Wave Magazine - Fall 2013 by Jacksonville University

A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS J A C K S O N V I L L E

U N I V E R S I T Y

TAKE ME TO THE

RIVER (HOUSE) JU creating a campus hot spot for gathering, studying, meeting and partying

FALL 2013

Dear JU Alumni and Friends, Welcome to this latest edition of your publication, The Wave. As you spend time reading, you’ll see many updates tied to our main

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goal here on campus: to enhance the student experience. We’ve invested a lot of energy lately with our students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community. It’s paying off. The campus is buzzing with activity, and our action plans, based on their suggestions, are in full swing. Coming soon is a re-imagined River House (see Page 4), new College of Health Sciences building (Page 12) and new Doctorate in Business Administration (Page 16) — just a few ways we are focusing on giving our students the best educational, cultural and social experiences possible.

PUBLISHER Jacksonville University EDITOR Phillip Milano

MANAGING EDITOR Margaret Widman Dees

ART DIRECTOR Donald dela Torre

ASSISTANT EDITOR Kevin Hogencamp

CONTRIBUTING WRITER Todd Vatter CONTRIBUTING Ali Pordeli ILLUSTRATOR

CLASS NOTES Alumni Relations

Here are a few other exciting developments on campus, as we commit in all we do to making sure our students are fully supported and well-prepared to excel in their learning and leading: Riverview Café remodeling – These improvements are a visionary “reset” of our main student dining hall, based on student feedback, focus groups and reviews of dining trends. The café includes Mongolian Wok-style service and Trattoria Pizza platform to go with several popular dining options. A faculty lounge, updated seating with bar-top charging/docking stations and eco-friendly materials finish the space. Chick-fil-A – This restaurant icon was chosen to replace Nellie’s in Davis Student Commons after being — by far — the most highly requested eatery from our students. A convenience

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store and smoothie bar are also planned. Our meal plans all include dining at these facilities. Expanded parking – The parking garage next to Oak Hall on South Campus is now free for all students, to ensure they have the most convenient parking for their needs. In addition, new visitor parking is being added in front of the Gooding building, freeing up space in front of the Lazzara Health Sciences Center for Orthodontics visitors and for our new College of Health Sciences building.

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Williams Hall lobby renovations – This welcome area was recently revitalized to include a game room, lounge area, ping pong and pool tables, flat-screen TVs and new furniture, creating a new gathering spot for students on South Campus. These are just a few recent enhancements, all done to provide a welcoming and inviting environment. You’ll soon hear about many more campus upgrades, including the River House, our new Football/Lacrosse Stadium at Milne Field and Student Veterans Center in the Founders Building, as Jacksonville University continues to grow and improve. As always, I’d love to hear your ideas. We are committed to creating the best learning experience possible at JU, and I invite you to join me and become involved in our exciting future. Sincerely,

President Tim Cost, Class of 1981 TCost@JU.edu

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Margaret Black-Scott ‘85

Frank Pace ‘73

Michael Cascone, Jr. ‘65

Carole Poindexter ‘77

Adrienne L. Conrad

Gilbert J. Pomar, Jr.

Tim Cost ’81 (ex-officio)

Fred G. Pruitt ‘69/’85

Earnie Franklin ‘03

Dr. Bill Rupp

Michael Freed ‘90 (ex-officio)

George Scanlon

Mark Frisch

John A. "Sandy" Semanik ‘72

John G. Harrison ‘67

Gregory B. Smith

Robert E. Hill, Jr.

Linda Berry Stein ‘69

Matthew Kane ‘01

E. Monique Tubbs ‘03

Henry (Jack) Keigwin

Chris A. Verlander

Bruce Kern

Dr. Marvin Wells ‘73

Lawrence E. Kurzius

John F. Wilbanks

F. Andrew Moran ‘78

Terry L. Wilcox

Greg A. Nelson ‘71

Carolyn Munro Wilson ‘69/‘77/‘89

Lee Nimnicht

Charles J. O. Wodehouse

E. Michael O’Malley

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CONTENTS COVER

4 JU’S TAKING IT TO THE

RIVER (HOUSE) TO CREATE A MECCA FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, ALUMNI AND THE COMMUNITY BY PHILLIP MILANO

The University’s leadership is raising nearly

$1 million to convert the storied former president’s

house into an inviting 5,000-square-foot gathering

spot for studying, meeting and partying. It’s a

rebirth of sorts of the campus’s famous Rathskeller

— only it’s a bigger, bolder and badder version.

NEWS

12 JU LAUNCHES NEW ERA

WITH GROUNDBREAKING OF COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING

14 DR. KAREN JACKSON, OTHER

TOP 2013-14 JU PROFESSORS HONORED

15 AVIATION PROGRAM CELEBRATING 30TH ANNIVERSARY

15 Use your smartphone to scan our QR code, which will take you to our JU homepage to learn more about Jacksonville University.

DEPARTMENTS

20 SPORTS 24 ALUMNI EVENTS 28 CLASS NOTES

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Illustration by Ali Pordeli

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River House JU reaches back to a popular old haunt to help launch a new era for the River House — and campus By Phillip Milano

nyone with a working knowledge of Jacksonville University’s modern era can divide it into three distinct time periods: Before, During and After The Rat. The famous Rathskeller, that is. A dank, funky, glorious cavern that pulsed into the night in the bowels of the Kinne University Center from 1975-1985, where the music played, the beer flowed, the lower- and upper-classman distinction melted, the faculty-student bonds sprouted and the whole jingle-jangle mass sang the place to sleep in the wee hours of each night, to the strains of Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” It was the kind of electric atmosphere that those before its time could only wish for, those during its prime largely lived for, and those after its demise now yearn for. This school year, though, they’ll all have a chance to see a rebirth of sorts of The Rat — only a bigger, bolder and badder version. JU’s new leadership, Trustees, donors and architects aren’t messing around, either. Their

effort to create a new University gathering spot involves raising and investing nearly $1 million to blow up and trick out the storied River House that fronts the Lonnie Wurn Pool and Dolphin Beach Volleyball Courts, overlooking Dolphin Green and the beautiful St. Johns River beyond. Before long, the ‘50s-era ranch structure that housed presidents and later staff offices will be a jumping, humming, 5,000-square-foot mecca with interactive flat-screen TVs, indoor craft brew room with food service, wireless technology, conference and meeting rooms, conversation pits, a screen porch, outdoor multi-tiered decks totaling more than 2,800 square feet, a fire pit, entertainment stages and more. It’s going to be party time. And meeting time. And study time. And lunch time. And game time. In short, Dolphin time. In talks with alumni, students and many others in the JU community, the University’s leadership discovered a common theme: there isn’t a core, central, inviting place on

WAVE ASPIRE campus for students, faculty, staff and alums to gather, to study, to meet and to mingle. “This is all about taking this extraordinary physical space, in a great location near student housing, and creating a sense of common place with many uses, where we can all share our time together,” said JU President Tim Cost, a 1981 graduate who took office earlier this year. “We want our students to feel they have a setting on campus to work and socialize, not having to leave campus or go underground. Years from now, people’s memories will be deeply colored by their experiences at the River House. The time to do this is now.” Those from the Before, During and After The Rat eras all agree the time can’t come soon enough. Trustee Linda Berry Stein, a 1969 graduate, says she missed the Rat by several years and is excited for — and a bit envious of — current students and the new JU being created in the Tim Cost era. “The River House is a place for students to gravitate to, and those 21 and older can drink socially with friends and don’t have to drive off campus,” said Stein, who has researched the issue on the Board of Trustees' Student Life Committee. “I envision clubs, sororities, fraternities and more meeting there. As a student, I was a music major, and you just didn’t often get to know people from other departments. But this is really going to lift this campus up, lift the morale of everyone. And that view of the river … it’s long overdue. It’s one of the prettiest parts of our campus.” Brad Negaard, who studied liberal arts at JU from 1972-75 before obtaining his degree in building construction at the University of Florida, designed and will renovate the River House. He and his wife,

I envision clubs, sororities, fraternities and more meeting there. As a student, I was a music major, and you just didn’t often get to know people from other departments. But this is really going to lift this campus up, lift the morale of everyone. —Linda Berry Stein

Annette (JU ’80), have volunteered their time and donated generously to ensure JU’s campus is as welcoming as possible. Among other facilities, Negaard has designed and built the entrance to the W.W. Gay Sports Complex, overseen renovations to the lower level of Swisher Gym, built the Athletics office complex and, of course, built the renowned Negaard Rowing Center. “Oh, I spent some hours at The Rat. It was a monumental, lifechanging time there,” he said. “Anyone who visited could see the interaction between students and professors, and that’s what really made it so special, maybe more than any other aspect of JU.You had time to sit and discuss world events, your classes, subjects that were important to both you and your professors.” Negaard said the goal with the River House is to try to replicate the positive aspects and emotional ties of the Rat — “only far better.” “Let’s face it, just having a physical tie to your school is like a one-night stand,” he said. “With an emotional tie, that’s what makes you willing to be involved far beyond that four-year commitment to your college.” Will Baxley, 20, a composition and commercial music major and President of the Jacksonville University Student Alliance (JUSA), agreed. The River House will strengthen student relationships and lead to life-altering moments for many, he said. “The building is so significant in the history of our campus, and this repurposing is going to be something that makes people want to come back and visit again and again,” he said. “This is attractive to old friends of the university, and it is a source of pride for current students, uniting them under one roof. I know all the students are excited about it.” The idea for the River House is also getting a big “yes” from experts who study and design campus facilities, especially the push for it to be a multi-purpose area where a number of events — student gatherings, staff and faculty functions, alumni reunions, Trustee meetings, donor conferences — can occur simultaneously. Christopher Ahoy, an award-winning planning consultant, former national president of the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers and past associate vice president for facilities at Iowa State University, praised JU’s forward thinking to create a central event and gathering venue. “It comes down to an identity issue. When people leave their university, one thing they will remember is the great spaces there,” he said. “You have to have those types of spaces on campus, special corners, rooms, landscaping and, for Jacksonville University, especially near the river, that create this exciting sense of belonging and pride. Plus, you all will get a lot of brownie points for doing this in a former presidential home, because it keeps the history of the University going as a public space.”

