Inside RecSports: Spring/Summer 2012

YOUR CONNECTION TO UT INTRAMURALS

Vol. 11, No. 2 Spring/Summer 2012

EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION FE ATU RE A RTICLE

CAVEN LACROSSE AND SPORTS CENTER AT CLARK FIELD

WELCOME

Dear Friends: This past fall semester marked another special time in the history of the Division of Recreational Sports. Not only did we enter our 95th year of providing quality recreational opportunities to students and other members of the UT Austin community, we also completed a major renovation of Clark Field. This exciting project was the result of a unique partnership between a number of distinguished UT alumni, Recreational Sports and the University.

“As we look ahead to the end of another academic year, Recreational Sports continues to reach out to its friends in hopes that you will be able to support one or more of the many initiatives created to enhance the program.”

Cover Image: Aerial view of one of the last open green spaces on campus, Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field.

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.

Clark Field is a name that has been associated with the University since 1904. In this newsletter, we invite you to take a journey through the facility’s storied past and most recent renovation, which culminated in its new name, the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field. Read how former Regent and Chairman of the Board, H. Scott Caven, Jr., spearheaded the project and garnered support for this very successful endeavor.

As we look ahead to the end of another academic year, Recreational Sports continues to reach out to its friends in hopes that you will be able to support one or more of the many initiatives created to enhance the program. Whether you choose RecSports’ annual giving program, Excellence Fund, Intramural Endowment or Scholarship Fund, or choose to leave your legacy through the purchase of a brick paver at the entrance to Gregory Gym, you are helping to ensure that today’s students and future Longhorns will be afforded the same opportunities that you enjoyed while on the Forty Acres.

We are grateful to those of you who have contributed thus far, and hope that all who receive this newsletter will find a way to participate in helping RecSports continue its contribution to a vibrant University learning community.

Please keep in touch. Drop by Gregory Gym for a visit, attend our RecSports Reunion next fall or send us an e-mail. We love hearing from you and always enjoy sharing your memories.

Best wishes in 2012,

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 Students & Alumni Lindsey Carmichael, Former Archery Club Member Lindsey, ’11 (English and History), is a Paralympic Bronze Medalist (2008 Beijing Paralympics) who perfected her archery skills at Anna Hiss Gym as a member of the UT Archery Club.

She took up the sport in middle school thanks to a teacher’s suggestion that archery was one activity she could pursue from a wheelchair. Diagnosed at age four with McCune-Albright syndrome, she experienced numerous bone fractures of the leg, hip and arms, and surgeries to remedy the impact of the disease. Her femurs and tibias were eventually reinforced with steel and titanium rods. Despite these physical challenges, Lindsey achieved a ranking of fifth in the nation among able-bodied senior female Olympic archers, set world records in Athens, and while a student represented the United States in several world championships, culminating in her 2008 Paralympic win. Academically, Lindsey also excelled, receiving the Dean’s Distinguished Graduate Award and being inducted into the Friar Society, the oldest, most prestigious honor society at the University. An author of several 50,000-word novels submitted to the National Novel Writing Month project, she is working to further her authoring skills.

Jill Harding-Goodson & Phil Goodson, Outdoor Adventure Trip Guides Jill is the science department chair at James Bowie High School in Austin who also manages the school’s award-winning Science Fair. Her husband, Phil, is a professional geologist who serves as president of his own water drilling company, Geoprojects International, Inc. For the past 20 years, the couple has been leading the Outdoor Adventure Program’s spring break canoeing trip to the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande River near Big Bend National Park. This weeklong excursion involves exploring 85 miles of the Chihuahuan Desert, rugged hills and deep canyons in one of the most remote areas in the country.

Both Phil and Jill were UT students when they first experienced the Lower Canyons as participants on a Recreational Sports trip and were so enthralled by the adventure that they became guides for this physically demanding “wild and scenic” getaway. As trip guides, the couple has formed many lasting friendships with participants they’ve led. They derive immense satisfaction leading the trips, with Jill noting, “It is especially rewarding to see someone with little or no camping or boating experience return with confidence, a new comfort level in the outdoors and an eagerness for another adventure.”

Chris Causey and Daniel Webb, Intramural Golf Winners Chris and Daniel are both first year graduate students at the UT Graduate School of Business, specializing in accounting. When not studying, the pair can be found tearing it up on the golf course. Most recently, the friends competed as a pair in the RecSports Burnt Orange Scramble, a local qualifier for the National Collegiate Golf Championship. The pair bested the 54 other golfers who entered the RecSports qualifier and traveled to Las Vegas, Nev., in November to compete in the student division of the 10th Annual National Collegiate Golf Championship. Chris and Daniel finished in 5th place, just four strokes off the lead. Daniel was only 12 years old when his grandfather introduced him to golf and he’s been playing ever since. This was his second consecutive trip to Las Vegas for the championship. Chris has been a champion golfer since high school. In 2007 he led The Woodlands High School Highlanders to the Class 5A UIL State Championship. Both expect to graduate in May 2012.

Read more about Lindsey Carmichael and the Goodsons online at www.utrecsports.org.

CLARK FIELD 2012

Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field On Nov. 16, 2011, a new and improved Clark Field turf and track officially reopened following a $4 million renovation project made possible through $3 million in private gifts and $1 million from Recreational Sports. The newly renovated facility has been renamed the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field in honor of former chairman of the Texas System Board of Regents and University alumni H. Scott Caven, Jr., and his wife, Vivien. The Caven family, who made the first significant contribution to launch the renovation project, wanted to upgrade and redevelop the field in memory of their son, Scotty Caven, a University of Texas Plan II Honors student whose athletic passion was lacrosse. The goal was to make Clark Field more accessible to students as well as accommodate lacrosse club sports. The Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field also honors the many Caven family members who have been involved with the University for more than 90 years.

