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Summer 2011
OH MY!OMAHA!
INSIDE: 2010-11 REVIEW; FOOTBALL CULTURE CHANGE
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table of contents
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2 Compliance Corner Off-campus housing
3 Jr. NCC Enroll a young Commodore fan today
4 National Commodore Club Lucy Jones Day
7 More from McGugin By the numbers
8 Year in Review Baseball makes first trip to Omaha
10 Year in Review Success across the board in 2010-11
13 My Turn: Rod Williamson Looking back at the year that was
14 Changing the Culture Fan suggestions implemented
16 Mark Carter NCC finds new director in own ranks
18 Athletic Hall of Fame Fourth class to be inducted Sept. 2
21 NCAA Career in Sports Three student-athletes attended forum
23 Upcoming Events Fall sports calendars
24 Last Shot Commencement 2011
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table of contents
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2 Compliance Corner Off-campus housing
3 Jr. NCC Enroll a young Commodore fan today
4 National Commodore Club Lucy Jones Day
7 More from McGugin By the numbers
8 Year in Review Baseball makes first trip to Omaha
10 Year in Review Success across the board in 2010-11
13 My Turn: Rod Williamson Looking back at the year that was
14 Changing the Culture Fan suggestions implemented
16 Mark Carter NCC finds new director in own ranks
18 Athletic Hall of Fame Fourth class to be inducted Sept. 2
21 NCAA Career in Sports Three student-athletes attended forum
23 Upcoming Events Fall sports calendars
24 Last Shot Commencement 2011
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VUCOMMODORES.COMTo submit a letter to Commodore Nation, you can e-mail: [email protected] or write to Commodore Nation, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212. Letters should include the writer’s name and address and may be edited for clarity and space.
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Editorial
Publisher: Vanderbilt University
Editor-in-Chief: Chris Weinman
Director of Communications: Rod Williamson
Designers: Jeremy Teaford
Chris Weinman
Digital Image Specialist: Julie Luckett Turner
VU Photography: Mary Donaldson
Daniel Dubois
Steve Green
Joe Howell
Jenny Mandeville
Anne Rayner
John Russell
Susan Urmy
Contributors: Laina Balafas
Andy Boggs
Sterling Frierson
Larry Leathers
George Midgett
Ryan Schulz Jennifer Stevens
Donald Turnbaugh
Administrative
Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos
Vice Chancellor for University Affairs: David Williams II
Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs: Beth Fortune
Vanderbilt University’s Mission, Goals and ValuesVanderbilt University is a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large. Vanderbilt will uphold the highest standards and be a leader in the quest for new knowledge through scholarship, dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach, and creative experimentation of ideas and concepts. In pursuit of these goals, Vanderbilt values most highly intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry, and equality, compassion and excellence in all endeavors.
Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action university.
ON THE COVER: Vanderbilt baseball wins Nashville Super Regional, photo by Joe Howell, VU Photography
POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to National Commodore Club, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212.
SUBSCRIPTION: To subscribe to Commodore Nation, please contact Chris Weinman by phone at 615/343-0019 or by e-mail at [email protected]
ADVERTISEMENT: To advertise with Commodore Nation, please contact Vanderbilt IMG Sports & Entertainment Properties.Jeff Miller, general manager 615/322-4468; [email protected]
Commodore Nation is printed using recycled paper.
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John Peach Andrew TurnerCompliance Coordinator Recruiting/Compliance Coordinator615/343-1060 615/[email protected] [email protected]
CORNERC O M P L I A N C E
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Back Hand is a tennis student-athlete who is attending summer classes on cam-pus. Back doesn’t want to stay in the dormitories because they are too expen-sive. One of Back’s teammate’s parents own a rental property near campus and has offered to let Back stay there cost-free until school resumes in the fall. Is this permissible?
No. Offering free or reduced-cost services to a student-athlete is considered to be an extra benefit. Off-campus housing should not include any extra benefits or pref-erential treatment in ALL cases, and student-athletes must pay fair, market value for any place they are living. It should be consistent with what anyone else living in that particular place would have to pay.
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Editorial
Publisher: Vanderbilt University
Editor-in-Chief: Chris Weinman
Director of Communications: Rod Williamson
Designers: Jeremy Teaford
Chris Weinman
Digital Image Specialist: Julie Luckett Turner
VU Photography: Mary Donaldson
Daniel Dubois
Steve Green
Joe Howell
Jenny Mandeville
Anne Rayner
John Russell
Susan Urmy
Contributors: Laina Balafas
Andy Boggs
Sterling Frierson
Larry Leathers
George Midgett
Ryan Schulz Jennifer Stevens
Donald Turnbaugh
Administrative
Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos
Vice Chancellor for University Affairs: David Williams II
Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs: Beth Fortune
Vanderbilt University’s Mission, Goals and ValuesVanderbilt University is a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large. Vanderbilt will uphold the highest standards and be a leader in the quest for new knowledge through scholarship, dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach, and creative experimentation of ideas and concepts. In pursuit of these goals, Vanderbilt values most highly intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry, and equality, compassion and excellence in all endeavors.
Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action university.
ON THE COVER: Vanderbilt baseball wins Nashville Super Regional, photo by Joe Howell, VU Photography
POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to National Commodore Club, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212.
SUBSCRIPTION: To subscribe to Commodore Nation, please contact Chris Weinman by phone at 615/343-0019 or by e-mail at [email protected]
ADVERTISEMENT: To advertise with Commodore Nation, please contact Vanderbilt IMG Sports & Entertainment Properties.Jeff Miller, general manager 615/322-4468; [email protected]
Commodore Nation is printed using recycled paper.
Compliance questions? Please contact:Candice Lee George MidgettDirector of Compliance Compliance Coordinator615/322-7992 615/[email protected] [email protected]
John Peach Andrew TurnerCompliance Coordinator Recruiting/Compliance Coordinator615/343-1060 615/[email protected] [email protected]
CORNERC O M P L I A N C E
Q:
A:
Back Hand is a tennis student-athlete who is attending summer classes on cam-pus. Back doesn’t want to stay in the dormitories because they are too expen-sive. One of Back’s teammate’s parents own a rental property near campus and has offered to let Back stay there cost-free until school resumes in the fall. Is this permissible?
No. Offering free or reduced-cost services to a student-athlete is considered to be an extra benefit. Off-campus housing should not include any extra benefits or pref-erential treatment in ALL cases, and student-athletes must pay fair, market value for any place they are living. It should be consistent with what anyone else living in that particular place would have to pay.
Get the latestin Commodore
apparel and gifts
0695SC032711A
GO DORES
Vanderbilt BookstoreRand Hall | www.vanderbiltbookstore.com
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CORNERCOMMODORE CLUB
PHONE: 615/322-4114 • ONLINE: vanderbilt.edu/ncc
NCC members Jay (’04) and Jimmy (’70) Webb with Lucy Jones and Frank Bass
LUCY JONES DAY – MAY 14, 2011
Jody Jones (’94), Phil Vassar, Lucy, Doug and Dewayne Jones (’88)
Recruit a new member today and help us reach our goal of 1,000 new NCC members. Below are the NCC members that joined during the month of April. We welcome each one of our new members and look forward to many years of having you as a valued member.
WELCOME NEW NCC MEMBERS
Lucy Jones with NCC members Jane and Ken SharpNCC members Joy and Sam Short
Mark your calendar for the Commodore Tailgate Tour
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association and
the National Commodore Club will team
up once again to sponsor tailgates at two away games
during the 2011 football season. The two stops include
Saturday, September 24, at the University of South
Carolina in Columbia, and Saturday, October 8, at the
University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Stay tuned to the
NCC website for details and make plans to join us on
the road this fall.
