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University President Director of Athletics

udM president, Fr. Gerard Stockhausen, S.J.

Installed as the President of University of Detroit Mercy in 2004, Rev. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., Ph.D., continues to advance the University’s mission and its Jesuit and Sisters of Mercy traditions.

An outstanding educator and administrator, Fr. Stockhausen previously served as the University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2000 to 2004. Prior to joining UDM, Fr. Stockhausen was Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Internal Operations for Creighton University’s College of Business Administration. He was chair of the College’s Economics and Finance program in 1996 and became interim dean in 1997.

During the 1991-92 school year, Fr. Stockhausen was a visiting associate professor of Economics at Makerere University in Uganda.

Fr. Stockhausen holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan; a master’s degree in social ethics and a Master of

Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkley, California; and a master’s degree in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Louis University.

His academic areas of expertise focus on international economics, including trade theory and policy, political economics and social ethics. He has written on topics such as free trade, protectionism, labor unions, and Catholic social teachings, including a book entitled, Threats of Quotas in International Trade: Their Effect on the Exporting Country.

Fr. Stockhausen currently serves as a board trustee at Creighton University, Wheeling Jesuit University and Loyola Jesuit High School in Detroit.

Raised in Milwaukee, Fr. Stockhausen grew up in an active household with two older brothers. He also has three Jesuit uncles. An avid reader, Fr. Stockhausen also enjoys music, theater and athletics.

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University President Director of Athletics

udM director of athletics, keri Gaither

Keri Gaither was appointed as the Uni-versity of Detroit Mercy’s director of athlet-ics in May of 2007, less than six months af-ter being asked to serve as interim director of athletics. Soon after taking the helm of the de-partment, Gaither announced the expan-sion of the Detroit Titans Division I sports program from 16 to 19 teams with the ad-dition of men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and men’s tennis, all of which began play in2008-09. Inherfirstyear,Gaitheralsoexpanded the athletic staff by adding eight full-time positions to the department, directed the building and completion of a new $1.6 million all-purpose synthetic turf field and track, and was responsible forthe hiring of new men’s basketball coach Ray McCallum and new women’s basketball coach Autumn Rademacher. Gaither is also leading a successful fundraising campaign for the renovation of the men’s basketball officesuiteandoversawthebuildingofanew tennis complex that includes eight new courts and a tennis pavilion in addition to a newgrassfieldwhichwillaccommodatethelacrosse teams. Recently Gaither was recognized for her strong leadership as UDM’s Director of Athletics when she was appointed to the University’s senior leadership team as a member of the Associate Vice President’s group in June of 2007. Today, Gaither also chairs the Detroit

Local Organizing Committee for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, to be played at Ford Field in Detroit, as the Uni-versity of Detroit Mercy serves as the host institution. As the committee’s Chair, Gaither provides strong leadership for the DLOC and maintains ultimate responsibility for the local operations of the Final Four event. Gaither held the same position, in addition to being designated Tournament Direc-tor, for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional which broke all previ-ous NCAA Regional attendance records with over 57,000 people each day at Ford Field. For the three years preceding her ap-pointment as A.D., Gaither served as second in command for the Detroit Titans athletic department and also supervised nine Titan women’s varsity sports as the senior asso-ciate athletic director. During her tenure in that position, Gaither played an instrumen-tal role in the planning and implementation of women’s golf in 2004 when it became UDM’s 16th varsity team. Prior to her selec-tion as A.D., Gaither had served in several key administrative roles for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics including stints as senior woman administrator and director of business operations. As a current member of the Horizon League’s Executive Council, Gaither is ac-tively involved with League operations. She hasservedonboththefinanceandtelevi-sion committees. She is also the council’s li-aison to the track and cross country coaches and has served as the past liaison to the sports information directors. Gaither served on the League’s transition team in prepara-tion for the entry of Valparaiso University to the Horizon League in July of 2007. While a member of the 2006 UDM Self-Study Steering Committee for NCAA Athletic Certification, Gaither also servedon the Equity and Student-Athletic Welfare Sub-Committee and was designated the campusliaisonduringthecertificationpro-cess. Shortly after the University received its full certification inApril of 2007,Gaitherwas asked by the NCAA to serve as a Peer-Review Team Member. Past University appointments include chairing UDM’s prioritization sub-committee and serving on various search committees. She is a past Board Member for the Uni-versity of Detroit Mercy’s Women’s Studies Program and served on the Women’s Stud-