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Looking back at The Rat While the planning for a new gathering spot is anchored in present demands, the desire for it is steeped in rich tradition, dating back to the ‘70s. That’s when a young Mike Bobbin, who had graduated from JU in 1972 and was working in its Purchasing Department, was told by thenStudent Affairs Dean Wayne Corbin that the school was planning to put a pub on campus. Would he like to manage it? “I said yeah…it was a better job than purchasing clerk,” said Bobbin, who’s worked at JU ever since and is now executive director of campus services. Concepts at other colleges such as the University of Tampa were reviewed, and a location was settled on: the lower floor of the University Center, nestled underneath what is now the Riverview Café, right where the current bookstore and post office now stand. The space looked out down a valley toward the baseball field and offered great vistas. Bobbin set about designing the space, ABC Liquors donated the bar, tables were added on the patio where patrons could drink a beer outside and watch the game, and what was tentatively named The Basement began taking shape. “They eventually decided on calling it The Rathskeller, which was suggested by President (Robert) Spiro and in German means something like a basement bar,” Bobbin said. “I liked The Basement myself.” The Rat opened for a trial run in August 1975 and then permanently that fall. With a tavern area, lots of salty popcorn, a dance space, gaming center with pinball and a Pac Man, pool tables with Schlitz lamps, and much more, it was an immediate hit with students and faculty. “We’d have bands once or twice a month, a Gong Show talent contest with faculty judges, Heinekens on sale for a dollar during ‘Show Us Your Hein-y (fancy underwear) Night’ and a lot more,” he said. “I was told at one point we sold the most keg beer in town.” The cheapest, too. A 12-ounce cup of Michelob went for 50 cents, Bud and Miller for 40 cents. One of the biggest hits? During baseball games, Bobbin pulled free beer for five minutes every time a Dolphin hit a home run. “The stands would clear out and a line of people would come running up the hill as fast as they could.” Of course, The Rat was about much more than slugging down brew.

Above: THEN AND NOW: Mike Bobbin ‘72, JU’s executive director of campus services, managed the Rathskeller (left), although he preferred the popular campus pub’s original name — The Basement. He still has keepsakes (right) from The Rat in his home attic. Below: JU students living it up at The Rat, circa 1977: From left, Tim Cost (Syracuse, N.Y.), Bob Maisch (Ramsey, N.J.), Rick Scheetz (Rochester, N.Y.), John Omelenchuck (Pittsfield, Mass.) and Kevin Lee (Upper Saddle River, N.J.). “This geographic representation was pretty typical in those days,” said Cost, now JU’s President.

German teachers, biology professors, physics instructors, sociology professors like Elizabeth Winstead and other faculty met up with students to continue class lectures and assignments in a relaxed atmosphere. Relationships with faculty and fellow students were forged that last to this day. A sense of belonging sprouted and grew.

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The River House is going to be in high demand. Active student groups really enhance the student life experience, and this will give them a space to collaborate and host their campus events. —Katherine Thomas

Trainer said, however, that he’s excited about the effort to recreate a single place where students from across campus, of different majors and interests, can get to know each other. “It will also be a home away from home for our non-traditional and international students. Students will see that a professor isn’t just a scholar standing in front of a class or a lab, but a real person. That mingling…will help develop lifelong relationships and friendships.” That’s just the kind of feeling Katherine Thomas wants for future students. The May 2013 JU graduate is now a Presidential Fellow working to enhance the student experience at the University, and said she has heard many a tale of the Rathskeller from alumni. As a student, she was active in Greek life, won the University Award for Outstanding Service and Co-curricular Involvement and was a Student Alumni Association founding member. During her years on campus, she said, she always questioned why there wasn’t a current space like the Rat, and was envious of the stories she heard.

“The Rat was a great idea, a place where people felt welcome, and that’s very important on a campus,” said JU Past President and Chancellor Emeritus Fran Kinne. “It’s amazing how it just brought everyone together, even if you just were meeting someone for 15 minutes. It was a centerpiece that people felt a part of. It was a dream, really. And very successful.”

“The River House is going to be in high demand,” she said. “Active student groups really enhance the student life experience, and this will give them a space to collaborate and host their campus events. Also, if there was an active River House when I was a student, I’m sure more commuter students would stay on campus after classes to participate in student activities, because all students would have a space to call their own.”

Cost, who arrived on JU’s campus in 1977 at age 18, can attest to that.

A revived River House

The Rat served up “a million stories of breaking down barriers, collective group cheers and this agreed-upon community spot,” he said. “It wasn’t just where everyone knew your name, like on ‘Cheers’ — it was where everybody knew everybody’s name.”

The River House has its own history, of course. It was Jacksonville University’s original President’s Home, built in 1957 and occupied by Presidents Franklyn Johnson and then Robert Spiro. When Fran Kinne became president in 1979, she chose to remain in her own home.

Ask for an example of a special moment at The Rat, and Cost’s memory goes back to his first semester.

The house sat empty for years — JU put up a couple students there in the early ‘80s, but that didn’t last more than a semester. In the latter part of that decade it was used for Athletic Department offices, and then Alumni Affairs and Marine Science occupied it.

“Here I am a freshman, and I go in and I see my R.A. from Williams (Hall), one of the best baseball players we had. And he was there in the band. I’m looking at this big hulking jock, an authority figure to me, and he’s playing this great acoustic ‘70s stuff with a band called BB&T. I’m having a beer listening to him, and he’s appreciating the applause, and I remember thinking: ‘Wow, Brian Crawford is a real guy. OK, we are students together.’ The place was very humanizing, very democratizing.” Alas, after Florida raised its drinking age from 18 to 21 in 1985, the ride was over. The Rat closed. The tap had run dry. “It was a happening place, and then it was gone,” said John Trainer, a biology professor at the time and now a senior campaign officer for University Advancement.

Now, with generous donations from the Stein and Frisch families, financial assistance from JU service contractor Sodexo and numerous other alumni contributions, the River House is getting its due. “The challenges here are to take a 1950s-era residential building and try to change it into something transformative, but that still feels like home,” said Negaard. “We want to deliver it quickly, and we want students to know that the administration that is driving this gets it: They understand their needs. “Many students have said they want a place to hang out where they don’t have to drive. This will be the whole package, for students,

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A Bolder River House Students, faculty, staff, alumni and JU’s growing family will have a new, exciting rallying spot to unwind — or to ramp up. Here are some specifics of the improvements under way or planned for a re-imagined 5,000-square-foot River House near Dolphin Green, as detailed by designer and builder Brad Negaard:

• Conference and meeting rooms. These areas will feature small and large spaces optimized to spur conversations and host presentations. Opportunities for PowerPoint presentations and videos, as well as access to catering areas and more will be available.

• Craft brew room. An intimate indoor space with high-top tables offering light snacks such as chicken wings and popcorn. With nearly half of the student body of drinking age, this will offer taps, craft beers, multiple city brews and wine in a rustic setting, to those 21 and older who have proper identification. A garage door when rolled up will reveal an outdoor party deck, opening up the space from 900 to 1,800 square feet. The entire facility will feature gas-heat umbrellas and TV monitors outdoors and internet and video gaming indoors.

• Common areas. Gathering places will include

• Terraced outdoor decks. These three patios, including one with fire pit and seating area,

a fireside room, elevated screened porch and

will be in tiers, totaling more than 2,800 square feet moving down the slope from the back

other rooms for student functions and

of the house and overlooking Dolphin Green. The spaces will vary in size, with the ability to

everyday entertainment. Some spaces will

sit and watch sand volleyball games, sit at tables or listen to live music. Multiple sidewalks

be able to be reserved in advance, while

will take visitors toward outdoor grills and other amenities, including an upgraded pool area

others will be open on a walk-in basis.

and restroom facilities.

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of the river and a connection to the much-enhanced Lonnie Wurn Pool, Beach Volleyball Courts, Dolphin Green and newly landscaped grounds.

Actually, there are three pieces to the River House renovation puzzle, and they involve dramatic upgrades (see box on Page 9 for specifics) that are currently under way or soon will be:

“This is about investing in our students, faculty and staff down near the waterfront,” Cost said. “It will be a place for homecoming and alumni events, board meetings and other functions. I guarantee you that eventually there will be community wedding receptions there. But we are not primarily building it for those reasons; we are building it as a place students can go, and they will see such quality that they’ll know this is what we mean by excellence at Jacksonville University. The River House to the riverfront will be a lasting memory for all of us.”