Speaking on the day of the grand opening and dedication event, held on Nov. 18, before a large audience of well-wishers, Mr.

This day is special for my family and me as we help create a permanent home for Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse. I am honored that through the generosity of many contributors, UT students will enjoy participating on this historic field in the heart of campus.

Caven noted,

lax demo

1887 An athletic field known as Varsity Field is constructed on the corner of 24th and Speedway Streets.

1904 Varsity Field is renamed Clark Field, honoring “Judge” James B. Clark who served as Proctor at UT from 1885 to 1908.

1927

Baseball moves to “new” Clark Field just north of Memorial Stadium at 23rd and Red River Streets.

1924

1975

The football and track teams move from Clark Field to Memorial Stadium. The baseball team remains at Clark Field.

Clark Field closes to make way for the College of Fine Arts and the Performing Arts Center (PAC).

The name Clark Field transfers to the area known as Freshman Field, located west of Waller Creek between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard & 21st Street.

e d n et.

CLARK FIELD 2012 The other major commitment to the Clark Field renovation came from University alumni Gary and Sylvie Crum who have long provided generous financial support to Women’s Athletics, the McCombs School of Business, the Division of Recreational Sports and the Texas Exes. The Crum’s daughter, Clayton, a senior captain on the Women’s Lacrosse Team, was recently named the pre-season Player of the Year from the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates Division I.

This extraordinary vision and generosity demonstrated by the Cavens and Crums allowed this project to move forward quickly,” said UT President Bill Powers on opening day.

“Thanks to them and other generous supporters, our students will be able to enjoy a first-class lacrosse and sports facility for years to come.

1981 RecSports assumes management of Clark Field as a recreational facility for general student use and adds four basketball courts, eight handball/racquetball courts, a new running track with exercise stations and new lighting.

UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, M.D.

UT Student Government President Natalie Butler

Support is still needed for the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field.

Visit utrecsports.org/friends/initiatives/clarkfield.php.

Donations of $1,000 or more received through May 1, 2012, will be recognized on a plaque to be installed in mid-summer 2012.

2000 Clark Field closes while San Jacinto Residence Hall is constructed on the north end of the site. A refurbished Clark Field reopens and includes a free-form recreational walking/ jogging track, four sets of fitness stations, a lighted turf area and four basketball courts that are relocated to a parking lot just east of the playing field.

2011 A major renovation of Clark Field includes a synthetic turf field, a refurbished track, new exercise stations, a support building and a new pedestrian bridge across Waller Creek.

The complex is renamed the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field.

CLARK FIELD 2012

Features of the New Facility

The renovated field features a new synthetic turf playing surface, a refurbished track, new exercise stations and new pedestrian bridge linking the facility to the Recreational Sports Center across Waller Creek. The renovated facility offers opportunities for informal recreation and provides UT sport clubs such as Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse with space for practice and competition. In addition, the All-University intramural football semi-finals and finals were played on this site.

2.3 acres of synthetic turf 444 yard high performance track metal halide field lighting 1,660 square foot support building with: Day-use lockers Vending machines Sport Club and maintenance equipment Two gender-neutral restrooms Lightning prediction system Bottle-filling station and drinking fountains

110’ bowstring truss bridge spanning waller creek Removable 10-foot high safety netting for lacrosse 10 exercise stations Wireless scoreboard Flag plaza Portable bleachers for seating up to 760

DEVELOPMENT

Dear Friends:

A Message from Joe Bill Watkins, ’65, ’68 RecSports Leadership Team Chair

Did you know that RecSports, or Men’s and Women’s Intramurals as many of us knew it, has been on this campus for 95 years?

To put it in perspective, UT is the third oldest collegiate recreational program in the country, behind only The Ohio State University and Michigan. It’s amazing to realize that four years from now, RecSports will celebrate its 100th anniversary. I want to thank all of you who have supported the initiatives RecSports offers and to encourage those of you who have not to consider this historical program when giving back to the University.

Speaking of giving back, this past fall, venerable Clark Field was transformed into a wonderful, new facility through the efforts of several prominent alumni, past students and RecSports. If you attended the grand opening of the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field last November you’re aware of the significance of this unique renovation project. You can read the story of Clark Field’s historic journey in this newsletter.

As always, I invite you to become involved with us in our quest to assure the economic future of the Division of Recreational Sports.

Do not hesitate to contact Bob Childress at bobc@austin.utexas.edu or me at jwatkins@velaw.com with any questions or comments. We look forward to hearing from you.

All the best & Hook ‘em.

5

Gregory Gym Paver Patrons Installed Congratulations and sincerest thanks to the following individuals for their generous patronage of the Pavers Project. Their brick pavers have been installed in Section I and are now on view for all to admire as they enter Gregory Gym. Adeyele Akanji

Eleanor C. Clarke

Lindsay London

Mike Angell

Margot Clarke

Denman Moody

Jerod and Leigh Anz

Jonathan and Susan Dison

Shirley Hoffman Quincy

Al Badger

Dan Fleckman

Joel H. Robuck

David C. Baldwin

Jon G. Ford

Marian L. Rowe

Bill and Laura Banowsky

Bennett J. Glazer

Robert F. See, Jr.

J. D. Bell, M.D.

H. E. Bert Graham

Scott Sledge

Matt Berry

David and Kristen Harper

William C. Boyce

Karen Harvey

Upchurch, Banowsky and Rutledge Families

Lewis E. Brazelton III

Ronald A. Hecht

Jack B. Brown

Richard P. Keeton

Robert G. Childress

Jane N. Lippmann

S E T YO U R N A M E I N

STONE O N A G R E G O R Y G Y M P AV E R .