NCC 101
Jennifer and Jesse Acton - NashvilleRyan Aulds - LebanonAmanda Aven - HendersonvilleSherrill and Leland Bandlow - NashvilleJenna and Mark Bell - NashvilleFrank Benson - Warwick, R.I.Lauren Blair - NashvillePaige and Patrick Boze - GallatinMark B. Brown - NashvilleWilliam Bunce - El Dorado Hills, Calif.David Butler - GoodlettsvilleTerry Byrd - ClarksvilleStacy and Michael Carter - NashvilleSarah and Joshua Clinton - NashvillePatrick Connor - Thompson’s StationMichael Cross - MemphisJessica and Keith Deerkoski - NashvilleJane DeWitt - NashvilleAllison Egner - Raleigh, N.C.Jerry Fife - NashvilleEdna Finch - NashvilleBecky Ann and Jerry Flannery - Mount JulietMaria and Robert Garner - NashvilleDavid Garrison - NashvilleNell and Phillip George - GallatinColleen and Bill Grissom - GoodlettsvilleKathleen and Jim Hansen - Kula, HawaiiSandy Hardiman - Ardmore, Ala.Robert Harrington - NashvilleAlphonso Harvey - NashvilleVictor Hatridge - BrentwoodAndy Hazelwood - TullahomaGregory Hebrank - Greensburg, Pa.Hunt Enterprises LLCFred Hurt - FranklinAngela Istvanditsch - RockvaleBrant Kairit - Senatobia, Miss.Sally and Thomas Kanaday - NashvilleErin Kersh - NashvilleKevin Key - NashvilleTroy Kiber - Atlanta, Ga.Alex Kimerling - Birmingham, Ala.Jessica and Mark Kubow - Kildeer, Ill.Julianna and Taylor Leachman - Austin, TexasGeorge Lewis - ClarksvilleMithcell Lilly - MurfreesboroPatricia and Ernest Lowe - Oxford, Miss.Joshua and Kristen Lynch - Shelbyville
Cassie Lynn - NashvilleRachel McCall - NashvilleMegan and Peter McCauley - Gainesville, Fla.Elizabeth and Ryan McCostlin - NashvilleDrew Mexic - White HouseKaty Miller - NashvilleFrances and Clayton Mosley - Henderson, Ky.Dena and Rob Nessari - HendersonvilleStanford Overby - Columbia, S.C.Wayne Owen - Cumming, Ga.Charles Owens - LynnvilleMegan and Ryan Peters - NashvilleSamuel Patton - NashvilleMaggie Pepin - HermitageCharles Ragland - ClarksvilleLindsay Rhodes - Washington, D.C.Eli Richardson - NashvilleRuth and Anthony Salce - Naples, Fla.Emily and Chris Sayers - Austin, TexasW. Russell Scott - ChattanoogaAndrew Shapiro - Woodbridge, Conn.Scott Shimamoto - Deerfield, Ill.Lisa and Michael Smiley - BrentwoodDebra and Terry Stilger - Prospect, Ky.James Stone - Madison, Ala.Sheryl and Matthew Stovall - FranklinAaron Templeton - LebanonBrent Turner - BrentwoodWilliam Tyree - BrentwoodLee Van Dyke - NashvilleJennifer and Adam Vazquez - FranklinTeri and Douglas Watts - CulleokaEmily Weikert - BrentwoodMelinda and Jimmy Williams - NashvilleMr. and Mrs. John A. Witherspoon - NashvilleStephen Wix - Frankfort, Ky.Phyllis Young - Greenbrier Basketball alumni Butch Feher (’76) and Charles Davis (’82) with
Lucy Jones
Saturday, May 14, 2011, was proclaimed Lucy Jones Day at Hawkins Field. The National Commodore Club honored Senior Director Lucy Jones for her 28 years of service to Vanderbilt Athletics. Lucy will retire effective June 30 but still will be a mainstay at Commodore athletic events.
IMPORTANT DATESSeptember 16-18, 2011—Parent and Family Weekend
September 24, 2011—Commodore Tailgate Tour
October 8, 2011—Commodore Tailgate Tour
October 21-23, 2011—Reunion Weekend
November 19 & 21—Legends Classic
March 1-4, 2012—Women’s SEC Basketball Tournament
March 8-11, 2012—Men’s SEC Basketball Tournament
May 23-27, 2012—SEC Baseball Tournament
May 31, 2012—NCC Renewal Deadline
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CORNERCOMMODORE CLUB
PHONE: 615/322-4114 • ONLINE: vanderbilt.edu/ncc
NCC members Jay (’04) and Jimmy (’70) Webb with Lucy Jones and Frank Bass
LUCY JONES DAY – MAY 14, 2011
Jody Jones (’94), Phil Vassar, Lucy, Doug and Dewayne Jones (’88)
Recruit a new member today and help us reach our goal of 1,000 new NCC members. Below are the NCC members that joined during the month of April. We welcome each one of our new members and look forward to many years of having you as a valued member.
WELCOME NEW NCC MEMBERS
Lucy Jones with NCC members Jane and Ken SharpNCC members Joy and Sam Short
Mark your calendar for the Commodore Tailgate Tour
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association and
the National Commodore Club will team
up once again to sponsor tailgates at two away games
during the 2011 football season. The two stops include
Saturday, September 24, at the University of South
Carolina in Columbia, and Saturday, October 8, at the
University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Stay tuned to the
NCC website for details and make plans to join us on
the road this fall.
NCC 101
Jennifer and Jesse Acton - NashvilleRyan Aulds - LebanonAmanda Aven - HendersonvilleSherrill and Leland Bandlow - NashvilleJenna and Mark Bell - NashvilleFrank Benson - Warwick, R.I.Lauren Blair - NashvillePaige and Patrick Boze - GallatinMark B. Brown - NashvilleWilliam Bunce - El Dorado Hills, Calif.David Butler - GoodlettsvilleTerry Byrd - ClarksvilleStacy and Michael Carter - NashvilleSarah and Joshua Clinton - NashvillePatrick Connor - Thompson’s StationMichael Cross - MemphisJessica and Keith Deerkoski - NashvilleJane DeWitt - NashvilleAllison Egner - Raleigh, N.C.Jerry Fife - NashvilleEdna Finch - NashvilleBecky Ann and Jerry Flannery - Mount JulietMaria and Robert Garner - NashvilleDavid Garrison - NashvilleNell and Phillip George - GallatinColleen and Bill Grissom - GoodlettsvilleKathleen and Jim Hansen - Kula, HawaiiSandy Hardiman - Ardmore, Ala.Robert Harrington - NashvilleAlphonso Harvey - NashvilleVictor Hatridge - BrentwoodAndy Hazelwood - TullahomaGregory Hebrank - Greensburg, Pa.Hunt Enterprises LLCFred Hurt - FranklinAngela Istvanditsch - RockvaleBrant Kairit - Senatobia, Miss.Sally and Thomas Kanaday - NashvilleErin Kersh - NashvilleKevin Key - NashvilleTroy Kiber - Atlanta, Ga.Alex Kimerling - Birmingham, Ala.Jessica and Mark Kubow - Kildeer, Ill.Julianna and Taylor Leachman - Austin, TexasGeorge Lewis - ClarksvilleMithcell Lilly - MurfreesboroPatricia and Ernest Lowe - Oxford, Miss.Joshua and Kristen Lynch - Shelbyville
Cassie Lynn - NashvilleRachel McCall - NashvilleMegan and Peter McCauley - Gainesville, Fla.Elizabeth and Ryan McCostlin - NashvilleDrew Mexic - White HouseKaty Miller - NashvilleFrances and Clayton Mosley - Henderson, Ky.Dena and Rob Nessari - HendersonvilleStanford Overby - Columbia, S.C.Wayne Owen - Cumming, Ga.Charles Owens - LynnvilleMegan and Ryan Peters - NashvilleSamuel Patton - NashvilleMaggie Pepin - HermitageCharles Ragland - ClarksvilleLindsay Rhodes - Washington, D.C.Eli Richardson - NashvilleRuth and Anthony Salce - Naples, Fla.Emily and Chris Sayers - Austin, TexasW. Russell Scott - ChattanoogaAndrew Shapiro - Woodbridge, Conn.Scott Shimamoto - Deerfield, Ill.Lisa and Michael Smiley - BrentwoodDebra and Terry Stilger - Prospect, Ky.James Stone - Madison, Ala.Sheryl and Matthew Stovall - FranklinAaron Templeton - LebanonBrent Turner - BrentwoodWilliam Tyree - BrentwoodLee Van Dyke - NashvilleJennifer and Adam Vazquez - FranklinTeri and Douglas Watts - CulleokaEmily Weikert - BrentwoodMelinda and Jimmy Williams - NashvilleMr. and Mrs. John A. Witherspoon - NashvilleStephen Wix - Frankfort, Ky.Phyllis Young - Greenbrier Basketball alumni Butch Feher (’76) and Charles Davis (’82) with
Lucy Jones
Saturday, May 14, 2011, was proclaimed Lucy Jones Day at Hawkins Field. The National Commodore Club honored Senior Director Lucy Jones for her 28 years of service to Vanderbilt Athletics. Lucy will retire effective June 30 but still will be a mainstay at Commodore athletic events.
