C. Jarvis Athletic

Scholarship FundThe Robert E. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship AwardThe John and Diane Kim EndowedWomen’s

Swimming ScholarshipThe Max Kotkin Athletic ScholarshipThe Nihla and Bob Lapidus Football Scholarship

Endowment FundThe Leandri Family ScholarshipThe Maher Family ScholarshipThe Marks Family Scholarship FundThe Donyell Marshall Men’s Basketball Endowed

ScholarshipThe Mcfadden Family Scholarship FundThe Joe Mcginn Memorial Men’s Basketball National

Championship Endowment FundThe Dr. John F. And Carol L. Mele ScholarshipThe Men’s Soccer Lettermen ScholarshipThe Men’s Track Letterwinner Scholarship FundThe Joseph Merritt Company Athletic Scholarship

FundThe Michaels Jewelers Foundation Scholarship

Endowment FundThe Bill Mitchell Endowed Soccer ScholarshipThe Monaco Family Men’s Soccer Scholarship FundThe Mooradian Family Endowed Football

ScholarshipThe Joseph J. Morrone Endowment FundThe Joseph J. Morrone Endowed Soccer ScholarshipThe Janis C. And Rocco A. Murano Scholarship

FundThe Charles and Jacquelyn Nagy Endowed Baseball

ScholarshipThe J. Peter Natale Track and Field Scholarship FundThe Kevin P. Newman Athletic ScholarshipThe Frank And Alice Niederwerfer, Sr. Family

Scholarship FundThe Anna Noske ScholarshipThe John Noske ScholarshipThe Oleksiw Family Scholarship For FootballThe David and Cheryl Olender Women’s Basketball

Scholarship FundThe Omar Coffee Company ScholarshipThe Samuel J. Orr, Jr. Fund

The Lawrence R. Panciera ScholarshipThe Pappanikou Scholarship FundThe Pappanikou Family Scholarship FundThe People’s Bank Athletic ScholarshipThe Raymond and Marilyn Peracchio Basketball

Scholarship FundThe Perrachio Family Football ScholarshipThe Isadore &Minnie Pinsky ScholarshipThe Polo Family ScholarshipThe Julius “Puggy” Roth ScholarshipThe Dee Rowe Athletic Scholarship FundThe Coach Donald E. Rowe Endowed Men’s

Basketball Scholarship FundThe Robert T. And Renee P. Samuels Scholarship

FundThe Robert T. And Renee P. Samuels Women’s

Basketball Endowed ScholarshipThe Sbm Charitable Foundation, Inc. ScholarshipThe Schilberg Family Men’s Basketball Scholarship

FundThe Schwartz ScholarshipThe Schwartz Family Women’s Athletics Scholarship

FundThe Shoprite Supermarkets of Connecticut Women’s

Endowed Basketball Scholarship FundThe Sinatro Family ScholarshipThe Jennifer C. Smith Athletic Endowment FundThe Dr. John Y. Squires Endowed Soccer ScholarshipThe Tamer Family Endowment For Women’s

BasketballThe Allen And Mary Tracy Women’s Basketball

Scholarship FundThe Treibick Family Endowment For Women’s

Tennis andWomen’s CrewThe Treibick Family Crew Team Endowment FundThe Treibick Family Women’s Volleyball Endowment

FundThe Tremaine Scholarship FundThe UConnWomen’s Basketball National

Champions Endowment FundThe UConn Club General Athletic Scholarship FundThe United Abrasives, Inc. Scholarship FundThe United Abrasives, Inc. Football ScholarshipThe United Technologies Research Center

Scholarship FundThe Kenneth N. Vernon Memorial ScholarshipThe Sherwood C. Waldron Scholarship FundThe Edward L. Waltman Memorial Scholarship FundThe Dr. Charles E. Waring ScholarshipThe Dr. Charles E. Waring Football Scholarship

FundTheWillett Family Women’s Softball Endowed

ScholarshipThe Bette &TomWolff Scholarship FundTheWolff Family Scholarship AwardTheWolff-Zackin & Associates, Inc. ScholarshipThe Charlene & BobWright Women’s Basketball

Scholarship FundThe Diane Wright Field Hockey Scholarship Fund

The UConn Athletic Development Fund is extremely grateful to our Endowed Scholarship Donors. For more information on theUConn Athletic Development Fund, please call (860) 486-3863.