The Gregory Gym paver project continues to grow as Section 2 became available this past semester. Options include single pavers in various sizes (see below) and groupings that can honor or commemorate teams, organizations, families or friends. The RecSports staff will work with you to determine the design that best meets your needs and budget. Pavers are installed each year during the winter break. Paver orders must be received by Oct. 1, 2012, for installation in January 2013. Orders received after Oct. 1, 2012, will be delayed a year, for installation in January 2014.

SIZES

4"x 8" Donation: $250

8" x 12" Donation: $750

AVAILABLE

8" x 8" Donation: $500

8" x 16" Donation: $1,000

FOR YOU

Henrietta Wright

16" x 16" Donation: $2,500

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.

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

DEVELOPMENT

Friends of RecSports Donors

The Division of Recreational Sports is pleased to acknowledge the following individuals and businesses for their generous contributions received between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2011. Gifts to RecSports support student professional development initiatives, contribute to student leadership opportunities and help ensure our commitment to excellence. Note: This list does not include donations to the Paver initiative or the Sport Club Program.

Abel’s on the Lake

Sterling H. (Chip) Fly III, Texas Lacrosse 1974–78

Chinenye (Jennifer) Akaluso

Walter S. Fortney III

Kelley E. Anderson

Four Seasons Hotel - Austin

R. Gordon Appleman

Watson W. Fung

Paul W. Arlinghaus

Kerri Gannaway

Austin Sports Commission

Kevin Garrett ’05

Marci O. Bahr

René A. Garza

David L. Balderach III

Robert E. Gerrie

Mark Baletka

Matthew B. Golden

David Bickham

Sam M. Goldfarb, Jr.

David Bowles

Lisa C. Henken-Ramirez in Memory of Stanley Walter Dison

James E. Bradley Kirstin E. Bradshaw Barbara A. Brimi in Memory of Carolyn Hewatt Ann V. Brodnax Leslie Bryant, Jr., P.E. Les Bynum John G. Campbell Donald F. Carnes Michael M. Carnes W. Mark Carter The H. Scott Caven, III Memorial Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. H. Scott Caven, Jr. Joseph A. Cialone II Jim Condry Rox B. Covert Garrett Cox Warren H. Crain Kevin J. Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Crum Bob Daigh Marion and Bennett Glazer Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation J. E. (Jack) Daniel Peggy A. Dison Thomas W. Dison Joni M. Dodson Bob Dosher J. Chrys Dougherty B. Tom Dreher Frances T. Dudenhoeffer Vance C. Duncan Virginia and Bob Dupuy Exxon Mobil Foundation Falconhead Golf Club

William S. Nance in Memory of Elizabeth Caudill Rivers Slayton Nike, Inc. James and Tany Norwood Andy Parker Bronson Parker Charles R. Parker Kevin B. Parker Rudy Perales James L. Persky Paul E. Powell PSA-Dewberry

John L. Hildreth in Honor of Joe Bill Watkins

Keshav Rajagopalan

Jack Holford

Scott Reeves/Matrix Fitness

Carter (Corky) Howard

Mario Rios

The Honorable William L. Hughes, Jr.

Jim Bob Robbins

Fred O. Hull, Jr.

Patrick H. Robertson

S. Shannon Janes

Danielle R. Rugoff in Memory of Stanley Walter Dison

Lamar Johnson

Scenic Capital Advisors, LLC

Dean and Sharon Justice in Memory of Stanley W. Dison

Thomas L. Shelton

Kemp Kasling

Ernesto Solis

Russell T. Keene

Lisa B. Sparks in Memory of Stanley Walter Dison

Mark B. Kellner in Honor of Rick Early, Director, Residential Facilities Operations

Grant R. Stanis

Roger Key

Ronnie, Julie, Justin, Mandy and Kyle Stein in Memory of Stanley W. Dison

Jeremy Lander

Glenn Sutton

Angela Braun Lenort

Jim Talbot

LifeFitness

Michael D. Thompson, ’77

Marathon Fitness

Michael J. Tomsu

Marmon Mok Architecture

James W. Vick

Tom and Holly Mason

William R. Vick, Jr.

Susan Mathews

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Steve T. Matthews

J. A. Wade

Maudie’s Tex-Mex

John and Allison Wallace

Louis E. McCarter

William B. Wareing

John R. McCaw

Joe Bill Watkins

Bill McMeans

Dr. Timothy J. Wellik, D.D.S.

Drew McMillen

Linda McCalla Williams

Susan Miclette in Memory of Isabel Caven and Scotty Caven

Zachary J. Wilson

Kenny Miller

Henry K. Woodward in Memory of Ernest Dorman Wheeler

Brian N. Mills

Lyle Worthington

John R. Morton

E. Custis Wright

Holly Myers Mrs. Wayne Myers

MYSTERY TEAMS

Mystery Teams from the 70s ABC • ∆Γ • This Is It

ABC. ∆ Γ. This Is It. These three swimming teams from the decade of the 1970s are missing the names of the team members and a fourth – Kinsolving in 1976–77 – is minus the Wall of Fame photo entirely.

Were you a member of one of these women’s intramural swimming champions? Can you help identify the women intramural swimmers pictured on this page? If so, please contact Bob Childress at bobc@austin.utexas.edu or 512-475-7180.

1975–76 ABC Swimming Champions

Vicky Bialas, ’80, swam competitively for 15 years, including three U.S. nationals and the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials. She says, “I quit swimming in 1974 after my father died but did some intramural competitions with my old San Antonio McArthur High School teammates.” Her father, Jack Bialas, who was very involved in Texas Swimming, is the namesake of the award that is presented each year to the outstanding female 5A Texas High School swimmer. Today, Vicky lives in Mountain View, Calif.

