Inside RecSports: Fall/Winter 2011

YOUR CONNECTION TO UT INTRAMURALS

Vol. 11, No.1 Fall/Winter 2011

WALL OF FAME

EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION FE ATU RE A RTICLE

THE INTRAMURAL WALL OF FAME

WELCOME

Dear Friends: The biggest news for The University of Texas at Austin and RecSports continues to be the budget. If you followed the legislative session this past year, you’re aware of the shortfall in state revenue that resulted in cuts throughout the government, including higher education. UT Austin’s budget was reduced by $92 million for the biennium, an approximately 16.5 percent reduction in state support.

“The Leadership Team, led by Joe Bill Watkins, is reaching out to many new friends and gaining support in our attempts to secure the economic future of RecSports.”

Clockwise from left: 1975–76 PEM Club Track Champions 1920–21 Wall of Fame Picture Board 1944–45 Latin American Club 1st Soccer Champions 1947–48 Phi Delta Theta Water Polo Champions

Design by Jess Moss

Inside RecSports is published twice a year by The University of Texas at Austin, Division of Recreational Sports.

For more information, log on to www.utrecsports.org/friends.

Student Affairs DIVISION OF

Fortunately, under the leadership of President Bill Powers, UT has been preparing for these cuts for almost two years.

RecSports has returned significant funding to the University through a variety of measures that include reduced facility hours, a reduction in regular maintenance and increased intramural and TeXercise fees. While these are significant changes and directly affect current students, RecSports’ programs continue to maintain quality and attract over 85 percent of the student body.

Along with steady student participation, RecSports has other achievements to note. The renovation of Clark Field, a project that began last July, is almost complete. Twelve deserving students received scholarships this fall, the first section of Gregory Gym pavers was installed and the Intramural Endowment continues to grow. The Leadership Team, led by Joe Bill Watkins, is reaching out to many new friends and gaining support in our attempts to secure the economic future of RecSports. Please read more about these initiatives inside.

Please continue to stay in touch. Even as we recognize our 95th anniversary this year, we’re already planning for the 100th in 2016. We hope to involve many of you in this momentous occasion that will celebrate the rich history of Recreational Sports and the many contributions this Division continues to make to enhance the quality of life for the students, faculty and staff of this great University.

Warmest regards,

Thomas W. Dison Associate Vice President and Director

Go to www.utrecsports.org/whereareyou to let us know what you’re up to or drop by Gregory Gym the next time you’re in Austin.

SPOTLIGHT

Recognizing Star Students Clayton Crum, Women’s Lacrosse Team Member and Co-Captain

Clayton is a senior in the Marketing/Business Honor’s Program in the McCombs School of Business who is expecting to graduate in May 2012.

She joined Women’s Lacrosse, a sport club sponsored by RecSports, in her freshman year. This fall she began her third consecutive year as one of three team captains. In 2010-11, the team finished its season with an 11-3-1 record and made it to the nationals in Scottsdale, Ariz., where the team finished 10th. In her sophomore year, Clayton was named second team All-American and this past year she was named to the first team. Away from lacrosse, Clayton is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, served as a student representative on the Clark Field Renovation Committee (see Clark Field article inside) and volunteered as an assistant coach for girls’ lacrosse at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School.

John Fitch, Former Facility Activity Supervisor

John, ’09 (Radio, Television, Film), is director of worldwide marketing for Ticketbud, a low-cost, self-service ticketing application designed to help non-profits in their fundraising efforts. At UT, John was a member of the Texas Cowboys and traveled abroad to volunteer his time and expertise in developing countries. In 2010, he rode the Livestrong Texas 4000 for Cancer, a 70-day, 4,687-mile bike trek from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money for cancer research. He continues to support the University through participation in such activities as last year’s Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser sponsored by the Texas Round Table, a student organization of current and former presidents of 14 spirit groups.

Michael Morales, Intramural Sports Program Supervisor

Michael is a fifth year Kinesiology major and aspiring high school coach.

When he graduates in December 2012, he’ll have an impressive résumé filled with many years of relevant experience. After all, he has worked for RecSports since spring 2010, rising through the ranks from softball umpire to office assistant to intramural assistant to intramural supervisor. Additionally, as a member of the Texas Wranglers he managed the organization’s intramural football, basketball and softball teams, leading the latter to three consecutive championships in the Men’s A league. This past summer, while living in Austin, Michael commuted to Huntsville, Texas, for an unpaid internship at Sam Houston State University to work with the football coaches. The gas money he spent traveling all those miles will surely be an investment in his future.

LOOKING BACK

The Intramural Wall of Fame Champions and Runners-Up 1919–Present About the Wall

The Intramural Wall of Fame is a photo gallery of all University of Texas at Austin intramural champions and runners-up. This historic gallery, which is located in Gregory Gym, originated with the photographs of Men’s champions and runners-up beginning in 1919–20. In 1972, when the Men’s and Women’s Intramural Programs combined under the new administrative unit named the Division of Recreational Sports, Women’s champions and runners-up became a part of the Wall of Fame. Additionally, in 1974 when Coed intramural competition became part of the Intramural Program, these photos also became part of this historic wall. The final addition to the Wall of Fame in Gregory Gym occurred in 2002 when the Women’s Intramural champion photos from 1933–73, the time period when the Women’s Program existed separately from the men, were reproduced from the Cactus Yearbooks and added to the wall.

Today, the Wall of Fame photos can be viewed and purchased online at www.utrecsportsmedia.org. The online photos span the years 1940 to 2005.

