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University engineers partner with Wooddale HS By Michelle Corbet
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis engineering department will mentor potential Herff College of Engineering Tigers from Wooddale High School through the awarding of a $100,000 grant. The University jointly entered into a federal competition with Memphis City Schools to be considered for the Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program Grant, funded by the Federal Highway Administration in honor of Garrett Augustus Morgan. Born in 1877, Morgan was a black inventor and entrepreneur who inspired black innovators with his patented automated traffic light, gas mask and a hair-straightening method. The grant will go toward a partnership with Wooddale High School’s aviation program and the U of M’s Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute to fund the proposed Memphis Transportation Engineering Careers Project. “Both originations had really successful programs, but they were really independent,” said Sean Ellis, associate director for the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute. “Hopefully this will connect those programs to draw the students of Wooddale to seek to further their careers at the University.” Ellis said the money will go toward projects, transportation and mentors for students. The U of M’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers is one of the student groups expected to mentor the high school students. “It will be hard with math and science courses, but we will be mentors to let them know there is light at the end of the tunnel,” chapter president Kourtney Tolbert said. “If they face obstacles they can still overcome and become engineers.” Wooddale is MCS’s optional program in transportation. The
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MLK’s room open to public for first time By Melissa Wray
news@dailyhelmsman.com On Monday, the National Civil Rights Museum will open the Lorraine Motel to the public, allowing visitors to view the room where Martin Luther King Jr. stayed while the museum’s interior exhibits undergo renovations. Some of these renovations, according to communications coordinator Connie Dyson, include more immersive spaces, archival footage, interactive exhibits and animation. “We know that the majority of our visitors come specifically to view the room where Dr. King stayed,” she said. “So the best way to allow access to the enshrined room is to allow visitors to view it from the balcony, which was once off-limits to the public because we considered the place where Dr. King was slain to be sacred space.” The balcony’s authenticity and its connection to King’s assassination are what make it sacred ground, Dyson said. “There is no other place in the world that can say here is where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who
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Beginning Monday, the room where Martin Luther King Jr. stayed when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel will be open for the public to view. The interior exhibits of the National Civil Rights Museum will undergo renovations. has influenced the lives of millions, laid down his life for a better world,” she said. “We take stewardship of this site of conscience very seriously. We also know this history must be shared.”
In addition to the aforementioned renovations, visitors may also visit the Young Morrow Rooming House, the boarding house where alleged assassin James Earl Ray stayed and the
shot that ended Dr. King’s life was fired. Visitors may examine the actual evidence from the state pros-
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President Raines honored as “Woman of Achievement”
UM alumnus named chairman of Lifeblood
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news@dailyhelmsman.com Shirley Raines, the first female president of the 100-year-old University of Memphis, received a Woman of Achievement Award at the 32nd annual Women in Higher Education in Tennessee Conference. To be considered, women have to be nominated by female students, faculty, staff or alumni of a higher education institution in Tennessee. Raines, who is the 11th president of the U of M, was anonymously nominated for the award. After WHET board members reviewed her nomination, she was chosen as the recipient and accepted it in October at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. “The Woman of Achievement
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Award is given to a woman who shows a life pattern of excelling in higher education and mentoring women in higher education and just women in achievement,” Lisa Cobb, president of WHET, said. Raines once hosted the Woman of Achievement Awards in March 2003 at the Holiday Inn at the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management. She became U of M president in July 2001, has authored 14 books and is a member of the board of directors for Conference USA. R aines received her Bachelors of Science degree at the University of Tennessee at Martin, her Masters of Science degree and Doctorate of
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news@dailyhelmsman.com “Is Lifeblood ready for a chairman who’s almost 80 years old?” Those are the words University of Memphis alumnus Larry Hilbun asked as his superiors questioned whether he would be a good fit as the chairman of the Lifeblood board of directors. On Nov. 1, he was given the position. Hilbun, 78, is a volunteer for Lifeblood and was chairman of the donor council for 10 years prior to being named chairman of the board of directors. He started giving blood more than 40 years ago, eventually leading to his current position. “I am a product of coming up through the ranks of being just a donor like thousands of others Tiger Babble
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are to being a coordinator for blood drives,” he said. Hilbun said he gives blood six times a year, which is the maximum number of times allowed. “The first time I gave blood, I was in the army and I was very young,” he said. “I donate not on a random basis, but on a regular basis. My total is somewhere around 11 gallons.” Though Hilbun is an unpaid volunteer, he considers being a part of Lifeblood’s mission to be an honor. “I’m retired and I spend time every day working for Lifeblood,” he said. “No matter what I accomplish in my profession, none of that has made me feel better or as good as what I’m doing now.” Lifeblood board members are
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Aviation Magnet Program includes a flight simulation program for students. “They graduate with a pilot’s license,” Ellis said. “It’s one of the few places in the country where you can graduate with a pilot’s license — something which usually costs thousands — they can earn for free within high school curriculum.” The Memphis Transportation Engineering Careers Project is designed to adhere to the goal of the Garrett Morgan Program, “to improve the preparation of students, particularly women and minorities, in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through curriculum development and other transportation-related activities.” “There are not a lot of minorities in the engineering field,” Tolbert said. “We need to get our numbers up to show it is possible if you are black to get an engineering degree.” n