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The BIG EAST has always aligned itself withprestigious bowl games. The league is one of theoriginal founders of the Bowl Championship Seriesand continues to be one of only six conferences thatreceives an automatic annual bid.

The BIG EAST Conference champion earnsthe league’s automatic BCS bid. The BCS – whichenters its 11th season in 2008-09 – is a five-gamearrangement for postseason college football that isdesigned to match the two top-rated teams in anational championship game and to create excitingand competitive matchups between eight other high-ly regarded teams in four other BCS games.

If the BIG EAST champion finishes No. 1 orNo. 2 in the final BCS standings, then that team willearn a spot in the BCS National ChampionshipGame. Otherwise, the league champion will com-pete in one of the four remaining BCS bowl games –the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl,Allstate Sugar Bowl or the Rose Bowl. Each bowlhosts two games once every four years - its tradition-al game plus the National Championship Gameapproximately one week later.

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration amongDivision I conferences and football bowl partners,the BIG EAST and Big 12 Conferences — alongwith Notre Dame — forged a bowl partnershipbeginning in 2006. This agreement assures bothBCS conferences’ or Notre Dame’s participation inthe Konica Minolta Gator Bowl and Brut Sun Bowlover a four-year period. The Konica Minolta GatorBowl or Brut Sun Bowl can pick a BIG EAST teamafter the league’s representative to the BowlChampionship Series has been determined. TheAtlantic Coast Conference will provide the opposi-tion in the Konica Gator Bowl (CBS) and the Pac-10 Conference will participate in the Brut Sun Bowl(CBS).

The Konica Minolta Gator Bowl has the firstselection at the conclusion of each season. Duringthe four years of the deal, the BIG EAST (or NotreDame) will send a team to both the Gator Bowl andthe Sun Bowl twice.

The Meineke Car Care Bowl is now in its sev-enth year with the BIG EAST Conference. TheMeineke Car Care Bowl, which is played in Bank ofAmerica Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., picks after the

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl or Brut Sun Bowl.The BIG EAST Conference also aligned itself

with the International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario,and the PapaJohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.,beginning in 2006. In the International Bowl, theBIG EAST representative faces a team from the Mid-American Conference. In the PapaJohns.com Bowl,the opponent is from the Southeastern Conference.

The 2008 season brings another addition tothe BIG EAST’s bowl picture with the introductionof the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field. The St.Petersburg Bowl will be televised on ESPN and willpair the BIG EAST representative against an oppo-nent from Conference USA. The addition of the St.Petersburg Bowl gives BIG EAST teams access to atleast six postseason games each year.

Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup NetworkCongressional Bowl Dec. 20 / 11 a.m. Washington, D.C. Army/Navy/At-Large vs. ACC ESPNNewMexico Dec. 20 / 2:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. MountainWest vs.WAC ESPNSt. Petersburg Bowl Dec. 20 / 4:30 p.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. BIGEAST vs. C-USA ESPN2Pioneer Las Vegas Dec. 20 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. MountainWest vs. Pac-10 ESPNR&LCarriers NewOrleans Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. NewOrleans, La. Sun Belt vs. C-USA ESPNSanDiego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. SanDiego, Calif. MountainWest vs. Pac-10 ESPNSheratonHawaii Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii WAC vs. Pac-10 ESPNMotor City Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. Detroit,Mich. BigTen vs.MAC ESPNMeineke Car Care Dec. 27 / 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. BIGEAST ESPNChamps Sports Dec. 27 / 4:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. BigTen ESPNEmerald Dec. 27 / 8 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. ACC vs. Pac-10 ESPNPetroSun Independence Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. Shreveport, La. Big 12 vs. SEC ESPNPapajohn’s.com Dec. 29 / 3 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. BIGEAST vs. SEC ESPNValero Alamo Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. San Antonio,Texas BigTen vs. Big 12 ESPNRoady’s Humanitarian Dec. 30 / 4:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho ACC vs.WAC ESPNPacific Life Holiday Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. SanDiego, Calif. Big 12 vs. Pac-10 ESPNTexas Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. Houston,Texas Big 12 vs. C-USA NFLBell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 31 / 12 p.m. FortWorth,Texas MountainWest vs. C-USA ESPNBrut Sun Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. El Paso,Texas Big 12/BIGEAST vs. Pac-10 CBSGaylordHotelsMusic City Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. Nashville,Tenn. ACC vs. SEC ESPNInsight Dec. 31 / 6 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. BigTen vs. Big 12 NFLChick-fil-A Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPNOutback Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. BigTen vs. SEC ESPNKonicaMinolta Gator Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. ACC vs. Big 12/BIGEAST CBSCapital One Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. BigTen vs. SEC ABCRose presented by Citi Jan. 1 / 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. *BCS vs. BCS ABCFedExOrange Jan. 1 / 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. *BCS vs. BCS FOXAT&TCotton Jan. 2 / 2 p.m. Dallas,Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOXAutoZone Liberty Jan. 2 / 5 p.m. Memphis,Tenn. C-USA vs. SEC ESPNAllstate Sugar Jan. 2 / 8 p.m. NewOrleans, La. *BCS vs. BCS FOXInternational Jan. 3 / 12 p.m. Toronto, Ont. BIGEAST vs.MAC ESPN2Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 5 / 8 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. *BCS vs. BCS FOXGMAC Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. C-USA vs.MAC/WAC ESPNFedEx BCSNational Championship Jan. 8 / 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. *BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 FOX