• Meeting, study and gathering space. This will involve large and small conference rooms and other space designed for formal and informal gatherings by various JU groups. All space will be available for free and fully accessible. • Craft brew room. Bringing back the feel of the old Rat, this will be a casual space opening to a deck, and built with lively or relaxed interaction among students, faculty and others in mind. Beer and wine will be available for those 21 and older who have proper identification. Wings, popcorn and other food will be available to all. • Terraced entertainment patios. Stepping out from the back of the house, visitors will have access to varied entertainment areas, immediate views

Pave the way to a new era for JU! The River House is being revamped as a bold part of ASPIRE: The Campaign for JU 2016. Naming opportunities are plentiful for the revived River House remodel. Imagine being a key part of boosting pride in JU among students, faculty, staff and alumni by becoming the namesake of one of the decks or rooms! Patio pavers large and small also are available for as little as $100. Be among the first of our alumni, faculty, students, parents, staff and friends to purchase a personalized commemorative brick paver for yourself, a loved one, a favorite professor, your graduating class, or your favorite

It’s not just students and alumni getting excited. JU sociology professor Heather Downs has heard some of what is being planned, and said faculty members understand the need for a space where they can socialize. “When we bring guest speakers to campus or interview job candidates, we need a space that highlights the unique identity of Jacksonville University,” she said. “Having this type of building will encourage cross-campus collaboration. Imagine stopping in for a drink after your classes and running into a fellow faculty member who tells you about their exciting new research project…Just look at what some of the most well-regarded creative workplaces have done — Google and Apple are excellent examples of institutions who value collaboration and encourage it through shared communal spaces.” Specifically, the location and look of the River House design are critical to its success, she added. “When students come onto the property, they are looking for unique campus buildings. You can go anywhere in the country and find a chain restaurant, but there is only one River House, and we’ve got it,” she said. “The laid-back nature and social design of it will promote campus community and unity. Twenty years from now, we’ll be hearing alumni stories about interesting nights at the River House.” JUSA President Will Baxley is eager to be one of those former students who one day tells those stories.

organization, sorority or fraternity. Your commemorative paver will be engraved with your selected wording and will become a lasting tribute, paving the way for generations of JU Dolphins to come. Get in on the momentum that’s growing as JU keeps moving forward. For more on the River House Paver Program, visit

“I honestly cannot wait to be there when it is reopened, treading ground where former presidents have walked,” he said. “I personally look forward to being an alum and meeting old friends and associates here for a conversation and a drink. “Every time I describe the River House’s features to friends, they are constantly interrupting me with words like ‘Finally!’ and ‘Yesss!’ ”

mydolphin.ju.edu/pavers, or contact Robyn Reeves at (904) 256-7014 or rreeves3@ju.edu. To discuss larger River House donations and naming opportunities, call Michael Howland at (904) 256-7393 or email mhowlan@ju.edu.

Yes. Finally.

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84 NUMBERS ASPIRE BY THE

HERE ARE SOME RECENT HIGHLIGHTS OF MONEY RAISED FOR JUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S $85M ASPIRE CAMPAIGN.

$3.4M for College of Health Sciences

$5M

new Named Scholarships created

$2.4M for Enhancing Campus and Student Life

$500K for the River House renovation

for Athletic Facilities

$52.3M *As of June 30, 2013; includes commitments made since January 1, 2009.

$8.4M

for Advancing Scholarships and Academics

IN TOTAL COMMITMENTS* RECEIVED

WAVE ASPIRE JU LAUNCHES NEW ERA WITH GROUNDBREAKING OF COLLEGE OF HEALTH By Phillip Milano SCIENCES BUILDING

and Beverly Keigwin, Greg and Denise Nelson and Matt and Alexis Kane.

WORK IS WELL UNDER WAY ON

JU has made the two-story, 30,000-square-

The new building will have advanced technology,

Jacksonville University’s new $8 million College

foot structure a centerpiece of its bold $85

dedicated classrooms, faculty and staff offices,

of Health Sciences building, with more space,

million ASPIRE comprehensive campaign, with

meeting rooms, a multidisciplinary simulation

better facilities, state-of-the-art technology, the

the new building expected to open by August

learning center, a computer laboratory and

most well-prepared health care graduates and

2014. It is part of a larger, $20 million, phased

more. It will use green technology and offer

even stronger partnerships with the medical

plan to expand the College of Health Science’s

the latest in active learning environments, with

community all key outcomes of the project.

facilities, programs, equipment and faculty to

classrooms designed to be reconfigurable

meet growing demand.

for the most effective, engaging space and

“This is a great day for JU and for Jacksonville

teaching styles.

as we move ahead on our priority to be a leader

Heavy equipment moved in July 26 to begin

in health care education in this community,” JU

turning dirt, marking the beginning of a new

“TODAY MARKS CONCRETE

President Tim Cost told onlookers assembled at

era for the Colleges of Health Sciences.

EVIDENCE OF JU’S COMMITMENT

a ceremonial groundbreaking June 3 between

Perry-McCall Construction is the contractor,

TO REALIZE THE VISION OF THE

the Lazzara Health Sciences Center and Davis

with Dasher Hurst Architects of Jacksonville

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES,”

College of Business. “This new building

providing design services.

SAID COLLEGE DEAN JUDITH ERICKSON. “WE ARE CREATING THE

will allow our Nursing, Speech Pathology, Orthodontics and future programs to have the

At the groundbreaking, Cost praised the

PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS

critical space they need.”

foresight and generosity of major donors Jack

OF OUR HEALTH CARE PARTNERS.”

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JU’s current health sciences facilities, in Lazzara and in temporary spaces, are bursting at the seams as demand for medical professionals accelerates locally and nationally. About 1,600 students are now enrolled in the College of Health Sciences. Enrollment is projected to rise as much as 40 percent, to around 2,300 by 2016. This fall’s entering nursing class will be the largest in JU’s history: 67 new students are signed up, for a total of 260 total pre-licensure undergraduates. Christine Sapienza, who started July 1 as associate dean of the College of Health Sciences and will roll out JU’s new speech-language pathology advanced-degree programs, noted that the new space and multi-media classrooms mean JU’s new Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders will be positioned to offer the most rigorous curriculum in the area. “We will teach a continuum of care, from prevention to rehabilitation, and from infants to our aging population,” said Sapienza, a national leader in her field and chair for the past eight years of the University of Florida’s highly ranked department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. “Together with our partner Brooks Rehabilitation, we will provide the faculty, resources and on-site and distance learning options to meet the needs of providers in this important field.” Historically, JU has fed high-quality job candidates into the region, who stay in the area in high numbers, at high-paying jobs. JU’s first doctoral class (Doctor of Nursing Practice) began in fall 2011. Its Nursing graduates had a 98.65 percent passing rate on the state nursing licensure examination in 2012 (with a 100 percent pass rate for the last two cycles). With the addition in the next several years

Above: From left, JU Nursing faculty member Joyce McConnell, JU BSN 2011 graduate Buchra

of two health professional degrees (Speech-

Watfa, JU President Tim Cost, JU Health Sciences Dean Judith Erickson, JU Associate Health

Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy)

Sciences Dean Christine Sapienza and JU Nursing faculty member Jeane Richards break ground

and two health administration programs (Health

on the new $8 million College of Health Sciences building at Jacksonville University on June 3.

Executive Leadership and Health Information

Photo by Jacksonville University.

Management), JU will need additional laboratory and class space devoted solely to

Below: Current JU Nursing students attend the groundbreaking of the new $8 million College of

these students and faculty.

Health Sciences building at Jacksonville University on June 3. Photo by Jacksonville University.

WAVE NEWS DR. KAREN JACKSON, OTHER TOP 2013-14 JU PROFESSORS HONORED DR. KAREN JACKSON, PROFESSOR of biology and director of the Marilyn Repsher Center for Teaching and Learning at Jacksonville University, is Jacksonville University’s 2013-14 Professor of the Year. The award and other honors were presented March 29 at JU’s 55th annual Faculty Recognition Dinner at the Davis College of Business. The 2012-13 Professor of the Year was Dr. William Crosby, dean of JU’s College of

DR. JACKSON

Interdisciplinary and Professional Studies and acting Chief Academic Officer.

“head cheerleader” of the JU Quality

the Undergraduate Curriculum: Instrumentation

Enhancement Plan team for reaccreditation.

of Cell and Molecular Biology Courses; The

Jackson has been a member of the

Many Faces of AIDS; and The Ethical, Legal

Jacksonville University family since the 1980s.

Jackson also has chaired the Faculty Planning

and Social Implications of the Human Genome

She has made many notable contributions

and Budget Committee and is the faculty

Project. She was also selected as faculty for

to JU, including serving on the following

sponsor for Green Key and the Class Gift. She

the 21st-Century by Project Kaleidoscope.

committees: Faculty Affairs, Honors Council,

was also the recipient of the Tim Shakespeare

Undergraduate Research Council, Graduation

Award from Campus Activities and the

The following awards also were presented at

Committee, Calendar Committee, Orientation

Excellence in University Service Award, among

the Faculty Recognition Dinner:

and Common Reading. Most recently, she

others. Jackson has also earned grants for

chaired and served as the self-designated

multiple projects, including Enhancement of

FACULTY AWARDS IN EXCELLENCE:

PROFESSOR EMERITUS:

SERVICE AWARDS:

• in Teaching: Dr. Timothy Snyder, Assistant

• Dr. Bashir Sayar, Professor Emeritus of

• 20 years – Dr. William Crosby and

Professor of Music/Director of Vocal Studies • in Community Service: Artie Clifton, Associate Professor of Music • in Scholarship & Professional Activities: Dr. Maggie Foley, Assistant Professor of Finance; and Dr. Jorge Majfud, Assistant

Mechanical Engineering • Dr. Nancy Thomas, Professor Emerita of Art History RETIREMENTS: • Dr. Stephen Baker, Professor of Political

Dr. Gordon Arbogast • 25 years – Dr. Sherri Jackson, David Jones, Dr. Barry Thornton • 30 years – Dr. Craig Buettinger, Dr. Hassan Pordeli, Dr. Fred Senftleber, Dr. Paul Simony

Science – 28 years of service

Professor of Spanish

• 35 years – Anna Large, Dr. Peter Ryan • Dr. Robert Hollister, Associate Professor of

• in University Service: Dr. Brian Lane,

Mathematics – 19 years of service

Assistant Professor of Physics • Dr. Peter Ryan, Associate Professor of Mathematics – 35 years of service

• 45 years – Dr. Walker Blanton

FALL 2013

JU AVIATION CELEBRATING 30TH ANNIVERSARY

JU AVIATION PROGRAM TIMELINE

PLANS ARE UNDER WAY TO

transcontinental race, in 2011. Another

1983

celebrate the Jacksonville University Davis

advancement for the Aviation program was the

two aviation degrees, is founded.

