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A Message from the President As a comprehensive university in an urban setting, Memphis State has much to offer its students. The academic programs are the result of a dedicated faculty attracting talented and interested students. Just as Memphis State is committed to providing quality academic programs, it is also committed to assuming a leadership role in women's athletics. We are making rapid progress in several areas. For example, we now have a full-time women's athletic director, coaches on 12month appointments and we offer scholarships in six women's sports. Whatever your career goals, I feel that Memphis State has much to interest the student-athlete, plus the opportunity to participate in a growing program that already receives regional, even national, attention. Billy M. Jones President
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A Message from the Athletic Director Greetings from one whose first experience in athletics was a West Tennessee track meet on the Memphis State campus as a third grader. From my varied experiences as an athlete, physical education teacher, coach and athletic director for many years, I am convinced that the present time is the most exciting and challenging for women's athletics. The coaches and I feel privileged to be a part of the action. Memphis State University Women's Intercollegiate Athletic program has much to offer a woman athlete who is interested in a well rounded and educationally sound athletic program. Our coaches are professionals, who have been leaders in developing athletic opportunities for women for many years. We have been instrumental in promoting international competition for athletes as well as playing host to national, regional and state tournaments. The heath care and athletic training services are outstanding. The student athletic council has assisted in providing leadership and support for projects sponsored by Women's Athletics. I invite you to visit on our campus and consider developing your athletic and educational talents at Memphis State University.
ELMA ROANE
Elma Roane Even though this is only her second year as full-time athletic director, Miss Roane has been the backbone of MSU women's athletics for over 30 years. A native of Memphis, she began her affiliation with Memphis State in the late 1930's as an undergraduate at MSU, then called West Tennessee State Teacher's College. After graduating in 1940, Miss Roane began her career on the high school level, but returned to Memphis State in 1946 as a physical education instructor and also the director of the women's division of physical education at Memphis State. She was also appointed the coordinator of women athletics, which at that time, there were very few uniforms and equipment and no scholarships. From 1955-1970 she also coached the Lady Tiger basketball, volleyball, and badminton teams. One of her star pupils was Mary Lou Johns, now the women's basketball coach at MSU. An all-around athlete herself, she was selected in 1973 to the Memphis Park Commission's Hall of Fame in Softball. On the national level, her forte was badminton. In 1969 she finished runner-up in the veteran's ladies doubles division of the U.S. National Badminton Tournament. During her career, she has chaired numerous national committees, and has received countless awards for her service, including in 1977 a Certificate of Recognition by the Tennessee Commission of the Statics of Women "for her outstanding efforts in promoting opportunity for women in athletics and physical education." Because of her involvement in education, Miss Roane is especially proud of the award she received in 1973 from the Southern District of the Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. The award is given to those, who have shown excellence as a teacher, and outstanding service and leadership in the areas of health, physical education and recreation.
MARY LOUJOHNS Head Basketball Coach
Mary Lou Johns The 1978-79 season marks the eighth year at Memphis State for Coach Mary Lou Johns, her only head coaching position on the collegiate level. Some of her accomplishments during her tenure at MSU include a career record of 153-66 (698 winning percentage), only one losing season, having two of her teams ranked in the top 20 teams, and bringing top-caliber basketball to Memphis State. Before coming to Memphis State, the Greenwood, Miss., native coached for three years on the high school level, winning 48 of 53 games. Memphis State has been more than just a place to coach basketball for Mary Lou. Over the past two decades, she competed in basketball, tennis, volleyball and badminton while a student at MSU, which is where she received herB.S.,in 1964 and her masters in physical education in 1969. She also coached tennis at Memphis State from 1973-75. As an educator Mary Lou has published nearly ten articles on basketball and tennis in such publications as "Coaches Digest" and the "Athletic Journal". Coach Johns has also been instrumental in developing young talent by sponsoring basketball clinics for junior high and high school students at Memphis State during the summer. Married and the mother of two boys, Mary Lou's husband is also a boy's basketball coach on the high school level. 2
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Mickie DeMoss Entering her second year, Mickie DeMoss is MSU's first full-time assistant basketball coach. Last season she served as graduate assistant before obtaining her masters in RE. during the summer of 1978. Before joining the Memphis State program, Miss DeMoss played collegiate basketball at Louisiana Tech, in Ruston, La., where she graduated in 1977. While atLTU, which won the Louisiana State championship in 1977, Mickie was a letter winner for three years, and served as team captain for 1976 and 1977. She also won the coaches' award for three consecutive years, and was selected to the All-State teams at both the 1976 and 1977 Louisiana AIAW state championships.