A Few Notables on the Wall of Fame a) Kenneth Jastrow 1965-66 Phi Delta Theta Basketball b) Roy Spence 1967-68 Delta Tau Delta Football c) Carole (Keeton) Strayhorn 1958 Chi Omega Tennis d) Rooster Andrews 1941 Delta Tau Delta Boxing e) Alan Bean 1952 Delta Kappa Epsilon Wrestling f) Jim Baker 1954 & 1955 Phi Delta Theta Tennis

The Only University President on the Wall of Fame

One of the most unique members of the Wall of Fame is UT President William Powers, Jr. In 1979–80 as a young law professor at UT, President Powers was asked to coach a team composed of freshmen law students taking his torts class. “I agreed and even thought about buying some boots and a hat like (former Houston Oilers Coach) Bum Phillips,” he said. On second thought, he decided he would rather play. His team won two Law/Grad championships– softball in spring 1980 and football in fall 1980 with the team Criminal Element. Asked about the team name, he noted, “Besides having some legal connotation, the name really was attributable to (Oakland Raiders Player) Jack Tatum and the Oakland Raiders who were the bad boys in the NFL at that time. “I’m very proud of our accomplishments and honored to be part of such an historic record,” adds President Powers.

Criminal Element 1980-81 Law/Grad Football Champions Front (L-R): Jim Sackrider, Doug Brothers, Carl Meadows, Eric Viehman, Mark Matula, Jay Mays, John Cossum.

Back (L-R): John Sansing, Gary Davis, Mark McGee, Bill Powers, Glenn Villafranca, Jim Mills, Wade Cooper.

LOOKING BACK Lewis Brazelton, II, ’32, won the

VIP trophy in 1932 for earning the most points playing intramurals as a Kappa Alpha. His son, Lewis Brazelton, III, ’62, was a member of the Kappa Sigma football champions in 1961–62.

Pat (Cox) Shaw, ’53, visited

Gregory Gym on the 50th anniversary of her graduating class and found a photograph of her father, A. E. Cox, on the very first Wall of Fame picture board.

Mary (Miller) Arnold, ’58, of

Austin, points out her father, S. E. Miller, a member of the engineering football champs in 1920. Mary was an archery champion and member of the Bow and Arrow Club from 1954–55.

Stories Behind the Pictures Here is a glimpse at some of the stories behind the pictures.

Read the full story online at www.utrecsports.org/friends/newsletter/current_newsletter

Regents on the Wall of Fame

In addition to the four Regents mentioned on the previous page, four additional former Regents appear on the Wall of Fame.

They are Mario Yzaguirre, 1941 hardball; Scott Caven, 1962 swimming; Shannon Ratliff, 1963 softball and Tom Hicks, 1966 volleyball.

A Daughter’s Discovery

When Pat (Cox) Shaw ‘53, visited Gregory Gym on the 50th anniversary of her graduating class, she made a surprising discovery–a picture of her father on the very first Wall of Fame picture board.

Handball Courts in Gregory Gym

A.G. McNeese served on the Board of Regents when the Gregory Gym Annex was built in 1962. He is the primary reason that 13 handball courts, including

the glass exhibition court, were included in the new addition to Gregory Gym.

UT Athletes Excel in Intramural Sports

Student athletes from as far back as the 40s (Delano Womack, for example) participated and won intramural championships in basketball and softball.

Missing in Action

A member of the 1985 Coed soccer team Sting did not participate in the final match, therefore, is listed as “not pictured” in the champion photo. Her name?

Renée Zellweger, the Oscar-winning actress.

Better Late Than Never

Regents on the Wall of Fame

a) A. G. McNeese 1937 Handball (b) Jack Blanton 1945-46 Dekes Basketball / Soccer (c) Bobby Stillwell Kappa Sigma 1955/1958/1959 Football/ Basketball d) Wales Madden, Jr. 1948-49 Phi Delta Theta Wrestling / Soccer

The 1992 golf champion's photo did not turn out and a re-take never occurred.

With the renovation of Gregory Gym complete in 1997, it became important to obtain a photo of this missing intramural champion. His name? Matthew

McConaughey. Read the story of the four year search for a vintage '92 photo of this actor and ardent UT supporter.

Legal Eagles

In 1955, Professor Charles Alan Wright came to UT and started a tradition when

he was a player/coach for a law school team known as the Legal Eagles. The list of Eagle Wall of Famers is long and prestigious.

DEVELOPMENT A Message from Joe Bill Watkins, ’65, ’68 RecSports Leadership Team Chair If you read Tom Dison’s letter on page two of this newsletter, you are well aware of the budget crisis facing the state, the University and RecSports. Students on this campus are in danger of losing the opportunities to play, exercise and enjoy activities outside the classroom as these cuts and reductions are made. Fortunately, we are offering a number of ongoing initiatives that provide a way to give back to the University and assist RecSports.

You can read more about the Intramural Endowment, the Excellence Fund and the Endowed Scholarships at www.utrecsports.org/friends/donate.php.

As I begin my fourth year as chair of the RecSports Leadership Team, I invite you to join us in our efforts to assure the future of RecSports. If you participated in intramurals or any aspect of RecSports as a student, I’m positive you can attest to the fact that a comprehensive, wellrounded recreational sports program is an essential part of the college experience.

Feel free to contact me by e-mail at jwatkins@velaw.com and I’ll be glad to answer any questions you might have.

Best wishes for the upcoming year.

Clark Field New Look, New Name Late this fall, a new and improved Clark Field turf and track will reopen following a $4 million renovation project made possible through $3 million in private gifts and $1 million from Recreational Sports.

RecSports is pleased to announce that former Chairman of the Board of Regents H. Scott Caven, Jr., and the Caven family, and Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Crum contributed leadership gifts for this project.

The new facility has been renamed the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field as a tribute to Mr. Caven’s profound leadership in bringing this project to fruition. His efforts began in 2005 when he first approached administrators about renovating Clark Field in hopes of both restoring this vital campus venue and creating a new home for Texas Lacrosse.