BOWLCHAMPIONSHIP SERIES -When not having a conference champion participating in the BCSNational ChampionshipGame, the BCSwill have the following conference champions serve as host teams: Rose Bowl - BigTen and Pac-10; FedExOrange Bowl - ACC; Allstate Sugar Bowl- SEC;Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Big 12.

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Hofstra Pride

G A M E 1

August 28Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.Football SID: Jim SheehanEmail: [email protected]: (516) 463-6764Cell: (516) 523-6692Website: Hofstra.edu/athletics

Temple Owls

G A M E 2

September 6Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pa.Football SID: Cathy BongioviEmail: [email protected]: (215) 204-1608Cell: (215) 778-6814Website: OwlSports.com

Virginia Cavaliers

G A M E 3

September 13Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.Football SID: Michael ColleyEmail: [email protected]: (434) 982-5533Cell: (434) 975-5477Website: VirginiaSports.com

Baylor Bears

G A M E 4

September 19Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.Football SID: Heath NielsenEmail: [email protected]: (254) 710-2743Cell: (254) 709-4237Website: BaylorBears.com

Louisville Cardinals

G A M E 5

September 26Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Ky.Football SID: Rocco GasparroEmail: [email protected]: (502) 852-0102Cell: (502) 262-2258Website: UofLSports.com

North Carolina Tar Heels

G A M E 6

October 4Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, N.C.Football SID: Kevin BestEmail: [email protected]: (919) 684-2614Cell: (919) 619-7020Website: TarHeelBlue.com

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

G A M E 7

October 18Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, N.J.Football SID: Jason BaumEmail: [email protected]: (732) 445-7885Cell: (201) 966-6338Website: ScarletKnights.com

Cincinnati Bearcats

G A M E 8

October 25Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.Interim Football SID: Mike HarrisEmail: [email protected]: (513) 556-0616Cell: (513) 240-8884Website: UCBearcats.com

West Virginia Mountaineers

G A M E 9

November 1Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.Football SID: Mike MontoroEmail: [email protected]: (304) 293-2821Cell: (304) 276-2605Website: MSNSports.net

Syracuse Orange

G A M E 1 0

November 15Carrier Dome • Syracuse, N.Y.Football SID: Sue EdsonEmail: [email protected]: (315) 443-2608Cell: (315) 952-4787Website: SUAthletics.com

South Florida Bulls

G A M E 1 1

November 23Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.Football SID: Chris FreetEmail: [email protected]: (813) 974-4086Cell: (813) 625-6075Website: GoUSFBulls.com

Pittsburgh Panthers

G A M E 1 2

December 6Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.Football SID: E.J. BorghettiEmail: [email protected]: (412) 648-8240Cell: (412) 491-5110Website: PittsburghPanthers.com

BIGEAST Conference222 Richmond Street, Suite, 110, Providence, R.I. 02903Football Contact: Chuck SullivanEmail: [email protected]: (401) 453-0660Cell: (401) 641-8760Website: BigEast.org

CollegePressBox.comCollegePressBox.com is the official media website for BIG EAST football.Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides andmore for the conference and each of its eight member schools throughoutthe season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or youcan apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]


For the 17th consecutive year, Connecticut football will be broadcaston theWTIC/UConnRadioNetwork.Anchoring thenetworkwill beWTICAM-1080 inHartford, the state’s only50,000wattAMstation.