Basketball In the past few years, most basketball experts will agree that women's basketball has entered a new era, as shown by national rankings and the growth of televising national championships. The Lady Tigers under the leadership of Coach Mary Lou Johns are pleased to be included in this elite group. No longer does one think of women's basketball at Memphis State in an intramural sense. National prominence came to MSU in 1976, the same year the Lady Tigers barely lost to the eventual national champions Delta State. Since that year, scholarships have been awarded to such players as guard Betty Booker and center Linda Street, who in their junior year have already scored over 1100 points and are considered Memphis State's first All-American candidates in women's basketball. Since then, the Lady Tigers have been rated among the top 20 teams in the last two years, and haven't had a losing season since 1971. At home the Lady Tigers play their best basketball. In fact, they did not lose a home game during the entire 1977-78 season. Since 1971, the initial season for Coach Johns, the Lady Tigers have yet to lose 10 games in a season out of a schedule which has ranged between 25-28 games per season. As the skill level of the Lady Tigers has increased, so has the support from both the media and fans. During the 1978-79 season, WKNO-TV in Memphis will televise four of the Lady Tigers games and hopes to do more in the future. Two other examples of the growth of this basketball program have been the hiring of a full-time assistant coach, Mickie DeMoss, and the use of air travel to away games, including games in Florida. Future plans are being made to travel to the West and East coasts to compete against teams like UCLA and Maryland, who made the finals of last season's AIAW national tournament.
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Golf Ask coach Lynn Parkes to describe the growth of the women's golf program at Memphis State and she'll tell you it has turned "360 degrees." MSU's women's golf mentor has reason to be so optimistic about her program at Memphis State, now in its third year. No longer does her team consist of only three women, not enough to score as a team in tournaments. With the arrival of recruiting and scholarships to women's intercollegiate athletics, the number of women on the team has grown to as many as ten, with five on scholarships. The level of competition has also grown and includes tournaments at Purdue and Missouri, and strong national competition at the Lady Jack Invitational in Texas. One of the outstanding areas in this young program as been the organization of the booster club, which consists of women from the Memphis area. In addition to their moral and financial support, they have established the Annual Lady Tiger Invitational Scramble, a best shot tournament, and sponsored MSU's two-day instructional clinic. In preparation for their meets, the Lady Tigers have the privilege of practice on a different course each day on five of the area's top golf courses, complete with beautiful Bermuda greens. Also, one of these courses is equipped with the bentgrass greens, that the Lady Tigers play on when they compete in northern areas.
Lynn Parkes A native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Lynn Parkes begins her second year as the women's golf coach on a competitive level, and third overall. Lynn came to Memphis State initially to complete her masters degree in 1976, at which time she started the golf program at MSU with a team comprised mainly of physical education students. Miss Parkes obtained her B.S. at the University of Alabama, where she competed for three years and participated twice in the AIAW nationals. On a more local level, Lynn was the semi-finalist in the 1977 Women's State championship and a runner-up at the 1976 Women's City championship in Memphis. After retiring from competition in the fall of 1978, Lynn has now become a teaching pro for the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Gymnastics The women's gymnastics team at Memphis State, in celebrating its tenth anniversary, has experienced almost every level of competition, within this country and abroad. Since the beginning of women's gymnastics at Memphis State in 1968, the Lady Tigers have won every state championship, qualified every year as a team for the regionals, and finished 15th in 1972, when the team qualified for the nationals. Located in AIAW's Region II, which has 23 schools involved in gymnastics, Memphis State has competed against teams from almost every state south of the MasonDixon line, plus teams from Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. In the past decade, the women gymnasts have also been fortunate to travel outside the boundaries of the United States. During the summer of 1976, the Lady Tigers traveled to Venezuela and for two weeks put on clinics, exhibitions, and demonstrations for gymnastic clubs and schools throughout the South American country. Coach Riki Sutton's squad this year will also put on exhibitions at numerous colleges and the Mid-South Fair. They will also compete, along with the men's team, against Georgia and S.E. Missouri in 1978.
