inside recsports: fall/winter 2015

YOUR CONNECTION TO UT INTRAMURALS

EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION

RECSPORTS ANNIVERSARIES

F E A T U R E A R T I C L E

Vol. 15, No. 1 Fall/Winter 2015

FACILITY ANNIVERSARIES TWO STUDENT-SUPPORTED FACILITIES

REACH MILESTONES Page 6

LOOKING BACK

1990 MEN’S SOCCER CLUBFirst National Championship Page 2

“As we prepare to renovate Whitaker Fields this fall, we are reminded of the importance of looking to the future and making the changes necessary to continuously improve the programs, services and facilities we offer the campus community.”

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COVER IMAGE:Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex

DESIGN:Eric M. Thomas

THE TEXAS QUIDDITCH TEAM CELEBRATES ITS THREE-PEAT IN FRONT OF THE UT TOWER

UT WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CLUB CELEBRATES ITS CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER TEXAS A&M

Dear Friends:

Two of my favorite quotes are attributable to President John F. Kennedy and have served us well throughout the years as we discuss and write about the Division of Recreational Sports and make decisions on its future.

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.”

These words of wisdom have helped to guide the course of Recreational Sports since my arrival at The University of Texas in 1974. As we prepare to renovate Whitaker Fields this fall, we are reminded of the importance of looking to the future and making the changes necessary to continuously improve the programs, services and facilities we offer the campus community.

Within these pages, you’ll read about the Recreational Sports Center and Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex, both of which are celebrating anniversaries this fall. It was a combination of visionary thinking and partnering with students that made these facilities a reality, providing the campus with new recreational spaces. Now, as the Division embarks on the Whitaker Fields renovation, we are planning for the ever-changing needs of today’s and tomorrow’s students by offering new amenities to bring the campus together for recreation and community building. The strong partnership we have developed with students, alumni and friends has greatly assisted in bringing this renovation to life.

This fall is filled with the excitement of a renovation, the celebration of facility anniversaries and homecoming of alumni and friends for the annual Friends of RecSports golf tournament and Tailgate. We hope you will make plans to join us Oct. 23 & 24 for a fun and exciting weekend.

All the best,

Thomas W. DisonSenior Associate Vice President and Director

Inside RecSports Fall/Winter 2015

From the

DirectorWELCOME

MASTER TRAINER SHARES HER PASSIONFlor Beckmann, 2009 B.S. Kinesiology, started working out at the tender age of 10 by accompanying her mother and brother to the gym. “My mother...ran a marathon every year after I was born. She’s amazing!” So it’s no wonder that Flor became a RecSports TeXercise instructor and also attained status as the Division’s first Nike+ Training Club (NTC) trainer. She’s now one of 12 NTC Master Trainers in North America who travel the world with Nike leading workouts. “It’s because of RecSports that I started this incredible journey with Nike,” she says. Flor was recently featured on Nike.com as part of the Nike+ Training Club Find Your Fast Challenge. She is also highlighted on a Nike video and her very own workout is available on the NTC app. Fortunately, Flor continues to teach NTC at RecSports once a week and certifies UT’s NTC trainers.

UT GRAD & NTC INSTRUCTOR FLOR BECKMANN IS FEATURED ON NIKE.COM

THE TEXAS QUIDDITCH TEAM CELEBRATES ITS THREE-PEAT IN FRONT OF THE UT TOWER

TEXAS QUIDDITCH CONQUERS AGAINFor the third consecutive year, Texas Quidditch won the International Quidditch Association (IQA) World Cup in April 2015, earning the distinction of being three-peat champions. The Texas team was one of 80 collegiate teams that traveled to Rock Hill, S.C., to compete in the World Cup. The Longhorns pulled the winning snitch while playing the Lone Star Quidditch Team.The final score was 120–90 and Texas Quidditch finished the World Cup with a perfect 9–0 record.