ies Program Development Sub-committee. Gaither also participated as a mem-ber of the Tourism Action Group (TAG) Hospitality Committee, a group organized by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau dedicated to training the hospitality industry for Detroit-area events such as the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, the 2005 MLB All-Star Game, Super Bowl XL, as well as future major events. In 2006, Gaither completed the NCAA’s inaugural Leadership Institute for Ethnic Mi-nority Females, a leadership development program sponsored by the NCAA Officefor Diversity and Inclusion and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Leadership Institute, designed to address the critical shortage of senior-level minority administrators at NCAA member institutions and conference offices, prepares diverseleaders through a 12-month leadership training and skills development experience. Gaither served as a past steering com-mittee member of the Women’s Leader-ship Symposium for Intercollegiate Athlet-ics and recently assisted in coordinating its national leadership conference. Gaither is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and Minority Opportunities Ath-letic Association. In March of 2008, Gaither was pre-sented with the Phenomenal Women’s Ash-ley Gray Legacy Award by the University of Detroit Mercy’s Student Programming Board. This award was presented for her outstanding contribution toward the growth and development of students as the director of athletics at UDM. Graduating magna cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy, Gaither earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. During her undergraduate studies, she was a two-time recipient of the College of Lib-eral of Arts’ Economics Student of the Year Award. Gaither and her husband, Brad Tromb-ley, reside in Pleasant Ridge with their two children, Elliott (17), a freshman in UDM’s pre-dentistry program, and Kennedy (10).

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Athletics Staff Head Coaches

Jarrett AlfordFacilities Intern

Michelle BaggioComplianceGrad. Asst.

Tanya CarperCheerleading

Coach

Kristin KehrerStrength/Cond.

Intern

Latrice HowardDance Team

Coach

Chris HinderliterAsst. Athletic

Trainer

Greg HaapalaDirector ofTicket Ops.

Glenn KnottAssistant A.D./

Facilities

Mark EngelAssistant A.D./

Sports Info

Anita FosterOlympic SportsAdministrator

P.J. GradowskiAsst. Sports

Info. Dir.

Christina GramerGraduate Asst.Athletic Trainer

Keri GaitherDirector ofAthletics

Joe TofferiStrength/Cond.

Coach

Teri KromreiAssistant A.D./Business/SWA

Mark OttenbreitFaculty

Representative

Mekye PhelpsSports Info.Assistant

Lezly PruittOffice

Manager

Harvey TheeckEquipmentManager

Amy PalingCompliance

Assistant

Jeff LaPorteStrength/Cond.

Intern

Kristi LewisGraduate Asst.Athletic Training

Brandon Longmeier

Dir. of Marketing

Michael MillerHead Athletic

Trainer

DaronMontgomerySr. Assoc. A.D.

Phuong LeAsst. Business/

Ticket Manager

Steve CorderAssistant A.D./

Compliance

Stacey BarnsMen’s Basketball

Admin. Asst.

Emily VanniceAdministrative

Intern

Ashley VanMeterAsst. Athletic

Trainer

Maggie WalshAsst. SportsInfo. Director

Nick WilsonStrength/Cond.

Asst. Coach

Dr. MichaelWorkings

Team Physician

Craig YustAsst. Facilities

Director

Jon BjorklundPep Band Director

Kristen HutchinsGraduate Asst.Athletic Trainer

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Athletics Staff Head Coaches

Mary ann Meltzerwomen’s lacrosse

daron Montgomerywomen’s Tennis

HL Coach of the Year2002

Guy MurrayTrack & Field/CC

HL Coach of the Year1994, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99,

2000, ‘02, ‘03

bob wilkersonSoftball

HL Coach of the Year2002, ‘05

ray McCallumMen’s basketball

autumn rademacherwomen’s basketball

Terri anthony-ryanwomen’s Golf

Mark engelMen’s Golf

HL Coach of the Year1992, ‘99, 2007

Morris lupenecMen’s Soccer

HL Coach of the Year1995, ‘96, 2005

Todd dressellFencing

Mike lupenecwomen’s Soccer

HL Coach of the Year2000, ‘05

Matt HoltzMen’s lacrosse

Grant asherMen’s Tennis

Detroit’s 13 current varsity head coaches have been named Horizon League Coach of the Year on 18 different occasions during their celebrated careers. And, combined, these coaches have brought 18 Horizon League Tournament Championships back to Detroit.