Other stations that will join WTIC on the network in2007 are: WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic; WXLM 102.3-FMNew London; WLIS 1420-AM in Old Saybrook; WMRD1150-AM in Middletown; WICC 600-AM in Bridgeport andWLAD 800-AM in Danbury. For the seventh consecutiveseason, WTIC AM-1080 will air the “Randy Edsall Show,” featuring UConnhead coach Randy Edsall and broadcaster Joe D’Ambrosio. The show will air onThursday evenings of standard game weeks.

Veteran sportscasters Joe D’Ambrosio and Wayne Norman will handleplay-by-play and color commentary, respectively, for Husky football during the2008 season. Kevin Nathan will once again provide sideline reports.

WTIC offers 10 hours of Husky football talk on home game Saturdays onWTIC’s powerful signal. RayDunaway, the popular co-host ofWTIC’smorningdrive show “Mornings with Ray & Diane,” and Scott Gray start things off at5:30 a.m. live on Saturdays from Rentschler Field with “Ray at the Rent.” Thattandem then yields to the duo of Arnold Dean and Kevin Nathan at 9:30 a.m.prior to the contest with “TheTailgate Show,” which runs for one hour followedby UConn Football Magazine with Bob Joyce from 10:30 a.m. until kickoff.Nathan will also serve as a features producer for “UConn Football Magazine,”the halftime show, and also play host to a post-game call-in show after homegames with Joyce filling that role for road contests.

D’Ambrosio will be calling UConn football and men’s basketball onWTIC and the UConn Radio Network for the 17th straight year. He also calledUConn women’s basketball games from 1995 thru 1998 and again from 2000thru 2006. He is an anchor at WVIT-TV (NBC 30) and is a host heardnationwide on ESPN Radio, hosting “Countdown to Kickoff” on Sundaymornings during the NFL while also hosting the Sunday Night Baseball Gameof theWeek pre and post game shows. Joe was named Connecticut Sportscasterof the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association for thesixth time in 2006.

Celebrating his 41st year in broadcasting, Norman began coveringConnecticut Athletics as a UConn student in the mid-60’s and has since calledover 1,000 UConn athletic events. He has been UConn’s radio analyst forfootball and basketball since 1981. A member of the broadcast staff at WILIRadio (Willimantic, Conn.) since 1970, Norman continues his role as sportsdirector, program director and morning personality at WILI, a station which ispart of theWTIC/UConn Radio Network for football and basketball. He is thelongest tenured morning man in the state, working mornings at WILI sinceNovember 1, 1971.

Kevin Nathan is in his third year as the sideline reporter and his sixth yearoverall on the broadcasts. The former Division III All-America defensive back atDickinson College has been sports director at WVIT-TV (NBC 30) since 1997and was named Connecticut Sportscaster of the Year in 2005. Bob Joyce willbegin his seventh season as part of the broadcast team after serving many years asthe network coordinator in studio and sideline reporter. Bob, a Bloomfield HighSchool graduate, finished his first season as the regular play-by-play broadcasterfor theUConnwomen’s basketball team in 2006 after serving as the backup play-by-play man since 2001-2002. Kevin Ingles is in his third season as the producer.

Wayne Norman interviewed former heavyweight champion George Foreman at halftimeof the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl.

The UConn football radio teamincludes: Kevin Nathan (front row)with Bob Joyce, Joe D’Ambrosio andWayne Norman in the back row.

BIGEASTGAME OF THE WEEKMany BIG EAST contests will be broadcat by ESPN Regional television as a part ofits BIG EAST Game of the Week package. The following games are being consideredat press time for these telecasts.

Sat. Sept. 27 Pittsburgh at SyracuseSat. Oct. 4 Rutgers at West VirginiaSat. Oct. 11 Syracuse at West Virginia OR

Rutgers at CincinnatiSat. Oct. 18 Syracuse at USF OR

Connecticut at RutgersSat. Oct. 25 Cincinnati at ConnecticutOR

Rutgers at Pittsburgh ORUSF at Louisville

Sat. Nov. 1 Louisville at Syracuse ORWest Virginia at Connecticut

Sat. Nov. 8 Cincinnati at West Virginia ORLouisville at Pittsburgh ORSyracuse at Rutgers

Sat. Nov. 15 Connecticut at SyracuseORRutgers at USF

Sat. Nov. 22 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati ORWest Virginia at Louisville

Sat. Nov. 29 Syracuse at Cincinnati

The affiliate list for the ESPN Regional/BIG EASTGame of the Week includes stationsin 10 of the top 25 American television markets. Locally, the games are shown onWCTXMyTV9 in the Hartford-New Haven market. Sister stations WTNH andWCTX are the exclusive local homes for UConn football and men’s basketball broad-casts. Its monthly show, Huskies All-Access, received a local Emmy Award in 2008.