UT WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CLUB CELEBRATES ITS CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER TEXAS A&M

BUMP, SET, SPIKE, WIN!UT Women’s Volleyball Club also celebrated a national championship title in April 2015. The Longhorns won the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation (NCVF) Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., after defeating Texas A&M 2-0. The win is the club’s sixth national championship title, having claimed the top title in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Back at home, the team was presented the Team of the Year award by The University of Texas Sport Club Association.

SPOTLIGHT

EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION

Fall 2015 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the first national championship for the UT Men’s Soccer Club as well as the 20th anniversary of its second national championship. But it was the first national championship in particular that merits recollection. Led by Head Coach Robert Parr, (’90-’94), the 1990 club won the TCSL Conference Championship with a 9–1 record to qualify for the nationals that happened to be hosted in Austin. After a 2–0 setback to the University of Illinois in group play, UT managed to rebound to make the Sweet 16 where the Longhorns defeated Rice University 3–0 in the quarterfinals and the University of Kansas 2–0 in the semifinals to earn another shot at Illinois in the final.

the second half, Illinois struck again and the Horns were on their heels. However, momentum shifted when an Illinois player was red-carded, forcing the Fighting Illini to play a man down. Shortly thereafter, Jason Lippman took a perfect pass from Kendall Waters and headed the ball into the net tying the match 2–2. After two 10-minute

scoreless overtime periods, the teams went to penalty kicks with Texas eventually winning 7–6. Texas players stormed the field and swarmed goalie Jason Lincoln in celebration of the club’s first national championship.

MEN’S SOCCER IN 2015Led by Matt Prewett, who is entering his 12th season as head coach, Texas soccer’s 113–27–29 record includes five TCSL Conference Championships, seven regional tournament championships and eight national tournament appearances. In 2014, the club finished a disappointing third place in conference but pulled together with four straight victories to win regionals while not allowing a single goal in the process. After advancing from group play at the national tournament in Memphis, Tenn., the team lost in the Sweet 16

The thrilling final was played in front of more than 2,000 screaming, pro-UT fans at Whitaker Fields. Captain Eric Zobrist opened the scoring with a long run and cross that forward Jeff Balbo tapped in after the goalie fumbled the pass. Illinois equalized by converting a penalty kick from a handball in the box late in the half. Five minutes into

More than 2,000 fans watched rhe 1990 Men’s Soccer Club Championship at Whitaker Fields

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LOOKING BACK AT THE 1990 MEN’S SOCCER CLUB’S

FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

LOOKING BACK

MEN’S SOCCER CLUB – EST. 1964In 1964 Col. Bob Higley, an assistant director with UT’s International Office, established the first Men’s Soccer Club. The newly formed team was composed primarily of international students. During its first decade of play, the Men’s Soccer Club posted a 63–0– 5 record. Now beginning its 51st year, the club continues to represent The University of Texas with class and distinction.

Bob Higley (in suit) stands next to student Alfred Ehrler, who played for four years and coached the UT team for almost a decade. His

quest for varsity status for the UT club remains unfulfilled.

in penalty kicks after a 2–2 extra time draw with Virginia Tech University. The 2015 schedule can be found at utclubsoccer.com.

ENDOWMENT FUND The UT Soccer Alumni Association, in conjunction with Texas Exes, is embarking on a capital campaign to create an endowment fund to benefit the Men’s Soccer Club. The long-term goal is to provide significant financial assistance toward the club’s ongoing goal of becoming the premier college soccer club in the United States.

Donations to the endowment fund can be made online atTexasExes.org/UTMensSoccerGiving or by mail to:Texas Exes – Texas Men’s SoccerP.O. Box 142309Austin, Texas 78714Please make sure to include Texas Men’s Soccer in the memo line or make the check payable to Texas Exes – Texas Men’s Soccer.

To learn more about men’s or women’s soccer or to make a contribution to either club, please visit:utclubsoccer.com or send your inquiry to [email protected].

WOMEN’S SOCCER CLUBThe Women’s Soccer Club plays in the Women’s Premier Division of the Texas Soccer Collegiate League, a part of the National Collegiate Club Soccer Association. This past fall, in its first national championship game, the UT women lost to defending champion University of California-Santa Barbara on penalty kicks.

