TABLE OF CONTENTS WOMEN’S GOLF QUICK FACTS Location: Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: 37,364 President: Dr. Richard L. McCormick Athletic Director: Tim Pernetti Nickname: Scarlet Knights School Color: Scarlet Athletics Website: www.scarletknights.com Home Course: Rutgers University Golf Course Conference: BIG EAST Director of Golf/ Women’s Golf Coach: Men’s Golf Coach: Assistant Coach: 2010 BE Finish:
Maura Waters-Ballard (Rutgers ‘88) Chris Mazzuchetti (Montclair State ‘98) Wally Kim (Vermont ‘90) 6th
Golf SID: Office Phone: Email:
Kevin Lorincz 732-445-7812 klorincz@scarletknights.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/TOC....................................................................1 2011 Schedule.......................................................................1 Coaching Staff..........................................................................2 2011 Scarlet Knights....................................................3–5 History/Rutgers Golf Course...........................................7 University Page........................................................................8
Office of Athletic Communications Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Louis Brown Athletic Center 83 Rockafeller Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 445–4200 (732) 445–3636 / 3063 – FAX Written and edited by: Kevin Lorincz and Samantha Sebell Design: Kevin Revoir This guide has been compiled to assist the media with its coverage of the team. Updated results may be obtained throughout the season from the Office of Athletic Communications at (732) 445-4200 or by accessing the Golf Website at www.scarletknights.com
2011 WOMen’s Golf Spring Schedule Date(s) Event Location March 12 vs. Seton Hall Port St. Lucie, Fla. March 18-19 Homewood Suites Invitational Port St. Lucie, Fla. March 25-26 Cincinnati Spring Invitational Crystal River, Fla. April 4-5 Georgetown Hoya Invitational Beallsville, Md. April 17-18 BIG EAST Championships Palm Harbor, Fla.
2011 Spring Roster
Name Elizabeth Carl Karen Cash Lauren Heiba Elisa Mateer Anne McNiel Jeanne Waters Brittany Weddell
Class Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So.
High School/Hometown Henry Sibley/Mendota Heights, Minn. Northern Highlands/Allendale, N.J. Bridgewater-Raritan/Bridgewater, N.J. Ocean City/Marmora, N.J. Stanton College Prep/Jacksonville, Fla. Sayville/West Sayville, N.Y. Bourne/Buzzards Bay, Mass.
Director of Golf/Women’s Golf Coach: Maura Waters-Ballard (18th season) (Rutgers ‘88) Head Men’s Golf Coach: Christopher Mazzuchetti (first season) (Montclair State ’98) Assistant Golf Coach: Wally Kim (Vermont ’90)
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COACHING STAFF Maura Waters-Ballard
Christopher Mazzuchetti
Maura Waters-Ballard is in her 18th season mentoring the Rutgers University golf programs. After serving as head coach for both the men’s and women’s teams, she transitioned to the role of Director of Golf/ Women’s Golf Coach prior to the 2009-10 academic year. In her new capacity, she oversees the operations and recruitment for both teams, while shifting her competition focus to the women’s squad.
Christopher Mazzuchetti is in his first season as head men’s golf coach. A PGA Class “A” member who has spent the past eight years as Head Golf Professional at Colonia (N.J.) Country Club, Mazzuchetti serves under the leadership of Director of Golf Maura WatersBallard.