Construction began on July 18, 2011, and included replacing the natural grass turf with synthetic turf, refurbishing the aging track, replacing the worn exercise stations, and building a new support storage structure and new pedestrian bridge across Waller Creek. The pedestrian bridge will link the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field with the Recreational Sports Center.

The renovated facility will maintain opportunities for informal recreation and allow UT sport clubs, most notably Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, to utilize the space for practice and competition. In addition, the facility will continue to serve the dedicated cadre of students and RecSports members who enjoy running, jogging, walking and working out in this great outdoor space.

Friends of RecSports Reception On April 27, 2011, RecSports Leadership Team Chair Joe Bill Watkins and RecSports Development and Campus Relations Coordinator Bob Childress traveled to Houston to host a reception for Houston-area friends of RecSports. Held in the home of Gary and Sylvie Crum, the reception was attended by over 80 friends, including former Regent Scott Caven. A beautiful home, delicious food and friends reconnecting with friends made for an excellent event. A short program delivered by Joe Bill and Bob noted past successes and how more friends can become involved with RecSports' development initiatives.

TOP PHOTO Clark Field circa 1980s: four basketball courts, eight handball/racquetball courts, par course exercise stations, new lighting, and a running track were added in 1981.

In May 1999, the site was turned over to the University for the construction of San Jacinto Residence Hall. Basketball was relocated to the site of an adjacent parking lot and a smaller field area with jogging track reopened in 2001.

BOTTOM PHOTO Aerial view of an artist rendering of renovated Clark Field looking west.

Officially titled the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field, activities are scheduled to return in late fall 2011.

Thank you to all who attended and a special thank you to Sylvie Crum for her hard work, generosity and continued support.

We look forward to meeting with our Dallas-Fort Worth friends in the upcoming months. Anyone interested in assisting with the planning of a reception in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, please contact Bob at bobc@austin.utexas.edu or 512-475-7180.

DEVELOPMENT

2011-12 Scholarship Winners This past August, 12 Division of Recreational Sports student employees were awarded scholarships for their outstanding work and contributions to the Division.

Read about each award winner online at http://bit.ly/pqRiBF.

Front Row (L -R): Bill Patman Endowed Scholarship Meryl Carey

Back Row (L -R): Acacia Fraternity Endowed Scholarship Philip Butler

Delta Tau Delta Endowed Scholarship Maryam Najam

Charles & Carolyn Spence, James & Kathryn (Spence) Nance, and William (Spence) & Edith Nance Endowment Honoring Michael Monsoor Jared Pessetto

Sylvie & Gary Crum Endowed Scholarship Sabrina Koh Mark L. Hart, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Erin Baroni Phi Gamma Delta Endowed Scholarship Sara Burnett Mark L. Hart, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth Bouldin

Division of Recreational Sports Endowed Scholarship Duncan Morgan Thomas W. Dison Endowed Scholarship Eric Swanson Thomas W. Dison Endowed Scholarship Major Latin Kenneth Ford Family Endowed Scholarship Alec Herzog

DEVELOPMENT

The Bob Childress Golf Classic

The 2nd Annual Bob Childress Golf Classic, benefiting the RecSports Excellence Fund, was held on Friday, May 13, at Falconhead Golf Club. The weather was kinder to the tournament attendees this year and both returning and new players enjoyed lunch from Rudy’s Country Store Bar-B-Q, 18 holes of golf and a happy hour following the tournament.

Many former intramural employees who worked with Bob participated in this year’s event, including Kevin Crouch, Julie Gillespie and Kim Valz-Reath. The tournament proved to be a fun way to raise much-needed funds and reconnect with friends. The 2012 tournament will be rescheduled to a fall date in conjunction with the annual RecSports Reunion.

Be on the look out for a save-the-date e-mail soon.

Host a Reunion

The Division of Recreational Sports is offering you the opportunity to schedule your own reunion in either Gregory Gym or the Recreational Sports Center. Several groups have already hosted events, including a pre-game event prior to a home football game, and dinner and a social on the Friday evening of a football weekend. What type of event would your group like to host? All requests will be considered.

Contact Bob Childress at bobc@austin.utexas.edu or 512-475-7180 to discuss your idea. It’s never too early to plan ahead. Call today.

Fall 2011 Reunions

Lambda Chi Alpha Reunion Oct. 15, Time TBA, Recreational Sports Center

Oak Grove Reunion

Nov. 4, 6–9 p.m., Gregory Gym

Annual Giving

In summer 2011, many of you received an e-mail or a letter sent on behalf of RecSports by the UT Development Office’s Annual Giving Program.

Thank you to all who have responded with gifts to the RecSports Excellence Fund. Every donation makes a difference, no matter the size.

If you are interested in showing your support for RecSports, there are other opportunities.

You can make a one-time or sustaining (recurring) gift by visiting: http://bit.ly/pdjm0L Sustaining gifts will be processed monthly or yearly by the UT Development Office until you notify them to stop doing so. If you would like to increase the impact of your gift, visit http://www.matchinggifts.com/utexas/ to see whether your employer has a gift matching policy.

FAST FORWARD

Where Are You Now?

Lost touch with former intramural teammates or fellow RecSports employees? Want to find out what happened to your old workout buddies? Here’s what some of you are doing now.

1940s/1950s 

Warren H. Crain, ’43, won

basketball and softball championships with Oak Grove his senior year and was named first team All-Intramural in both sports. A golf doubles and tennis doubles champion, he was named the Best Intramural Athlete in his division.