Fall 2014 University of Texas Men’s Soccer Club

1990 UT Men’s Club Soccer TeamFront Row (L to R): Kenan Ogelman, Chris Puckett, Rob Corley, Steve Delamore, Eric Zobrist (C), Todd Redmond, Brent Uhl, Jason Clark, Jeff Balbo Back Row (L to R): Kendall Waters, Jason Lippman, Jason Mendell, Jon McCain, Jason Fagelman, Jason Lincoln, Chris Holman, Charlton Perry, Brian Hardwick, Micah Grossman, Matt Taylor, Tom Redmond, Andrew Massimino, Head Coach Robert Parr, Assistant Coach Craig Stanley

LOOKING BACK AT THE 1990 MEN’S SOCCER CLUB’S

FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

THE GOODFELLAS

TEAMMATES BRIEFLY • BROTHERS FOR LIFEIn the fall of 2001, a group of young freshmen met in Jester Residence Hall and formed a Longhorn family with the goal of becoming an intramural powerhouse. Organized by Carl Reeves, they named their team the GoodFellas and pursued their dream through four seasons, 2002–05. During this time the GoodFellas won two softball titles and one football championship. In 2002, their friendship and team unity was tested by the tragic death of one of their teammates, Johnny Flobeck. The GoodFellas banded together and paid tribute to Johnny by fabricating jerseys with the initials JF on the sleeve to remember their fallen teammate and friend every time they competed in intramurals.

CARL REEVES, ’05, graduated from the McCombs School of Business and is now a career and technology education teacher and coach in Bedford, Texas. He and his wife, April, have a son named Jonathan Joseph (J.J.), 3, who was named in honor of Johnny Flobeck.

PARKER ROBINSON, ’05, who grew up in Berkeley, Calif., says he came to UT based on a casual conversation he had on the way to a math class. He now works as a sales manager at an Austin company, HomeAway.com. He married his UT sweetheart, Missy, and they have two daughters: Charlotte, 3, and Emily, 6 months.

CARLOS REYES, ’05, an 11-time Wall of Famer, received his M.S in exercise science from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in 2013 and is pursuing a doctoral in physical therapy at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He has worked as a strength and conditioning specialist and a lecturer/professor at UTSA.

ABIB AGBETOBA, M.D., ’05, is currently an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) physician/surgeon at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. He and his wife, Nadia, have a son, Kareem, 3, who is already into soccer. On his GoodFellas’ experience, he says, “These guys, my teammates, are brothers for life. I developed lasting lifetime friendships that I don’t think would have been cultivated in any other setting.”

CARL REEVES

CARLOS REYES

PARKER ROBINSON

ABIB AGBETOBA


TEAM OF THE DECADE

MATTHEW ROWNTREE, ’05, owns his own real estate banking business in Grapevine, Texas. He says, “I grew up playing golf and playing intramural football gave me a strong grasp of working on a team.” He and his wife, Rachel, have a son, Cooper, and are expecting twins in October.

ROSS “BIG PERM” NELSON, ’05, has been a teacher and a coach in Haltom City, Texas, for the Birdville Independent School District for eight years. He recently completed a master’s in educational leadership and is pursuing a job in educational administration. He and his wife, Kate, have a son, Knox, who is nearly a year old. He says, “The GoodFellas were successful because the individuals came together and were greater than the sum of the parts.”

SHAWN STOLLER, ’05, spent six years in Los Angeles, Calif., after graduation working in film production and as an actor. Now back in Austin with his wife, Stephanie, fellow GoodFellas teammate, Parker Robinson, found him a job at HomeAway.com. Shawn enjoys cooking, movies, fantasy football and traveling with his wife. He remembers his GoodFellas’ days fondly, noting, “In the awkward interactions between freshmen attempting to find a common ground, sports united many of us.”