1975-76 ABC Women's Swimming Champions. Front (L-R): Julia Boyd, Mary Parker, Vicky Bialas, Debra Reinbach. Back Row (L-R): unknown, Cathy Roane, Janey Gordon, Lisa Marraro, unknown.

Catherine Roane-Blaker, M.D., ’79, attended The University of Texas Medical School in Houston and completed her residency in obstetrics/gynecology at Scott & White Hospital in 1983. Although she enjoyed practicing obstetrics, her love for her own children prevailed so she began concentrating on gynecology in order to help other women achieve their dreams. Dr. Roane-Blaker has been the leading physician at Healthcare 4 Her in Austin since 1997. On a personal note, Dr. Roane-Blaker is happily married and has teenage sons. She enjoys bicycle riding, reading, walking her dogs and watching movies with her family.

Mary Parker, ’86, says, “It took me 12 years but I finally graduated with a degree in English.” Mary swam at McArthur High School before coming to Texas and swimming with her friends. She tells us, “All I remember is that I was out of shape and lost my race to a swimmer with a nose clip.” Mary lives in Austin and has worked for the U. S. Postal Service for the last 28 years.

1977-78 Delta Gamma Swimming Champions. Order unknown: Cheryl Colmery, Caren Colmery, Becky Braddock, DeeDee Schmidt, unknown.

?

If you can help identify the unknowns in these photographs please contact Bob Childress at bobc@austin.utexas.edu or 512-475-7180.

1978-79 This Is It Swimming Champions. Front (L-R): Lesli Mason. Back (L-R): Becky Pederson. All others unknown.

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 

Bill “Bulldog” Kennedy, ’50, ’51, who played freshman

football at UT in 1941, was bestowed the nickname from his coach. He served in the Navy during World War II and eventually returned to Texas and moved into the Oak Grove Co-op where he resumed playing intramural sports. Highlights from those days include playing for the 1949–50 softball and Class B football champions, as well as coaching the Class A football champions in 1950–51. Career-wise, Bill worked for a major oil company before retiring in the early 1980s to New Braunfels, Texas. He and his wife of 30 years raised four offspring and have two grandchildren.

Looking back on his intramural days, he reflects that “the spirit and pride fostered by athletic competition in a well-developed intramural program at UT” enabled the Oak Grove teams to thrive despite the interruption of World War II.

1960s 

Roger Camp, ’67, ’68, former

intramural senior manager, came to UT as a junior following two years at New Mexico Military Institute. He earned a managerial T award during the 1965–66 academic year as an independent. Roger lives in New York and is senior vice president for investments with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. This past December, Roger and his two daughters celebrated his mother’s 70th graduation anniversary with a trip to Austin. They visited campus and enjoyed a tour of Gregory Gym where Mrs. Camp relived memories from her student days.

James Bohanan, ’61, played softball, basketball and handball, and competed in swimming and track where he won a gold medal and served as manager for Carden House, all while studying engineering.

His career took him to the Hamilton Standard Division of United Technology, noting that during his tenure, “we put a man on the moon” and he worked on the Lunar Excursion Module and the Saturn 4 Booster. A master’s degree from the University of Georgia in 1981 advanced his career as he worked on military aircraft and the Citation business jet that had one of the early jet engines.

1970s 

Tom Cordell, ’75, ’79, played

on the Fiji football teams from 1973–75, including the ’73 champs. Following UT law school, he worked for Reynolds, Allen & Cook before opening his own practice. Today, he is a partner in the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, where he does 80 percent securities litigation and 20 percent business litigation. Nephew Fletcher Cordell, ’98, carried on the Cordell Fiji tradition at UT.

Ben Faulkner, ’72, ’76 (OU), was a member of the 1964– 65 UT Club Soccer Team and a Wall of Fame runner-up for soccer with Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Ben left UT before graduating to serve in the Army in 1968–70 and then matriculated at Oklahoma University (OU) where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in ’72 and a doctor of jurisprudence degree in ’76. He proudly notes that his daughter was a three-year soccer letter winner at the University of Oklahoma. Currently practicing law in Tulsa, Okla., he says, “I have divided loyalties and very fond memories of the club and

intramural sports programs at UT. Those programs provide a tremendous opportunity for growth and development of the general student population through competition in the great tradition of amateur sports.”

Randall Davis, ’70, holds the distinction of having set the intramural record in the 100-yard dash by running a 9.7 in 1968. The previous record of 9.8 seconds was set in 1948 by Carroll Lee and tied by four men in subsequent years. In addition to this achievement, Randall and his fraternity won the track meet and the All-Year Trophy for the fraternity division. Randall is a real estate developer in Houston who is known for saving and renovating the Rice Hotel and developing many high-rise condominiums.

James Ramirez, ’79, appears on the Wall of Fame for fencing in 1978, 1994 and 1998. His father, Oswaldo Ramirez, ’38, a World War II veteran and the only UT graduate to hit Normandy Beach in the first hour of the invasion, fenced under UT coach Ed Barlow. As an undergraduate, James also participated in the archery and judo teams. Currently, he works for KLRU-TV in Austin as a video and master control operator.

Craig Koenig, ’79, Coed softball champion with 20th Bong, earned an MBA from the University of Arkansas in 1984 and began his career in the financial industry.

Currently, he is president and owner of Prime Tempus, Inc., in Dripping Springs, Texas, and is a board member of Pioneer Bank, also in Dripping Springs. He and his wife, Medora, have three children. Craig, Jr., is a junior at Arizona State University; Allie is a freshman at UT; and Collin is a seventh grader at a local elementary school.