Onthefieldofplay,andintheclassroom...

at UDM, We Want Great Things For You!

detroit Titans women’s lacrosse Head Coach,Mary ann Meltzer

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Titan Hall of Fame Notable AlumniInduCTee SpOrT yearThe 1960 Titan Football Team 2001Harry Ackermann Swimming 1986Grady Alderman Football 1979Bob Babbish Golf 1980Chuck Baer Football Coach 1980Vince Banonis Football 1977Ed Barbour Football Player, Coach 1980Al Baumgart Football 1989Joseph Beer Football 1985Paul Bibeau Baseball 1982John Biringer Football 1982Larry Bleach Basketball 1980Lloyd Brazil Football 1977Dad Butler Trainer, Coach 1977Bob Calihan Basketball 1977Dan Cantillon Fencing 1980Pudge Cavanaugh Tennis 1988Mary (Lillie) Cicerone Basketball 2007Earl “Dutch” Clark Football Coach 1978Earl Clark Jr. Tennis Player, Coach 1985Tom Connell Football 1980John Conti Football 1984Frank Corej Baseball 1986Pete Craig Baseball 1980Cindy Crosbie Softball 2007Earl Cureton Basketball 2007Bill Daly Track 1987Coretta Daniels Basketball 1989Dave DeBusschere Basketball 1977Gus Dorais Football Coach 1977Terry Duerod Basketball 1993Dick Dzik Basketball 1983Bill Ebben Basketball 1978Andy Farkas Football 1977GeorgeFefles Basketball 1988Tim Finnin Football 1980Cindy Fix Soccer 2007Al Ghesquiere Football 1981William Giovan Fencing 1980Ralph Goldstein Basketball 1982Nate Goodnow Football 1980Bob Greiner Football 1986Jerry Gross Football 1980Wally Gruber Football, Track 1983Ken Hamann Baseball 1988Spencer Haywood Basketball 1993Fred Hooker Fencing 1986Bob Ivory Football 1981William Kelly Joyce Golf Coach 1981Mike Kaysserian Football 1980Howard Keating Football 1984Kal Kaliszewski Soccer 2007John Kirwan Basketball 1981Brad Kinsman Athletic Director 2007Greg Kocab Fencing 1987Sam Kocsis Golf 1986Robert Koval Football 1988Jack Kurkowski Football 1982Harold Lauer Football 1981John Long Basketball 2001Ed Lukas Basketball Player, Coach 1983Dick Lutz Football 1981Bruce Maher Football 1979Gene Malinowski Football 1981Ted Marchibroda Football 1983James Massey Football 1986Art Masucci Football 1981Denny McCotter Football 1988Pat McDonald Fencing 1981Brendan McNamara Basketball 1982Bob Miller Baseball 1979Cheryl (Williams) Miller Basketball 2005Dorie Murrey Basketball 1984John Mulroy Administration 2005Charley North Basketball 2005Doug Nott Football 1980Brakie Orr Baseball 1984Terry Page Basketball 1985Ed Palumbo Football 1983Bud Payne Football 1984Richard Perry Fencing Coach 1980Walter Poff Basketball 1981Mike Polvi Baseball 1989Bob Prendergast Baseball 1981Al Rappaport Track 1987Bruce Rodwan Basketball 1987Harold Ryan Track 1988Larry Salci Basketball 1986John Shada Football Player, Coach 1980Tyrone Simmons Fencing 1982Steve Stonebreaker Football 1987Gerry Surowiec Fencing 1989Norm Swanson Basketball 1980Tom Thornton Football 1981Bill Turkington Baseball 1987Terry Tyler Basketball 2001Larry Vargo Football 1987Dick Vitale Basketball Coach 1993Tillie Voss Football, Basketball 1978Tom Watrous Golf 1984Mike Walsh Basketball, Baseball 1989Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood Cross Country/Track 2007Ed Wood Football 1983Joe Wright FB/Basketball/Baseball 1980Rico Zuccaro Basketball 1983