College football viewers will continue to have plenty of opportunitiesto catch BIG EAST games on television this season.The conference continues a multi-year deal with ABC Sports as its broad-cast network television partner. Numerous contests are scheduled for theairwaves during the 2008 season. The league also has agreements withESPN and ESPN Regional Television that will once again allow the confer-ence extensive television exposure. What it means for the college footballfan is that BIG EAST games will be televised every week of the season.

ESPN Regional Television’s BIG EAST Game of the Week packageremains as the largest regional college football network in the nation, as itreached more than 31 million homes across the United States a season ago.In addition, nearly all games broadcast by ERT are offered as part of theESPN GamePlan pay subscription service. ESPN Regional Television is thelargest syndicator of college sports programming in the United States.

THE NATIONAL SCHEDULEThe BIG EAST will have an extensive schedule of games on national television. Thefollowing telecasts were known at press time. A number of games will be added as theseason progresses (games and times listed are subject to change).

ABCSat. Sept. 6 Cincinnati at Oklahoma 3:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 13 Penn State at Syracuse 3:00 p.m.Fri. Nov. 28 West Virginia at Pittsburgh 12:00 p.m.

ESPNSun. Aug. 31 Kentucky at Louisville 3:30 p.m.Mon. Sept. 1 Fresno State at Rutgers 4:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 6 West Virginia at East Carolina 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 11 North Carolina at Rutgers 7:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 18 West Virginia at Colorado 8:30 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 2 Pittsburgh at USF TBAFri. Oct. 3 Cincinnati at Marshall TBAFri. Oct. 10 Louisville at Memphis 8:00 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 23 Auburn at West Virginia TBASun. Nov. 23 Connecticut at USF 8:00 p.m.Thurs. Dec. 4 Louisville at Rutgers 7:30 p.m.Sat. Dec. 6 Pittsburgh at Connecticut (or ESPN2) TBASat. Dec. 6 USF atWest Virginia (or ESPN2) TBA

ESPN2Sat. Sept. 6 USF at Central Florida 7:00 p.m.Fri. Sept. 12 Kansas at USF 8:00 p.m.Wed. Sept. 17 Kansas State at Louisville 8:00 p.m.Fri. Sept. 19 Baylor at Connecticut 8:00 p.m.Fri. Sept. 26 Connecticut at Louisville 8:00 p.m.Fri. Nov. 14 Cincinnati at Louisville 8:00 p.m.

ESPNUSat. Sept. 6 Connecticut at Temple 12:00 p.m.Sat. Sept. 13 Virginia at Connecticut 7:30 p.m.

Of UConn’s 13 games in 2007, 12 were broadcast live, many of them nationally.

ABC’s Dr. Jerry Punch and Terry Bowden have been recent visitors to Rentschler Field.

“INSIDE HUSKY FOOTBALL”TO DEBUT THIS SEASON

“Inside Husky Football” will debut this fall on WTNHNews Channel 8 and MyTV9/WCTX. The show will bea weekly look at the UConn football team and willfeature reviews and previews of Husky games, plusexclusive access to the various behind-the-scenes facets ofthe program. Exact air times are still to be determined.


RADIO POLICYRequests to broadcast must be obtained in

writing or by phone at least two weeks in advance ofthe game by contacting the University ofConnecticut Athletic Communications Office, 2095Hillside Road, U-1173, Storrs, CT 06269-1173.The phone number is (860) 486-3531.

The University of Connecticut has radio linesavailable for all football opponents for the 2008 sea-son in the visiting radio booth and they cost $75 perline. ALL CALLS ON THESE RADIO LINESMUST EITHER BE CREDIT CARD CALLS ORCOLLECT CALLS. THERE WILL BE NOEXCEPTIONS.

Visiting radio stations must reserve the phonelines by contacting Mike Enright in the UConnAthletic Communications Office.

MEDIA FACILITIESThe press box at Rentschler Field in East

Hartford is located on level five of the press boxtower above the south stands and can be reached viathe elevator located in the southeast corner of thepress box tower. The media will call window is locat-ed beside the elevator. The press box is for workingmedia members only.