Aviation Center’s 30th anniversary this fall.

recent acquisition of a $500,000 passenger jet

Founded in 1983 in the Davis College of Business

The Aeronautics program, offering

simulator, the first such flight training device at a

1985

higher education institution in Northeast Florida.

becomes the first program graduate.

Mark Stiehl, now a FedEx captain,

by Curtis Truver, the center has become one of the largest undergraduate programs at JU and

As a result of the Davis Aviation Center’s

1996

is among the nation’s top aviation programs.

achievements and its burgeoning national

the world to join forces with an airline academy,

JU becomes the first university in

reputation, four regional airlines have

Comair Aviation Academy (now Aerosim Flight

Dr. Juan Merkt, the Davis Aviation Center’s

selected JU for “career pathway” programs

Academy).

director, said the reasons for the program’s

guaranteeing job offers from a regional airline

growth and success are varied. Among them:

and, later, interviews with the major airline

2007

Accredited aviation degree programs; a quality,

partners to qualified JU graduates. Only four

management career tracks are added; air

experienced and caring faculty; unique industry

other universities currently have similar pilot

traffic control track added a year later.

partnerships; business-centric curriculum; and

hiring agreements with airlines.

2008

direct career pathways to the aviation industry.

Airline management and airport

The Federal Aviation Administration

What’s next? Merkt said the Davis Aviation

selects JU to participate in the College Training

“We are a close-knit community where

Center is seeking to establish programs

Initiative to screen, educate and recommend

students get a lot of individual attention and

targeting international students and to create

future air traffic controllers for employment.

plenty of opportunities to be involved, grow

graduate programs to fill the demand for

professionally and gain national recognition,”

advanced aviation education, especially in

Merkt said.

aviation management.

International accredits JU’s Aviation Manage-

JU’s co-ed flight team won the 2008 Loening

Join the celebration! Make a gift honoring

Trophy for representing the nation’s top

the Davis Aviation Center’s 30th anniversary

collegiate aviation program, and JU won

by calling (904) 256-7928 or visiting

the Air Race Classic, the famous all-women

mydolphin.ju.edu.

Board of 50 industry leaders and alumni

The Aviation Accreditation Board

ment and Aviation Management and Flight Operations degrees. JU establishes the Aviation Advisory

experienced in all facets of the aviation industry.

2009

Military tracks for NROTC students

are added to the Aviation Management & Flight Operations degree.

2012

JU signs a pilot hiring agreement

with ExpressJet, leading to interviews with Delta Air Lines.

2013

JU incorporates an advanced

passenger jet simulator into program training. Left: JU’s new regional jet simulator will be used to train students in advanced aircraft systems, crew

resource management and jet transition courses. Pictured are Prof. Chad Kendall (center) and flight

with Cape Air, leading to interviews with

instructors Jason Closky (left) and Bill Luce as they prepare the simulator for training.

JetBlue Airways; American Eagle, leading to

JU signs pilot hiring agreements

interviews with American Airline; and GoJet Right: The JU Flight Team, pictured at the 2009 National Intercollegiate Flying Association Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) at St. Louis University-Parks College. The team placed second in its region and 14th nationally in 2009.

Airlines.

WAVE NEWS BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS OFFICERS THE JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees has elected Fred Pruitt as chair, Margaret Black-Scott as vice chair, Matthew Kane as secretary/advocate and Charles Wodehouse as treasurer. The officers serve three-year terms. A Board of Trustees member since 2006, Pruitt

PRUITT

BLACK-SCOTT

KANE

WODEHOUSE

worked 20 years with Atlantic Bank and 15 years with First Union Corp., retiring as First

Morgan Stanley, has been a Board of Trustees

systems from JU in 2001 and is past chair of

Union’s executive vice president. He received

member since 2007. She received a Master

the JU Alumni Board of Governors.

degrees from JU in 1969 (Bachelor of Arts

of Business Administration degree from JU in

in history) and 1985 (Executive Master of

1985 and is a former JU adjunct professor.

Business Administration).

Wodehouse, retired president of CSX Technology Inc. and retired vice president of

Kane, owner of Greenshades Software in

CSX Transportation, has served on the Board

Black-Scott, president and CEO of Beverly

Jacksonville, has served on the Board of

of Trustees since 2009. He is former chair of

Hills (Calif.) Wealth Management and former

Trustees since 2009. He received a Bachelor

the JU Davis College of Business Executive

managing director and vice chairman of

of Science degree in computer information

Advisory Board.

JU’S MASCOT NOW ‘DR. NELLIE’ JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY’S

in health sciences and longevity during

beloved marine mascot — the oldest dolphin in

her 60th birthday celebration May 30 at

human care — received an honorary doctorate

Marineland Dolphin Adventure.

JU LAUNCHING DOCTORATE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN ANOTHER MOVE TO RESPOND

The certificate is Nellie’s third: She was

to marketplace needs with its advanced-degree

proclaimed an honorary JU Dolphin when

programs, Jacksonville University will begin

she was adopted as the University’s

offering a Doctorate in Business Administration

mascot in 1970, and she received an

in fall 2014.

honorary masters in marine science degree in 2008.

The degree in the Davis College of Business gives JU its second doctoral program; the

Famous for her showmanship to live

University began its successful Doctor of

audiences and in films, and for an iconic

Nursing Practice in fall 2011.

1961 “it takes a licking and keeps on ticking” Timex watch commercial with

JU expects an initial class of 12 students

broadcaster John Cameron Swayze, Nellie

after accreditors review and OK the planned

is the oldest living college mascot in the

degree. Most students will be experienced

country. The sextenarian is long-retired

professionals looking to add intense research

and shows signs of aging, including

tools and cutting-edge analytics to their

blindness and limited agility, as she

portfolios, program officials said. At full-speed,

continues to be studied and marveled at

up to 40 students will be enrolled in different

by marine researchers.

phases of the three-year program.

FALL 2013

TWO PRESIDENTIAL FELLOWS SELECTED AS PART OF JACKSONVILLE

Vukadinovic, of Montenegro

University’s move to involve as many people

in Eastern Europe, is delaying

as possible in the give-and-take of change,

graduate school for a year,

President Tim Cost selected two of JU’s top

having already been accepted to

2013 graduates, Katherine Thomas and Luka

the London School of Economics

Vukadinovic, as JU Presidential Fellows.

and University of Cambridge, among others. He was awarded

Thomas, of Bartow, Fla., was recognized with

JU’s Fred B. Noble Medal, given

the University Award for Outstanding Service

to students with the highest

and Co-curricular Involvement, which goes

grade point average in their

each year to the graduate whose service to the

class; he graduated summa cum

university and participation has been exemplary.

laude with a 4.0 GPA.

THOMAS

JU GRAD FOLLOWS IN GRANDFATHER’S FOOTSTEPS IN NAVY NUCLEAR PROGRAM

VUKADINOVIC

LONGTIME POLITICAL SCIENCE PROF. BAKER RETIRES JU POLITICAL SCIENCE PROF. Stephen Baker has called it quits — his fulltime gig, that is — after 28 years’ service to the University. He returned to JU this fall to teach one class — political institutions — for the new JU Public Policy Institute. Baker began his career at JU in 1985 and has since broadened the minds of students through his thought-provoking discussions of political science and the human condition. He

RUBLE AND PRESIDENT COST

serves as chair of the Northeast Florida Healthy

ADRIAN RUBLE GRADUATED

Eta honor societies. He also was co-winner

Summa Cum Laude May 4 from Jacksonville

of the 2012-13 Communication Student of

University with a slew of honors, a GPA above

the Year award.

Start Coalition, is a member of the First Coast Tiger Bay Club, and is president of the United Nations Association Jacksonville Chapter.