Director of Golf/Women’s Golf Coach
Waters-Ballard knows what it takes to succeed “On the Banks” as a student-athlete. A 1988 graduate of Rutgers College with a BA in Economics, she relies on the experience she gained as a letterwinner for the Scarlet Knights golf team from 1984-1987. The 2005 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Coach of the Year brings not only her competitive experience to her athletes, but also great knowledge of the game of golf as well as familiarity with the University. A former “Futures Tour” player, Waters-Ballard had quite an extensive competitive golf career. She was runner-up in the 2009 New Jersey State Women’s Amateur Championship to Sherry Herman, who won the 2009 U.S. Senior Women’s Championship. In 2008, Waters-Ballard won the Garden State Pinehurst Championship with partner Ann Probert. She also won the 1992 New Jersey State Amateur Championship, the 1991 WMGA Better Ball with partner Mary Eichhorn, and the 1988 Garden State Stroke Play Championship. As a Scarlet Knight golfer, she won the 1986 Yale Invitational, and had several other top-three finishes while earning MVP honors all four years. In 1994, Ballard was inducted into the Somerville (NJ) High School Athletic Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in tennis, basketball and golf. “We are students first,” states Ballard. “That is why we are here, to earn a degree. My goal is for my athlete’s academic success and athletic prowess to grow hand in hand during their careers on the banks.” It is evident that Ballard’s vision for the team is working. Since joining the BIG EAST Conference in 1997, her athletes have earned BIG EAST All-Academic honors 87 times. The men’s golf team has won 17 tournaments, placed second 12 times, and 12 players have won individual titles. Brent Pittman (ENG ’05) earned All American Scholar honors while leading his team to the 2005 NCAA East Regional. In Waters Ballard’s 12 years at the helm of the women’s golf team, they have won five tournaments, placed second 12 times, and six players have won individual titles.
Men’s Golf Coach
“We are thrilled to welcome Chris to the Rutgers Athletics family,” said Director of Athletics Pernetti on December 17. “He has the comprehensive background and experience in golf to be a tremendous mentor, teacher and resource for our student-athletes.” “Chris is an accomplished player and teacher in New Jersey,” added WatersBallard. “His enthusiasm and his extensive knowledge and experience will bring our golf team’s performance to the next level.” Mazzuchetti was responsible for recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of all staff including assistant and teaching professionals, outside assistants, starters and rangers at Colonia. He oversaw all golf services and operations, developed and oversaw instruction and golfer development programs and spearheaded the country club’s junior golf program. Prior to his tenure at CCC, Mazzuchetti served as assistant golf professional Essex Fells Country Club (2000-02) and Glen Ridge Country Club (1995-99). An accomplished NJPGA competitor, Mazzuchetti has earned numerous top finishes on the circuit and is currently ranked No. 11 overall. In 2009, he was the NJPGA Charity Classic champion, was runner-up at the NJPGA Match Play Championship and placed third at the New Jersey State Open. He has competed in the Metropolitan Open four times. A New Jersey native and NJPGA Board of Directors member, Mazzuchetti earned a bachelor of science in commercial recreation from Montclair State University in 1998. He completed the Golf Professional Training Program in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in 2001.
Wally Kim
Assistant Coach Wally Kim has 18 years of experience teaching golf at all levels. A PGA Class A Member since 1998, he has brought another level of instruction to the members of the Scarlet Knights men’s and women’s golf teams.
In addition to their success in the classroom and on the links, the women’s golf team has earned honors servicing the community as well. The team earned the “Athlete’s for Life” award from New Jersey Blood Services in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 for having 100 percent team participation in their blood drives on campus. During the summer, Coach Ballard directs two-week-long Nike Junior Golf Camps. The campers are housed in the air-cooled, three-bedroom suites on the Busch Campus, and practice and play each day is held at the Rutgers University Golf course, also on the Busch Campus.
powerful and fluid.
Ballard’s positive attitude and focused demeanor has resulted in her athlete’s referring to her as the “eternal optimist.” When asked about that, she responds, “They may kid around about it, but I take it as a very high compliment. I want to be a continual source of inspiration for my team members.”
A 1990 graduate of the University of Vermont with a BS in Business Administration, Kim currently holds a full-time position as a golf professional at Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club in Whitehouse Station, N.J. He resides in Flemington, with his wife Krista Lynn and two daughters, Kirsten and Claudia.
Ballard resides in Flemington, N.J., with her husband, Bob, a 1981 Rutgers graduate. They spend much of their free time playing golf at their home course, Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club, where Ballard carries a one handicap and is the women’s club champion.
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Working with each student-athlete on a weekly basis, Kim uses cutting edge technology to enhance player performance. He utilizes both video analysis and state-of-the-art training aids. His teaching focuses on the core of the body to make the swing more
SCARLET KNIGHTS ELIZABETH CARL
Fall 2010: Competed in six tournaments, playing in 15 rounds…Finished with a stroke average of 82.53…Finished tied for 40th out of 110 player field in the Rutgers Women’s Invitational…tied for 37th of 86 competitors in the Bucknell Women’s Invitational.