RIKI SUTTON Gymnastics Coach
Riki Sutton Memphis State is happy to welcome home Riki Sutton, a native of Memphis, who coached for the past three years at Emporia State University in Kansas. Riki, a 1973 MSU graduate, competed on Memphis State's first intercollegiate gymnastics team. As a Lady Tiger, Riki qualified for the 1972 nationals after finishing first in the floor exercise and third in allaround competition at the southern regionals.
Miss Sutton began her coaching career at the University of Alabama in 1974, while completing her M.A. in physical education. In 1975, Riki accepted her first full-time coaching position, starting a new program at Emporia State. It soon became one of the top programs in Kansas. An enthusiastic horseback rider, Riki owns a nine-year-old horse named Maverick, which she has had since its birth. While in Kansas, Riki also developed an interest in sky-diving.
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FACILITIES
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Charlotte Peterson If anyone is considered the expert on the history of women's intercollegiate tennis at Memphis State, it might be Charlotte Peterson, now in her fourth year as head coach. A native of Memphis, Charlotte received both her bachelor of science and masters degrees at Memphis State, in 1972 and 1974, respectively. While an undergraduate, Miss Peterson played varsity tennis for three years under Dr. Andrea Farrow, presently at Delta State, and later started coaching the Lady Tigers as a graduate assistant while a masters candidate. Still competitive in state and local tournaments, her doubles play has earned her a number one ranking in Tennessee and a number 9 rank in the USTA southern district. Sports psychology has also been of interest to Charlotte, who has had an article, "Psychological Aspects of Coaching Tennis" published in the 1978-80 Tennis Guidebook, which is produced by the National Association of Girls'and Women's Sports. 10
Tennis What a difference a decade makes! In 1967, a group of physical education majors at Memphis State decided to meet every Tuesday and Thursday night to form the first women's tennis team at Memphis State. Over the last few years, especially under the leadership of Coach Charlotte Peterson, MSU's tennis team is now composed of all students, and has become a sport which takes dedication every day and season of the year. At Memphis State there are two competitive seasons, the fall season from September to November, and the spring season, which begins in March till the end of the school year. There really is no off-season for the Lady Tigers. Throughout the winter months, Coach Peterson organizes a training period, in which the women work on endurance from running and strength through weight lifting. During the summer, Coach Peterson is a strong advocate of having her players enter sanctioned tournaments on an individual basis. The women's squad also has the privilege of working out indoors at the Memphis Racquet Club, which has sponsored tournaments for the likes of Jimmy Conners, as well as amateur invitationals, such as the National 18-Year-Old Clay Court Championship, won in 1978 by Tracy Austin. With the construction of seven additional courts, the women play outdoors on a complex composed of 21 plexicushion courts. With such facilities, Memphis State has had the pleasure of acting as host to both the 1976 and 1977 state collegiate championships, as well as the AIAW Southern Region II tournament. As the level of competition at Memphis State has risen, so has the competitiveness of the schedule, including a tournament at Louisiana State, which will include the best collegiate players in the South. With Memphis' geographic location, Coach Peterson also has plans to schedule tournaments along the Gulf Coast during the colder months. teams from the Midwest as they travel to 11
Track & Field It may have taken Coach Russ a decade, but the women's track and field program at Memphis State has finally obtained the national recognition it has worked so hard to achieve. With the arrival of scholarships and a higher skill level of athletes, the Lady Tiger's track roster, which was lucky to number ten athletes in the past, now tops the 25 mark. One of these highly competitive athletes at MSU is Wanda Hooker, who qualified for the 1978 AIAW Track and Field Nationals in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, as well as the 440 and mile relays. Even before coming to Memphis State, Wanda was familiar with national competition, as she won the 100 meter dash at the 1977 National AAU Age Group Championship. That same year she also finished third in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes at the National Junior Olympics. Two important assets in improving the Susan Russ performance of Hooker and her teammates Beginning her tenth year, Susan Russ is have been the schedule and facilities at Memphis State. the seniority leader and the only original Like basketball, many of the top wom"Yankee" among the women coaches at en's track teams are in the South, such as Memphis State. Tennessee, Tennessee State and Florida Since becoming the first women's track State. All three are on the Lady Tiger's coach in 1969, the Mount Vernon, Illinois, schedule. native has not only increased interest in To open her women to more teams, women's track at MSU, but in the entire Coach Russ makes a practive of entering Memphis and Mid-South areas as well. numerous team invitationals, rather than Dedication, persistence, and, perhaps, dual meets. In these invitationals, the Lady stubbornness may