MATTHEWROWNTREE

SHAWN STOLLER

ROSS “BIG PERM” NELSON

Did we miss you?If you’re an alumni of the Goodfellas teams and pictured on the Intramural Wall of Fame, we’d like to present you with a commemorative T-shirt.Please contact Bob Childress:Phone: 512.475.7180Email: [email protected]

THE GOODFELLAS

TEAMMATES BRIEFLY • BROTHERS FOR LIFE

2004-05 GoodFellas Softball Team

WATERSHED MOMENTS FOR THE DIVISION OF RECREATIONAL SPORTSStudents spoke and the University listened. Twice. First, on Oct. 11, 1990, the Forty Acres became home to one of the first campus recreational facilities in the nation to be funded by student fees when it opened the Recreational Sports Center. Built to accommodate the recreational needs of a growing University campus, the gleaming new center consisted of 120,000 gross square feet of space featuring up-to-date facilities for basketball, volleyball, handball, racquetball, wallyball, martial arts, dance, fitness and weight training. The Recreational Sports Center, affectionately known as The Rec by students, was made possible by the involvement of a dedicated cadre of students who contributed both to its creation and design. Then-Student Government President Rodney Schlosser, ’85, and a group known as S.I.R.F. (Students for Intramural/Recreational Facilities), chaired by student Quart Graves, created a referendum for student funding to build the new facility. The referendum was approved by a 68 percent affirmative vote in March of 1985 and endorsed by the Board of Regents.

ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS In the spring of 1993 students approved a referendum to renovate Gregory Gym, the flagship facility of Recreational Sports. The renovation came to fruition in the fall of 1997 but did not include renovation of the Natatorium or the addition of outdoor pools, both of which were included in the original plans. With students intent on having an aquatic complex, student leaders once again stepped up with a referendum to create a student fee to build this much-needed venue. Two students in particular are credited for enabling the referendum to pass–then Student Government President Annie Holand-Miller and fellow student Patrick Findlay who served as chair of the Referendum Commitee. Overcoming numerous obstacles throughout the project, the Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex opened on Nov. 12, 2005. The following month, a renovated Natatorium also opened.

“The significance of the passing of the first student referendum cannot be overstated,” noted Thomas Dison, senior associate vice president and director of Recreational Sports, “as it led to a second successful referendum in 1994 to renovate Gregory Gym and a third fee passed by student vote to pay for the addition of an aquatic complex.” Clearly, student support is an essential factor in the continuing expansion and improvement of recreational facilities on the Forty Acres.

The new Aquatic Complex became the site for swim lessons for adults, children and babies, as well as for

kayak clinics and intramural water volleyball.

CNN selected the Recreational Sports Center as the venue for its 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate featuring candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The annual RecSports Tailgate by the Pool brings together alumni to enjoy pre-game refreshments

and socializing.

TWO STUDENT-SUPPORTED FACILITIESCELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES25TH YEAR FOR THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS CENTER • 10TH YEAR FOR THE GREGORY GYM AQUATIC COMPLEX


RECSPORTS ANNIVERSARIES

Like No Place On Campus, the Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex is a great place for students to relax and socialize.

The Recreational Sports Center, one of the first student fundedrecreational facilities in the country, opened on Oct. 11, 1990.

The Rec Center has continued to keep up with the times by adding new features such as the

ever-popular Group Cycling classes.

Nearly 100 new student jobs were created as lifeguard staff grew from 25 to 125. Positions were also created

for kayak instructors and water fitness instructors.

Then-Senator John Kerry hosted a town hall meeting at The Rec in 2008 to discuss national

health care coverage for uninsured children.

The annual RecSports Tailgate by the Pool brings together alumni to enjoy pre-game refreshments

and socializing.

TWO STUDENT-SUPPORTED FACILITIESCELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES25TH YEAR FOR THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS CENTER • 10TH YEAR FOR THE GREGORY GYM AQUATIC COMPLEX

THE RENOVATION OF THE WHITAKER FIELDS COMPLEX

PROJECT SCHEDULEClosed for construction: October 2015Anticipated opening: Late fall 2016

CAMPAIGN ISUNDERWAY!