IMPORTANT DATESSeptember 16-18, 2011—Parent and Family Weekend
September 24, 2011—Commodore Tailgate Tour
October 8, 2011—Commodore Tailgate Tour
October 21-23, 2011—Reunion Weekend
November 19 & 21—Legends Classic
March 1-4, 2012—Women’s SEC Basketball Tournament
March 8-11, 2012—Men’s SEC Basketball Tournament
May 23-27, 2012—SEC Baseball Tournament
May 31, 2012—NCC Renewal Deadline
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1.83 acres of sod were laid at Vanderbilt Stadium over two days in July just weeks after the venue played host to a sold-out concert by U2.
11 former Vanderbilt stand-outs on National Football League rosters at the conclusion of the 2010-11 season.
12 Commodore baseball players selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, an SEC record.
28 American Lacrosse Conference Academic Honor Roll selections from Vanderbilt, an all-time league record.
135 minutes before kickoff: the expected arrival time of the football team at the corner of Natchez Trace and Children’s Way to begin the walk through Vandyville.
308 total tackles for the Southeastern Conference’s active career leader, Chris Marve.
24,000 seats in TD Ameritrade Park, the new home for the College World Series, which replaced Rosenblatt Stadium this year.
NUMBERSBy TheMore from McGugin
Cross country mentor Keith to lead track & field
Allen excited for VU host ladies golf’s NCAAsWith two consecutive NCAA Champion-ship Top 10 finishes and the pinnacle of his sport’s season approaching his backyard in the spring of 2012, it’s hard for Vanderbilt women’s golf Coach Greg Allen to not be pumped for the upcoming season. Throw in four out of his top five players returning and a stellar recruiting class arriving in the fall, and the makings of a very special season are on the horizon for Allen and his band of golfers.
“We have a great opportunity this year to host the national championship on our home golf course,” said Allen. “We’ve been planning for two years, and it’s our goal to run the best championship the NCAA has conducted in a long time. And, having a chance to win a national championship at Legends would be pretty sweet.”
Allen, who recently signed a five-year extension with the Commodores, is excited about his team’s prospects this season.
“In all my years of coaching, I’m not sure I’ve ever been as excited about an upcom-ing year as I am for this one,” said Allen. “I feel like we have some good momentum after the last two national championships.“
The 2010 and 2011 teams are the first to post consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in the history of the heralded Vanderbilt women’s golf program.
With the women’s golf world focusing on Franklin, Tenn., and the Vanderbilt Leg-ends Club May 22-25, 2012, for the NCAA Championship, the prospects of the Com-modores contending for the championship look very promising. VU returns senior Marina Alex, a 2010 first-team All-America selection and the 2010 SEC Player of the Year, junior starters Lauren Stratton and Anna Leigh Keith, and sophomore Rene Sobolewski.
After guiding the Vanderbilt women’s cross country squad to its finest season in pro-gram history, Steve Keith will add head coaching responsibilities of the Commo-dore track and field team to his duties.
Keith assumed the new head coaching position on July 13. He replaces D’Andre Hill as the team’s track and field head coach. Hill resigned in early July, with plans to move with her family to Japan.
For Keith, a former Vanderbilt runner who served the past five years mentoring Commodore cross country and distance runners, the promotion represents a dream opportunity.
“I very much view this as a dream posi-tion,” Keith said. “This university and its track and field and cross country programs mean a great deal to me. I’m just extremely appreciative to the vice chancellor and the administration for providing this tremen-dous opportunity.
“We plan to methodically build the track and field program just as we have devel-oped cross country. We are positioned to compete for conference championships in cross country next year. This (track and field) program will be driven by the middle distance and distance events, but we will also focus on the jumps, sprints, hurdles
and combined events as we strengthen our track and field effort,” Keith added.
Two current coaches, cross country/distance mentor Rhonda Riley and jumps/combined events assistant Clark Hum-phreys, will continue in their roles. Riley also will become recruiting coordinator for the entire program.
Keith will hire a third assistant coach to enhance the women’s corps of sprinters and hurdlers.
WynonnaSept. 15 - 17, 2011
Yo-Yo MaSept. 9, 2011
2011/12 SEASON
ATTHE SCHERMERHORN
TICKETS ON SALE JULY 15
Home for the Holidays featuring LeAnn Rimes
Dec. 8, 2011
Sonny RollinsOct. 14, 2011
Ax Plays BeethovenOct. 6 - 8, 2011
Valentine’s with Johnny Mathis
Feb. 14, 2012
BUY TICKETS AT NashvilleSymphony.org 615.687.6400
Chris BottiMay 17 - 19, 2012
Béla Fleck’s Banjo ConcertoSept. 22 - 24, 2011
Bruce HornsbyFeb. 18, 2012
Branford MarsalisJan. 20, 2012
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1.83 acres of sod were laid at Vanderbilt Stadium over two days in July just weeks after the venue played host to a sold-out concert by U2.
11 former Vanderbilt stand-outs on National Football League rosters at the conclusion of the 2010-11 season.
12 Commodore baseball players selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, an SEC record.
28 American Lacrosse Conference Academic Honor Roll selections from Vanderbilt, an all-time league record.
135 minutes before kickoff: the expected arrival time of the football team at the corner of Natchez Trace and Children’s Way to begin the walk through Vandyville.
308 total tackles for the Southeastern Conference’s active career leader, Chris Marve.
24,000 seats in TD Ameritrade Park, the new home for the College World Series, which replaced Rosenblatt Stadium this year.
NUMBERSBy TheMore from McGugin
Cross country mentor Keith to lead track & field
Allen excited for VU host ladies golf’s NCAAsWith two consecutive NCAA Champion-ship Top 10 finishes and the pinnacle of his sport’s season approaching his backyard in the spring of 2012, it’s hard for Vanderbilt women’s golf Coach Greg Allen to not be pumped for the upcoming season. Throw in four out of his top five players returning and a stellar recruiting class arriving in the fall, and the makings of a very special season are on the horizon for Allen and his band of golfers.
“We have a great opportunity this year to host the national championship on our home golf course,” said Allen. “We’ve been planning for two years, and it’s our goal to run the best championship the NCAA has conducted in a long time. And, having a chance to win a national championship at Legends would be pretty sweet.”
Allen, who recently signed a five-year extension with the Commodores, is excited about his team’s prospects this season.
“In all my years of coaching, I’m not sure I’ve ever been as excited about an upcom-ing year as I am for this one,” said Allen. “I feel like we have some good momentum after the last two national championships.“
The 2010 and 2011 teams are the first to post consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in the history of the heralded Vanderbilt women’s golf program.
With the women’s golf world focusing on Franklin, Tenn., and the Vanderbilt Leg-ends Club May 22-25, 2012, for the NCAA Championship, the prospects of the Com-modores contending for the championship look very promising. VU returns senior Marina Alex, a 2010 first-team All-America selection and the 2010 SEC Player of the Year, junior starters Lauren Stratton and Anna Leigh Keith, and sophomore Rene Sobolewski.
After guiding the Vanderbilt women’s cross country squad to its finest season in pro-gram history, Steve Keith will add head coaching responsibilities of the Commo-dore track and field team to his duties.
Keith assumed the new head coaching position on July 13. He replaces D’Andre Hill as the team’s track and field head coach. Hill resigned in early July, with plans to move with her family to Japan.
For Keith, a former Vanderbilt runner who served the past five years mentoring Commodore cross country and distance runners, the promotion represents a dream opportunity.
“I very much view this as a dream posi-tion,” Keith said. “This university and its track and field and cross country programs mean a great deal to me. I’m just extremely appreciative to the vice chancellor and the administration for providing this tremen-dous opportunity.
“We plan to methodically build the track and field program just as we have devel-oped cross country. We are positioned to compete for conference championships in cross country next year. This (track and field) program will be driven by the middle distance and distance events, but we will also focus on the jumps, sprints, hurdles
and combined events as we strengthen our track and field effort,” Keith added.
Two current coaches, cross country/distance mentor Rhonda Riley and jumps/combined events assistant Clark Hum-phreys, will continue in their roles. Riley also will become recruiting coordinator for the entire program.
Keith will hire a third assistant coach to enhance the women’s corps of sprinters and hurdlers.
WynonnaSept. 15 - 17, 2011
Yo-Yo MaSept. 9, 2011
2011/12 SEASON
ATTHE SCHERMERHORN
TICKETS ON SALE JULY 15
Home for the Holidays featuring LeAnn Rimes
Dec. 8, 2011
Sonny RollinsOct. 14, 2011
Ax Plays BeethovenOct. 6 - 8, 2011
Valentine’s with Johnny Mathis
Feb. 14, 2012
BUY TICKETS AT NashvilleSymphony.org 615.687.6400
Chris BottiMay 17 - 19, 2012
Béla Fleck’s Banjo ConcertoSept. 22 - 24, 2011
Bruce HornsbyFeb. 18, 2012
Branford MarsalisJan. 20, 2012
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THE YEAR THAT WASTHE YEAR THAT WASPHOTO BY STEVE GREEN / VU PHOTOGRAPHY
The highlight of Vanderbilt’s 2010-11school year undoubtedly occurred after
the close of the academic calendar. On June 11, the Commodore baseball
team finished a two-game sweep of Oregon State to advance to the
school’s first College World Series. In Omaha, the Commodores won twice
to reach the national semifinals.
