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By Michelle Brutlag Hoscik
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Facilities: Indiana University, Bloomington, broke ground on the construction of several major athletics facilities June 19, the same day the school lost football coach Terry Hoeppner to brain cancer. The new construction includes the North Endzone facility, the Basketball Development Center, the baseball stadium, softball stadium and academic resource center. The entire project has a $55 million price tag. The target completion date for all facilities is spring 2009, when the academic resource center will be completed.
Sport sponsorship: Saint Peter’s College announced it will no longer sponsor football. Saint Peter’s was a Division III program until 1993, when the NCAA prohibited multidivision classification for Division I. Athletics Director Bill Stein said remaining competitive in football was becoming too difficult, and the institution had no on-campus facility at which to practice or host games. All football student-athletes will be permitted to transfer immediately. The institution did not offer scholarships for football student-athletes.
Miscellaneous: The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, unveiled a new logo last month as part of a plan to enhance the visibility of its athletics program. The insignia includes the new Phoenix image and a wordmark specifically created for the athletics department. The lead designer of the image was Kory Lax, a 1991 Wisconsin-Green Bay graduate, through Imaginasium, Inc. The logo will be phased in throughout the next academic year, allowing sports programs to purchase new equipment during their scheduled updates instead of incurring additional costs. “We feel the new insignia conveys the emotions, power and competitiveness we want associated with our athletics programs,” said Athletics Director Ken Bothof. “It is an exciting time for Green Bay athletics.” ... The Virginia Sports Information Directors Association announced the creation of the Rich Murray Scholarship for Sports Journalism, named for the University of Virginia’s associate athletics director for public affairs. The scholarship will be presented annually to a Virginia high school student who excels in the area of sports journalism. Murray, a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America and the Virginia chapter, came to Virginia in 1983 after a stint at James Madison University. “There is no one more appropriate to name the Excellence in Sport Journalism scholarship after than Rich Murray,” said Virginia Athletics Director Craig Littlepage. “Rich has earned the respect of the media, coaches, administrators, student-athletes and the public as a result of his professionalism and caring nature. This is a great match, and Rich is deserving of our congratulations.” ... The University of California, Los Angeles, raised $200,000 at the second annual True Blue Celebration June 9 at the John Wooden Center. The proceeds go to the Wooden Athletic Fund, which benefits student-athletes in all sports ... Carolyn Greer, University of San Diego associate athletics director for sports medicine, received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award June 29 in Anaheim, California. The award recognizes members of the association for exceptional and unique contributions to athletic training ... Southern Methodist University entered into agreements with two advertising companies to handle campaigns for football and basketball. The Richards Group and Camelot Communications will work to maximize the scope and effectiveness of Mustang athletics ... The University of Pittsburgh is updating its Panther logo with a sleeker, more polished look. Athletics department officials worked with the Collegiate Licensing Company to develop the logo, which will continue to be used as a secondary mark to the Pitt block-letter logo introduced in 2005.
— Compiled by Michelle Brutlag Hosick
Sport sponsorship: Saint Peter’s College announced it will no longer sponsor football. Saint Peter’s was a Division III program until 1993, when the NCAA prohibited multidivision classification for Division I. Athletics Director Bill Stein said remaining competitive in football was becoming too difficult, and the institution had no on-campus facility at which to practice or host games. All football student-athletes will be permitted to transfer immediately. The institution did not offer scholarships for football student-athletes.
Miscellaneous: The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, unveiled a new logo last month as part of a plan to enhance the visibility of its athletics program. The insignia includes the new Phoenix image and a wordmark specifically created for the athletics department. The lead designer of the image was Kory Lax, a 1991 Wisconsin-Green Bay graduate, through Imaginasium, Inc. The logo will be phased in throughout the next academic year, allowing sports programs to purchase new equipment during their scheduled updates instead of incurring additional costs. “We feel the new insignia conveys the emotions, power and competitiveness we want associated with our athletics programs,” said Athletics Director Ken Bothof. “It is an exciting time for Green Bay athletics.” ... The Virginia Sports Information Directors Association announced the creation of the Rich Murray Scholarship for Sports Journalism, named for the University of Virginia’s associate athletics director for public affairs. The scholarship will be presented annually to a Virginia high school student who excels in the area of sports journalism. Murray, a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America and the Virginia chapter, came to Virginia in 1983 after a stint at James Madison University. “There is no one more appropriate to name the Excellence in Sport Journalism scholarship after than Rich Murray,” said Virginia Athletics Director Craig Littlepage. “Rich has earned the respect of the media, coaches, administrators, student-athletes and the public as a result of his professionalism and caring nature. This is a great match, and Rich is deserving of our congratulations.” ... The University of California, Los Angeles, raised $200,000 at the second annual True Blue Celebration June 9 at the John Wooden Center. The proceeds go to the Wooden Athletic Fund, which benefits student-athletes in all sports ... Carolyn Greer, University of San Diego associate athletics director for sports medicine, received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award June 29 in Anaheim, California. The award recognizes members of the association for exceptional and unique contributions to athletic training ... Southern Methodist University entered into agreements with two advertising companies to handle campaigns for football and basketball. The Richards Group and Camelot Communications will work to maximize the scope and effectiveness of Mustang athletics ... The University of Pittsburgh is updating its Panther logo with a sleeker, more polished look. Athletics department officials worked with the Collegiate Licensing Company to develop the logo, which will continue to be used as a secondary mark to the Pitt block-letter logo introduced in 2005.— Compiled by Michelle Brutlag Hosick
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