New Opportunities to Brag About Being a War Hawk! Model UN to Attend Unique Conference in Galapagos Islands Model United Nations at McMurry has received a coveted assignment for the upcoming National Model UN conference on the Galapagos Islands January 11-20, 2013. Only 26 slots were available, and McMurry University’s Model UN program has been selected to represent Argentina at the conference. The conference—the first of its kind—will be held at the Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences (GAIAS) on San Cristóbal
Island, directly adjacent to Galapagos National Park. During the 9-day conference, students will focus on environmental issues that impact fragile ecosystems, engage in cultural visits in Ecuador and on the Galapagos Islands, as well as work on a community service project on San Cristóbal. Of the 26 schools selected for the conference, nine (35%) are from non-US universities. ❖
McMurry Alumnus and Former Head Football Coach Grant Teaff Receives National Award McMurry alumnus and former head football coach Grant Teaff, now executive director of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), was voted the recipient of this year’s Selig Mentoring Award by the McLendon Scholarship Steering Committee, composed of 18 minority athletics directors. The award was established in 2007 and named in honor of Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig and is presented biennially to a person in athletics administration who has been at the forefront in creating equal opportunities for minorities in the field of athletics. Selig has placed diversity and equal employment opportunity among his top priorities throughout the years to great effect in Major League Baseball. Today, 31 percent of all on-field coaching positions in baseball are held by minority group members, and female front office representation throughout the league is 30 percent. During Selig’s tenure as Commissioner, minority representation among front office positions has grown from two to 24 percent. “Grant Teaff ’s name is synonymous with
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not only college football, but intercollegiate athletics as a whole,” said Warde Manuel, Chair of the McLendon Scholarship Steering Committee and Director of Athletics at the University of Connecticut. “His dedication and service to our industry are unparalleled and right in line with the core values of the McLendon Foundation.” Coach Teaff, a native West Texan reared in Snyder, attended San Angelo Junior College (now Angelo State University) and earned his undergraduate degree in physical education at McMurry College in 1956. One year later, he earned a master of science degree in Administrative Education. He received a Doctor of Humanities degree from McMurry in 1975. Teaff played center and was a captain for the McMurry football team. In 1960, he was named the head football coach at McMurry, one of the youngest head football coaches in the country at the time. Teaff had an outstanding coaching career with head coaching stints at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, placing him in eight halls of fame. ❖