After graduation and three years in the Army, he went to work at his dad’s pharmacy in San Antonio and in 1950 married Jo Hagel of Fredericksburg, Texas. “The (RecSports) newsletter brings back many fond memories of my life at UT,” Warren notes. “I am now 89 and look forward to each day.”

Warren A. Rees, Jr., ’47, multi-

sport intramural champion in softball, wrestling, boxing and horseshoes, enrolled at Rice University before the Navy transferred him to UT to study electrical engineering followed by two years of graduate study in mechanical engineering.

He joined The Texas Co., (later Texaco) as a petroleum engineer in 1953, primarily involved in the search for and production of oil and gas. In 1967 he began carving jade as a hobby and won a national award in 1975 for an exhibit of jade carvings. Then at age 70 he received the degree of graduate gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America.

Jack Howard, ’51, a Baylor

University transfer, played nine intramural sports and refereed basketball at UT. He was a member of the AIME softball champions and an All-Intramural volleyball player. Following college, Jack went to work for a major oil company, moving 10 times in eight years before returning to West Austin where he and his wife still live. Jack spent 24 years as a geologist for the General Land Office and eight years at the UT System before retiring in 1992. He has two children, both UT grads, and two grandchildren.

William Gordon (Bill) McGee, ’51, served as a senior

manager in 1950–51 with Ken Mighell, ’52, ’57 (law), and Doug Nelson, earning a managerial T award. In his last semester, Bill worked as an intramural field/games supervisor. He is now retired after a long career in the field of petroleum geology.

Leon Nelkin, ’69, former

handball doubles champion with Kenneth Davidoff representing Tau Delta Phi, serves as president of Princeton Financial Services in Houston. He and his wife, Renata, have one son, Jim Morris Nelkin.

J.A. Tony Fallin, ’69, ’72, a

his varsity T letter as senior manager in intramurals. Doug worked closely with Men’s Intramural Director Berry Whitaker to form what became known as The University of Texas Sport Club Association (UTSCA). Doug served as student president for this new organization. After graduation, he served overseas as a chaplain in the U.S. Army and, following his retirement, completed his Ph.D. in England. The Nelson family has five generations of UT Longhorns including his grandfather, mother, Doug himself, two children and one grandson. Dr. Nelson retired as a lieutenant colonel and lives in San Antonio.

Boulder, Colo., resident with the U.S. Geological Survey, vividly remembers UT in the 60s and 70s. He says, “Living in Moore-Hill Hall, the athletic dorm at that time, many of us made Gregory Gym and the intramural fields our sports arenas when not road-tripping to Big Bend, caving in Mexico and exploring the Rockies.” He continues, “My second majors were sports and beautiful women, a great combo I still recommend to all. Farrah Fawcett and Greg Lott were a number, Tommy Nobis’ 20-inch neck was a wonder, Diane Swendeman was pure avatar, LBJ’s and Lady Bird’s Luci and Linda held their own at bridge, Chris Gilbert and Corby Robinson made All-American in football and Moore-Hill almost ruled in intramurals.”

1960s 

1970s 

Doug Nelson,’54, earned

Joyce (Matthey) Lewis, ’63, ’69, manager and player for

the 1963 Newman Club volleyball and softball champions, had a career as a learning resource specialist for elementary schools in the Houston area.

At age 34 she took up tennis and was stateranked for the next 20 years. At age 70, after three knee surgeries and a wrist surgery, she resumed playing tennis, winning the first tournament she entered last January. “Most college kids can’t play NCAA-type sports, but they all can play intramural sports and more should,” she says.

Karen (Cannon) Irion, ’76 , ’78, ‘84, former fencing

champion, owns her own company, KSI Environmental Consulting. Her husband, Jack, whom she met at UT and who also enjoyed fencing, is an archaeologist with the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. Their oldest daughter, Cheryl, was born in 1983 in Austin and is the youngest member of the Society of Women Engineers.

Daughter number two, Kelsey, just graduated summa cum laude in psychology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Karen notes, “The intramural program was wonderful and was part of the fulfilling experience we found at UT.” The family lives in Kenner, La.

FAST FORWARD Bill Wagner, ’73, earned a

master’s degree in mathematics from UT and worked at UT in administrative computing from 1977 to 1993. After nine years with TIAACREF in New York City and six years as the director of information technology at Stephen F. Austin State University, he retired and moved back to Austin with his wife, Barbara (Galarneault) Wagner. On the intramural front, Bill was a champion in bowling, basketball, volleyball (faculty/staff division) and squash. His bowling team, Gnawzguz, was barred from participating in intramurals because all members were also members of the UT Bowling Team. As for the team name,“Gnawzguz,” Bill explained, “is Zugzwang spelled backwards, which is a chess term for a condition where every move that is possible to make results in worsening your position.”

Keith Cassell, ’79, ’85, played and officiated volleyball, winning several Men’s and Coed championships with Piccadilly Peddlers and Backset to Nobody. A master’s degree in computer science led to 20 years as a computer programmer. After having raised his children, Keith is working toward a Ph.D. in computer science at Victoria University of New Zealand.

1980s 

Matt Strickland, ’83, three-

time winner in basketball with Upward Sanction, is currently working in South Texas as a development supervisor with ConocoPhillips of Houston. He is married to Jenie and has three kids–daughters Kate, 16, and Kira, 14, and son David, 19, who is studying mechanical engineering at UT. Matt says he enjoys traveling to Austin whenever possible for live music, biking around the hills or just visiting his son.

1990s/2000s 

Kevin Contello, ’97,

graduated on the eight-year plan “because he couldn’t let go of RecSports,” says his sister, Megan. “The on-going joke among our softball team and other supervisors was that someday Kevin would become the new Bob Childress (former director of Intramural Sports) because he loved being involved with RecSports so much,” she notes. Kevin won multiple Men’s and Coed softball championships and worked as a building coordinator in Gregory Gym. Kevin has worked at Dell as a team leader since graduating and is the co-owner of the Rattlesnake Inn in Florence, Texas. He is married to Kelly (Blacknall), ’99, and has a daughter, Kayla Mae, 5.