Artist rendition.

A NEW FACILITY • A NEW NAMETHE CHARLES ALAN WRIGHT FIELDS

AT THE BERRY M. WHITAKER SPORTS COMPLEXThe Whitaker Fields Renovation Project is poised to launch in October. This long-awaited renovation is finally within reach thanks to the financial support of hundreds of donors like you and the extraordinary support of the Legal Eagles, Sylvie and Gary Crum, and Ross Vick, Jr. (See sidebar article on the next page for more information about these friends of RecSports.) For this generous help, the fields will carry the name of renowned law professor and longtime Legal Eagles intramural football coach, Charles Alan Wright. The Crum Family Fields will recognize the Crum’s contribution and the Ross Vick, Jr. Patio in the Gateway Entrance will honor Ross Vick, Jr. On behalf of the students who will benefit from this renovated facility as well as the entire campus community, RecSports extends its deepest appreciation to each one of you who have supported this endeavor.

New natural grass fields

A championship corner with synthetic fields for intramural championships, club tournaments and special events

Energy efficient lighting and irrigation systems to reduce carbon footprint

4 sand volleyball courts

Shade structures, seating areas, a great lawn, a fire pit and updated perimeter fencing to create more comfortable gathering spaces

A new gateway building with single-entry access, equipment checkout, meeting and lounge space, lockers, restrooms and vending

PROJECT COMPONENTS

A renovated support building with meeting, training and storage space for sport clubs


WHITAKER RENOVATION

SPECIAL THANKS &ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Division of Recreational Sports takes this opportunity to express its sincerest gratitude to the following individuals for their generous contributions to the Whitaker Fields Renovation Project and for their continuous support of recreational programs and activities. Their generous contributions will be further acknowledged with the naming of facilities at the newly renovated Whitaker Fields Complex as described below:

GARY, SYLVIE AND CLAYTON CRUMTHE CRUM FAMILY FIELDSSylvie, ’74, and Gary,’72, are generous supporters of The University of Texas and were also instrumental in the funding of the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field. Their daughter, Clayton, a captain on the UT Women’s Lacrosse team, graduated from the Honors Plan II program in 2012. Mr. Crum formerly served as chairman of the McCombs School Advisory Council of which he is a lifetime member. He was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2004. Mrs. Crum formerly served as the Regent’s representative on the Intercollegiate Athletic Council for Women for UT and is a member of the RecSports Leadership Team. The couple established the Sylvie and Gary Crum Endowed Scholarship which is awarded annually to an outstanding Recreational Sports student staff.

THE LEGAL EAGLESCHARLES ALAN WRIGHT FIELDS AT THE BERRY M. WHITAKER SPORTS COMPLEXIndividual Legal Eagles contributed to the renovation project in the name of the late Charles Alan Wright, the highly respected legal scholar and law professor who, in 1955, founded the Legal Eagles, an intramural football team comprised of UT law students. The team achieved an incredible record of 330 victories, 44 losses and 5 tied games during its 45-year tenure. In 1991 Coach Wright became athletic director for the Legal Eagles and turned over the day-to-day coaching responsibilities to Professor Tom McGarity. He remained actively involved in the team’s activities and rarely missed a game through the 2000 season. In 2001, RecSports created the Charles Alan Wright Trophy, which is awarded each year to the All-University Champion intramural flag football team. Contributions to the Whitaker Field project are still being accepted and the names of all Legal Eagles who contribute more than $5,000 will be recognized on a plaque to be displayed at the new facility.

ROSS VICK, JR.ROSS VICK, JR. PATIORoss Vick, Jr., ’63, began his amateur softball career at the age of 14 in 1950.As a dominating fast-pitch pitcher, he played for numerous teams including Beta Theta Pi Fraternity during his UT years where he won two softball championships and finished as runner-up twice. He was also a six-time 1st Team All-Intramural pitcher. Ross met his wife, Fran Brannen, at a regional softball tournament in 1953. Her name also appears on the Intramural Wall of Fame with her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, for volleyball. Their son, Pat, is currently working on a book about his father.