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THE YEAR THAT WASTHE YEAR THAT WASPHOTO BY STEVE GREEN / VU PHOTOGRAPHY
The highlight of Vanderbilt’s 2010-11school year undoubtedly occurred after
the close of the academic calendar. On June 11, the Commodore baseball
team finished a two-game sweep of Oregon State to advance to the
school’s first College World Series. In Omaha, the Commodores won twice
to reach the national semifinals.
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Anna Leigh Keith tied for 15th to lead the VU golfers to a Top 10 finish at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Championship. The Vanderbilt Legends Club will play host to the event in 2012.
Lauren Mira won the clinching point as the tennis team advanced past host Tennessee to reach the NCAA Sweet 16 for the 13th time in school history.
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Soccer’s Molly Kinsella, left, was named a first-team ESPN Academic All-American, while lacrosse’s Ally Carey earned first-team All-America honors for the second straight season.
Men’s basketball was ranked as high as 18th in the nation en route to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. The squad’s seven top scorers will return next season.
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Sophomore Jordan White, above right, advanced to the NCAA Championships and led her cross country team to third place in the SEC, while freshman Jasmine Lister was one of four players to average more than 11 points for a basketball team that made its 12th straight NCAA appearance.
Making its sixth straight trip to the NCAA Championship, the bowling team advanced to the finals for the second time in school history.
Warren Norman‘s 80-yard touchdown run was the decisive blow in Vanderbilt’s second straight win in Oxford, Miss.
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Anna Leigh Keith tied for 15th to lead the VU golfers to a Top 10 finish at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Championship. The Vanderbilt Legends Club will play host to the event in 2012.
Lauren Mira won the clinching point as the tennis team advanced past host Tennessee to reach the NCAA Sweet 16 for the 13th time in school history.
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Soccer’s Molly Kinsella, left, was named a first-team ESPN Academic All-American, while lacrosse’s Ally Carey earned first-team All-America honors for the second straight season.
Men’s basketball was ranked as high as 18th in the nation en route to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. The squad’s seven top scorers will return next season.
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Sophomore Jordan White, above right, advanced to the NCAA Championships and led her cross country team to third place in the SEC, while freshman Jasmine Lister was one of four players to average more than 11 points for a basketball team that made its 12th straight NCAA appearance.
Making its sixth straight trip to the NCAA Championship, the bowling team advanced to the finals for the second time in school history.
Warren Norman‘s 80-yard touchdown run was the decisive blow in Vanderbilt’s second straight win in Oxford, Miss.
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It’s My Turn
By Rod Williamson
Moments of Reflection
Remember Bobby Johnson? While it seems dog years ago, it has been just about 12 months since that startling day last July when
our football coach announced his retire-ment. Let’s have that be our starting point as we take a quick stroll down the 2010-11 Memory Lane.
Robbie Caldwell was pulled off a sweltering practice field to be informed he would succeed Bobby as our head coach. A week later he was a sensation at the Southeastern Conference’s gigan-tic Media Days, using his down-home stories and good-ole-boy charm and wit to get the first standing ovation in anyone’s memory from the otherwise cynical gang of writers. Alas, a long-term run was not to be, and he offered his resignation at season’s end, leav-ing behind a classy and lasting impression.
The next 20 days were filled with speculation—much of it incor-rect—about who would be our new head coach. When the curtain was raised, the dynamic James Franklin was being introduced in the Board of Trust Room of the Sarratt Student Center. A new era had begun.
A capacity crowd filled the Student Life Center as we inducted our third Hall of Fame class in September, an elite group that spanned from Grantland Rice (1901) to Shan Foster (2008).
We bid adieu to giants. Hall of Famer Roy Skinner left us in October, and golf legend Mason Rudolph’s heart finally gave way in April. Both humble gentlemen let their unforgettable accom-plishments do the talking.
Winter’s cool north breezes escorted red-hot evenings to Memorial Gymnasium. Our women’s basketball team notched its 12th consecutive 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appear-ance while Melanie Balcomb made it to 200 career wins faster than any Commodore coach in school history. The team’s atten-dance bolted into the Top 20.
We’ll remember the ceremony in mid-February in which Chan-telle Anderson’s jersey was retired, just the fourth to hang from the rafters. Her 2,604 points are more than any Dore has scored.
The men’s basketball team was in the national spotlight much of the year, taking down foes and residing in the Top 25. The season’s end didn’t match the dream script, but people took note when the trio of Festus Ezeli, John Jenkins and Jeff Taylor announced they were returning next year while on the same page of the newspaper two Kentucky Wildcats said adios and headed for the NBA.
Our bowlers understood that it’s how you finish that counts. They recovered from a slow start by playing for the NCAA Cham-pionship on ESPN; the young team finished second to an interna-tionally dominated opponent.
Women’s tennis and golf also hit their stride late. The hard-court-ers upset Tennessee and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, while our golfers had to win a playoff at the regional championship for the last NCAA finals berth before catching fire on the Texas plains and finishing 10th in the nation.
And what a season for the Boys of Summer! The SEC tri-cham-pion baseball team thrived in the polls and set record attendance levels at Hawkins Field throughout the year, finishing with a flour-ish by sweeping five straight NCAA contests at home to advance to the school’s first College World Series.
As the fiscal year wound down, we lost two stalwarts to retire-ment. Development officers Christy Passmore and Lucy Jones announced they were leaving us June 30. They will be missed.
And the school year adjourned much the same as always; 63 Com-modores earned degrees as the NCAA announced that Vanderbilt led the SEC in the Academic Progress Report by a mile. Soccer’s Molly Kinsella became a first-team Academic All-American.
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It’s My Turn
By Rod Williamson
Moments of Reflection
Remember Bobby Johnson? While it seems dog years ago, it has been just about 12 months since that startling day last July when
our football coach announced his retire-ment. Let’s have that be our starting point as we take a quick stroll down the 2010-11 Memory Lane.
Robbie Caldwell was pulled off a sweltering practice field to be informed he would succeed Bobby as our head coach. A week later he was a sensation at the Southeastern Conference’s gigan-tic Media Days, using his down-home stories and good-ole-boy charm and wit to get the first standing ovation in anyone’s memory from the otherwise cynical gang of writers. Alas, a long-term run was not to be, and he offered his resignation at season’s end, leav-ing behind a classy and lasting impression.
The next 20 days were filled with speculation—much of it incor-rect—about who would be our new head coach. When the curtain was raised, the dynamic James Franklin was being introduced in the Board of Trust Room of the Sarratt Student Center. A new era had begun.
A capacity crowd filled the Student Life Center as we inducted our third Hall of Fame class in September, an elite group that spanned from Grantland Rice (1901) to Shan Foster (2008).
We bid adieu to giants. Hall of Famer Roy Skinner left us in October, and golf legend Mason Rudolph’s heart finally gave way in April. Both humble gentlemen let their unforgettable accom-plishments do the talking.
Winter’s cool north breezes escorted red-hot evenings to Memorial Gymnasium. Our women’s basketball team notched its 12th consecutive 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appear-ance while Melanie Balcomb made it to 200 career wins faster than any Commodore coach in school history. The team’s atten-dance bolted into the Top 20.
We’ll remember the ceremony in mid-February in which Chan-telle Anderson’s jersey was retired, just the fourth to hang from the rafters. Her 2,604 points are more than any Dore has scored.
The men’s basketball team was in the national spotlight much of the year, taking down foes and residing in the Top 25. The season’s end didn’t match the dream script, but people took note when the trio of Festus Ezeli, John Jenkins and Jeff Taylor announced they were returning next year while on the same page of the newspaper two Kentucky Wildcats said adios and headed for the NBA.
Our bowlers understood that it’s how you finish that counts. They recovered from a slow start by playing for the NCAA Cham-pionship on ESPN; the young team finished second to an interna-tionally dominated opponent.
Women’s tennis and golf also hit their stride late. The hard-court-ers upset Tennessee and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, while our golfers had to win a playoff at the regional championship for the last NCAA finals berth before catching fire on the Texas plains and finishing 10th in the nation.
And what a season for the Boys of Summer! The SEC tri-cham-pion baseball team thrived in the polls and set record attendance levels at Hawkins Field throughout the year, finishing with a flour-ish by sweeping five straight NCAA contests at home to advance to the school’s first College World Series.