Megan (Contello) Passe, ’98 ,’03, is a nurse

practitioner in Cedar Park, Texas, and surrounding areas and is married with three children. She worked as a supervisor in Gregory Gym and says, “My fondest memory was watching Kevin [her brother] play handball against my now-deceased great uncle Ralph Stapper, who was the handball champion at UT in the late 1930s.”

Rob Rule, ’96, began his

officiating career as an intramural basketball official at UT. In 2010 he reached the ultimate goal for high school officials by being chosen to officiate at the Boys Basketball State Tournament last March. He is a real estate broker in Houston and is still active in high school, junior college and some subDivision I basketball. Rob is married and has four kids–Amanda, 20, Tim, 18, Quint, 6, and Austin, 5.

Melissa (Brezik) Law ’03, a

Coed basketball champion in 2000, married Marshall Law, ’93, a three-time member of the Wall of Fame in football for the Wolfpack in 1989 and 1990, and Coed softball for the team named Marshall’s Law in 1992. Marshall coached high school football for 13 years and is currently employed with Balfour, a producer of quality-crafted rings, letter jackets, yearbooks and educational resources. Melissa is a stay-at-home mom to the couple’s two future Wall of Famers – Maverick, 3, and Colt, 2. The Law family resides in Houston.

Brian Mills, ’01, an

intramural staffer, official and Wall of Famer, worked at Rice University as the coordinator of intramurals for two years before receiving a master’s degree from Ohio University in 2004.

Following a two-year stint at Texas A&M University, Brian now is the assistant director for intramurals, sport clubs and camps at Stephen F. Austin State University. He married Jennifer (Meyer), ’03, in 2007 and has a two-year old daughter, Victoria Layne, with another child due in November 2011.

Share your best memories with us so we can mention you in the Where Are You Now pages.

Please contact Bob Childress.

512–475–7180 or bobc@austin.utexas.edu

In Memory of Jonas Kelsall, Lieutenant Commander Navy SEAL Team 6 The 2011 UT Men’s Soccer alumni game will be dedicated to Lieutenant Commander Jonas Kelsall who was killed in action in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2011, fighting for his country as a United States Navy SEAL. Jonas was a member of the Men’s Soccer Club from 1998–2000. Alumni remember Jonas for both his intensity and good nature. He was an outstanding teammate gifted with skill, speed and dedication. Jonas is survived by his wife, Victoria.

HISTORY

Intramural Soccer Comes to Texas On May 14, 1943, the Faculty Committee on Intramural Sports for Men approved adding soccer as an intramural sport. Teams from Latin America won the Intramural Cup for the first four years, but in 1947–48, Phi Delta Theta became the first so-called American team to be crowned soccer champion. The championship game was played on Monday, Jan. 12, 1948.

Edward Randall, III, the intramural manager and goalie for the Phi Delts that year, recalls, “We had no one with any soccer experience but we did have a bunch of big, athletic guys. Soccer attire was anything you wanted to wear and footwear consisted of everything from tennis shoes to combat boots.” According to Ed, the strategy was to “go after the ball and the hell with whoever got in your way.”

George Peterkin, Jr., player/coach for the team, recalls a crucial decision that helped the Phi Delts defeat the more skilled Latin American soccer team. “We knew that a blue norther was due in at some point that evening,” George remembers, “so we chose to defend the south goal to start the game. Just as we had predicted that strong north wind arrived at the precise time it was most needed.” The Phi Delts won 2–2 (2–1).

The following Saturday, the Aggie soccer club traveled to Austin for a match against Phi Delta Theta. In a “ragged exhibition of soccer,” The Daily Texan noted, UT’s John Taylor scored the only goal for this 1–0 victory over the Aggies.

1947–48 Soccer Champions Phi Delta Theta. Front (L-R): Jim Snavely, Henry Aiken, Dick Jones, Roger Evans, Pat Oles, Dewitt Ray, Tom Broad. Back (L-R): Jack Trotter, John Greene Taylor, Harry Whittington, George Peterkin, Jr., Edward Randall, III, Mike Rice, Jesse Worsham, Ralph Snavely.

Success After Soccer

Edward Randall, III, ’49, joined the investment-banking firm of

Rotan Mosle, Inc. in 1948, and served as chief executive officer from 1970–84 when the firm merged with PaineWebber Inc. A principal owner of Perceptive Scientific Instruments, Ed also served on a number of boards throughout his career. Of note, Ed led a fund-raiser for the UT Business School to buy Exchange Trading Post No. 5, which stood on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange from 1929 to 1981.

George Peterkin, Jr., ’48, was named chairman emeritus at Kirby 1945-46 Soccer Runner Up Phi Gamma Delta. Front (L-R): Alfred Miller, Larry Tucker, Landon Cullum, Ghent Graves, Harold Hendrix, Harry Robison, Bud Grier, Bob Cooper. Back (L-R): Tom Newton, Bill Penn, Wess Morris, A.J. Lewis, Bill Glorge, Stayton Donner, Bill King, Hugh Dahlberg,

Corporation in 1999, and continues to serve in that capacity. He also serves on the board of trustees at Texas Children’s Hospital and Texas Medical Center, and served as acting chairman of Texas Children’s Hospital through 1991.

John Greene Taylor, ’48, is an independent insurance agent for Roy L. Taylor and Sons in Dallas. John is the grandson of Herbert M. Greene (1871–1932) who was designated the University architect in 1922. Herbert Greene designed several buildings across the campus, including Gregory Gym. To read more about these Phi Delts, go online at www.utrecsports.org/friends/newsletter/current_newsletter.

