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Endowment rewards band director leadership Chris Bratta Staff Writer
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A bass drummer takes the field during the pregame show before the Tennessee-Florida game Saturday, Sept. 18. A new endowment was made to create the WJ Julian Professor of Bands, which honors the legendary director who brought the “Circle Drill,” “Rocky Top” and the “Running Through the T” to the Pride of the Southland Band.
UT students and fans have come to know and love the “Circle Drill,” the “PowerT,” the “Running Through the T,” and of course, “Rocky Top,” and now a new professorship has been named in honor of the man who started these traditions. From 1961 to 1993, W.J. Julian served as the director of UT’s Pride of the Southland Marching Band and introduced all of these performances. H. Lee Martin and his wife, Carla Martin, recently established an endowment in honor of Julian. The Martins, along with nearly 150 other alumni and band supporters, created this endowment to reward leadership and to maintain a certain degree of excellency within the band and university. Martin came to UT in 1974, where he played trombone in the marching band directed by Julian. After four years in the Pride of the Southland Marching Band, Martin obtained his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering in 1978. He then obtained a master’s degree from Purdue University and came back to UT, earning a doctorate in mechanical engineering in 1986. “We learned a new routine every week,” he said. “After we got through the whole routine for the first time, it was probably Thursday morning — for a Saturday game, we were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. It was hot, and we were tired. Dr. Julian gathered us around and said, ‘Do not be satisfied with mediocrity,’ and he made us run it again. That quote has echoed with me for nearly 40 years — a message that needs to spread like wildfire across the campus and across disciplines.” Julian has been the president of every major state and
national band organization, and he was recently named as an honorary lifetime member of the American Band Association. “I am absolutely elated to have this endowment named after me,” Julian said. “It is such an honor, and I am especially thrilled because it is going to Gary Sousa, whom I think is especially qualified for this award. This is a great honor for me, because it says something about the Pride and helps to insure that the selection of the band director will be someone with exceedingly high standards.” Sousa, the recipient of the endowment, has been the band director for 14 years and continues to carry on many traditions. Julian has put in place while making traditions of his own. Living in Knoxville, the Pride of the Southland Marching Band has some support, but Sousa said the band still needs its alumni to help out. “Because of financial shortfalls and a growing trend in music schools across the country to reduce and eliminate their marching bands, many of the great band programs are being lost,” Sousa said. “This can even be seen in the last few years in the SEC. Our alumni wanted to make sure that this did not happen at Tennessee.” Martin said the professorship will help keep UT’s band one of the best in the country. “This professorship will be given to the director of the band each year to encourage further quality and satisfaction which is a result of the top tier leadership,” he said. “This endowment will attract future top-quality directors by offering a salary and benefits package that is unmatched by any other school.” This endowment is extremely rare throughout the university, and it is the first of its kind in regards to the marching band.
SGA advocates positive change for students Blair Kuykendall Copy Editor The SGA convened Tuesday evening to discuss several new bills, which aim to improve UT students’ overall campus experience. Business of the meeting was centered on guaranteeing student representation in the administration’s decision-making processes. Administrative officials are currently in the process of making several key determinations, which will impact students for years to come. Carey Smith, appointee to the UT Board of Trustees by Gov. Phil Bredesen, opened the meeting with concerns about UT’s future president. Her appointed role necessitates involvement with the UT presidential search, and she will be representing UT’s student body in certain stages of the interview process for the university’s next president. Smith was present at the meeting to request
the senators’ input on concerns she might address to presidential candidates during the interview process. “If you have questions for the next leader of your university system, I would love to hear those,” Smith said to the senate. This measure will provide the student body with at least a limited role in the selection of the next president. “I think giving Carey Smith our feedback is an important role for the SGA senators, mainly to be sure that the voice of our constituency is heard in the process,” Amanda Muirhead, representative from Morrill Hall, said. The presidential search will reach its height in October, as official interviews begin on Oct. 12. Voting by the full board of trustees is scheduled to take place Oct. 22. Besides the presidential search, the SGA also discussed the construction of new student recreation fields. Chancellor Jimmy Cheek
recently joined students for the groundbreaking of the project, which has been sought after and anticipated for around a decade. Since about 10,000 students participate in UT’s intramural and club sports, the project is seen as a much-needed addition to campus life. The new fields will be located on the site that previously contained the Sutherland and Golf Range apartment complexes, which have been decommissioned because of deterioration and lack of demand for married student housing. Tommy Jervis, president of SGA, requested input from the senators on how best to design the new recreational complex. “Please send me your recommendations, so that I can be sure students’ comments are a part of the development process,” he said. The senate also conducted a formal presentation and discussion of both a proposed reso-
lution and bill. Courtney Sharp, SGA press secretary, proposed a resolution extending the no-ticketing period for parking violations until students’ excess financial aid has been distributed. “Right now there is not an earlier date set for excess financial aid distribution,” Sharp said, “and some students really rely on that money.” She also proposed the implementation of better bathroom hygiene measures in Hodges library, namely installing toilet seat cover distributers in the second floor bathrooms. “Many students have said that during finals the bathrooms in Hodges are just foul,” Sharp said. “This would also make the maintenance staff job much easier.” Some senators were concerned about the impact of this measure on UT’s sustainability initiatives, but the bill will be voted on next week, along with the parking resolution.
Sleep-out to promote conciousness of homelessness homelessness, and making sure to make all who come out aware of the rising issue,” Jaesun Staff Writer Campbell, Phi Beta Sigma president, said. The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are estimating Students at UT are invited to 300 people will join in throughout the night, to parstep into the lives of the homeless ticipate in the activities and give to the cause. Each tonight with the brothers of the year donations have increased, and this year’s event Kappa Chi chapter of the Phi Beta is projected to attract the biggest crowd yet. Sigma fraternity. Logan Thress, junior in arts and sciences, is planThe brothers of Phi Beta Sigma ning to attend the event. will be sleeping outside to raise “I have never attended the Sleep-out for the money and increase awareness of Homeless, but I have recently learned all that the trials faced by those who sleep KARM does for our community and have heard the every night with no shelter. passion behind the event, so I have decided to The event marks the third annuattend this year’s sleep-out,” Thress said. “I think to al Sleep-out for the Homeless by the be in a position to help the homeless, it is important brothers of Phi Beta Sigma. The to understand what living as one entails. That is program has gained the title of a why I love the idea behind what the Phi Beta Sigma Chancellor’s Citation award-winfraternity is doing. They seem to truly care about ning program in its past efforts to • File Photo the community, and I am touched that my fellow reach out in service to the community and raise money for the home- Students enjoy food provided as part of the Sleep-Out for the Homeless event, classmates are going to such great lengths for someless of Knoxville. hosted by the brothers of the Kappa Chi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, held thing they care so deeply about.” The brothers of the Kappa Chi Chapter at UT are The event will consist of live in the Humanities Amphitheatre on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The event aims to colhoping that, like Thress, many will be touched by entertainment, food, games and lect donations from students to be donated to Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries. the story and choose to stand behind the cause of most importantly, the collection of This year’s event will be held in the Humanities Amphitheatre today. the Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries and live the donations. Donations include anyMinistries. life of one who is homeless for a night. thing from money to nonperishable food items, hygiene “We will be collecting donated items and money The sleep-out will be held from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in the products and clothes. All donations received at the event throughout the night but never forgetting the main issue, Humanities Amphiteatre. will go directly into the hands of Knoxville Area Rescue
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