ForTheLoveOfTheField.comHelp us continue to raise funds for the

renovation of this facility.

WHY GIVE?In a word, tradition. Your contribution means that the Whitaker Fields Complex will be around for future generations to enjoy. Donors who contribute to a naming opportunity will receive prominent recognition specific to that gift.

WAYS TO GIVEPlay a part in continuing the legacy of the Whitaker Fields Complex by helping RecSports raise funds for the renovation of this facility.

Making a gift is easy and is tax deductible.

[email protected] or

utrecsports.org/friends

A Message from

Bob Childress’73, ’74, Senior Assistant Director, Constituent Relations, Division of Recreational Sports

Dear Friends:

Those of us who have the privilege to work with RecSports Senior Associate Vice President and Director Tom Dison know that he is fond of saying: “At Texas you can dream, and with patience and fortitude these dreams can come true.” In this edition, we touch on two examples of dreams coming true – the creation of the Recreational Sports Center and the Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex.

An additional dream will soon be realized with the renovation of the Whitaker Fields Complex coming this fall. This project would not be possible without the financial support of so many generous individuals and groups, including many of you who are reading this newsletter. We are indebted to you for your support. Please be sure to check out the article inside for the exciting details as well as our acknowledgement of the generous support of Gary and Sylvie Crum, members of the Legal Eagles, and Ross and Fran Vick.

With the renovation of Whitaker Fields, we will be able to continue to contribute to the mission of the University, namely educating students for the benefit of society, by providing world-class facilities for a world-class university.

If you’d like to be a part of the Whitaker renovation project, it’s not too late. Please contact me directly by email at [email protected] or visit us online at friends.utrecsports.org/whitaker. No donation is too small.

Hook ‘em,Bob Childress

ADOLPH KIEFERUT’S FIRST OLYMPIAN • FRIEND OF RECSPORTSAdolph Kiefer arrived on the world stage when he set the world record in the 100-yard backstroke as a 15-year-old at the Illinois High School Championships in 1935. His 1936 Illinois State Championship backstroke time of 58.5 seconds was the Illinois state high school record until 1960. He followed that feat with a stunning gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He returned home a national hero and came to Texas where he swam varsity for the Texas Longhorns from 1936–39. At the same time he also held a job at Gregory Gym as a building attendant. “I swept the floors, picked up trash and kept things looking nice, all for 50 cents an hour,” he recalls, adding that “working at Gregory Gym taught me the importance of hard work. It was one of the best jobs I ever had.”

Kiefer left UT and joined the Navy in 1941. During his time there he changed the entire swimming instruction program saving countless lives during World War II. In 1947 he founded Kiefer & Associates, launching a highly successful business that “offered everything but the water” for the competitive and recreational swimmer. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about UT and my time working in Gregory Gym and swimming for the University,” Kiefer says. Adolph Kiefer has been a friend of RecSports for more than 30 years.


DEVELOPMENT

This past August 14 student employees of the Division of Recreational Sports were awarded a total of $27,000 in scholarship funds for their outstanding work and contributions to the Division. These awards would not be possible without the generous gifts from our alumni and friends. RecSports is incredibly grateful

for all of their support and for the passion they have in helping UT students continue on a path of success through the Division of Recreational Sports.

Front row, from left:

AUDRANNA PENNAMON, Junior, Electrical Engineering, Humble, Texas Charles & Carolyn Spence, James & Kathryn (Spence)

Nance, and William (Spence) & Edith Nance Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Michael Monsoor

ABBY HAYWOOD, Senior, Public Relations, Dallas, Texas Thomas W. Dison Endowed Scholarship

KAYLIE BRICKMAN, Senior, Accounting, Rockwell, Texas DeDe and Joe Bill Watkins Endowed Scholarship

RACHEL SCHUTTE, Senior, Architectural Engineering, Grapevine, Texas Thomas W. Dison Endowed Scholarship

ALONDRA RODRIGUEZ, Junior, Accounting, Lockhart, Texas Acacia Fraternity Endowed Scholarship