Third-year junior…A member of the 2009-10 BIG EAST Conference AllAcademic Team…Has competed in 25 collegiate tournaments, playing 49 rounds.
COLLEGIATE: Named the 2009-10 PSAC Golfer of the Year as a true freshman at ESU after claiming three medalist honors and tying for third at the PSAC Championships…Posted a 79.7 stroke average in 11 rounds and was the top finisher at the Clarion Invitational and Lancaster Intercollegiate Classic in the fall and the ESU Invitational in the spring.
Junior Mendota Heights, Minn.
Fall 2010: Competed in six tournaments, playing in 15.0 rounds…Had a personal best 79.87 stroke average which was also good for second on the team…Finished 14th out of 86 players in the Bucknell Women’s Invitational and finished tied for 56 out of 110 players in the Rutgers Women’s Invitational. SPRING 2010: Competed in five events, playing 11 rounds…Had an 80.2 stroke average with eight birdies…Finished tied for fifth at the Hartford Invitational…Shot a low round 76 in the Cincinnati Invitational. FALL 2009: Competed in four events, playing eight rounds…Had an 82.75 stroke average with nine birdies…Shot under 80 in two rounds at the Nittany Lion Invitational. SPRING 2009: Competed in four events, playing 11 rounds…Had an 83.8 stroke average…Led RU individually in the Cincinnati Spring Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Northern Highlands Regional HS in Allendale, N.J…As a senior under Head Coach Tom Walsh, tied for seventh in the girls state tournament, helped the boys team tie for second at states and finished fifth in the Bergen County girls championship…Was named to the Bergen Record All-Decade Girls Golf Team…A four-year varsity letterwinner in both golf and tennis…On the tennis court, was second-team all-league as a junior and senior. PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Louise Cash, a former nationally-ranked professional tennis player, two-time world champion and a member of the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame…Mother won the world doubles title with Barbara Mueller in Yugoslavia in 1990 and the world singles championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1994…Has an older sister, Lauren, who was an all-state tennis player before competing collegiately at William & Mary and Boston College.
FALL 2008: Competed in all six tournaments as a first semester freshman, playing 13 rounds…Finished with an 81.08 stroke average, second-best on the team…Had one top-10 finish, taking ninth-place in the Knights Golf Invitational, where she shot a season-low two-round 161(79-82)…Carded a season-low 77 in the second round of the Bucknell Invitational, her first career event.
LAUREN HEIBA Junior Bridgewater, N.J.
Third-year junior…A member of the 2009-10 and 2008-09 BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Teams…Has competed in six collegiate events.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Henry Sibley HS…A First Team AllState selection who played six years of varsity golf…Won nine straight tournaments as a senior…Finished second in the big school state tournament as a junior and third as a senior…Won both the Section 3AA and Classic Suburban Conference championships…Placed tied for seventh at the 2008 Minnesota Section PGA Championship. PERSONAL: Major is exercise science…Has two older brothers that are also successful golfers.
KAREN CASH Sophomore Allendale, N.J.
Second-year sophomore who won the First Flight of the 2009 New Jersey State Women’s Amateur Championship…Transfer student-athlete from East Stroudsburg University who is immediately eligible to compete for the Scarlet Knights in 2010-11.
FALL 2010: Competed in three events, playing six rounds…Had a 90.50 stroke average. SPRING 2010: Did not compete in any events. FALL 2009: Competed in the Rutgers Invitational and carded a 181 (94-87). SPRING 2009: Did not compete in any events. FALL 2008: Competed in two events as a first semester freshman, playing four rounds…Had an 88.75 stroke average. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan HS…Placed seventh at the 2008 Skyland Conference tournament…Finished tied for third at the 2007 Tee Time Golf Pass’ JGA Jr. Championship… Home course is Neshanic Valley Golf Club. PERSONAL: Major is history.
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SCARLET KNIGHTS ELISA MATEER Junior Marmora, N.J.
FALL 2008: Competed in two tournaments, playing four rounds…Had an 85.50 stroke average….Finished 23rd at the Knights Invitational.