As the fiscal year wound down, we lost two stalwarts to retire-ment. Development officers Christy Passmore and Lucy Jones announced they were leaving us June 30. They will be missed.
And the school year adjourned much the same as always; 63 Com-modores earned degrees as the NCAA announced that Vanderbilt led the SEC in the Academic Progress Report by a mile. Soccer’s Molly Kinsella became a first-team Academic All-American.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. n
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CHANGING CULTURETHE
You spoke; we listened We wanted to make attending football games easier and more fun so we went to the experts on the topic—you!
We listened to a lot of you through personal conversa-tions, an online suggestion box and even a fan retreat last winter. The priority list became clear very soon, and we began making a concerted effort to bring many of those ideas to reality.
Here is an overview of many of the primary “Changing the Culture” items that have been enacted for this season.
Bigger and better VANdYVille• TEAM WALK-THROUGH Coach James Franklin will lead his team northward through Van-dyville approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff. The team will arrive in buses at the Children’s Way-Natchez Trace intersection and begin its walk to the McGugin Center locker room. Commodore fans are encouraged to line Vandyville and cheer their favorites.
• LEGENDS TENT A designated tent during pre-game where Vanderbilt Athletic celebrities will be available to meet and greet the fans. Legends will be announced the week of each game.
• PICNIC AREA Coca-Cola is sponsoring a terrific new picnic area around the giant video screen at the north end of Vandyville. This includes tables, some with umbrellas for shade and protection from the elements.
• VANDYVILLE STAGE There will be a stage on the southern end of Vandyville near Blakemore where live bands will perform before each game.
• MORE TENTS EXTENDING DOWN NATCHEZ TRACE Fans will notice that Vandyville continues to grow, expanding southward down Natchez Trace.
• NCC MEMBER SERVICES TENT The National Commodore Club will have a designated area on Vandyville for its members to enjoy.
• IMPROVED SIGNS Large wooden signs will be strategically placed in the Vandyville area detailing standard pre-game events and when they will occur.
• COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF In addition to announcing the team’s on-field arrival or celebrating Commodore scoring plays, the stadium horn will be used to give tailgaters time reminders, such as so many minutes before Star Walk or until kickoff. The horn will soon have a name as fans suggested more than 90 names during the spring and early summer. Fans will be voting for the final name online and at Dore Jam.
Parking enhancementsThis was the most common request, and it became our top priority. Fans wanted more parking options, especially near Vandyville and hopefully at a reasonable price. The new and vastly improved parking plan offers fans the opportunity to purchase quality parking in paved lots adjacent to Natchez Trace/Vandyville for as low as $150 for the entire season. As an added bonus to the season parking, a year’s membership to the National Commodore Club is included. Some of the participants in this new plan are seeing the Commodore Nation magazine for the first time as a result.
expanded tailgating optionsRight behind better parking on your list was expanded options for tailgating. Another good idea! Vanderbilt Athletics has responded in several ways:
A new designated family tailgate area has been added on the eastern corner of Natchez Trace. The Vandyville Too Kid’s Zone is fenced with green grass and has seven inflatables, cotton candy, face painting and more fun for safe and com-fortable tailgating on the south end of Vandyville. It is conve-niently located near some of the new parking.
In addition, the expanded parking space also will give more fans prime tailgate territory.
inside Vanderbilt Stadium1) A brand new sound system.
2) The Jumbotron will be active with new interactive content from when the gates open until kickoff.
3) The Commodores will enter Dudley Field through a new inflatable tunnel.
4) Recorded pre-game music will include favorites from the Commodore team, coaching staff and other notables.
5) There will be a special ceremony before each game present-ing the Commodore Anchor, a cherished team symbol.
6) The new grass field will have new end-zone graphics.
7) Rest room signs for faster and easier entry and egress.
8) Improved food concession areas, especially on the east side.
Also of interest• The athletic ticket office will open four hours before kick-
off for added fan convenience.
• The Chick-fil-A of Rivergate Tailgate Show heard over the Vanderbilt-IMG Sports Network will be expanded from 60 minutes to 90 minutes, with the first half originating live from the heart of Vandyville.
• Considerable progress toward standardizing our gold color (Vegas gold) is being made, although the full impact will not be seen for about one year. It takes that long for a wide range of companies producing the gear worldwide to make the transition.
• Later this fall, the Vanderbilt Bookstore will move to the former Borders Books on West End Avenue. The new location will be much bigger and easier for the public to access.
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CHANGING CULTURETHE
You spoke; we listened We wanted to make attending football games easier and more fun so we went to the experts on the topic—you!
We listened to a lot of you through personal conversa-tions, an online suggestion box and even a fan retreat last winter. The priority list became clear very soon, and we began making a concerted effort to bring many of those ideas to reality.
Here is an overview of many of the primary “Changing the Culture” items that have been enacted for this season.
Bigger and better VANdYVille• TEAM WALK-THROUGH Coach James Franklin will lead his team northward through Van-dyville approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff. The team will arrive in buses at the Children’s Way-Natchez Trace intersection and begin its walk to the McGugin Center locker room. Commodore fans are encouraged to line Vandyville and cheer their favorites.
• LEGENDS TENT A designated tent during pre-game where Vanderbilt Athletic celebrities will be available to meet and greet the fans. Legends will be announced the week of each game.
• PICNIC AREA Coca-Cola is sponsoring a terrific new picnic area around the giant video screen at the north end of Vandyville. This includes tables, some with umbrellas for shade and protection from the elements.
• VANDYVILLE STAGE There will be a stage on the southern end of Vandyville near Blakemore where live bands will perform before each game.
• MORE TENTS EXTENDING DOWN NATCHEZ TRACE Fans will notice that Vandyville continues to grow, expanding southward down Natchez Trace.
• NCC MEMBER SERVICES TENT The National Commodore Club will have a designated area on Vandyville for its members to enjoy.
• IMPROVED SIGNS Large wooden signs will be strategically placed in the Vandyville area detailing standard pre-game events and when they will occur.
• COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF In addition to announcing the team’s on-field arrival or celebrating Commodore scoring plays, the stadium horn will be used to give tailgaters time reminders, such as so many minutes before Star Walk or until kickoff. The horn will soon have a name as fans suggested more than 90 names during the spring and early summer. Fans will be voting for the final name online and at Dore Jam.
Parking enhancementsThis was the most common request, and it became our top priority. Fans wanted more parking options, especially near Vandyville and hopefully at a reasonable price. The new and vastly improved parking plan offers fans the opportunity to purchase quality parking in paved lots adjacent to Natchez Trace/Vandyville for as low as $150 for the entire season. As an added bonus to the season parking, a year’s membership to the National Commodore Club is included. Some of the participants in this new plan are seeing the Commodore Nation magazine for the first time as a result.
expanded tailgating optionsRight behind better parking on your list was expanded options for tailgating. Another good idea! Vanderbilt Athletics has responded in several ways:
A new designated family tailgate area has been added on the eastern corner of Natchez Trace. The Vandyville Too Kid’s Zone is fenced with green grass and has seven inflatables, cotton candy, face painting and more fun for safe and com-fortable tailgating on the south end of Vandyville. It is conve-niently located near some of the new parking.
In addition, the expanded parking space also will give more fans prime tailgate territory.
inside Vanderbilt Stadium1) A brand new sound system.
2) The Jumbotron will be active with new interactive content from when the gates open until kickoff.
3) The Commodores will enter Dudley Field through a new inflatable tunnel.
4) Recorded pre-game music will include favorites from the Commodore team, coaching staff and other notables.
5) There will be a special ceremony before each game present-ing the Commodore Anchor, a cherished team symbol.
6) The new grass field will have new end-zone graphics.
7) Rest room signs for faster and easier entry and egress.
8) Improved food concession areas, especially on the east side.
Also of interest• The athletic ticket office will open four hours before kick-
off for added fan convenience.
• The Chick-fil-A of Rivergate Tailgate Show heard over the Vanderbilt-IMG Sports Network will be expanded from 60 minutes to 90 minutes, with the first half originating live from the heart of Vandyville.
• Considerable progress toward standardizing our gold color (Vegas gold) is being made, although the full impact will not be seen for about one year. It takes that long for a wide range of companies producing the gear worldwide to make the transition.
• Later this fall, the Vanderbilt Bookstore will move to the former Borders Books on West End Avenue. The new location will be much bigger and easier for the public to access.
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Mark Carter’s experience as a collegiate athlete has served him well during his career as a development officer at sev-eral major universities.