FAST FORWARD He says he’s looking forward to spring basketball when Allie will be competing for the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.

Kathy (Head) Boeer ,’75, was a member of the Pelicans, an all-women intramural team, winning a football championship in 1974–75.

With her accounting degree and certification in math and business, she worked in the accounting field and taught high school math. Married for 34 years, she raised two children, one a UT graduate and the other a graduate from Southwestern University at Georgetown. Both played soccer and tennis. She says, “I commend all efforts to keep intramurals strong and to encourage all to participate in something.

It helps the mind, body and heart to live and survive the seasons of stress in college and beyond.”

1980s Marty Cole, ’80, was appointed the chief executive of Accenture’s Communications, Media and Technology operating group in 2006. He is also a member of Accenture’s Management Committee and a member of the Avanade Board, a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. As a graduate student, he worked as a recreation specialist in the Intramural Sports Program. Marty joined the Austin office of Accenture in 1980 and was transferred to Hartford, Conn., in 1992. Marty and his wife, Terri, have three children. The youngest, Liz, is a junior soccer player at Lafayette University; Jack, 30, lives in New York City and is a television producer for MTV; and, Sam, 27, lives in Dallas and works for AT&T.

Rich Abers, ’82, says his favorite memory of intramural play was hitting 48 of 50 free throws to win that contest.

After spending many years in sales and marketing, he now enjoys a second career teaching science at the middle school level. Rich lives in Northern California, has two sons, travels and has a big interest in wine and cooking.

He keeps active by cycling, hiking and playing the occasional game of tennis or golf.

Eduardo Barrera, ’83, won a soccer championship in 1979, recalling, “We were the last 11 guys, all freshmen, not to make the UT soccer club team so we formed an intramural team, which beat a team with club players in the semis.” Just this past summer at the age of 50, Ed won a gold medal at the Washington State senior games, a special feat considering he had to give up playing sports in his 20s and 30s due to a chronic pain condition.

Having overcome his affliction, today Ed teaches people online how to overcome physical pain, reduce muscular stress and tension, and recover quickly from injury using somatic exercises. As the founder of Gravity Werks and Hanna Somatic Educator, he gives people the tools “to get back into the games life offers.” Ed is married, has three children and lives in Washington state.

Pam Tucker, ’86, ’88, earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 1983 and master’s and doctorate degrees from UT in 1986 and 1988. While at UT, she won several Women’s and Coed racquetball championships with partners Kim Callicoatte and Mike Fowler. Today, Pam serves as vice president of Utility Composites, Inc., a manufacturing company located just outside of Austin that she co-founded in 1993.

She is a board member and former chair of the OU chemical engineering advisory board. Pam lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her partner and two children, Savanna, 10, and Harrison, 7.

Kim Callicoatte, ’86, teamed with Pam Tucker to win several racquetball championships while she worked on her master’s degree in exercise physiology at UT. She says, “Pam was the stud of the duo. I was just adept at jumping and dodging all the shots!” Today, Kim is an associate athletic director for compliance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Randy McDonald, ’84, former softball champion with D.A.M.M., is a certified public accountant working as a site controller for a chemical plant in Houston. He and his wife, Carol, have been married for 25 years and have three kids all of whom are currently attending UT. The oldest, Jason, a three-time soccer champion, will graduate this summer with a graduate degree in accounting. Middle son, Blake, is a junior in the School of Communications and recently made the Wall of Fame for the fall basketball tournament.

The baby, Grace, is a freshman and plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.

Letitia (Johnson) Farnie, ’87, was the Class B singles racquetball champion in 1986–87. Her son, Jay Farnie, is a UT freshman in the Radio, Television & Film Program. Since 2004, Letitia has been a municipal court judge for the City of Pearland, Texas.

Leonard Brooks, ’89, is a two-time Wall of Famer for Men’s basketball with Full Force and Coed basketball with Pi Sigma Pi. He and his family visited Gregory Gym during Family Weekend this past fall.

His daughter, Briana, is a freshman at UT. Leonard works for Mercer as a client services manager and still plays an occasional basketball game in a local over 40s league.

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

TEAM OF THE DECADE

AKALA Club A Record Setting Year in Intramural Sports Akala: Greek origin meaning good.

Akala, whose roots lay in the old Recruits independent organization, evolved into a club in 1972–73 under the leadership of third-year law student John Nolan.

“We were a group of friends who had known each other in many instances for six or seven years. Most of us were law or graduate students who had played with a fraternity, a dorm or co-op or as independents and now wanted to play together one final time,” he notes. Due to the rules prohibiting former fraternity or housing men from playing in the Independent Division, the Club Division was our only option, he explains.

With a positive review of club status by the Recreational Sports Committee, Akala brought together a core group of friends and produced a memorable season with multiple champions and runners-up in team sports. In addition, Akala’s contribution to the Intramural Sports Program included some excellent senior managers and even a few good officials.

“If you look at the Wall of Fame photos,” Nolan notes, “there is considerable overlap by many of the guys with A team players in one sport playing on a B team in another sport or even participating in bowling, handball, tennis and other minor sports.” The end result: a record 5,041 points and dozens of lasting memories accumulated by these true student athletes.