Third-year junior…A member of the 2009-10 and 2008-09 BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Teams…Has competed in 19 collegiate events, playing 37 rounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Stanton College Prep, one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country…A two-time Gateway Conference champion and four-time all conference selection…As a junior, shot 71 to win the league crown and 72 to win the regional tournament within two weeks of each other…Was an honor student.
FALL 2010: Competed in four events, playing nine rounds...Had an 83.89 stroke average…Finished tied for 47th of 110 players in the Rutgers Women’s Invitational. SPRING 2010: Competed in three events, playing five rounds…Had an 86.4 stroke average. FALL 2009: Competed in four events, playing nine rounds…Had an 83.9 stroke average with seven birdies. SPRING 2009: Competed in five events, playing eight rounds…Had an 85.6 stroke average. FALL 2008: Competed in three tournaments, playing six rounds…Compiled an 82.67 stroke average…Shot a personal best 79 in the second round of the Rutgers Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Ocean City HS, where she was a member of a co-ed team …A First Team All-State selection…Placed tied for eighth at the 2008 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions…An Atlantic City Press Golf All-Star and All-Cape Atlantic selection…Won the 2007 Red Devils Invitational at Copper Hill Country Club and placed 2nd at the Rutgers Girls Junior Open, shooting scores of 77 and 75…Tied for fifth in the TOC as a junior...Is the current Women’s Club Champion at Greate Bay Country Club. PERSONAL: Major is education.
ANNE MCNEIL Junior Jacksonville, Fla.
Third-year junior…A member of the 2009-10 and 2008-09 BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Teams…Has competed in four collegiate events. FALL 2010: Did not compete in any events. SPRING 2010: Did not compete in any events. FALL 2009: Competed in the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 162 (8082) to place tied for 23rd. SPRING 2009: Competed at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational, carding
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a three-round 260.
PERSONAL: Major is management.
JEANNE WATERS Senior West Sayville, N.Y.
Fourth-year senior…Three-time team captain…A three-time (2009-10, 200809, 2007-08) BIG EAST Conference All-Academic selection…Has competed in 35 collegiate tournaments. FALL 2010: Competed in six tournaments, playing 15 rounds…Recorded a team-best stroke average of 77.47, while posting a personal best round of 71 en route to finishing tied for first place at the Bucknell Women’s Invitational….Finished tied for third out of 110 player field after posting a team-best score of 160 at the Rutgers Women’s Invitational (83-77). SPRING 2010: Competed in five events, playing 11 rounds…Had an 80.3 stroke average with 12 birdies…Finished tied for fourth at the 90-player Hoya Invitational and tied for 2nd at the 64-player Hartford Invitational…Carded a 74 to open the Hoya Invitational FALL 2009: Competed in five events, playing 11 rounds…Had an 81.09 stroke average with nine birdies…Carded a collegiate, personalbest round of 73 to post a 149 (76-73) and share individual medalist honors at the Rutgers Invitational. SPRING 2009: Competed in four tournaments, playing 11 rounds… Had a team-best 78.8 stroke average…Carded a career-best 74 to open the NIU Snowbird Invitational en route to a sixth place finish… Placed 12th at the Hoya Invitational, which included a final round 76… Finished 26th at the BIG EAST Championships. FALL 2008: Competed in all six tournaments, playing 13 rounds…Recorded an 81.46 stroke average…Shot a team-best three-round 233 at the Nittany Lion Invitational (75-76-82)…Had a season best 11th place finish at the Knights Invitational. SPRING 2008: Competed in all four events, playing 12 rounds…Had an 81.3 stroke average…Was the team’s top performer in every tournament…Finished 12th at the Roar-ee Invitational…Had a season-low 78 in the opening round of the Cincinnati Spring Invitational. FALL 2007: Competed in all five tournaments…Posted an 84.9 stroke average…Finished 14th at the Knights Invitational.
SCARLET KNIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Sayville HS…Was selected team MVP three seasons…A three-time Suffolk All-County selection…Was a New York All-State selection twice…As a junior, was the Metropolitan PGA points leader…A New York City Championship winner. PERSONAL: Double major in political science and history.
BRITTANY WEDDELL Sophomore Buzzards Bay, Mass.