Carter was recently promoted to become Vanderbilt’s associ-ate director of student athletics and the executive director of the National Commodore Club and Athletics Development. It’s a big title for a big job, although he sees it as much more than that.
“This is a challenge, but it’s also a very big opportunity,” he says. “Our mission is clear: we are to give our administration and coaches the resources they need to attract the finest student-athletes in the nation and compete in the nation’s best athletic conference.”
Carter is competitive, befitting a former catcher whose role it was to be the hub of a baseball team’s defense. The University of Memphis graduate has been at Vanderbilt since March of 2010, and in his new role it hasn’t taken him long to identify priorities and immediate goals.
“Over the past 15 years or so, the number of our donors and their composite giving has stayed relatively the same,” he notes. “During that time, many of our peer schools have grown rapidly in both areas, so our goal must be not to grow by small amounts, but rather to push both our annual membership and our giving total in larger increments. We must do this to accomplish our mission.”
It’s that kind of fire and enthusiasm that made Carter the logi-cal choice a year ago when he was lured to Vanderbilt from Duke, where his last role was as the director of major gifts for athlet-ics. While in Durham, he was part of the most successful six-year period in the Blue Devils’ athletic history.
The soft-spoken Carter knows that achieving goals requires a coordinated team effort.
Like any successful professional, Carter has had his share of excellent mentors. They include Scott Rabenold, a development executive at Memphis, two former Duke associates—Jack Winters and Tom Coffman—and John Currie, now the Director of Athletics at Kansas State but a development officer when Carter worked at the University of Tennessee for one year.
These men and others taught Carter that develop-ment work has to become personal, that fundraising and friend-raising need to be intertwined.
“Philanthropy is not for everyone, and being a sports fan is not for every-one,” Carter notes. “But when you can link the two it can become very exciting. It doesn’t matter how many zeros are on the check, if the match is a good one to someone’s passion, the giving part usually takes care of itself.”
Carter understands some things require time, and he has the persistence for the long haul. He credits his baseball experience with giving him the perseverance to continue chasing his dream.
He had gotten his first taste of life outside the competitor’s uniform when chronic back problems forced him to hang up his catcher’s mask.
“I went to R.C. Johnson (the Memphis athletic director) and asked him if I could volunteer or work for peanuts to gain experi-ence. He gave me a shot, and it was an eye-opening experience. I got a chance to see that development was one of the biggest pieces of his job and realized it was an area where I could eventu-ally make a difference.”
Vanderbilt coaches, administrators and even the student-ath-letes—whether they realize it or not—will be counting on Carter and his colleagues to make that difference in the months and years to come. There is another opportunity for this old baseball catcher to rally the team toward yet another victory.
NCC’s Carter excited for challenge ahead
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Mark Carter’s experience as a collegiate athlete has served him well during his career as a development officer at sev-eral major universities.
Carter was recently promoted to become Vanderbilt’s associ-ate director of student athletics and the executive director of the National Commodore Club and Athletics Development. It’s a big title for a big job, although he sees it as much more than that.
“This is a challenge, but it’s also a very big opportunity,” he says. “Our mission is clear: we are to give our administration and coaches the resources they need to attract the finest student-athletes in the nation and compete in the nation’s best athletic conference.”
Carter is competitive, befitting a former catcher whose role it was to be the hub of a baseball team’s defense. The University of Memphis graduate has been at Vanderbilt since March of 2010, and in his new role it hasn’t taken him long to identify priorities and immediate goals.
“Over the past 15 years or so, the number of our donors and their composite giving has stayed relatively the same,” he notes. “During that time, many of our peer schools have grown rapidly in both areas, so our goal must be not to grow by small amounts, but rather to push both our annual membership and our giving total in larger increments. We must do this to accomplish our mission.”
It’s that kind of fire and enthusiasm that made Carter the logi-cal choice a year ago when he was lured to Vanderbilt from Duke, where his last role was as the director of major gifts for athlet-ics. While in Durham, he was part of the most successful six-year period in the Blue Devils’ athletic history.
The soft-spoken Carter knows that achieving goals requires a coordinated team effort.
Like any successful professional, Carter has had his share of excellent mentors. They include Scott Rabenold, a development executive at Memphis, two former Duke associates—Jack Winters and Tom Coffman—and John Currie, now the Director of Athletics at Kansas State but a development officer when Carter worked at the University of Tennessee for one year.
These men and others taught Carter that develop-ment work has to become personal, that fundraising and friend-raising need to be intertwined.
“Philanthropy is not for everyone, and being a sports fan is not for every-one,” Carter notes. “But when you can link the two it can become very exciting. It doesn’t matter how many zeros are on the check, if the match is a good one to someone’s passion, the giving part usually takes care of itself.”
Carter understands some things require time, and he has the persistence for the long haul. He credits his baseball experience with giving him the perseverance to continue chasing his dream.
He had gotten his first taste of life outside the competitor’s uniform when chronic back problems forced him to hang up his catcher’s mask.
“I went to R.C. Johnson (the Memphis athletic director) and asked him if I could volunteer or work for peanuts to gain experi-ence. He gave me a shot, and it was an eye-opening experience. I got a chance to see that development was one of the biggest pieces of his job and realized it was an area where I could eventu-ally make a difference.”
Vanderbilt coaches, administrators and even the student-ath-letes—whether they realize it or not—will be counting on Carter and his colleagues to make that difference in the months and years to come. There is another opportunity for this old baseball catcher to rally the team toward yet another victory.
NCC’s Carter excited for challenge ahead
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Hall O F Fame
Playing on both sides of the line from 1935 to 1937, Carl Hinkle led the Commodores with his tough-ness, endurance and penchant for the big play. As team captain in 1937, Hinkle played every minute of seven of his team’s nine games, leading Vanderbilt in tackles and finishing among team leaders in interceptions. He also was on the field in 1935 for Vanderbilt’s first victory over Tennessee since 1926, snapping the longest losing streak to the Volunteers in program his-tory at the time. Hinkle is one of only five Commodores enshrined in the National College Football Hall of Fame.
Carl HinkleFOOTBAll
Peter Lamb’s exceptional abil-ity on the tennis court landed him considerable public attention during his four-year Vanderbilt career. A native of South Africa, Lamb distinguished himself upon his admittance to Vanderbilt when he became the first tennis player ever to be offered a full athletic scholarship to the school. As a sophomore Lamb became the first non-white player ever to represent South Africa in international Davis Cup play. As a member of the team he competed against the United States in the 1978 North and Central America Zone Final, a match held in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium.
Peter lambTeNNiS
For more than 15 years, John Ingram has followed in the gener-ous tradition of the entire Ingram family by donating his time and resources as chairman of the Shape the Future campaign for Vanderbilt Athletics. A former graduate student at Vanderbilt and the son of former University Board of Trust Chairs Bronson and Mar-tha Ingram, John has helped drive numerous athletic projects. Ingram has played a vital role in the facility upgrades to Vanderbilt Stadium, McGugin Center, Memorial Gym and Hawkins Field that have helped Vanderbilt become more competi-tive in the athletics-rich SEC.
John ingramliFeTiMe ACHieVeMeNT
Sheri Sam’s four-year career began and ended with postseason suc-cess—she was a freshman when the Commodores reached the Final Four in 1993 and a senior on the 1996 team that reached the Elite Eight. In between those runs, Sam grew from a spot contributor off the bench into one of the nation’s premier frontcourt players. She led the team in points, rebounds and steals in her final two seasons. After averaging 20.4 points per game as a senior in 1996, Sam became the third player in school history to be named a Kodak All-American and remains one of only four VU players to be so honored.
Sheri SamBASKeTBAll
Scotti Madison arrived on cam-pus in 1977 with a scholarship to play both football and baseball, but it was his dominance on the diamond that ultimately pro-pelled him to be regarded among Vanderbilt’s all-time greats. The first baseball player in school his-tory to be selected as a first-team All-American, Madison graduated with numerous school records, including career home runs, single-season batting average and single-season walks. He is also the only VU player to be named to the All-SEC first team for two different positions: as an outfielder in 1978 and as a catcher in 1979 and 1980.
Scotti MadisonBASeBAll
Runner David Latimer concluded an eventful undergraduate career at Vanderbilt with a flourish in 1997 when he became the school’s first recipient of a Rhodes Scholar-ship in 14 years. Latimer, a double major in physics and mathemat-ics, lettered in cross country in his junior and senior seasons and represented the team in the sea-son-ending SEC Championships and District IX Championships. Those athletic accomplishments supplemented his already impres-sive academic resume—his under-graduate work in theoretical cardiac electrophysiology was published in numerous journals.
david latimerCROSS COUNTRY
Will Perdue’s big senior season in 1988 helped lift the Vanderbilt bas-ketball team to several milestones, including the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth in 15 years and first Sweet 16 appearance in school history. He blossomed into a dominant player in his final two collegiate seasons, averaging 17.4 and then 18.3 points per game and drawing honors and recognition on the regional and national stage. The 7-foot center went on to have the longest NBA career of any former Commodore and earned four NBA Championship rings playing on some of the game’s great teams.