Akala’s Record Setting Year 1972–73 All-Time Record for Points: 5,041 Champions: Class A and Class B basketball / Class A softball, track and water basketball / Class A and Class B tennis singles

Runners-up: Class A football, volleyball, swimming, handball doubles / Class B handball singles

Managerial Program: Junior Manager, Andrew Edburg / Senior Managers, Gary Gross and John Tarlton

Akala Team Managers

John M. Nolan, ’70,’73, spent eight years at UT earning a B.A., J.D. and a “Ph.D.” in intramural sports. Four years at Stag Co-op, with the final three as team manager, resulted in several group awards. Upon entering law school in 1970, he assumed management of the legendary Recruits for two years and was named Best Athlete (Independent) in 1971–72. His most noteworthy success was organizing Akala in 1972–73, his final year in law 1967-68 John receives Nelson Puett school. A period of active duty Improvement Award for Stag Co-op with the National Guard preceded John’s move to Washington, D.C. He then joined the law firm of Winstead PC in Dallas working in real estate development and investments. He also serves as a member of Winstead’s executive committee and as chairman of the firm’s real estate industry group.

Dr. John Y. Tarlton,’74, came to UT in 1969 from Austin High School where he swam for four years. At Texas, John played tuba in the band while also playing every intramural sport possible, once entering 18 events in a single year.

John’s remarkable intramural career includes 19 Wall of Fame photos and other noteworthy achievements, such as earning a varsity T as a senior manager, managing Akala during the 1973–74 campaign, being named to the water basketball All-Intramural Team five 1973-74 John as the Best Alltimes and earning Best Athlete in the Around Athlete (Club Division) Club division. After graduating UT, John earned a bachelor of science degree in animal science at Sul Ross State University then enrolled at Texas A & M University where he earned a bachelor of science degree in veterinary science and a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1980.

He has managed his own veterinary practice in Georgetown, Texas, since 1981 and has been Bevo’s attending veterinarian since 1984.

John is married to wife Lana Joy and has two sons, Patrick and Cole, and one grandson, Tyler, born this past October.

WINNER'S CIRCLE

1972-73 Class A Football Runner-Up. Front (L-R): Harry Hubbard, Robert McCown, Ken Raggio, Bill Childs, Pete Bricker, Peter Nolan. Back (L-R): John Nolan, Adrian Young, David Venhuizen, Joseph Matlock, Jr., Richard Byars, Larry Gangnes.

Akala Student Athletes and Friends

Pete Bricker, ’73, came to UT from Bellaire High School in Houston where he quarterbacked the Cardinals and continued in that role with Akala. He married his high school sweetheart, Dianne (Wende), and has one son, a sophomore at Davidson College who is studying Arabic. Pete continues to run his own investment advisory business, SMC Advisors in Dallas.

Tommy Dunn, ’72, played for the Recruits in 1965 and 1966 before serving in Vietnam for two years. Upon returning to UT, he pledged Sig Ep and eventually played on Akala’s championship softball team.

A veteran of Oat Willie’s city league softball team, Tommy owns Austin Architectural Graphics. The business began as an engraving shop and today is a full fabrication plant offering welding, silk screening, CNC cutting, vinyl cutting, sandblasting, large format digital printing and custom painting.

Dr. William R. Childs, ’73, ’76, ’82, played Class A football for Akala in addition to refereeing football and basketball. Having earned a Ph.D. in history, he spent two years teaching at the University of Georgia and 28 years at The Ohio State University. Bill plans to retire and move back to Austin this summer with his wife, Suzanne. Their daughter, Hannah, is also looking forward to calling Austin home.

Once she completes a music degree at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, she will relocate to “the Live Music Capital of the World.”

Bill and RecSports administrator Bob Childress remain lifelong friends, having attended Bellaire High School in Houston together and rooming as UT freshmen in 1969–70. Bill served as Bob’s best man in his 1973 wedding.

Peter A. Nolan, ’72, ’75, followed his brother, John Nolan, ’70,’73, to UT in 1968 and also had an illustrious eight-year intramural career. Playing for Stag Co-op, the Recruits, Akala, the Superstars and the Legal Eagles in every sport imaginable, Peter earned 15 All-Intramural team nominations in football, volleyball, softball and water basketball. He was named Best Athlete (Independent) in 1970–71. Peter lives in Austin and is a shareholder for Winstead PC. His areas of expertise include government enforcement and regulated industries litigation, commercial litigation, and tort and insurance litigation.

David Venhuizen, P.E., ’75, came to UT from the University of Illinois where he started a lacrosse club in 1971–72. At UT he helped “a couple of New Yorkers” start a club in the early 70s and earned a master’s degree in engineering while playing football and basketball for Akala. David now lives in Austin and makes a living planning and designing water resources infrastructure. He tells us he retired from basketball at age 33 and running at age 45, and now cycles regularly, aiming for 100 miles per week.

Adrian Young, ’70, ’73, former track runner-up with Sigma Nu in 1970–71 and track champion with the Lorts in 1971–72 joined Akala in 1972–73. With Akala he played for the runner-up A football team, the champion A softball and B basketball teams, as well as the track champions. A five-time All-Intramural athlete – four for football and one for softball – he also captained the Legal Eagles in 1972–73.

After 10 years of private law practice followed by 22 years with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Adrian retired in 2005. Today, you can find him on one of the many Austin-area golf courses.

Larry Gangnes, ’73, played for Akala’s Class A football, volleyball, basketball and softball teams, in addition to a run to the semifinals in table tennis doubles. Arriving at UT from the University of Southern California in 1970, Larry, a law student, also joined the Legal Eagles team. Career-wise, Larry practiced law in Jackson, Miss., then in Washington, D.C., before settling in the Pacific northwest where he joined Lane Powell in Seattle, Wash. Larry has two sons and one daughter.

Ralph Cotton, ’73, ’75, entered Class A basketball with some high school buddies as a freshman in 1968–69 and made it to the AllUniversity finals before losing to the powerful ΛΧΑ team 51–40.