3.9 and a rare opportunity to follow in the footsteps of two family members as a Navy

Ruble left JU with a bachelor’s degree in

nuclear propulsion officer.

communication and was commissioned as a Navy ensign the same day, after finishing

Ruble received the American Legion ROTC

the NROTC program at the University. He

Gold Scholastic Excellence Award, Meritorious

was picked from numerous candidates to

Academic Achievement Award and Outstanding

attend the Navy’s Nuclear Power School in

Physical Fitness Award, in addition to being

Charleston, S.C., putting him on the same

inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi and Lambda Pi

track as his grandfather and great uncle. BAKER

WAVE NEWS JU AWARDS 838 DEGREES AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY FEATURING ASTRONAUT SCOTT, FORMER PRESIDENT ROMESBURG

By Kevin Hogencamp

KNOW WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU

Former Apollo astronaut David Scott, one

the highest grade point averages in JU’s 2013

want to become, and act accordingly.

of only 12 people to walk on the moon,

class; the President’s Award for Outstanding

also received an honorary degree at the JU

Leadership to Eric J. Smith, of Tallahassee; and

Former Jacksonville University President

commencement ceremony. The event was

the University Award for Outstanding Service

Kerry Romesburg offered that advice as

held at First Baptist rather than JU’s traditional

and Co-curricular Involvement to Katherine

commencement speaker May 4 when JU

outdoor commencement campus setting

Thomas, of Bartow, Fla.

awarded 838 degrees — its most ever — at

because of the likelihood of inclement weather.

its 2013 spring commencement ceremony

JU’s college and school students of the year

in a packed, 7,000-seat First Baptist Church

Of JU’s spring 2013 graduates, 294 received

were Vukadinovic, College of Arts & Sciences;

Jacksonville auditorium.

bachelor of nursing degrees; 70 received

John Quartucio and Vitaliy Chernyshov, Davis

master of business administration degrees;

College of Business; Nick Boucher, College of

“THIS IS WHAT I ASK YOU TO DO:

and 130 graduated with Latin honors, which

Fine Arts; Heather Cole, School of Education;

IMAGINE WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE,

are earned by students with a minimum GPA

and Alexandra Baker, School of Nursing.

DECIDE WHO YOU WISH TO BE,

of 3.50 with 60 graded credits at JU.

DETERMINE YOUR VALUES AND

Also, a master’s degree was awarded to

THEN LIVE WITH THOSE ENDS IN

President Tim Cost bestowed the degrees

Stephanie Sowa, the first graduate of the JU

MIND,” SAID ROMESBURG, WHO

and presented three student awards at

marine science graduate program, and biology

RECEIVED AN HONORARY DEGREE.

the ceremony: the Fred B. Noble Medal to

professor Dr. Karen Jackson was recognized as

ROMESBURG RETIRED FEB. 1

graduating students Luka Vukadinovic, of

JU’s Professor of the Year.

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL 8½-YEAR

Montenegro in Eastern Europe, and Ann-

TENURE AT JU’S HELM.

Marie Connolly, of Jacksonville, for having

FALL 2013

FRANCES KINNE’S 96TH BIRTHDAY, JU CONTRIBUTIONS CELEBRATED

By Kevin Hogencamp

WITH BASKETBALL LEGEND ARTIS

Kinne’s service and leadership at JU has changed

named JU’s president in 1979, becoming the

Gilmore leading the refrain and much of her

lives and the course of higher education in

first female college president in Florida.

loving, admiring Jacksonville University family

Northeast Florida and beyond. The luncheon

assembled in her honor, JU Past President

celebration was held at a building named in her

Kinne was JU’s president for 10 years and

and Chancellor Emeritus Frances Bartlett

honor, the Kinne University Center.

chancellor from 1989 to 1994, and has served

Kinne says “Happy Birthday to You” never felt and sounded so good to her.

as chancellor emeritus since 1994. With Kinne “I CONTINUE TO BE MOVED AND

as president, JU established the Business

TOUCHED BY THE LOVE THAT I

College, nursing school and aviation program.

A former JU professor, dean, president and

RECEIVE FROM MY JACKSONVILLE

chancellor, Dr. Kinne was honored May 23

UNIVERSITY FAMILY,” KINNE

Kinne had a nomadic life as a music teacher,

with a celebration of her 96th birthday and

SAID AFTERWARD. “I AM VERY

wartime U.S. Army host and colonel’s wife

of her many contributions to the University.

FORTUNATE.”

before agreeing in 1958 to teach at JU, but

About 120 past and present JU students,

only for a couple of months.

faculty, staff, administrators and trustees

Kinne began her Jacksonville University career

were on hand, as were Kinne’s closest

as a humanities professor, was selected as

“The grass never grew under Fran’s feet, at

relatives, her Mayo Clinic physician and others

founding dean of JU’s College of Fine Arts in

least until she came to JU 55 years ago,” said

Kinne calls her “Mayo family.”

1961, and served in that capacity until being

Dr. John Trainer, JU’s senior campaign officer.

DR. KINNE

WAVE SPORTS ANOTHER SOLID YEAR ON, OFF FIELD FOR JU ATHLETICS

THE DOLPHINS HAD ANOTHER

Team All-American kick returner Colby

(women’s lacrosse) — earned Freshman

banner year in 2012-13, producing

Walden of the JU football team placing

of the Year awards, and a total of 55

winners on the field and in the classroom.

among the national elite.

Dolphins were named First Team all-

The track & field team continued its domi-

Within the conference, another seven were

nation of the Atlantic Sun, winning the

honored as their sport’s Player or Pair of

The accomplishments of the JU programs

indoor and outdoor titles to run its confer-

the Year. In the fall, Joane Pierre ran a

in the classroom are just as impressive

ence championship streak to 16 straight.

personal-best time of 17:17.5 in the 5K

as what they do within their sports, as

to win the league’s cross country title

they continue to strike the right balance

In lacrosse, the women’s team capped

and eventually advanced to the NCAA

between athletics and academics. Twelve

its inaugural season in the Atlantic Sun

Championship after placing seventh at the

teams posted a GPA of more than 3.00

by completing the sweep of the regular

South Region. The domination by the

this past year, with nine of them being

season and conference tournament

track program continued into the winter

above 3.20.

championships, earning the program’s first

as Charlene Charles was the Indoor Track

bid into the NCAA Tournament. Playing their

Most Outstanding Performer.

league across 11 sports.

final season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic

The total departmental GPA for 2012-13 was 3.06, the fourth consecutive year

Conference, the men’s lacrosse team tied for

The spring season brought in a bumper

the cumulative GPA has risen. A total of

the regular season title and will begin play

crop of accolades, with Pete DeLuca

21 members of the Jacksonville family

this spring in the newly formed Atlantic Sun.

(Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of

were named to Atlantic Sun All-Academic

the Year), Taylor Nyquist and Sammie

teams, while Strausbaugh (sand

Along with the team success, many

Strausbaugh (Sand Volleyball Pair of the

volleyball) and Ali Hoffman (women’s

individuals were lauded for their perfor-

Year), Sarah Simon (Softball Player of the

lacrosse) were awarded with Scholar-

mances on a conference and national level.

Year) and Courtney Walker (Outdoor Track

Athlete of the Year awards in their sports.

The Dolphins had five student-athletes

Most Outstanding Performer) garnering

earn All-America honors this past year,

notice from the opposing coaches of their

Meanwhile, Rachel Hannon of women’s

with four members of the track & field

respective leagues.

lacrosse was named the league’s Female

team — Bienna Freeman (Second Team,

Student-Athlete of the Year, and Charlene

Outdoor 800m), Joane Pierre (Honorable

Along with these Player of the Year

Charles was the Atlantic Sun nominee

mention, Outdoor 800m), Shanique Walker

honors, four others — Queen Alford

for NCAA Woman of the Year. Hoffman,

(Honorable mention, Outdoor 100m

(women’s basketball), Gabriela Roman

Charles and Jake Huxtable of baseball

hurdles) and Charlene Charles (Honorable

(sand volleyball), Sammie Strausbaugh

were all selected Academic All-District

mention, Indoor pentathlon) — plus Third

(volleyball) and Kelsey Wigglesworth

by CoSIDA.

FALL 2013

ICE HOCKEY AT JU? YOU BETCHA

NOV. 25 HOME GAME VS. FLORIDA HIGHLIGHTS 2013-14 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

WHEN JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY alumni think back to

A FULL SLATE OF 15 HOME GAMES,

The importance of the A-Sun regular season

including a Nov. 25 matchup against the

holds even more weight this year as the

their days as students, memories of

University of Florida at Veterans Memorial

conference has revamped its tournament

walking across the picturesque campus

Arena, highlights the 2013-14 schedule for

format for the 2014 edition of the General

or enjoying an outdoor sporting event

Jacksonville University men’s basketball.

Shale A-Sun Basketball Championships.

may come to mind. Season tickets are on sale now by calling

After six years of playing the entire

Attending a JU ice hockey game?

(904) 256-7400 or visiting www.JUDolphins.

tournament at one pre-determined site, the

That wasn’t conceivable.

com. A 2013-14 season ticket package

conference is now taking its sessions across

allows you to not only have a great seat for

the membership. Regular season play will

A group of hockey enthusiasts

all the JU home games, it gives you access

determine the higher seed hosts for each

is hoping to change things this

to purchase presale tickets for the 2015

round of the tournament, starting with the

fall as more than 15 current and

NCAA Tournament Second and Third Rounds

top four seeds hosting quarterfinal games on

incoming JU students established

hosted by JU at the Arena.

March 4.

a club team to play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (www.

In addition to the showdown against the

achahockey.org). The team is open

Gators, the Dolphins will open the season

to male and female JU students who

at Florida State (Nov. 8) and also make

have a grade point average of at least

interstate road trips to FAU (Dec. 7) and UCF

2.0 and who are enrolled in at least

(Dec. 17). The rest of the non-league road

nine credit hours of undergraduate-

games consist of a swing through North

level classes or at least six credit

Carolina to face Gardner Webb (Nov. 16) and

hours of graduate-level classes.

Wake Forest (Nov. 18).