Will PerdueBASKeTBAll
Long before he launched a deco-rated political career during which he has represented the state of Tennessee with distinction on the national and international stage, United States Senator Lamar Alex-ander was a Vanderbilt student-athlete. Alexander joined the men’s track team for his sophomore and junior years of school, running the one-mile relay, 440-yard dash and 440-yard relay for the Commo-dores. He filled out a talented relay team that would set school records and remain competitive against its Southeastern Conference oppo-nents despite operating without athletic scholarships.
lamar AlexanderTRACK & Field
Goalkeeper Tyler Griffin back-stopped the Commodores to their most successful stretch of the decade, including two consecu-tive NCAA Tournament berths in 2005 and 2006. A transfer from North Carolina, Griffin played her way into the school record books in several goalkeeping statistical categories in just three years and garnered All-America recognition from multiple national organiza-tions. Her dominant run during the 2005 campaign was highlighted by an 11-game winning streak during which she allowed just one goal and helped the Commodores record 16 victories that year.
Tyler GriffinSOCCeR
Vanderbilt Athletics officials announced the school’s
fourth Hall of Fame class in July. The Class of 2011
includes nine members and spans more than 70 years
of Commodore history.
Hall of Fame Weekend is again scheduled to coin-
cide with the opening of the football season. The
fourth annual Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner will
take place on Friday night, Sept. 2. The Class of 2011
will appear at Vandyville the following day and be rec-
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Hall O F Fame
Playing on both sides of the line from 1935 to 1937, Carl Hinkle led the Commodores with his tough-ness, endurance and penchant for the big play. As team captain in 1937, Hinkle played every minute of seven of his team’s nine games, leading Vanderbilt in tackles and finishing among team leaders in interceptions. He also was on the field in 1935 for Vanderbilt’s first victory over Tennessee since 1926, snapping the longest losing streak to the Volunteers in program his-tory at the time. Hinkle is one of only five Commodores enshrined in the National College Football Hall of Fame.
Carl HinkleFOOTBAll
Peter Lamb’s exceptional abil-ity on the tennis court landed him considerable public attention during his four-year Vanderbilt career. A native of South Africa, Lamb distinguished himself upon his admittance to Vanderbilt when he became the first tennis player ever to be offered a full athletic scholarship to the school. As a sophomore Lamb became the first non-white player ever to represent South Africa in international Davis Cup play. As a member of the team he competed against the United States in the 1978 North and Central America Zone Final, a match held in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium.
Peter lambTeNNiS
For more than 15 years, John Ingram has followed in the gener-ous tradition of the entire Ingram family by donating his time and resources as chairman of the Shape the Future campaign for Vanderbilt Athletics. A former graduate student at Vanderbilt and the son of former University Board of Trust Chairs Bronson and Mar-tha Ingram, John has helped drive numerous athletic projects. Ingram has played a vital role in the facility upgrades to Vanderbilt Stadium, McGugin Center, Memorial Gym and Hawkins Field that have helped Vanderbilt become more competi-tive in the athletics-rich SEC.
John ingramliFeTiMe ACHieVeMeNT
Sheri Sam’s four-year career began and ended with postseason suc-cess—she was a freshman when the Commodores reached the Final Four in 1993 and a senior on the 1996 team that reached the Elite Eight. In between those runs, Sam grew from a spot contributor off the bench into one of the nation’s premier frontcourt players. She led the team in points, rebounds and steals in her final two seasons. After averaging 20.4 points per game as a senior in 1996, Sam became the third player in school history to be named a Kodak All-American and remains one of only four VU players to be so honored.
Sheri SamBASKeTBAll
Scotti Madison arrived on cam-pus in 1977 with a scholarship to play both football and baseball, but it was his dominance on the diamond that ultimately pro-pelled him to be regarded among Vanderbilt’s all-time greats. The first baseball player in school his-tory to be selected as a first-team All-American, Madison graduated with numerous school records, including career home runs, single-season batting average and single-season walks. He is also the only VU player to be named to the All-SEC first team for two different positions: as an outfielder in 1978 and as a catcher in 1979 and 1980.
Scotti MadisonBASeBAll
Runner David Latimer concluded an eventful undergraduate career at Vanderbilt with a flourish in 1997 when he became the school’s first recipient of a Rhodes Scholar-ship in 14 years. Latimer, a double major in physics and mathemat-ics, lettered in cross country in his junior and senior seasons and represented the team in the sea-son-ending SEC Championships and District IX Championships. Those athletic accomplishments supplemented his already impres-sive academic resume—his under-graduate work in theoretical cardiac electrophysiology was published in numerous journals.
david latimerCROSS COUNTRY
Will Perdue’s big senior season in 1988 helped lift the Vanderbilt bas-ketball team to several milestones, including the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth in 15 years and first Sweet 16 appearance in school history. He blossomed into a dominant player in his final two collegiate seasons, averaging 17.4 and then 18.3 points per game and drawing honors and recognition on the regional and national stage. The 7-foot center went on to have the longest NBA career of any former Commodore and earned four NBA Championship rings playing on some of the game’s great teams.
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Long before he launched a deco-rated political career during which he has represented the state of Tennessee with distinction on the national and international stage, United States Senator Lamar Alex-ander was a Vanderbilt student-athlete. Alexander joined the men’s track team for his sophomore and junior years of school, running the one-mile relay, 440-yard dash and 440-yard relay for the Commo-dores. He filled out a talented relay team that would set school records and remain competitive against its Southeastern Conference oppo-nents despite operating without athletic scholarships.
lamar AlexanderTRACK & Field
Goalkeeper Tyler Griffin back-stopped the Commodores to their most successful stretch of the decade, including two consecu-tive NCAA Tournament berths in 2005 and 2006. A transfer from North Carolina, Griffin played her way into the school record books in several goalkeeping statistical categories in just three years and garnered All-America recognition from multiple national organiza-tions. Her dominant run during the 2005 campaign was highlighted by an 11-game winning streak during which she allowed just one goal and helped the Commodores record 16 victories that year.
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Vanderbilt Athletics officials announced the school’s
fourth Hall of Fame class in July. The Class of 2011
includes nine members and spans more than 70 years
of Commodore history.
Hall of Fame Weekend is again scheduled to coin-
cide with the opening of the football season. The
fourth annual Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner will
take place on Friday night, Sept. 2. The Class of 2011
will appear at Vandyville the following day and be rec-
ognized at the season-opening game against Elon.
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T he 2011 NCAA Career in Sports Forum took place June 12-15, 2011, at the Downtown Marriott in India-
napolis, Indiana. Only 303 student-athletes were selected to participate in the forum out of more than 1,100 nominations.
Three Commodores—basketball’s Jor-dan Coleman, football’s Rob Lohr and lacrosse’s Natalie Wills—attended the event, which featured 10 sport-specific coaching tracks and one track focused on administration.
The administrator track covered the internal and external operations of intercol-legiate athletics, highlighting departments such as academics, compliance, develop-ment, event management and marketing. The coaching track also discussed a wide range of topics, including organization, teaching, ethical concerns, communica-tions, injury prevention, conditioning and evaluation.
The forum was made up of small-group sessions, sport-specific meetings, a career fair, dinner etiquette instruction and a net-working social.
Coleman and Lohr both participated in the administrator track, while Wills focused on coaching lacrosse. All three came in with different goals, but each left with a better understanding of their options after college.
For Coleman, a communication major
who is interested in a possible career in sports marketing, the forum’s impressive list of high-profile guests was a highlight.
“They brought in marketing profession-als who talked about how they got to where they are, and how we can get to where they are as well,” Coleman said. “It was really beneficial to have contact and network with so many people in the industry.”
An economics major, Lohr saw the forum as an opportunity to learn more about a prospective career in marketing, which may or may not involve athletics.
“I thought this would be a good way to network and get more information,” Lohr said. “I really learned the importance of
networking. It’s not all about your resume, but also the relationships you’ve cultivated along the way.”
On the coaching track, Wills gained a new appreciation for her own mentors while absorbing knowledge from the varied groups represented in Indianapolis.