all -T IMe InduCT IOn l I ST UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 in order to honor those student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the successful tradition of Titan Athletics. The Hall of Fame now has 102 members, following the seven latest additions made on Feb. 10, 2007. The 2002 induction dinner was truly one to remember. The induct-ees included two of the Titans’ former basketball All-Americans, Terry Tyler and John Long – or Thunder and Lightning, as they were affectionately known during their playing days – as well as the 1960 Titan football team as a unit. Additionally, the beautiful new Hall of Fame display in the Calihan Hall lobby was unveiled that nightforacrowdwhichwouldfillthearena’smainfloorduringtheinduction dinner. Long and Tyler were part of one of the winningest eras of Titan basketball, having helped their team to an 86-25 record over their four years combined. They helped the Titans to an NCAA Tourna-ment berth in 1977, and an NIT appearance one year later. Long was the only player ever to lead the Titans in scoring for four straight varsity seasons, and he’s still the second-leading point producer in school history. Tyler, meanwhile, is the all-time Detroit leader for blocked shots in a game, a season and a career. He is alsosecondincareerfieldgoalpercentageandsixthinscoring. The pair’s old coach, none other than Dick Vitale, was the keynote speaker at his former players’ induction dinner. The present-day ESPN/ABC telecaster kept the audience captivated for more than an hour with his memories of coaching the Titans. The1960footballsquadbecamethefirst teamevertobein-ductedintotheHallofFameenmasse.Thatteamfinishedthesea-son 7-2 – the winningest U-D record of the post-World War II era. Two of those victories, over Cincinnati and Xavier, came by shutout. Future pro stars Larry Vargo, Bruce Maher, Steve Stonebreaker and Jerry Gross were all part of the 1960 Titan roster. The most recent induction class included: longtime Titan Athletic Director Brad Kinsman; Earl Cureton, men’s basketball; Mary (Lillie) Cicerone, women’s basketball; Cindy Crosbie, softball; Cindy Fix, women’s soccer; Kal Kaliszewski, men’s soccer; and Bonnie (Fitzpat-rick)Wood, women’s cross country/track and field. Crosbie, Fix,KaliszewskiandWoodarethefirstfromtheirrespectivesportstobe inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame.

The 2007 Titan Hall of Fame Induction Class (l-r): Cindy Fix, earl Cureton, bon-nie (Fitzpatrick) wood, Cindy Crosbie, brad kinsman, kal kaliszewski and Mary (lillie) Cicerone. also in the photo, udM president Fr. Gerard Stockhausen and detroit ad keri Gaither.

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Titan Hall of Fame Notable Alumni-a-Richard Abdoo (Retired President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy) BusAdm’69Thomas Angott (Chairman, CF Burger Creamery) BusAdm ’49

-b-Anita Barone (Actress) LAE ’86Sr. Gilmary Bauer (RSM, Pres., Sisters of Mercy, Regional Comm. of Detroit) LAE ’69Gary Bauman (Partner & CEO, Ernest & Young; Continental Europe) BusAdmGurminder Bedi (Retired VP, Ford Motor Company) BusAdm ’75Stephanie Bergeron (Retired VP & Treasurer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber) BusAdm ’81Emil Brolick (President, YUM! Brands) BusAdm ’69, ’70

-C-Thomas Capo (Chairman, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group) BusAdm ’73, ’75, ’80Cynthia Canty (Radio Personality, WMGC-FM) LAE ’75Armando Cavazos (President & CEO, Credit Union One) BusAdm ’74Michael F. Cavanagh (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) LAE ’62, LW ’66Maura Corrigon (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) LW ’73Matthew Cullen (GM, Econ. Devel. & Ent. Services Grp., Gen. Motors) BusAdm ’83

-d-Thomas Denomme (Retired Vice Chair & CAO, DaimlerChrysler) BusAdm ’61Joel Dorfman (Retired President & CEO, Thorn Apple Valley) LW ’77

-e-Warren Evans (Sheriff, Wayne County) LAE ’79

-F-W. James Farrell (Retired Chairman & CEO, Illinois Tool Works) E&S ’68Robert Ficano (Executive, Wayne County) LW ’77Gerald Fitzgerald (President & CEO, Oakwood Healthcare System) BusAdm ’63

-G-Eugene A. Gargaro (Sr. Vice President, Masco Corporation) LW ’67Robert Goodenow (Former Executive Director, NHL Players Assn.) LW ’79Roman S. Gribbs (Former Mayor, City of Detroit) BusAdm ’52, LW ’54

-H-John P. Hayes (Retired Chairman & CEO, National Gypsum) BusAdm ’43Robert Hendry (Retired CFO, General Motors) BusAdm ’69Jerome Horwitz (Scientist) LAE ’42, ’44Sister Mary Ellen Howard (Director, St. Frances Cabrini Clinic) CHP ’68