Back row, from left:

JOHN CHRISTIAN, Senior, Health Promotion, Penelope, Texas Kenneth Ford Family Endowed Scholarship

JESSICA VANOVER, Senior, History, Arlington, Texas Phi Gamma Delta Endowed Scholarship

COREY SCHNEIDER, Senior, Journalism, Dallas, Texas John M. Childs Endowed Scholarship

SARA BEIRNE, Senior, Architectural Engineering, Lakeway, Texas Mark L. Hart, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

JESSICA CLOTHIER, Senior, Advertising, Dallas, Texas Division of Recreational Sports Endowed Scholarship

RACHEL LANDMAN, Junior, Psychology & Sociology, Allen, Texas Bill Patman Endowed Scholarship

Not shown:

LAUREN HINDS, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, Dallas, Texas Delta Tau Delta Endowed Scholarship

JESSE MADDEN, Senior, Architectural Engineering, Clear Lake, Texas Sylvie and Gary Crum Endowed Scholarship

JAMIE SCHULTZ, Senior, Corporate Communications, Dublin, Texas Mark L. Hart, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

2015

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Lost touch with former intramuraL teammates or feLLow recsports empLoyees? want to find out what happened to your oLd workout buddies? here’s what some of you are doing now.

1920s WALTER C. WUKASCH (DECEASED),

’29, was the Intramural Participation Champion with 196 points in 1927–28 and the winner of the Co-op Trophy.

His passion for fitness and exercise

included tennis, badminton and the Early Birds exercise program. He was the intramural badminton champion in 1950–51, the Over-40 State badminton champion and the 5-mile run/walk champion in the 70–80 age category. Walter’s father opened the first restaurant on the Drag in 1903, a business Walter managed until the 1950s. See below for an update on Walter’s son, Don.

1950s–1960sDR. DON WUKASCH, ’55, ‘57 M.D.,

MFA Ph.D. (Hon.), is currently enrolled at UT at the age of 78 to earn a history degree following a 50-year career

as a heart surgeon. In his early days at

UT, Don won the 1955 Texas (TAAF) State Middleweight Boxing Championship and was the

177 lb. intramural wrestling runner-up. He attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, spent three years in Southeast Asia as a medical officer and completed six more years of training with two of the world’s most accomplished heart doctors, Michael E. Debakey and Denton A. Cooley. Don completed 13 marathons during

his 40s and 50s and just retired from practice this year. His family includes a daughter, son and several grandchildren.

LAURENCE BECKER, ’58 (Plan II), ’66 (MA English), ineligible

as a freshman to play varsity tennis, pursued intramural tennis and won the intramural singles

championship in 1955. He played varsity

tennis at UT the next three years and served as captain during his senior year. Laurence still plays tennis, most recently winning the 75 Men’s Doubles Championship with Karl Kamrath, Jr. in 2013. Following double hip replacement surgery in 2009 he added biking to his schedule and recently completed the 65-mile course of the Hill Country Ride for AIDS. Laurence and Rosanne, his wife of 50 years, live near Whitaker Fields and are anticipating the upcoming renovation of the complex.

ADOLPH G. (BUD) HAJOVSKY, ’64, was manager

of the Newman Club winning the participation trophy in 1961–62. Upon graduation, he was

commissioned into the Army as a Second

Lieutenant where he won a bronze star for his service in Vietnam. Bud spent 13 years with Foley’s Department Store and owned a Western Auto franchise from 1980–2004. He currently serves in an advisory capacity in the Bank Trust

Department of Citizens National Bank in Cameron, Texas. Bud and his wife, Barbara (Harry), have been married for 51 years and they have two children. He enjoys kayaking, fishing and bicycling.

BARBARA (HARRY) HAJOVSKY, ’65, graduated from

Brazosport High School in 1960. She and her Freeport, Texas, classmates–Anne Delaune Davis

and Jane Carroll Derrick–came to UT

together and they all appear on the Wall of Fame for tennis. Barbara met Bud (see Adolph G. Hajovsky, previous paragraph) her freshman year and they married in 1963. Bud and Barbara have dual residences in Cameron and Rockport, Texas. Barbara’s interests include kayaking, bicycling, reading and museum work.