Included in the press box are a television broad-cast booth, radio booths, home and visiting coaches’booths, a camera deck and a working press area.Professional scouts will be admitted to the press box.Requests for home game media passes, photograph-er’s passes and broadcasting accommodations shouldbe made at least two weeks in advance of the date ofthe game to the Athletic Communications Office.Media parking, if requested in advance of the game,is available at the stadium.

PRESS BOX SERVICESThe UConn Athletic Communications staff

will be on hand to assist all media members coveringConnecticut football. All working media memberswill be provided with Connecticut’s up-to-date teamand individual statistics, game depth chart and agame program. At halftime and at the end of thegame, media members will be provided with com-plete statistics (both individual and team) as well asa play-by-play summary.

Post-game interviews will be held on the fieldlevel on Rentschler Field. UConn head coach RandyEdsall will be available, after a cooling off period, inthe main interview room next to the Husky lockerroom in the east end zone. Requested UConn play-ers will be available at the press conference as well,while arrangements for the visiting coach and playerswill be made through the visiting school’s sportsinformation department. The audio/video of pressconferences held at the interview room’s main daiswill be available on the television monitors in themain press box.

PHOTOGRAPHERSStill photographers and film crews with hand-

held equipment may work the sidelines from eachend zone to the respective 25-yard lines. Sideline cre-dentials will only be issued to accredited representa-tives of daily newspapers, wire services, magazinesand television stations. Photography space also isavailable atop the Renstchler Field press box but willbe issued on a priority basis to television stations andto the film crews of the two teams in competition. Aphoto transmission room is available for photogra-phers at field level through the main operations tun-nel in the southeast corner of the stadium.

WEEKLY FOOTBALL LUNCHEONSMedia members covering the University of

Connecticut Football program meet on a weeklybasis for Tuesday luncheons with head coach RandyEdsall and various Husky players. The weekly lunch-eons will be held at the Burton Family FootballComplex on the UConn campus in Storrs. Themedia luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. each weekwith head coach Randy Edsall’s comments, followedby lunch and interviews with select Husky players.Media members interested in attending the weeklyluncheon should contact Leigh Torbin.

TELECONFERENCESUConn head coach Randy Edsall will hold a

teleconference-style press conference each Sunday at4:00 p.m. to review the previous week’s contest.Edsall will hold another teleconference on Thursdaysat 1:00 p.m. to discuss the upcoming week’s contest.Media members interested in gaining access to eitherteleconference should contact Leigh Torbin. Edsallwill also participate on the weekly BIG EAST coach-es teleconference on Mondays at 11:40 a.m.

WEEKLY PRACTICE & INTERVIEWSCHEDULE

UConn football practice is open to all mem-bers of the media for the first 25 minutes onTuesdays. In addition, still and video photographersmay shoot the first 25 minutes of practice onWednesdays.

Interviews with UConn players should bemade at least one day in advance and can be done onTuesdays (after press luncheon), Wednesdays beforepractice of a standard game week. There are no play-er interviews on standard Thursdays or Fridays.Players will normally be available from 12:30 p.m. to1:30 p.m. but, please contact the AthleticCommunications Office to verify times and avail-ability.

For all media arrangements, photographs, orother information concerning the University ofConnecticut football team please contact:

Leigh Torbin

Mike Enright (credentials)

University of Connecticut

2095 Hillside Road, U-1173

Storrs, CT 06269-1173

Phone: (860) 486-3531

FAX: (860) 486-5085

Torbin Cell: (860) 617-5928

EMail: [email protected]

Enright Cell: (860) 208-4756

EMail: [email protected]

Website: UConnHuskies.com

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Kristen AltieriAthletic CommunicationsAssistant

Betsy DevineAthletic CommunicationsAssistant

Mike EnrightAssociate Athletic Director/Communications

Kyle MuncyAssistant Athletic Director/Communications

Alissa ClendenenAssistant Director AthleticCommunications

Randy PressAssistant Director AthleticCommunications

Leigh TorbinAssistant Director AthleticCommunications

Luanne DunstanSecretary

The 2008 University of Connecticut Football Media Guide/Yearbook has been prepared to provide pertinent information concerning Connecticut’sfootball program and to assist the media members in their continuing coverage of the Huskies.

We at Connecticut appreciate your interest in our football program, and we are always available to be of assistance to all media members in theircoverage of the Huskies.

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