The team will play at Jax Ice and

For the Dolphins' non-league home schedule,

Sportsplex with a schedule that

Florida A&M (Nov. 23) makes a visit to the

includes Auburn and North Carolina

First Coast, as will Samford (Dec. 20) and

State. The American Collegiate Hockey

South Carolina State (Dec. 23). Jacksonville

Association includes 11 other Florida

also hosts non-league contests against Florida

members and Kennesaw State in

College (Nov. 12) and Trinity Baptist (Dec. 3).

Georgia, which like JU is a member of the Atlantic Sun Athletic.

The ever-competitive Atlantic Sun Conference portion tips off on Dec. 30 against Mercer as

For information about JU hockey,

part of a nine-game home slate for league

contact Michael Rapp at JUHockey@

play. Other noteworthy dates include a visit

gmail.com or (904) 312-1301, or visit

from Sweet 16 participant Florida Gulf Coast

the JU Hockey Club on Facebook.

(Jan. 11) and the annual SunTrust River City Rumble showdown with the University of North Florida (Feb. 14). The Dolphins swept the Ospreys last season and have a 15-4 alltime advantage in the series.

HAYWOOD

WAVE SPORTS FIRST ROUND MLB DRAFT PICK CHRIS ANDERSON BEGINS HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER “WITH THE 18TH SELECTION OF

That sentence spoken by Major League

“It wasn’t a hard decision at that point,”

the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, the Los

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig launched a

added Anderson. “I knew I had a lot of stuff

Angeles Dodgers select Chris Anderson,

new career path for the former Dolphins ace,

I still wanted to work on, and I wasn’t nearly

right-handed pitcher, from Jacksonville

but it’s one that he feels well prepared for.

as good as I wanted to be heading into pro ball. I talked with then pitching coach Tim

University, Jacksonville, Florida.” “Words could not really describe how I

Montez and knew that if I put in the work,

felt when I heard my name called,” said

I’d be able to grow as a player by coming

Anderson, who became the first JU player

to JU.”

in school history selected in the first round of the MLB draft.

Less than a week after being drafted, Anderson signed with the Dodgers for

“IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME

$2,109,900 and reported to Camelback

COMING, AND I WORKED HARD.

Ranch in Arizona. After a week-long mini-

I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED, AND

camp, he was off to start his professional

IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO SEE MY

career at Class A Great Lakes.

ENTIRE FAMILY AND FRIENDS JUST GOING CRAZY WHEN I GOT

On June 25, just five weeks after throwing

THE NEWS.”

his last pitch for JU, Anderson made his professional debut. The 20-year-old right-

The goal of becoming a professional baseball player was set in course during Anderson’s junior year of high school.

hander struck out five batters and allowed only a single hit in two innings of work against South Bend.

Drawing interest on both the diamond and football field beyond his hometown of Lino Lakes,

Anderson said he compares his pitching style to that of Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.

Minn., the former quarterback hung up his helmet and shoulder pads to focus primarily on baseball.

“I loved the way his demeanor was on the mound. He was just a very fierce competitor, and that’s what I pride myself on being.”

The move paid off as

The fierce competitiveness is what drives

Anderson was drafted

Anderson to make it to the major leagues

by the Chicago Cubs in

one day soon.

the 35th round out of high school. With more still to learn, the lure of Jacksonville proved too much, however, as

“I’d like to take the fast track and get there by the end of this season, but I’m ready for whatever they have planned for me. My

the 6’4” right-hander chose college

arm feels great, and when it’s my turn in the

and suited up for the Dolphins,

rotation I’ll be ready to compete and do what

instead.

ANDERSON

I love to do and pitch.”

FALL 2013

REVIVED JU GROUP AIMS TO BOOST JU’S STUDENTS-ATHLETES, IMAGE ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN

The associated benefits of supporting

The generous support of JUAA members

1993, the Jacksonville University Athletic

the JUAA are now greater than ever. The

allows the Department of Athletics

Association (JUAA) has undergone a

reorganization gives members the ability to

flexibility to expand and improve the

rebirth this past summer.

support all 19 teams by specifying the sports

academic services offered to student-

or areas within the Athletic Department they

athletes. This body also plays a major role

choose to make their donation.

in supporting the Student-Athlete Services

The primary fundraising organization for Jacksonville University Athletics, the JUAA

program, which is designed to enhance

supplements the operating budgets of

“The new benefits include more experience-

the development of well-rounded student-

all 19 teams and sponsors several social

based opportunities that allow you greater

athletes from orientation to graduation.

functions surrounding Dolphin athletic

insider access into JU Athletics,” said

events. Along with this task comes the

Director of Athletics Brad Edwards.

opportunity to promote the image of Jacksonville University Athletics.

and top-notch academic services to studentA complete list of the new benefits is

athletes are the primary focus of the JUAA.

available on the chart on this page.

Through their support of the Association,

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS DIAMOND $10,000+

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PLATINUM $5,000 $9,999

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Sound recruiting budgets, improved facilities

SILVER $1000 $2,499

BRONZE $500 - $999

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Dolphin fans are assisting in the growth of a championship athletics program built on a solid academic foundation. Specifically, your generous financial contributions help: • Continue to upgrade and improve facilities • Sustain sound recruiting budgets for

all sports • Host A-Sun and NCAA postseason

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tournaments • Provide academic support services to our student-athletes • Organize bus trips to various sporting events • Purchase championship rings for student-athletes

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FALL 2013

L to R

1 2 3 4 5 6

PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION IN ATLANTA Danielle Davenport ‘11, Shannon Proctor ‘08, Lindsey Tropnas ‘13, Artis Gilmore ’11, Stacey Young ‘12, Terika Harris ‘12 Lamar Johnson ’59, Brian Joyce ‘88 Bob Turknett ’64, Carolyn Turknett, Glenn Ross ‘67 Shirin Brenick (Director of Alumni Relations) ‘79, Donnie Isaac ‘88 Scott Romero ‘78, Desiree Hodge ‘88

7 PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION IN BOSTON PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION ON JU CAMPUS 8 Audrey Moran ’10, Fred Pruitt ’68/’85, Amy O’Brien 9 Jimmy Johns ‘89, Dawn Emerick, retired Prof. Betty Winstead, Al Emerick ‘89/‘12 10 Jim Johns ‘64/’88, Frank Pixler ‘71 11 DELTA CHI REUNION LAWYERS & JUDGES RECEPTION 12 Eric Bradstreet ’00, Aaron Bean ‘89, President Tim Cost ‘81, Mike Freed ‘90, Gary Flower ‘82

PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 13 Audrey Koecher Nichols ‘05, Drew Stafford ‘04, Spencer Nichols 14 David Julias ’89, Aixa Julias ’12, Olga Julias

13 ALUMNI RELATIONS IS GOING GREEN! NO MORE PRINTED INVITATIONS In an effort to promote sustainability, the Alumni Relations department is no longer going to use printed invitations for most events. There are many ways you can keep up-to-date about upcoming events: Friend Dunk’n Dolphin on Facebook and follow JU on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dolphinnetwork to stay connected and learn about events and speakers.

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UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS Monthly Alumni Reception (Last Thursday of the Month) 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 BlackFinn American Grille 4840 Big Island Drive #5 Jacksonville

Atlanta Alumni Reception

5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 Bullpen Rib House 735 Pollard Blvd S.W. Atlanta, GA 30315

Homecoming Friday, Oct. 25-Sunday, Oct. 27 See Page 27

Monthly Alumni Reception

20 L to R 15 PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION IN NEW YORK CITY JU NIGHT WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SUNS 16 Joseph Babadi '13, Eric Smith '13 17 Kirk Brennan '08, Michael Howland '76

18 GATHERINGS AT BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE 19 Patty Parrish '67, Michael Boudreaux ‘04/‘07 20 Matt Eckler ‘96, Diana Donovan ’11, Shawn Starr ‘94/’96 21 Radha Weeder '89, Richard Gerrity ‘73

5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 BlackFinn American Grille

College Night at the Fair 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 Jacksonville Fairgrounds

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WAVE CLASS NOTES

1960s BERT SWEARINGEN ’62, of Fernandina

RANDY HART ’76, who followed his

ALAN BEALS ’82 was

Beach, celebrated his 50th anniversary

heart and moved from the executive

selected as global

with his wife, Barbara. Classmate Ralph

office to the classroom, was honored

account manager for

R. Buchholz (’62) was his best man.

as San Ramon (Calif.) Educator of the

Fresno, Calif.-based

Year. He teaches at Windermere Ranch

BettsHD, a truck and

Middle School.

trailer parts manufacturing

LEN ’69

company. He most

AND LINDA WORLEY ’69

BRIAN CRAWFORD ’78 was elected

recently served as BAND-IT-IBEX’s

celebrated

Board of Directors chair of Medical

national sales manager.

their 50th

Research Charities, a collaboration of

wedding anni-

25 national organizations. He is chief

versary. The

commercial officer for Orlando, Fla.-based

Jacksonville

Vestagen Technical Textiles, and lives in

Englewood

Celebration with his wife of 35 years,

High sweet-

Eileen Simendinger Crawford (’78).

hearts live in Marietta, Ga.; Len is a CPA in private practice and Linda is a retired school counselor. They have two children and two grandchildren.

1980s NINA WATERS ’80, president

1970s

of The Community Foundation DR.

for Northeast

MICHAEL H.