be the keys to Susan's Tigers have met such Midwestern powers as long career at MSU. Iowa State, Michigan State, and Nebraska. Despite never: competing in track at MurThe Lady Tigers have the opportunity to ray State in Kentucky, where she received both her B.S. and M.A. in 1965 and 1966, use what may be some of the best track and field facilities in the South. The Kennedy respectively, her leadership qualities have Complex, which was the site of the 1976 been recognized on the national level. Junior Olympics, includes a nine lane, allDuring the fall of 1978, Susan was selected to chair the "Track and Field Guide: weather tartan track, as well as an indoor practice area with artificial turf, for incleTips and Technique" published by the Nament weather. tional Association of Girls' and Women's Sports. She is also on the AIAW Ethics and Eligibilities committee and has served as the coordinator of the 1976 Junior Olympics, held at Memphis State. Married and the mother of three, Susan is also interested in swimming, racquetball, and macrame. 12
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Cross-Country What was originally used as preseason training for the track team's long distance runners, cross country at Memphis State now provides another area in which the Lady Tigers can be competitive, even on the national level. The 1978 season will mark only the third year for cross country at MSU. Last year introduced the then unknown skills of freshman Laura Brewer, who in her first experience with the autumn sport, qualified for the AIAW Nationals and finished 79th out of 234 runners. With the large number of parks and golf courses in the Memphis area, the Lady Tiger Harriers have opportunities to train in numerous areas. Because of Memphis' relatively flat landscape, Coach Russ, in preparation for meets in more hilly locations, trains her team in areas which are similar to the terrain of the upcoming meet. As in track, coach Russ enters high caliber tournaments such as those of Iowa State and Eastern Kentucky, who finished first and sixth respectively in the 1977 AIAW National meet.
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Diane Hale In returning to her home state, Janet "Diane" Hale gives Memphis State its first head volleyball coach who has played in the modern era of volleyball on a national level. Diane is a native of Knoxville, Tenn., and received her B.S. and M.S. in physical education in 1975 and 1976, respectively, atthe University of Tennessee. While at U.T-Knoxville, Diane played for four years on the women's intercollegiate team, which participated in the AIAW Nationals during her freshman and junior years. She later became head coach while a masters candidate. After the completion of her graduate work, she became the first volleyball coach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. During her two years (1976-1977) at ISU, her teams finished third and fourth in the Iowa AIAW state tournament. While in Ames, she became a member of the Mid-America Olympic Development Program, and in the summer of 1978, Diane was on the coaching staff of the USVBA Olympic Development Camp at Graceland College in Lamoni, la. Diane was also selected in the fall of 1978 as the chairperson of the Region 3 AAU Junior Olympic Volleyball program.
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Volleyball Since its advent in the mid-1950's, volleyball at Memphis State has grown to something more than just a recreational game that families play on Sunday afternoons. With the influences of the Olympic games, and especially the play of the Japanese, the skill levels of volleyball players have improved so much that "power volleyball" may be the more appropriate terminology. In addition to Coach Hale, who has coached national level players, Memphis State's volleyball program has been blessed with players like Sandy Monce and Sylvia Watson. During the summer of 1978, Sandy was selected to participate on a southern regional all-star team, which played in the United States National Sports Festival Mini-Olympics, held at the Olympic Training Camp in Colorado and televised by ABC. Sylvia, along with a few other MSU players, was fortunate to play in the nation-
als of the United States Volleyball Association, which promotes amateur volleyball in this country. The volleyball schedule runs from September through December and includes duals, tri-meets, and weekend tournaments. One of those tourneys is the annual fifteen team Lady Tiger Invitational held at Memphis State. In such tournaments the Lady Tigers will face competition from such nationally ranked opponents as Alabama and Ole Miss. The volleyball squad also has had the opportunity to travel extensively to take on some tough competition, including the University of Houston Invitational Tournament. Being the oldest women's sports at Memphis State, there are some interesting historical accounts. Our athletic director, Miss Elma Roane, was the first head volleyball coach here and one of her star athletes was Mary Lou Johns, the present basketball coach. 15
Training Room Linda Arnold The growth of women's athletics at Memphis State may be best exemplified by the position of Linda Arnold, the Lady Tigers' first certified athletic trainer. Since coming to Memphis State in 1976, Linda has built from scratch one of the most modern and adequately equipped training rooms in this part of the country. The training facility modern equipment includes a lockable medicine cabinet, a Scottsman ice machine, a Coldspot freezer, two Dakon whirlpools, a 10-pack hydrocallator (heating) unit, and three treatment tables for athletic rehabilitation. Complementing the training room is a recently designed weight room, equipped with Universal weight machines, numerous free weights and a Challenger knee machine. A first-aid area combined with the taping area is also available when emergency care is required. The Lady Tiger's first-class training facility has permitted Memphis State to act as hosts of several important athletics events, such as the 1977 Region II Basketball tournament, the 1978 Region II Tennis