1944-45 Soccer Runner Up Sigma Nu. Front (L-R): G. Hall, B. Fraiser, F. Hall, B. Leonard, J. Watkins. Back (L-R): D. Brown, E. Chapman, H. Willett, D. Hall, R. Schlic, J. Neale.

TEAM OF THE DECADE

Physical Education Majors (PEM) Camaraderie and Fun The 1970s witnessed a proliferation of women’s groups experiencing success playing intramural sports. Teams such as Our Gang, the Pelicans, the Illegal Eagles, Pi Beta Phi and the Outlaws all won at one time or another. One group, PEM Club, was composed of men and women who majored in Kinesiology (KIN) and who, in many cases, went on to teach and coach in public education.

Meet a few of these former PEM Club athletes.

Sue (Parramore) Bathe, ’78, credits the officiating class she took

from Physical Education Instructor Barbara (Moffitt) Brimi in 1975 as the reason she switched from engineering to physical education. In addition to serving as team manager, Sue played on the PEM Club championship teams for basketball, softball and track. Career-wise, she has taught and coached at Cy-Fair High School in Houston since 1978. On a personal level she tells us she is married (Larry Bathe) and has one adult daughter who works as a graphic designer.

Becky Herber, ’77, says, “Intramural sports were my lifeline in college.

Looking forward to a practice or a game kept me going.” In Florence, Texas, a very small community, Becky oversaw all the girls’ sports at both the high school and junior high level. She also taught elementary level physical education and junior high school level science. For the next 29 years, she taught world history and coached basketball, volleyball, track and tennis at Sweeny High School in Sweeny, Texas.

As assistant to legendary coach Jerry English, she took the basketball team to state six times. Now retired and living in Round Rock, Texas, she attends to her elderly parent.

Patti Cohen, ’78, retired from teaching after 31 years. Her teaching

career began in the Conroe Independent School District as a physical education (P.E.) teacher for fifth and sixth graders. She spent the next 30 years with the Houston Independent School District. Her career included teaching P.E., including adaptive P.E., coaching basketball and track, and finally assessing special education students for adaptive physical education. She says, “I retired in 2009 and am enjoying every minute of it. I walk, run, bike and swim almost every day.”

Docia (Alexander) Craft, ’77, ’81, says, “My seventh grade physical

education teacher (Mrs. Snow) was the cornerstone for my lifelong pursuit of impactful teaching and learning in health and physical education. (She) boldly taught soccer skills to football-fevered fit kids and provided us with intramural league experiences way back in the ‘60s. ” During her college days at UT, Docia was able to build on this foundation by taking an excellent teacher preparation program and keeping active in the PEM Club intramural teams. She applied those skills as an elementary school physical and health educator while raising six daughters who know that the way to their mother’s heart is to “get up and move.” Docia is currently the coordinator for worksite wellness in the Pflugerville (Texas) Independent School District and still enjoys playing in intramural volleyball and softball leagues.

Judy (Levy) Sansom, ’78, works as a senior financial analyst at The

University of Texas and the Institute for Geophysics. She is married to Phil Sansom and has one son, Aaron, 23, who attends graduate school at UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. Judy lives in Pflugerville, Texas, and enjoys bicycling, swimming, running (triathlete) and all UT sports.

Donna Boehm, ’78, taught and coached at Ganado (Texas)

Independent School District (ISD) and Palacios ISD for six years before attending Texas Tech University where she earned a master’s degree in educational psychology in 1983. She worked as a school counselor for 26 years, the past 16 as the counselor at Randolph Elementary located at Randolph Field Air Force Base. Just recently retired, she will continue to work half time at Randolph Elementary.

Raised in Shiner, Texas, she says, “The best part about playing with the wonderful women of PEM Club was the great camaraderie and just plain old fun. It was especially fun to go to the Tavern after a game, have a Shiner home brew and solve the world’s problems with great friends.”

Janis (Schuler) Livingston, ’77, was a math major who enjoyed

playing softball and tennis. She tells us she married “a wonderful man from New Mexico” in 1982 and both have spent their entire careers in the semiconductor/technical industry in Austin. One son, Sam, 26, serves in the Air Force and their daughter, Ruth, 22, just graduated from UT and is featured on the Wall of Fame with her 2007 Coed basketball team, Jungle Juice.

1976-77 Women’s Basketball Champion. Front (L-R): Docia L. Alexander, Donna M. Boehm, Patti A. Cohen, Jan Davis, Suzanne Parramore. Back (L-R): John Hilburn (coach), Becky Herber, Susan E. Pigg, Nora S. Schwartzkopf, Bevin A. Ramsey, Connie J. Hayes, Richard Parson (coach).

WINNER'S CIRCLE

Phi Gamma Delta Intramurals Commitment to Excellence 1976-77 Women’s Softball. Front (L-R): Janis L. Schuler, Judy C. Levy, Rebecca K. Herber, Jo Ann Tamayo, Dawn C. Hardin, Buddy Hilburn (coach). Back (L-R:) Patti A. Cohen, Charlette S. Smith, Donna M. Boehm, Cynthia V. Reyna, Suzanne S. Parramore, Julia A. Lawrence, Nora S. Schwartzkopf.

Cynthia Reyna, ’78, played multiple sports and was a member of

the championship basketball and softball teams for PEM Club. She taught in the classroom for 17 years and has served as an assistant principal since 1994 at Wynn South Park Middle School in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Wendy Zamutt, ’79, earned a master’s degree in

forensic science in San Diego, Calif., following her graduation from UT and today is the owner of Bail Bond Woman in San Diego. She recently authored a reference book for her clients called “Bail 101–A Guide for the Inexperienced Arrestee.” She says she is in a relationship with another UT graduate and together they own two Pomeranians and an orange Tabby.