Over the next five years, he established himself as one of the best intramural athletes in the history of the program. As a member of Acacia fraternity, he won basketball and volleyball championships, a feat he duplicated with Akala. After graduation, he spent 18 months with Exxon in Houston before trying his luck as a professional golfer.

Upon returning to the business world with Burrows and then Unisys for 30 years, he regained his amateur status as a golfer and continues to play tournament golf. Married to wife Sandy and with two sons, Ralph resides in Colleyville, Texas, and now works for Hitachi Data Systems.

WINNER'S CIRCLE

Akala Track Champion.

1973-74. Front (L-R): Peter Nolan, Eddie DeMoll, John Tarlton, Paul Ellis. Back (L-R): Michael Russell, Ken Raggio, Mike Hasenauer, Raul Medrano

Julian Cano, ’71, ’74, earned a Ph.D. from East Texas State University and worked as a private counselor for 25 years before serving as director of the substance abuse program at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. As a former junior college basketball player, he helped Akala win two Class A basketball championships. Julian’s middle son, Michael, played for the University of Oklahoma’s Final Four basketball team in 2002. A daughter is a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his oldest son works on Park Avenue in New York.

Gary Gross, ’74, played multiple sports for Akala and earned his managerial T Award as a senior manager in 1973–74. With a degree in actuarial science, he began his career in Dallas and moved to San Antonio where his wife attended medical school. Now retired at age 50 after becoming managing principal with the international consulting firm Towers Perrin, he and his wife, Cathy Lowder Gross, M.D., spend time in Austin and in Idaho where they built a home near Yellowstone National Park.

Ken Raggio, ’71, ’74, Akala track standout, is still practicing law in Dallas and personifies the philosophy “younger next year.” Decades after his intramural exploits, Ken now participates in the senior track and field circuit as well stair-climbing races, including running up the Sears Tower in Chicago and the Empire State Building in New York City. He also plays on a weekend flag football team.

Paul Ellis, ’74, a two-time All-Intramural football player for Kappa Alpha in the early 70s, won track with Akala in 1973–74 and was a member of the 4 X 100 University Division champions at the 1974 Texas Relays. Paul’s career path took him to law school at Southern Methodist University in 1978, then to medical school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he graduated in 1982.

Following a five-year orthopedic surgery residency in Florida and 18-month hand surgery fellowship in Kentucky, he’s been practicing hand surgery at Baylor-Dallas hospital since 1989. Married to Trish (Power) Ellis, ’75, he has three children. Both sons have law degrees from UT and his daughter earned a B.A. degree at UT.

Dr. Eddie DeMoll, III, ’73,’82, a Longhorn band member with Gary Gross and John Tarlton as undergraduates, played a little football and handball for Akala but excelled in track, winning not only the UT Intramural title but also the gold medal in the UT Men’s 440-yard relay at the Texas Relays. While earning a Ph.D. in chemistry, he accumulated two football championships and four track championships. He met his future wife playing softball. Following graduation they moved to Bethesda, Md., where he served as a staff fellow at the National Institute of Health and his wife was a postdoctoral fellow at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine. The DeMolls have two sons and live in Lexington, Ky., where both serve on the faculty of the University of Kentucky. Eddie’s 92-year-old father, Louis DeMoll, Jr., is a professor emeritus of Social Work at UT. Mike Hasenhauer, ’74, ran track for Akala and even after four knee surgeries in the 90s is still running and competing. An information technology project manager for MVP Health Care in Rochester, N.Y., he lives on a nearby 72-acre farm with his wife of 30 years, Mary Beth, and “all our cats and horses.” Son Ryan is an accountant with PwC LLP and daughter, Sarah, is a sophomore at Bentley University.

Jim Mathews, ’73, came to the UT law school from North Texas State University and ran track as a miler for the Akala champions. A founding partner of Mathews & Freeland, LLP in Austin, his practice focuses on environmental issues, particularly those related to water and air quality, as well as water rights and water utility issues. Prior to entering private practice, Jim served as a staff attorney for the Texas Air Control Board, an assistant attorney general and the chief of the Environmental Protection Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office.

Jimmie Gattis, one of the best softball players in intramural history, has the distinction of having been a member of the 1965–66 softball champion Recruits and the 1972–73 Akala softball champions. In between he was named to five All-Intramural softball teams. Only a broken ankle kept him from earning a sixth win in 1972–73.

WINNER'S CIRCLE

The Intramural Point System

Akala Wins at the 1974 Texas Relays. (L-R): Eddie DeMoll, Ken Raggio, Paul Ellis and Mike Russell.

The Akala track team won the Men’s Open Division 4x100 meter relay at the 1974 Texas Relays. Third-year law student Ken Raggio, who organized the Akala track team to compete in the Texas Relays remembers, “I didn’t really like law school so the relays were the only thing that kept me in school every spring.” Interestingly, Ken and Paul Ellis, ’74, crossed paths some 15 years later in Dallas, and Ken persuaded Paul to start running again so he, too, could compete in the senior games once he turned 50. Both qualified for the Texas Senior Games in 2003. Ken and Paul remain friends in Dallas and are still active in their pursuit of excellence.

Class A Basketball Champions. Front (L-R): Julian Cano, Peter Nolan, Ralph Cotton. Back (L-R): Larry Ganges, Rick Byars, John Parker, Stephen Krier

Water Basketball Champions. Front (L-R): Charles Eichenbaum, Robert Bezant, Ralph Hines Back (L-R): John Tarlton, John Nolan, Peter Nolan, Chet Boortz.

Class A Softball Champions.