Florida, won

C. MARK FOWLER ‘86 was selected as

MITTELMAN

The Florida

the new Appellate Bureau Chief for the

(‘75) retired

Times-Union’s

Legal Services Division of the Montana

as a U.S. Navy

2013 EVE

Department of Justice. He worked since

rear admiral

Award in the

1994 as an assistant attorney general in

and as the

employment

the Montana Department of Justice in the

Navy’s deputy

category. She is a JU Distinguished

Legal Services Divisions’ Appellate Bureau

surgeon

Alumni, a 2010 JU Community Woman of

and in the Gambling Control Division.

general and

the Year honoree and secretary/treasurer

Bureau of

of the JU Public Policy Institute’s board.

PAUL G. GAFFNEY II ‘86 retired after a 10-year tenure as president of Monmouth

Medicine and Surgery

NANCY WOOD ‘81 was named interim

University in West Long Branch, N.J.,

deputy

head of Saint Paul’s School in Clearwater,

and was Monmouth’s commencement

chief to become president of Salus

Fla. She has worked as an administrator

speaker in May. Under Gaffney,

University in Elkins Park, Pa. He was the

and educator at all grade levels at public and

Monmouth raised more than $50 million,

American Optometric Association 2012

private schools in California, Florida, Georgia

established its first doctoral program and

Distinguished Service Award recipient.

and Pennsylvania, and chairs the Episcopal

established six Centers of Distinction. He

Diocese of Florida Board of Regents.

is a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral.

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1990s

and construction engineering inspection firm, to director of design and technical operations. Hebert has more than 15 years of experience in land development,

FALL 2013

2000s

CLEVE WARREN ‘90 was hired as Florida

stormwater management, eminent

BRENDA DAVIS ’03 was spotlighted on

State College at Jacksonville’s chief

domain and accident reconstruction.

the Duval County Public Schools website

financial officer. A retired U.S. Army

as a “Duval Star,” a feature that celebrates

Reserve lieutenant colonel, Warren’s

CYNTHIA L. (LIEBTAG) SCAVELLI ’96 was

“the hard work, dedication and uniqueness

professional career spans corporate

promoted by Jacksonville’s FIS, a leading

of students, teachers and administrators

banking, senior management service in

global provider and technology and

who strive for excellence on a daily basis.”

state and local government, and most

services to the financial services industry,

She teaches gifted students at Don Brewer

recently, he was president and CEO of

to FIS ethics officer. She previously was

Elementary School.

Essential Capital Finance in Jacksonville.

the company’s corporate compliance and ethics counsel.

MATT EBERHARDT

E.J. MORROW ‘91 was

‘05 joined

appointed president and

KATHERINE COX ’96, ’99, director of the

Montville,

CEO of QualServ Corp. in

education program at the Huntington

N.J.-based

Fort Smith, Ark., a leading

(W.Va.) Museum of Art, received the

Marotta Controls

manufacturer, distributor

(Huntington) Herald-Dispatch Award for

as director

and installer of custom

the Arts. Her efforts have resulted in the

of business

fixture, equipment and

education program touching the lives of

development-

supplies to the foodservice and retail

nearly 26,000 students in rural schools.

industries. He previously was Chain Link Service’s vice president of development.

marine systems. He served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years,

JOHN WEST ’97, CSX’s vice president

most recently on the USS Leyte Gulf as

of engineering, has been elected to

operations officer for a 300-person guided

SCOTT WILEY ‘92 was appointed

the American Railway Engineering and

missile cruiser. He also was Kilgore Flares

executive vice president of Atlanta-based

Maintenance-of-Way Association Board

Co.’s sales and marketing vice president.

Numerex Corp., a leading provider of

of Governors. He has been in the railroad

on-demand and interactive machine-

industry since 1976.

to-machine enterprise solutions. He has 20 years of experience in the field,

LAURA GUNN ’99 completed a two-year

most recently at United Technologies,

stint at Imperial College London and has

where he was director of Global Product

had a great experience living abroad and

Management, Fire & Security.

being associated with one of the world’s leading institutions.

BRIAN BARQUILLA ‘94, owner of Advantage Business Magazine, was

JAMES MICHELSON ’99, founder and

selected as the 2013 Florida Small

CMO of Indianapolis, Ind.-based JFM

Business Media Advocate of the Year by

Concepts, had the second edition of his

the U.S. Small Business Administration.

book, “Cross Media Marketing 101: The concise guide to surviving in the C-suite,”

JENNIFER GUTHRIE GRINER ’09 and

KEVIN S. HEBERT ‘95 was promoted

published in paperback, Nook and Kindle

Richard Griner of Orange Park are the

by Causseaux, Hewett & Walpole Inc.,

formats by Schooner Press.

proud parents of Aubree Elise Griner, born

a civil engineering, surveying, planning

May 24, 2013.

WAVE CLASS NOTES

JENNIFER POTH ’10 founded Ponte Vedra Beach-based Operation Support Military Golf Inc. (operation-smg.org), which seeks to assist with rehabilitation and improvements at United States military bases. SARAH HASHEMZADEH ’09 and Daniel Ryley of Middletown, Md., are the proud

2010s

parents of Leila Nicole Ryley, born April 20, 2013.

RENATA A. HANNANS ‘10 published her first book, “P.S. Never Give Up Hope: Advice from Youthful Offenders to Young MATTHEW C. KAMPFE ‘06/’08 has

America” (psnevergiveuphope.com). She

been appointed to the JU Davis College

works as a Communities in Schools case

SAMUEL (JOE) DAVIS ’12 (left) exhibited

of Business Executive Advisory Board.

manager in Jacksonville.

his artwork from Massachusetts to California and opened SJ Davis Glass

He serves as director of finance and business development for Kampfe

AMBER MOSELEY ‘10

studio in the Boston area. His studio

Management Services, where he is

received a juris doctor

received a 2013 South Shore Living

involved with the financial operation,

from Nova Southeastern

Magazine Editor’s Pick award, and his

marketing, management, and community

University’s Shepard

first solo exhibit, "The Color of Nature,"

and government relations.

Broad School of Law in

received rave reviews.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

FALL 2013

MELANIE HICKS ’12 was hired as head

Dr. Johnson masterminded Jacksonville

Trinitee Stevens and Tristan Johnson; and

girls lacrosse coach, and strength and

University’s transition to a full four-year

numerous cousins. He was preceded

conditioning teacher, at Episcopal High

institution as its president, while boosting

in death by his son, Franklyn A. “Chip”

School in Jacksonville.

enrollment, raising admission standards

Johnson Jr.

and strengthening faculty quality. A World MELISSA JAWORSKI ’12 was hired as

War II hero who received three Purple

head girls lacrosse coach at Nease High

Hearts and was injured during the D-Day

School in Ponte Vedra Beach.

invasion, he was a Fulbright Scholar, Harvard graduate and International Affairs professor before joining JU in 1956 at age

WEDDINGS

34, as the country’s youngest university president. He also authored a dozen books, one of which, “One More Hill,” ALEXANDRA

was named among the 50 best books

(ALIX) DEFARKAS

on WWII.

’10 AND DENNIS

KIMBERLY KLINGER CLARK ’90, 44, of Sarasota, Fla., died May 13, 2013. In

J. ROBINSON ’08

Among many accomplishments at JU over

addition to her JU bachelor’s degree in

married on June

his seven-year tenure, Johnson helped

political science, she obtained a Juris

23, 2012, at the

achieve initial four-year accreditation in 1961,

Doctor from Stetson University College of

Lodge and Club

in the shortest time possible; added the

Law and a master’s degree in counselor

in Ponte Vedra

school’s first dormitories and intercollegiate

education from the University of South

Beach. They live

sports; saw enrollment rise above 2,000 for

Florida. She worked as a mental health

in Jacksonville

the first time; more than tripled the number

counselor and therapist and as marketing

Beach.

of doctoral-level faculty; strengthened

and advertising director at Signs Plus. She

faculty pay, benefits and tenure; increased

is survived by her husband, David, and

library holdings by tens of thousands of

sons Holden, Paxton and Dawson.

IN MEMORIAM

publications; solidified fundraising efforts; and presided during the addition of a new

KEITH

student center, other facilities and creation

WATSON ’71,

of a College of Fine Arts.

of Jacksonville, died April 2,

JU President Tim Cost lauded the

2013. He was

contributions of Dr. Johnson, who left JU

an attorney,

in 1963 to become the fourth president of

philanthropist

California State College at Los Angeles.

and Board

“We’ve lost a great citizen, not just here

of Trustees

at JU, but in our country,” Cost said.

member. JU’s only men’s tennis player ever to

Dr. Johnson is survived by his wife,

participate in the NCAA Championship,

Elena, of Bonita Springs; daughters

Watson is enshrined in the JU Athletic

Terri A. Cochran and Sandra Cole Fox;

Hall of Fame. He and his family

DR. FRANKLYN A. JOHNSON, JU

three grandchildren, Elizabeth J. Stevens

generously supported JU over the years,

PRESIDENT, 1956-63, of Bonita Springs,

(and husband Billy Stevens), Kevin F.

including providing funding that enabled

Fla., died July 24, 2013, of congestive

Johnson and Alexander F. Johnson; three

JU to build the Keith Watson Family

heart failure. He was 91.

great-grandchildren, Trevin F. Stevens,

Tennis Complex.

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your annual support!

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Aaro

Dr. and Mrs. Silas W. Blanton, Jr.