Nora (Schwartzkopf) McCullough, ’78, played shortstop on the

PEM Club champion softball team and participated in basketball track and racquetball. Her daughter, Madison Svrcek, graduated from UT last December and is looking for a teaching job in Austin.

Her son, Trey Svrcek, completed three years at UT and is now working for a company called Yeti Coolers in Austin. Nora plays tennis in four women’s leagues in Houston and travels abroad with her husband. She has traveled to Singapore, Egypt, Norway, Scotland, Alaska and Canada, and plans to vacation in Italy, Spain and Greece.

Phi Gamma Delta fraternity has a long history of excellence in the UT Intramural Sports Program as evidenced by its presence on the very first Wall of Fame picture board in 1919–20 and throughout each decade from 1920 to the present. Beginning on this page and the next two pages, this feature will focus on the 1970s, a particularly successful decade for the team. The Phi Gamma Deltas won two Class A football championships and finished second twice while the B team won five consecutive Class B football championships from 1972–76. To find out more about the Fiji mystique over the years, go online at www.utrecsports.org/friends/newsletter/current_newsletter.

Meet a few of the Fijis who led their teams to victories in the 1970s and find out where they are today.

Vance Duncan, ’74, has been in the cattle business since graduation

on his family’s 100-year-old ranch in the Texas counties of Colorado and Wharton. He began officiating football in 1981 and has worked three high school state championships as the referee.

Jon Levy, ’74, ’76 (MBA), entered the management-training program

at First City-Houston after earning a master’s degree in business administration. He has been a career banker at First City, Frost Bank in Austin and today is president of Plains Capital Bank in Austin. His wife, Michelle, is vice president for development at the Marbridge Foundation. Jon has two grown stepsons and says he enjoys running, skiing and traveling.

Mark Connally, ‘74, son of former Governor of Texas John Connally,

played quarterback for the ’72 and ’73 Fiji teams. Today, Mark serves as managing director and global market manager, southwest region, for Citi Private Bank. Married 37 years to his high school/college sweetheart, Anne (Peddie) ’74, they have two children and two grandchildren. Mark enjoys hunting, fishing, flying airplanes and says he is a big fan of Cuba Libres.

Dr. Stephen Pearce, ’75, won two football championships as a member

of the Class B team in 1973 and the Class A team in 1974. He also played on the runner-up water basketball team his senior year.

Following his graduation from medical school in 1979 and fellowship in New York City, he returned to Austin as an orthopedic surgeon and says he “takes care of old athletes.”

1973-74 Class B Champions. Front (L-R): Neal Shudde, Mark Connally, Vance Duncan, Jon Levy, Kenneth Pruitt. Middle (L-R): David Lumpkins, David Peloubet, Tom Cordell, Frank Seibert, Jay Turner.

Back (L-R): Jack Womack, Robert Canon, Stephen Pearce, Bob Martin, John Peloubet.

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WINNER'S CIRCLE Jay Turner, ‘76, intramural chairman for the Fijis in 1975 and

president in 1976, says, “The intramural program is a world class program and no one had a more positive experience with intramurals than the Texas Fijis.” Jay is a partner with CapitalSouth Partners, a $500 million private equity fund manager. He has been married for 28 years to his Baylor sweetheart and has four children–two Bears and two Aggies. His interests include playing adult baseball, bird hunting, fly fishing, serving his church and enjoying the family Hill Country ranch.

Bob Martin, ’76, played with the 1973 Class B champions and the

1974 Class A champions where he was selected to the All-Intramural football team as a wide receiver. That A final, he remembers, was played on Halloween night due to rain delays. “There’s not a Halloween that has gone by since that I don’t remember that night,” he says. Retiring from Procter and Gamble after 33 years, he resides in Atlanta, Ga., and is a grandfather.

1975-76 Class B Champions. Front (L-R): Scott Tellkamp, David Kalish, Marvin Rickabaugh, Bruce Hill, Glenn Mortimer. Middle (L-R): Wolf Bouldin, Jim Craig Hess, Craig Duke, Trebes Sasser, Tom McGaughy.

Back (L-R): Mark Creighton, Bill Walker, Kenneth Pruitt, Richard Upham, Carroll Faulkner, John Kent, Clark Covert.

Clark Covert, ’76, began playing intramurals in 1971 before being

drafted into the army in December 1972. Stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, he says he would finish duty at 4 p.m., drive from the Army base in Killeen to the intramural fields for 5:30 p.m. practices then head for night school “all dirty and sweaty.” The next day he rose at 4 a.m. for the trip back to base, in time for 6 a.m. muster (assembly).

“That’s how much I like being part of Fiji football,” he says. Today, Clark has a financial services company in Austin that he describes as 23 years young.

Glenn Mortimer, III, ’75, played on the Class B team his last two

years in school and found “it was a great way to get to know the younger guys in our fraternity.” He has been in the oil and gas business with Mortimer Exploration since 1977 and has been married to Betsy (Halpin) ’77, for 28 years. They make their home in San Antonio and have two children, Callie, 26, and Glenn, 22.

Tom McGaughy, ’76, lives in San Antonio and does consulting work

related to the oil and real estate industry through TransTexas Capital, LLC. He and his wife, Jennifer Bradfield, have been married since 1977 and have two children. Son Trey is a UT grad who does financial work in the London office for Rackspace. Daughter Mary is a Georgia graduate with a degree in interior design who owns her own company in San Antonio.