Second-year sophomore…Has competed 16 career events, playing 37 rounds… Played in all 10 events as a true freshman in 2009-10 and led the team with a 79.5 stroke average.
15 birdies…Had two rounds of 75 to finish tied for 13th at the Nittany Lion Invitational…Finished tied for ninth in the Rutgers Invitational and tied for fifth at the Knights Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Bourne HS…Carded a 68 to win her second consecutive New England Interscholastic Golf Championship as a senior…Won the event by five strokes…Finished third overall at the Championships as both a freshman and sophomore… Was team captain and only female on BHS roster under Head Coach Rod Weston…Has been a multiple all-scholastic selection by both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald…Won the 2008 Rutgers Girls Junior Open…Is a two-time national finalist for both the US Women’s Amateur Public Links and the US Girls Junior tournaments…Took home the prize of top amateur at the Massachusetts Women’s Open in 2008, where she placed third out of 90 players and shot a 74…Home course is Sandwich Hollows. PERSONAL: Major is undeclared…Started playing golf as a five year old…Made her first hole in one at age seven.
FALL 2010: Competed in six events, playing 15 rounds...Had a stroke average of 82.13...Finished 36th out of 86 competitors in the Bucknell Women’s Invitational. SPRING 2010: Competed in five events, playing 11 rounds…Had a 79.45 stroke average with nine birdies…Won the 64-player Hartford Invitational with a 150, which included an opening-round 74. FALL 2009: Competed in five tournaments as a first-semester freshman, playing 11 rounds…Had a team-best 79.55 stroke average with
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RUTGERS GOLF HISTORY
RUTGERS WOMEN’S GOLF HISTORY
Rutgers University Golf Course
The Rutgers women’s golf team has enjoyed its share of success in the BIG EAST and ECAC. The team has competed in the prestigious BIG EAST Conference since 1995.Women’s golf became an intercollegiate sport at Rutgers in 1977 led by 17-year head coach Jan Unger. Unger’s dedication to the women’s program in those early years laid the solid foundation for the program’s current success. The women’s program has produced a plethora of top-flight players. Rutgers’ current head coach Maura Ballard, the first coach to head both the RU men’s and women’s golf programs, was a top player for RU from 1984-1987. Cheri Rice, who starred at Rutgers from 19931997, was a four-time MVP and a holder of seven individual school records. Rice is currently a Class A, LPGA Teaching and Club Professional. Cheryl Simmeth Anderson (‘91), LPGA teaching pro at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, NY, has been named one of the top 50 LPGA teachers in the nation. Other top players who have joined the professional ranks are Michelle Melia (’96), Gia Bocra (’98) and Rita Arora (’97).
The Rutgers University Golf Course was founded in 1961 with the construction of the present day 18-hole layout that was expertly designed by Hal Purdy, a noted golf architect. The course was officially opened May 29, 1963. Today, the par-71 Rutgers Golf Course (par-72 for women) can be stretched to 6,337 yards and features a course rating of 70.5 and a slope of 130. Over the past decade, the Rutgers Golf Course has undergone extensive renovations and updates, which include a modern irrigation system, the addition of several bunkers and the planting of many trees, including a host of impressive evergreens. Once a rather wide-open tract, today’s Rutgers Golf Course features a host of tree-lined holes, featuring undulating greens and water that comes into play on five holes. A round of golf at the Rutgers Golf Course offers a panoramic view of a plethora of academic buildings, including the world famous Waksman Institute of Microbiology, a stately structure that rests to the left of the first fairway. Every golfer who enjoys the Rutgers Golf Course can also gaze at several athleticrelated complexes. To the left of the fifth and sixth hole offers a view of the Indoor Bubble, in which the Rutgers football team trains during inclement weather. Rising majestically to the left of the sixth green is Rutgers Stadium, the home of the Scarlet Knight football team. The Rutgers Golf Course features a newly-expanded driving range, and a 12,000 square foot short game practice facility and putting green. Jill Jerauld, a former Futures Tour and European Tour player, joined the Rutgers University Golf Course as the Course Pro/Manager in November 2001. She is the only female Professional Golf Association (PGA) - certified head pro in the state of New Jersey. For 10 years prior to joining Rutgers University Golf Course, she was the head pro at Blueberry Hill Golf Course in Russell, PA. Since Jerauld took over management of the Rutgers University Golf Course, she has successfully implemented a pace-of-play system that has decreased the time of an average round of golf by as much as one hour. DID YOU KNOW? Every hole at the Rutgers Golf Course is named for a tree that can be found on the course and that the par-3 11th hole, named Sour Gum, is home to the oldest Japanese sour gum tree in the state. Contact Information Rutgers University Golf Course 777 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ 08854-8022 732/445-2637 (pro shop)