-k-Frank Kelley (Attorney General Emeritus, State of Michigan) LW ’51John C. Kennedy (President & CEO, Autocam Corp.) BusAdm ’79Jeanette Klemczak (Chief Nursing Executive, State of Michigan) CHP ’65

-l-Elmore Leonard (Author/Screenplay Writer) LAE ’50John Lewis (Retired Vice Chairman, Comerica Inc.) BusAdm ’74Albert Lorenzo (President, Macomb County Community College) BusAdm ’65, ’66

-M-Thaddeus McCotter (Congressman, US House of Representatives) LAE ’87, LW ’90William Morrow (Executive Vice President, Crain Communications) BusAdm ’68Peter Munoz (Director, Michigan State Police) LAE ’76

-n-Joseph Nathan (Retired President & COO, Compuware Corp.) LAE ’74, BusAdm ’78

-O-James O’Sullivan (Pres. & CEO, Mazda North American Operations) BusAdm ’76, ’84

-p-James J. Padilla (Retired President & COO, Ford Motor Co.) E&S, ’69, ’70Aaron Parchem (Olympic Skater) LAE ’02L. Brooks Patterson (Executive, Oakland County) LAE ’61, LW ’67Allison Payne (News Anchor, WGN-TV) LAE ’85MarlenaPeleo-Lazar(ChiefCreativeOfficer,McDonald’sCorp.) LAE’72

-r-Arlene Robinson (CEO, Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit) LAE ’75Louis Rossetti (Chairman & CEO, Rossetti Associates) AR ’59

-S-Fr. Robert Scullin (S.J., Provincial, Detroit Province, Society of Jesus) LAE ’69Neal Shine (Former Publisher, Detroit Free Press) LAE ’52John Smyntek (Columnist, Detroit Free Press) LAE ’72Marc Stepp (Retired Vice President, UAW) BusAdm ’63

-w-Ed Wilhelm (CFO, Borders) BusAdm ’80

-y-William C. Young (President, Absopure Water Co.) E&S, ’66

dave debusschere ‘62 eight-Time nba all-Star; Inducted into the naismith basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.

allison payne ‘85 Five-time emmy award winning anchor of Chicago’s wGn news at nine.

willie Green ‘02 2002 Horizon league player of the year; Member of the philadelphia 76ers (2002-pres.)

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Points of Pride Welcome to DetroitHOST InSTITuTIOn FOr

THe FInal FOur The University of Detroit Mercy served as the host institution for the 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional and will be the host school for the 2009 Final Four at Ford Field.

anOTHer new aTHleTIC FaCIlITy

Just a year after renovating Titan Field, UDM broke ground in June 2008 on a new varsity tennis complex and was dedicated in fall of that year. The complex includes eight hard courts and a viewing pavilion. The 4,000-square-foot covered pavilion is located at the north end of the facility, and anauxiliarynaturalgrassplayingfieldforsoccer and lacrosse will be put in adjacent tothecourtsalongFairfieldStreet.

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Three new Titan teams began play during the 2008-09 campaign. The UDM men’s and women’s lacrosse programs are taking the fieldastheonlyDivisionIprogramsinthestate of Michigan, while the Titans have also added men’s tennis as a varsity program after a 15-year hiatus.

aCadeMIC all-aMerICa reCOGnITIOn

UDM track seniors Andrew Hayner and Ryan Byrne continued to be honored for their work in and out of the classroom as both seniors were named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field Teams. Men’s golf senior co-captains Mikhial Pasic and Mark Sommerfeld were named Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America, while the UDM women’s tennis team and four of its individual members were honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association As a team, UDM earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award as a program that had a cumulative grade point average above a 3.20. Stephanie Hill, Amy Inman - a pair of graduated seniors - along with junior-to-be Svetlana Flankova and 2008 freshman Erin Weldon - also received the individual Scholar-Athlete Award from the ITA.

TITan TeaMS reCOGnIzed by nCaa Four UDM teams – men’s basketball, men’s and women’s fencing and women’s golf – were included among the teams honored when the NCAA announced its Division I Academic Performance Program public recognition awards for 2006-07.

HOrIzOn leaGue HOnOrS Mark Sommerfeld of the men’s golf team made it a three-peat as the senior took home Horizon League Player of the Year honors for the third straight season, while rookie teammate Jeff Clarridge was named the conference’s Newcomer of the Year. Also earning Newcomer of the Year was freshman trackster Earnest Cleary who was tabbed for the honor for both the indoor and outdoor campaign.