David Lumpkins, ‘76 , ’78 (MBA), enjoyed a successful career in

the banking business following graduation. He now lives in Houston and serves as chairman for Petrologistics LP. In 2001, he founded the Yellowstone Academy, a faith-based school serving underprivileged children in Houston’s Third Ward.

Jim Wortham, ’77, transferred to UT after two years at the U. S.

Air Force Academy. He followed the energy boom to Houston after graduation and landed a job with Mitchell Energy where he stayed until 2003. With a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Houston, he was relocated to Oklahoma City when Devon Energy acquired Mitchell. In 2006 he returned to Texas and now serves as vice president of gas supply for BFX Midstream, LLC in Dallas. He says, “I constantly run into friends I first met at UT who are now senior leaders in their respective field all across Texas and beyond.”

Trebes Sasser, ’78, is married to Laura (Dolph ’79) and has four

children–two Aggies and two Longhorns. He is involved in the real estate business in San Antonio.

Craig Duke ’78, quarterbacked the Class B team from 1974–77 and

now lives in Midland, Texas, where he works in the oil business. He married for the first time in May 2001 to Roni Tynes, ’79. The couple stays active by playing polo and maintaining 30 horses and two parrots.

Scott Tellkamp, ’78, was a two time Class B football champion as well as a member of the All-University Class A football runner-up in 1977.

He also helped the Fijis swim to two All-University runners-up in water polo in 1974 and 1976, and a swimming second place finish in 1974. Scott has been with Frost Bank in Austin for 33 years, currently serving as an executive vice president. His wife is Jean Dooley Tellkamp, ’78, and they have two children, Katie and Randol.

Scott and his family reside in Canyon Lake, Texas.

WINNER'S CIRCLE Carroll Faulkner, ’78, played on the Class B and A teams for four

years going 40–2, losing only in the Class A finals to a team of graduate Fijis named the Dirtbombers. A graduate of the College of Engineering, he currently owns a firm based in Austin that provides land development engineering for projects such as Steiner Ranch, including the UT Golf Club, Belterra, the Oasis and West Cypress Hills. Carroll married his college sweetheart, Martha, in 1979 and they now have four children and three grandchildren. Three of the four kids attended Texas A&M University while youngest son, Will, is now a Fiji at UT. The oldest son, an A&M graduate, is attending UT Law School and is married to a Longhorn. Carroll just completed a threeyear term as a member of the UT Engineering Advisory Board.

John Kent, ’78, three-time Class B champion, attributes much of the

team’s success to quarterback Craig Duke. “He was a supremely accurate passer with incredible field vision and one of the great characters of all time,” he notes. Today, John is the senior manager of communications for tactical missiles and combat maneuver systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Grand Prairie, Texas.

In his prior job as a TV reporter/anchor/producer, he met and married news co-anchor Dot Pettersen. In 2005 they adopted a 13-month-old girl from China. Gracie, 7, entered the second grade this fall.

Mark Creighton, ’79, says, “I can honestly say that my time in

intramural sports was the best time spent while a college student.”

Mark attended law school at Southern Methodist University (SMU) where his law school football team went undefeated for three years.

He met his wife, Mildred, at SMU and after 24 years of marriage, they have three children–two Aggies and one Mustang. Today, Mark is in private practice in Fort Worth specializing in civil tort and commercial litigation and real estate.

Bill Campbell, ’80, went on to law school after graduation and

practiced oil and gas law for a prominent Houston firm. For the past 14 years, Bill has owned an oil and gas exploration company, CB Energy, LLC, drilling 15–20 wells a year along the upper Gulf Coast. He is married to the former Diane Dyer and has two sons, William, Jr., a Fiji sophomore at UT, and Andrew, a senior at The Kinkaid School in Houston.

Carcy Clinton, ’80, played football and water polo for the Phi

Gammas. He and his wife, Emily, have five kids– Ed, Tigger, Tres, Murphy and Pressly. Living in Irving, Texas, Carcy is general manager for a technology contract manufacturing company in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

1976-77 Class B Champions. Front (L-R): John Kent, Larry Finklea, Brent Ratliff, Bill Campbell, Carroll Faulkner, Bill Fowler. Middle (L-R): Worley Brown, Glenn Mortimer, Mark Creighton, Carcy Clinton, Sam Fulcher, Jim Wortham. Back (L-R): Bill Walker, Dean Johnson, Sonny Anderson, Jim Hodge.

Phi Gamma Delta– Continuing the Tradition

In 1919–20, Phi Gamma Delta began its long tradition of intramural achievements. The Fijis were Inter-fraternity basketball champions in this first real year of competition. Arguably, the Phi Gamma Deltas are at the top of the list when intramural championships are totaled. Throughout the nine decades of intramural play, Phi Gamma Delta has consistently appeared on the Wall of Fame in multiple team and individual sports. Visit Gregory Gym to view the Wall in person or visit online at www.utrecsportsmedia.org to peruse these champions.

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Gregory Gym Pavers

Another milestone moment in the history of Gregory Gym took place over the winter break as Section 1 of the Gregory Gym pavers was installed at the entrance to the facility. Section 2 pavers are now available for purchase.

Options include single pavers and groupings that can honor or commemorate teams or organizations. RecSports staff will work with you to determine the design that best meets your needs and budget. Take advantage of this lifetime remembrance of a family member, a team or your own experience at UT with intramurals or RecSports.

Pavers are available in five sizes:

4" x 8"

$250

8" x 12"

$750

8" x 8"

8" x 16"

16" x 16"

$500 $1,000 $2,500

All proceeds are tax deductible and benefit the RecSports Excellence Fund.

Interested in purchasing a paver?

Order online at www.utrecsports.org/friends/initiatives/pavers/.

Contact Bob Childress at bobc@austin.utexas.edu or 512-475-7180.