JANE CARROLL DERRICK, ’64, ’76, was the women’s

tennis singles champion in 1961 and 1962. After UT she became a social worker

and worked for the Texas Department of

Human Services as a contract manager. Married to UT graduate William Paul Derrick, she has two children, also UT alumni, and three grandchildren. Jane lives in Denver, Colo., and her interests include bird watching, international folk dancing and playing the banjo.


WHERE ARE YOU NOW ?

JACK LONDON, ’62, lived in Oak Grove Co-op from 1958

to 1961. He won or finished second in football, volleyball and handball doubles. After graduation he

taught and coached in the Dallas Independent

School District for seven years then spent the next 32 years as a school administrator in Dallas. He retired in 2001 and now lives with his wife, Sylvia, in Rockwall, Texas. Two daughters have added four grandchildren to the family. Jack golfs and coaches his grandson in basketball.

STEVE BARANOFF, ’69, is a four-time intramural fencing

champion having won the title in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. In 1969 he also won the Southwest

Conference Championship in foil.

His electrical engineering career began in 1969 in Israel where he also fenced until 1973. He, his wife and two children returned to Austin in 1977 where Steve worked for Tracor/BAE Systems until he retired in 2009. Steve resides in Austin but also travels to Richmond, Va., to spend time with his wife, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Steve’s wife, mother and sister are also UT graduates and his father was a UT professor.

1970sCHRIS ADAMS, ’70, developed his

passion for fast-pitch softball as a bat boy for his father’s team, winner of the ASA state championships in 1957 and 1958.

As a member of the Sigma Nu fast-pitch team, he finished as runner-up in 1967 and won the championship in 1968 by pitching the team to victory. After college, Chris coached a coed slow-pitch team and met his wife, Carol Smith, who appears on the Intramural Wall of Fame with the Tri Delts softball champion. They now have two children and six grandchildren. Chris works as a CPA and tax partner with Maxwell Locke and Ritter in Austin.

SUSAN WELLS, ’78, received a degree from New York City’s Fordham University in 1969 and was at UT from 1971–78. After taking jobs at the University of Louisville and Wayne State University, Susan taught at Temple University beginning in 1985 until her retirement this past fall. Susan notes, “When I was a doctoral student at UT from 1971–78, the pool at Anna Hiss Gym saved my sanity.... I rode my bike to UT from our house on 30th Street so the women’s gym pool was on my way home. I loved that I could get a serviceable, if ugly, swimsuit for about 50 cents and a towel for another quarter, pop my books in a locker, and swim until the tension of the day was gone. I must have been in that pool three or four days a week, fall, winter and spring.”

1990sLUKE DUNN, ’93, is currently the

associate general manager for Longhorn IMG Sports Marketing and the Longhorn Network (LHN). He is based in Austin with a team that manages the sales and marketing partnerships for Texas Athletics, UT RecSports, Texas Performing Arts and LHN. As a UT student he worked for RecSports as a building coordinator. He says,

”The responsibility, opportunity and lifelong friendships I made as an employee at RecSports from 1990 to 1993 were instrumental in preparing me for my professional career. The management and problem solving experiences as a BC (building coordinator) is something I use every day.“ Luke and his wife, Billie, have three children.

2000sJENNIFER UGGEN, ’03, taught group

exercise classes for RecSports while

studying hard for her pre-med curriculum. She says, “I loved

inspiring my students to push themselves

both mentally and physically, and exercise kept me sane.” She went to medical school at Midwestern University in Chicago and did her residency in anesthesiology at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan. She met her husband, Jon, now an orthopedic surgeon, on her first day of medical school. They have two daughters, Ella, 3, and Madeline, 1½, and make their home in Bennington, Neb. After four years in private practice, Jenn transitioned into academia where she now is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical School in Omaha.

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