SuMMer SuCCeSS TheUDMmen’strackandfieldteamhada pair of athletes compete for a spot on their countries’ Olympic team. Ryan Byrne ran his best, but fell short with a fourth-place effort in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2008 Canadian Track and Field Championships. Sprinter Lesley Hanna’s bid to the 2008 summer games fell short after he placed 16th in the 400-meter preliminaries with a time of 49.86 at the Bahamas Olympic Trials.

Mark Sommerfeld

ernest Cleary

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Points of Pride Welcome to Detroit Having celebrated its tricentennial in 2001, Greater Detroit has the best of the old and the most promising of the new. From Greektown to Bricktown, Detroit has it all. The oldest city in the Midwest, Detroit was discovered in 1701 and has since become the center of business and recreation for millions. It is the largest city in Michigan and the 11th largest in the United States. Encom-passing three counties — Wayne, Oakland and Macomb — the Metropolitan Detroit area spans 2,026 square miles and is home to 4.4 million people, nearly one million of whom live within the City of Detroit. Detroit’s vibrant, 75-acre Civic Center is a riverfront mecca for convention, entertain-ment, festival and sporting activities. Home to Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center and Arena, Joe Louis Arena and Philip A. Hart Plaza, the Civic Center is adjacent to some ofthearea’sfinesthotels,top-notchrestau-rants and the famous Renaissance Center. Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center un-derwent a $200 million expansion, which was completed in 1989 and increased the facility’s exhibit space to 720,000 square feet, making it one of the nation’s largest convention centers. Renaissance Center, now the world head-quarters for General Motors, is the city’s largest office complex, with seven gleam-ing towers of activity located on the Detroit riverfront. The 73-story Marriott Hotel is housed within this symbol of downtown de-velopment. Long known as the automobile capital of the world, the Detroit area is headquarters

to all of the major automobile companies. While a lot of the area’s industry centers around the “horseless carriage,” Detroit is more than a smokestack town. Home to 16 of theFortune1000firms,greaterDetroitranks sixth among U.S. cities in total spend-able income. A short walk from the riverfront and the rigors of business is the enjoyment of excit-ing ethnic nightlife, known to Detroiters as Greektown. A two-block area of authentic Greek food and entertainment, Greektown became an even more invigorating locale in recent years with the addition of the Greek-town Casino, one of three major casinos now in operation near downtown Detroit. Detroit is a cultural showplace. Five min-utes from downtown is the Cultural Center. Consisting of 18 educational institutions — including one of the nation’s finest artmuseums, the Detroit Institute of Arts — the Cultural Center lets visitors walk from build-ing to building all within one area. One can enjoy art and scan the shelves that house 2.5 million books in the Detroit Public Library; and experience Michigan’s Underground Railroad movement at the Museum of African-American History. Americana at its finest is displayed atDearborn’sHenryFordandGreenfieldVil-lage. While The Henry Ford is a museum that displays artifacts and implements used inearliertimes,GreenfieldVillagedemon-strates how these items were used and how they affected lifestyles. Music for every taste abounds in Greater Detroit. The Detroit symphony is world-re-

nowned. Jazz greats join local performers at the annual Montreaux Jazz Festival. Pop-ular music fans are entertained at several area music houses including the Royal Oak Music Theater, Orchestra Hall and the Fox Theatre. Detroit is a great sports town, known throughout the country for its enthusiastic fans. The Detroit Tigers play in Comerica Park, which opened in 2000 and hosted the 2005 Major League All-Star Game as well as 2006 World Series contests. Immedi-ately adjacent to the Tigers’ home, the NFL Lions play in another wonderful new facility, Ford Field, which hosted Super Bowl XL in 2006. Ford Field was also the site of the 2008 NCAA Basketball Midwest Regional and it is where the 2009 Final Four will be played. UDM is the host school for both of those events. The NHL Red Wings call Joe Louis Arena home. The NBA Detroit Pistons and the WNBA Detroit Shock, each past league champions, both play in the Palace of Auburn Hills. Two-thirds of a mile across the Detroit River lies Windsor, Ontario, Canada. To cel-ebrate the friendship and independence of the two nations, the International Freedom Festival is held for two weeks each summer, with activities in both countries.

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