allowed to serve three consecutive two-year terms. Hilbun just began his third two-year term, making 2013-2015 his last term to serve on the board. He said though his job as a part of the board does not include being the brains of Lifeblood’s operation, it still involves keeping the company afloat. “As a board, we don’t run the organization, we don’t make daily decisions. We support what [Lifeblood] does and help what they do so that they can do it better,” he said. Vice president of donor relations for Lifeblood Jennifer Balink said Hilbun’s election as the chairman of the board of directors is reflective of his growing contribution to the community. “He will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise as he has served in various leadership roles in the public and private
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sectors,” Balink said. She said Hilbun has not only given a lot to the community, but his diligence has immensely benefitted Lifeblood as an organization. “Larry Hilbun has served Lifeblood in many capacities, including being a blood donor, which will lend him to be a great board chair,” Balink said. While attending the U of M, Hilbun majored in history with a minor in journalism. He said being able to write has shaped him greatly in his career. “Thank God for the fact that I minored in journalism and learned how to present information in writing. Even though I didn’t go into journalism, it was a great asset for me in my career,” he said. Hilbun said seeing U of M students participate in blood drives makes him proud to be an alumnus of the University. “I have a special interest in the University. It’s my university. My blood runs Tiger blue,” he said. n
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Rifle team aims toward match with Columbus State By Bryan Heater
bheater@dailyhelmsman.com The No. 14 University of Memphis rifle team is preparing for a trip to Fort Benning, Ga. for a shootout with the No. 18 Columbus State University Cougars. Abigail Casey and J.S. Fielding lead the Cougars. Casey leads the team in the air rifle category, with an average score of 583.3, and the smallbore category, averaging 564 points per match. Fielding enters the match with averages of 576.9 in air rifle and 563.4 in smallbore. Also making contributions this season for the Cougars are Jay
Cross, Kelsey Moral and Juli Yoder. Cross has scored 569.3 per contest in air rifle and 552.7 in smallbore. Teammates Moral and Yoder average 573 and 574.4 in air rifle and 557 and 549.6 in smallbore, respectively. Sitting at the top for the Tigers are junior Dan Hermsmeier and senior Kelly Audet. In their last match against No. 2 West Virginia, Hermsmeier shot a 586 in smallbore and a 589 in air rifle. Audet completed the match with scores of 583 in air rifle and 573 in smallbore. The time for Saturday’s match has yet to be announced. n
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bheater@dailyhelmsman.com With two wins under their belt, the University of Memphis football team looks to close out the season with a three-game winning streak starting with the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers Saturday at Legion Field. The Blazers (3-7, 2-4 Conference USA) come in to Saturday’s game with an eerily similar set of circumstances
as the Tigers (2-8, 2-4 C-USA). Like Memphis, the Blazers are in rebuilding mode under first-year head coach Garrick McGee, formerly the offensive coordinator at Arkansas. Both teams have struggled to win games this year, but have improved as the season has progressed. UAB has won its last two games after starting the season 1-7. “Our kids are looking forward to the challenge this week to play on the road at UAB,” head coach Justin
Fuente said. “UAB is really hitting their stride now. I’ve been watching them improve the last several weeks on both sides of the ball.” Under the offensive tutelage of McGee, the Blazers have increased their production on offense from last year. UAB’s offense has improved in yards per game (421.7 in 2012; 364.0 in 2011), passing yards per game (300.9 in 2012; 234.6 in 2011) and in touchdowns (36 in 2012; 25 in 2011). Under center for the Blazers is quarterback Austin Brown, who has thrown for 2,283 yards and 14 touchdowns as a freshman. Brown has
passed for over 300 yards in all but four games and has four games with three touchdowns through the air. Brown’s transition to the college level has been eased with the help of an all-around solid receiving core. Receiver Jacki Williams leads the team in catches and yards, with 41 grabs for 700 yards. Williams is one of Brown’s favorite targets when throwing deep. The receiver has averaged 17.1 yards per catch. If Williams is covered, Brown has viable options in Nick Adams and Jamarcus Nelson. Adams owns 37 catches on the season for 582 yards,
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while Nelson is the top deep-threat on the team, with 22 grabs for 414 yards and 18.8 yards per catch, as well as a team-leading four receiving touchdowns. Brown also has a receiving threat in running back Darrin Reaves (32 catches, 251 yards), who also leads the team on the ground. Reaves needs only 72 more yards to surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the season. He currently has run for 928 yards and 13 scores. Two weeks ago, he gashed the Southern Miss defense for 223 yards, the most by a UAB back this year. “They’ve been pretty steady offensively but have gotten much better defensively,” Fuente said. “Last week, they had a huge victory against Marshall. We’ll have to do a great job preparing and do the things that good programs do — go prepared to play with great emotion, great discipline and great execution.” Like many other C-USA teams, the weakness for UAB lies on the defensive side of the ball. For the 2012 campaign, the Blazers are giving up 432.1 ypg, including 179.0 on the ground and 253.1 through the air. By far the biggest threat on the Blazer defense is senior linebacker Marvin Burdette. Burdette has been all over the field, making a team-high 132 tackles on the year. The next closest tackler for UAB is fellow linebacker Greg Irvin, who has made 61 stops this season. The Tigers’ senior quarterback Jacob Karam will not have to pay as much attention to the pass rushers this week, as the top sacker for UAB has just three on the season. As a whole, the Blazers have sacked the quarterback 16 times this year. For the Tigers to walk away from Birmingham with the win, they will have to turn around a series that has been dominated by the Blazers in recent years. Since 2000, Memphis holds a 2-10 record against the conference foe, with the last win coming in 2008. As Fuente and the Tigers continue to try and progress each week and work toward gaining respectability again, they realize much of that starts with winning games on the road. “Now I think it’s important that we understand what it takes to go on the road and go win a ball game,” Fuente said. “Going to play and having the consistency to prepare week in and week out to go win the ball game are the steps that we’re harping on right now.” Kickoff for Saturday’s match is set for 1 p.m. n
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