“The biggest thing I took away is that there is no one coaching philosophy,” Wills said. “There’s so much you have to bring to the table in many different aspects. It helped me understand the full job that [coaches] have that we don’t always see as student-athletes. The whole experience was very helpful for anyone that wanted to get into the sports industry.”
Three Commodores attend NCAA Career in Sports forum
Coleman Lohr Wills
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T he 2011 NCAA Career in Sports Forum took place June 12-15, 2011, at the Downtown Marriott in India-
napolis, Indiana. Only 303 student-athletes were selected to participate in the forum out of more than 1,100 nominations.
Three Commodores—basketball’s Jor-dan Coleman, football’s Rob Lohr and lacrosse’s Natalie Wills—attended the event, which featured 10 sport-specific coaching tracks and one track focused on administration.
The administrator track covered the internal and external operations of intercol-legiate athletics, highlighting departments such as academics, compliance, develop-ment, event management and marketing. The coaching track also discussed a wide range of topics, including organization, teaching, ethical concerns, communica-tions, injury prevention, conditioning and evaluation.
The forum was made up of small-group sessions, sport-specific meetings, a career fair, dinner etiquette instruction and a net-working social.
Coleman and Lohr both participated in the administrator track, while Wills focused on coaching lacrosse. All three came in with different goals, but each left with a better understanding of their options after college.
For Coleman, a communication major
who is interested in a possible career in sports marketing, the forum’s impressive list of high-profile guests was a highlight.
“They brought in marketing profession-als who talked about how they got to where they are, and how we can get to where they are as well,” Coleman said. “It was really beneficial to have contact and network with so many people in the industry.”
An economics major, Lohr saw the forum as an opportunity to learn more about a prospective career in marketing, which may or may not involve athletics.
“I thought this would be a good way to network and get more information,” Lohr said. “I really learned the importance of
networking. It’s not all about your resume, but also the relationships you’ve cultivated along the way.”
On the coaching track, Wills gained a new appreciation for her own mentors while absorbing knowledge from the varied groups represented in Indianapolis.
“The biggest thing I took away is that there is no one coaching philosophy,” Wills said. “There’s so much you have to bring to the table in many different aspects. It helped me understand the full job that [coaches] have that we don’t always see as student-athletes. The whole experience was very helpful for anyone that wanted to get into the sports industry.”
Three Commodores attend NCAA Career in Sports forum
Coleman Lohr Wills
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2011 FALL SCHEDULESFootball
Sept. 3 Elon NASHVILLE
Sept. 10 Connecticut NASHVILLE
Sept. 17 Ole Miss * NASHVILLE
Sept. 24 at South Carolina * Columbia, S.C.
Oct. 8 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Oct. 15 Georgia * NASHVILLE
Oct. 22 Army NASHVILLE
Oct. 29 Arkansas NASHVILLE
Nov. 5 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla.
Nov. 12 Kentucky * NASHVILLE
Nov. 19 at Tennessee * Knoxville
Nov. 26 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C.
Cross Country
Sept. 2 Belmont-VU Opener NASHVILLE
Sept. 17 Commodore Classic NASHVILLE
Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn.
Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Louisville, Ky.
Oct. 14 Wisconsin-adidas Invite Madison, Wis.
Oct. 16 NCAA Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind.
Oct. 31 SEC Championships Knoxville
Nov. 12 NCAA South Regional Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Nov. 21 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind.
Men’s Golf
Sept. 3-4 Carmel Cup Carmel, Calif.
Sept. 23-25 Mason Rudolph Championship FRANKLIN
Oct. 9-11 The Prestige La Quinta, Calif.
Oct. 23-25 Isleworth Collegiate Orlando, Fla.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 The Hummingbird Cashiers, N.C.
Feb. 20-21 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Mobile, Ala.
March 5-6 Palmetto Invitational Aiken, S.C.
March 16-19 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational Statesboro, Ga.
April 9-10 Memphis Intercollegiate Memphis, Tenn.
April 20-22 SEC Championship Sea Island, Ga.
May 17-19 NCAA Regional TBD
May 29-June 3 NCAA Championship Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Women’s Golf
Sept. 11-13 Cougar Classic Charleston
Sept. 23-25 Mason Rudolph Fall Preview FRANKLIN
Oct. 14-16 Stanford Intercollegiate Palo Alto
Oct. 21-23 Mercedes SEC-Pac 12 Challenge Knoxville
Feb. 20-21 Central District Invitational Parrish, Fla.
March 2-4 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hilton Head
March 9-11 LSU Golf Classic Baton Rouge
March 30-April 1 Ping/ASU Invitational Tempe
April 20-22 SEC Championship Fayetteville
May 10-12 NCAA Regional TBD
May 22-25 NCAA Championship FRANKLIN
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2011 FALL SCHEDULESFootball
Sept. 3 Elon NASHVILLE
Sept. 10 Connecticut NASHVILLE
Sept. 17 Ole Miss * NASHVILLE
Sept. 24 at South Carolina * Columbia, S.C.
Oct. 8 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Oct. 15 Georgia * NASHVILLE
Oct. 22 Army NASHVILLE
Oct. 29 Arkansas NASHVILLE
Nov. 5 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla.
Nov. 12 Kentucky * NASHVILLE
Nov. 19 at Tennessee * Knoxville
Nov. 26 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C.
Cross Country
Sept. 2 Belmont-VU Opener NASHVILLE
Sept. 17 Commodore Classic NASHVILLE
Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn.
Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Louisville, Ky.
Oct. 14 Wisconsin-adidas Invite Madison, Wis.
Oct. 16 NCAA Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind.
Oct. 31 SEC Championships Knoxville
Nov. 12 NCAA South Regional Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Nov. 21 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind.
Men’s Golf
Sept. 3-4 Carmel Cup Carmel, Calif.
Sept. 23-25 Mason Rudolph Championship FRANKLIN
Oct. 9-11 The Prestige La Quinta, Calif.
Oct. 23-25 Isleworth Collegiate Orlando, Fla.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 The Hummingbird Cashiers, N.C.
Feb. 20-21 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Mobile, Ala.
March 5-6 Palmetto Invitational Aiken, S.C.
March 16-19 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational Statesboro, Ga.
April 9-10 Memphis Intercollegiate Memphis, Tenn.
April 20-22 SEC Championship Sea Island, Ga.
May 17-19 NCAA Regional TBD
May 29-June 3 NCAA Championship Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Women’s Golf
Sept. 11-13 Cougar Classic Charleston
Sept. 23-25 Mason Rudolph Fall Preview FRANKLIN
Oct. 14-16 Stanford Intercollegiate Palo Alto
Oct. 21-23 Mercedes SEC-Pac 12 Challenge Knoxville
Feb. 20-21 Central District Invitational Parrish, Fla.
March 2-4 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hilton Head
March 9-11 LSU Golf Classic Baton Rouge
March 30-April 1 Ping/ASU Invitational Tempe
April 20-22 SEC Championship Fayetteville
May 10-12 NCAA Regional TBD
May 22-25 NCAA Championship FRANKLIN
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C ommencement is one of the biggest days of the year on Vanderbilt’s cam-
pus, and the sentiment rings just as true for student-athletes as for the general student population. Due to their demanding spring sched-ules, however, each year a handful of student-athletes are unable to attend the university-wide com-mencement celebration on the sec-ond Friday in May.
Above: Chancellor Nick Zeppos and Vice Chancellor David Williams pose with student-athletes before the Friday morning Commence-ment ceremony. Members of the baseball team were able to walk at Commencement on Friday morn-ing before opening an SEC series at Hawkins Field that evening.
Right: Members of the men’s ten-nis team received their diplomas in a Tuesday morning Athletic Com-mencement ceremony inside the Student Life Center. Chancellor Zeppos and Vice Chancellor Wil-liams presided over the event, which also featured the women’s tennis and women’s track and field teams.
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C ommencement is one of the biggest days of the year on Vanderbilt’s cam-
pus, and the sentiment rings just as true for student-athletes as for the general student population. Due to their demanding spring sched-ules, however, each year a handful of student-athletes are unable to attend the university-wide com-mencement celebration on the sec-ond Friday in May.
Above: Chancellor Nick Zeppos and Vice Chancellor David Williams pose with student-athletes before the Friday morning Commence-ment ceremony. Members of the baseball team were able to walk at Commencement on Friday morn-ing before opening an SEC series at Hawkins Field that evening.
Right: Members of the men’s ten-nis team received their diplomas in a Tuesday morning Athletic Com-mencement ceremony inside the Student Life Center. Chancellor Zeppos and Vice Chancellor Wil-liams presided over the event, which also featured the women’s tennis and women’s track and field teams.
JOHN RUSSELL / VU PHOTOGRAPHY
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