Front (L-R): John Nolan, Tommy Dunn, Michael Sacken, Bill Thomas. Middle (L-R): John Tarlton, Don Hoyt, Gene Berkman. Back (L-R): Larry Ganges, Jimmie Gattis, Peter Nolan, Adrian Young.

In 1916 when Berry Whitaker established an intramural program at The University of Texas, he implemented a point system to encourage participation. Teams earning the most points won trophies and individuals accumulating the highest point totals were named Best Athlete. This system remained a basic tenant of the Intramural Sports Program until the late 70s. By 1977–78 participation was at an all-time high with 500 softball and basketball teams, 400 football teams, 300 volleyball teams and more than 100 soccer teams. This tremendous growth, coupled with a widely diverse student population that was less concerned about points and group participation, resulted in a change from Whitaker’s original concept of earning points for play. Even though the point system was discontinued for lack of interest, the Intramural Sports Program continued its amazing growth into the 80s and 90s and today can arguably be called the No. 1 collegiate intramural program in the country.

All-Year Trophy Point System – All-Time Records Year Total Points 1972-73 5,041.00 1966-67 4,674.50 1964-65 4,557.25 1972-73 4,254.00 1965-66 4,209.75 1964-65 4,200.32 1963-64 4,044.25

Organization/Manager Akala/John Nolan ∆T∆/James Woodworth ΦΓΔ/Michael Boxwell ∆T∆/Stacy Hunt ΦΓΔ/Robert Jarry ∆T∆/Dan Burleson ΦΓΔ/Bert Graham

(3,400 points min.)

1974-75 3,937.46 Superstars/Larry Hatley 1964-65 3,918.05 Recruits/Delbert Cox 1973-74 3,861.00 ΦΓΔ/Vance Duncan 1971-72 3,793.00 ∆T∆/Stacy Hunt 1969-70 3,784.25 ΛΧΑ/Stephen Smith 1966-67 3,760.25 ΒθΠ/Charles Murray 1941-42 3,730.00 ΦΔθ/John Seay 1968-69 3,672.00 Acacia/ Tom Shelton 1968-69 3,637.00 ΛΧΑ/Sam Goldfarb 1960-61 3,616.00 Merchants/Lee Anderson 1948-49 3,613.50 Oak Grove/Gene Carter 1960-61 3,612.00 ∆KE/Tom Hurst 1973-74 3,588.00 Akala/John Tarlton 1957-58 3,551.00 Oak Grove/Dave Henderson 1960-61 3,550.85 ΦΓΔ/Leo Roan 1972-73 3,557,00 Acacia/Kelly Howard 1967-68 3,546.00 ΦΣΔ/Randy Davis 1966-67 3,542.25 ΦΓΔ/Ed Junell 1963-64 3,541.75 ∆T∆/Joe Bill Watkins 1965-66 3,540.55 Recruits/Mike Angell 1954-55 3,529.00 Oak Grove/Joe Ed Smith 1960-61 3,500.74 Navy/Glenn Looney 1940-41 3,499.00 ΚΣ/Bill Crombie 1967-68 3,494.00 ΒθΠ/Steve Hull 1971-72 3,481.00 ΛΧΑ/Wayne Stewart 1970-71 3,480.75 ∆U/James Elder 1970-71 3,445,50 Acacia/Cliff Cavanaugh

Address Service Requested

NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PA I D AUSTIN, TEXAS PERMIT NO. 391

The University of Texas at Austin Division of Recreational Sports 2101 Speedway Stop D7500 Austin, Texas 78712-1401

__ Please change my name or address. __ I received a duplicate copy. Please make the necessary correction. __ Please remove my name from your mailing list. __ Please replace my US mail subscription with an e-newsletter. E-mail to: ________________________________________ Please check the appropriate box and return this section to the address above. Or you can make changes online at www.utrecsports.org/whereareyou or via e-mail to info@utrecsports.org.

LOOKING AHEAD Anniversary of Recreational Sports

The Bob Childress Golf Classic is Moving The 3rd Annual Bob Childress Golf Classic, previously held in the spring, will be held in the fall. Please mark your calendar for Friday, Oct. 19. The site for this event will be announced in the near future. Proceeds from this golf event benefit the Recreational Sports Excellence Fund.

RecSports Reunion The annual RecSports Reunion has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20, three hours prior to kick-off of the Baylor game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The event, to be held at Gregory Gym, will offer visitors the opportunity to tour the gym, visit with staff, old friends and teammates, and find out more about today’s Recreational Sports. Past intramural champions (pre-2002) who identify themselves on the Wall of Fame will be awarded a T-shirt.

In the year 2016–17, the Intramural Sports Program, now part of a comprehensive Recreational Sports Program, will be 100 years old, making it the third oldest program of its kind in the country. The first Men’s Intramural Program director was Berry Whitaker and the first Woman’s Intramural Program director was Anna Hiss. Throughout the milestone year 2016–17, RecSports will offer friends and supporters with the opportunity to participate in a myriad of celebrations. Details will become available, as the anniversary year grows closer.

Contributing to the 100th Anniversary Celebration

Do you have some memorabilia from your days at UT playing intramurals or participating with a club?

Old photos? Team jerseys?

Or, do you have a memory you can share from your days with intramurals or RecSports?

If yes, contact Bob Childress at 512-475-7180 or bobc@austin.utexas.edu.

Host Your Own Reunion Are you interested in having a reunion of your old teammates and friends?

RecSports offers space in Gregory Gym and the Recreational Sports Center on home football game days to do just that – at no charge. You can provide snacks and drinks or cater a sit-down dinner. Now is the time to make your reservation.

For information and assistance please contact Bob Childress at 512- 475-7180 or bobc@austin.utexas.edu.