Mr. Ioannis G. Chryssomitis

Dr. Gaby El-Bahri

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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Entsminger

Mr. and Mrs. G. Elliott Adams, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Andre' L. G. Boutte

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Collier

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Euston

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Adcock

Mr. Benjamin W. Bowerman

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Mr. Alan Fay

Dr. Debra T. and Mr. Dan R. Alexander

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Boyer

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Shirin and Bruce Brenick

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Mr. Kirk A. Brennan

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Capt. Michael L. Brown

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Mr. Brian D. Frye

Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Ashley

Peggy and J.F. Bryan IV

Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Davidson

Dr. and Mrs. Norman A. Fuller

Mr. Steven N. Bacalis

Mr. Franklin K. Bunton

Mr. and Mrs. Roger K. Davis

Cmdr. and Mrs. Mark Gabrynowicz

Mr. William S. Baisden, Jr.

Mr. Dennis J. Burke, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Dederick

Dr. J. Phillip and Mrs. Kimberly Garcia

Mr. Robert J. Baker

Ms. Velvet R. Burns

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Dees

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Gay

Dr. John A. Balog

Ms. Deborah E. Buscher

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. DeFalco

Ms. Caroline A. Geoghegan

Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Barker

Mr. Christopher A. Bush

Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Deichler

Mr. Francis X. Gerosa, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Calhoun

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas F. DeMeo

Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gerry

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey E. Callan

Mr. Walter J. DeReu

Ms. Linda Ghanayem

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Campbell

Ms. Michelle Detweiler

Mr. John A. Gillcrist

Mr. Gregory P. Carroll

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Dick

Mr. and Mrs. H. Timothy Gillis

Mrs. Joan Carter

Mr. Robert H. Dietz

Mr. and Mrs. Artis Gilmore

Michael and Elizabeth Cascone

Mr. David T. Dobson

Dr. Mary R. Gipson

Ms. Sherrill A. Casey-Bakai and Mr. Bela Bakai

Mr. Nicholas C. Dorn

Ms. Bernadette Glen

Mrs. Kathlene A. Dornblaser

Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Goode

Mr. Craig J. Caskie

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Dubberly

Ms. Kassandra M. Gove

Mr. and Mrs. W. Bret Catto

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Duff

Mr. and Mrs. Jonas H. Gredenhag

Ms. Amy L. Cavanaugh

Mr. and Mrs. Royce B. Duncan

Ms. Mary L. Green

Ms. Laura K. Chambers

Mr. Matthew C. Eckler

Dr. and Mrs. Louis F. Gregory, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Chappell

Mr. and Mrs. Allan F. Edelston

Mr. David J. Groom

Dr. Lynn Chism

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Edmison

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hadden

Ms. Karen M. Barletta and Mr. John K. Mackie Mr. and Mrs. N. Christopher Barron Dr. Lois Becker and Dr. Felix Frayman Mr. and Mrs. Eldon L. Bekkum Ms. Charlene F. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Bennett Lt. Mark G. Marino and Dr. Patricia A. Bennett Dr. Cheryl L. Bergman Mr. Carlton C. Billingsley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Merritt Bird Mr. W. Michael Blackburn Ms. Stacie L. Blake

Mr. and Mrs. Steven K. Friedman

FALL 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell B. Haga

Ms. Sarah Jordan

Mr. Randolph P. MacMillan

Capt. and Mrs. Mark S. Murphy

Dr. and Mrs. Derek J. Hall

Mr. Eric J. Jud

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Maire

Mr. and Mrs. W. Rodney Murray

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Hall, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Julius

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Majkut

Mr. and Mrs. Jason R. Naiman

Ms. DaVina L. Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Maltby

Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Nichols

Mr. Kevin Hampton

Mr. David R. Kane and Mrs. Lucie Munger

Rev. and Mrs. Henry R. Mann

Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Brien

Dr. Adele E. Hanlon

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kane

Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Manske

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. O'Donnell

Ms. Courtney M. Hanrahan

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Kanning

Mr. and Mrs. Donald March

Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael O'Malley

Mr. Eric W. Hansen

Ms. Gina L. M. Katembo

Mr. Alfred J. Martin

Ms. Elizabeth Overstreet

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hara

Ms. Kathleen A. Kavanagh

Mr. and Mrs. R. Tucker Martin

Ms. Ellen M. Paige

Ms. Jeannie K. Hardwick

Mr. and Mrs. R. Blake Kelley

Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Martin

Mr. Roger Palmer

Mr. Randal L. Hart

Mr. and Mrs. Shaun L. Kelly

Mr. Greg R. Masucci

Dr. and Mrs. William P. Pannell

Ms. Sue E. Hartman

Ms. Mary D. Kiefert

Dr. David C. Mayer

Mrs. Pamela V. Pattee

Mr. Jeffrey R. Hashberger

Mr. and Mrs. David L. King

Mr. Charles W. McCall

Mr. Richard A. Pauloo, Jr.

Mr. James E. Fransen and Ms. Alison A. Hastings

Mr. Scott A. Kolar

Ms. Margaret E. McCaughey

Tim Payne

Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Kraemer

Mr. and Mrs. John P. McCormack

Hon. and Mrs. John W. Peach

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Hazzard

Dr. Jeffrey L. Kraskin

Mr. A. Michael McCracken

Diana and Jim Peaks

Mrs. Lindsay D. Helms

Ms. Christina Kreutziger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCullough

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Pellegrinelli

Ms. Anne M. Herbster

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Mr. and Mrs. John M. McIlhenny

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Dr. and Mrs. John W. O'Loughlin

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Kurzius

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Mr. and Mrs. Gerry C. Pendry

Mr. Wayne A. Hessler

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton B. Lahti

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McMillan

Drs. Mary and Peter Pernicone

Prof. Ann S. Heusinger

Mr. Dennis J. Lanahan III

Mr. Lucas T. Meers

Ms. Cynthia K. Persico

Mr. and Mrs. S. David Hicks

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Lavoy

Mr. Kenneth J. Melchiorre

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Mr. and Mrs. Searle F. Highleyman

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lawrence

Mrs. Nora S. Michaels

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Delta Air Lines Foundation

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Mr. and Mrs. George G. Smith

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ExxonMobil Foundation

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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Smith, Sr.

Ms. Charlot L. Wedge

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Roehr

Ms. Marie Smith-McKenzie

Mrs. Elizabeth Welch

Florida Blue

Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Romero

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sobocinski

Dr. and Mrs. Marvin C. Wells

Follett Higher Education Group

Mr. Terence L. Rooney

Mr. and Mrs. Maynor Solorzano

General Electric Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Gerry B. Rose

Mr. and Mrs. Bernabe Somoza

Dr. Tara Westerhold and Mr. William Westerhold

Ms. Francine Rossi

Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Spechler

Mrs. Barbara T. Whicker

Greater Jacksonville Fair

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Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. White, Jr.

Harris Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Stack

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IBM International Foundation

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ING

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Jayhawk Dolphin Consulting, LLC

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The MacMillan Foundation

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Carolyn Munro Wilson

Marsh & McLennan Companies

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Mr. Arthur J. Stites

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Merrill Lynch & Company Foundation

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Ms. Andrea S. Wraalstad

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Scaduto

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Strongosky, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wright

Microsoft Corporation Matching Gifts Program

Mr. and Mrs. George P. Scanlon

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Sucher III

Ms. Margaret E. Yeager

Moran Family Holdings, LLC.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Schifanella

Mr. Theodore R. Sucher IV

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Zimmerman

Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Schlicht

Mrs. Mary J. Sullivan

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The J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation, Matching Gift Program

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Ms. Suzanne Suter

A-B Distributors

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Dr. and Mrs. Edwin I. Swords III

Aetna Foundation

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Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Tate

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Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Sheppard

Mr. Thomas W. Titsworth

Mr. William J. Sheppard

Mr. Edward M. Torralba

Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Shimp III

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry S. Roth

Dr. and Mrs. John C. Rumble

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sakmann III Mr. Rene G. Sanchez

Goodrich Foundation

MS Management LLC Mutual of America Tom Nehl Truck Company Network For Good Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Ameriprise Financial Employee Giving Campaign

THE PLAYERS Champtionship

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

The Prudential Foundation

Anonymous Gift

Rocky Mountain Support Services

AT&T, Inc.

Robert and Carol Shircliff Charitable Trust

The Ayco Charitable Foundation

Sodexo America, LLC

Bank of America Foundation

Spindler Refuse Service

Bank of America

The State Farm Companies Foundation

Bergen County United Way

SunTrust Bank, North Florida

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation, Inc.

Thomson Reuters

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Torres

Robert and Carol Shircliff

Dr. and Mrs. John E. Trainer, Jr.

Boeing Company

Tyco

Martin Allen Shultz

Cmdr. and Mrs. Jerry R. Trudell

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

United Way of Northeast Florida

Mr. Richard C. Sibley

Capt. and Mrs. Matt W. Tuohy

UTC Aerospace Systems

Mr. and Mrs. William Siegle

Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Turknett

Norman & Florence Brody Family Foundation

Ponte Vedra Beach Rotary Foundation, Inc.

TRUiST

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Imagine making an impact now and leaving a legacy for later. … Annual Giving and Planned Giving fit perfectly together.

Planned (V.)

Annual (Adj.)

Make preparations for an anticipated event or time.

Occurring or happening every year or once a year.

Giving (Noun)

To entrust to another, usually for specific reason.

Please consider Jacksonville University in your annual and planned giving this year. For more information, please contact: Donna Morrow, Director of Planned Giving 904.256.7928 • dmorrow1@ju.edu • ju.edu/plannedgiving

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