Sports Information Office Michael Finn Another example of the growth of MSU's women's athletic program, was the addition this year of a sports information office and the arrival of Michael Finn, its first director. A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Mike is in charge of coordinating Lady Tiger news to the media and general public. 16
Championships and the 1978 Southern Regional Tryouts for the Junior Olympic Basketball team. Miss Arnold, a native of Memphis and graduate of Murray State University in Ken tucky, has also worked at other prestigious events including the 1976 AIAW National Track Meet and the 1976 National Junior Olympic Track Meet. Linda was certified in 1976 after receiving her masters at Fort Hayes University in Kansas, where she studied under Steven Antonopulos, now the head trainer of the Denver Broncos professional football team. Since then, she has also made herself nationally known by serving as an examiner at the 1978 National Athletic Trainer Association Exam held at Vanderbilt University. Before joining the MSU staff, Mike was an assistant sports information director at the University of Iowa, where he received his B. A. in journalism in 1978. A selfproclaimed sports trivia nut, Mike has also had experience in newspaper reporting and radio broadcasting while at Iowa. Because of its centralized urban location, Memphis State women's athletics are covered by large daily newspapers, television and radio stations throughout the mid-south. Plans are being finalized to have several of the Lady Tigers home basketball games televised on a delayed basis by WKNO-TV the public television station in Memphis. As shown by last year's national television coverage of the AIAW National Tournament, women's athletics, especially basketball is in the position of providing a new and exciting entertainment to the mass audience.
The University Today
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Memphis State University stands tall among the leading academic institutions of the South. Its growth in enrollment (now more than 21,000 students) has been matched by its intellectual growth and its increased public service for the people of its area. Founded in 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School, Memphis State became a senior college in 1925 and attained university status in 1957. The original site has been expanded to 140 acres and the University now owns more than 1,100 acres. The new South Campus provides spacious living accommodations for married students, a research park and varsity athletic practice fields.
The University operates residence halls for single men and women on the main campus and apartments for married students on the South Campus. Application forms may be obtained from the University Residence Life Office. We can reserve a room for you, if you notify us of your interest in attending Memphis State. This is your responsibility, and we can only help to the extent that deadlines are met and housing is still available when we receive word from you. Application for housing must be made early, as rooms are limited in number.
Fields of Study Students at Memphis State can pursue many fields of study in six undergraduate colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business Administration, The College of Communication and Fine Arts, The Herff College of Engineering, The College of Education and the University College. The new University College offers nontraditional degrees through a program which emphasizes personally designed education unrestricted by departmental or college boundaries. An Air Force ROTC full scholarship program is offered through the Department of Aerospace Studies. A two year program leading to an associate degree in nursing is available, and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing is offered. Also available are interdepartmental programs in international studies, criminal juistice, comparative literature and urban studies, and the Honors Program for the academically talented. The University offers advanced study in the Graduate School and training for the legal profession in the Humphreys School of Law. Graduate students in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology are trained in the Memphis Speech and Hearing Center, administered by the University.
FINANCIAL AID Memphis State offers both full (tuition, fees, room and board), and partial (tuition and fees) scholarships in all seven sports. The maximum number of full athletic scholarships allowed per year by the AIAW to each sport is as follows: BASKETBALL 12 CROSS COUNTRY 8 GOLF 8 GYMNASTICS 10 TENNIS 8 TRACK & FIELD 20 VOLLEYBALL 12 Other types of financial aid can be applied for through the Student Aid Office at MSU in terms of grants, academic scholarships, loans and student employment.
Undergraduate Expenses Basic costs for FULL academic year are as follows: Registration Fees $448 Books and Supplies $100 Dormitory $450-600 Board $1,000 Total $1,998-2,148 Add for Non-resident Tuition 836 $2,834-2,984
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