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RICHARD L. MCCORMICK PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY Richard L. McCormick is the 19th president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. A scholar of American political history who began his academic career on the Rutgers faculty, he returned as president in 2002 after serving as provost of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and president of the University of Washington. Dr. McCormick’s goal is to advance Rutgers within the top tier of American public research universities. His ambitions for the university include an enriched learning experience for every student; teaching and research focused on global human problems; diversity of students, faculty, staff, and programs; and deeper connections with the people of New Jersey. President McCormick led a major restructuring and reinvigoration of undergraduate education at Rutgers-New Brunswick, the university’s largest campus. The plan merged four undergraduate colleges into a School of Arts and Sciences, expanded access to academic programs and learning communities, and established a popular First-Year Seminar program that offers more than 100 courses – each with no more than 20 students – on a wide range of topics taught by top faculty. Other initiatives undertaken during Dr. McCormick’s tenure include: * The Rutgers Future Scholars Program, a pilot project to encourage minority and low-income teenagers from the university’s host cities to pursue higher education by offering mentorship and college preparation support, and the promise of free tuition to those admitted to Rutgers. * Establishment of the first-ever universitywide alumni body, the Rutgers University Alumni Association. * Rutgers Against Hunger, an initiative that combines volunteerism, research, education, and donations to address food security in the state of New Jersey. * Rutgers-Camden’s first-ever doctoral-level academic program, a Ph.D. in childhood studies – the first in the nation in this emerging discipline. * Establishment of the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers-Newark’s first new school in more than three decades. Born in 1947, President McCormick earned a B.A. in American studies from Amherst College in 1969 and a Ph.D. in history from Yale University in 1976. He is married to Joan Barry McCormick, RU ’88. Dr. McCormick has three children, Betsy, Michael, and Katie.
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TIM PERNETTI DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS A lifetime New Jersey native with a strong passion for his alma mater, Tim Pernetti has come full-circle in becoming one of the nation’s youngest leaders in college athletics. A former student-athlete “On the Banks”, Pernetti was named Rutgers’ sixth Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on February 26, 2009. He oversees 24 men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams in New Brunswick, a larger number than fielded at most of the university’s peer institutions. Pernetti has been influential in the world of college athletics since he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers in 1993, and a master’s degree in communication in 1995.
CBS College Sports Network’s groundbreaking NCAA March Madness Central, NCAA March Madness Highlights on CBS College Sports, and the WIRED franchise which gives viewers an inside look at games and events through wireless microphones on coaches during game action. Prior to joining CBS College Sports Network, Pernetti served eight years at ABCTV and ABC Sports most recently as Director of Programming, where he was integral in acquiring, managing and developing several ABC Sports properties including college football, the Bowl Championship Series, and college basketball. For five years, Pernetti handled relationships and negotiated television rights with all of the major collegiate conferences. As a student at Rutgers, Pernetti was a four-year letterwinner at tight end on the Rutgers football squad. He was also the color commentator for Rutgers Football on the Rutgers Football Radio Network and announced weekly NFL games nationally on Sports USA Radio. A resident of Oakland, N.J., Pernetti is married to the former Danielle Bahto. His wife also graduated from Rutgers and was a letterwinner on the women’s lacrosse team. Danielle and Tim are the proud parents of their three children – Max, Conor and Natalie.
Prior to returning to Rutgers, Pernetti was the Executive Vice President, Content, for CBS College Sports Network. In that role, he oversaw the rights and relationship business, on-air talent, and all network programming and content on air, online and across all screens for the nation’s first company dedicated to college sports. Pernetti helped to build the CBS College Sports Network, previously CSTV, prior to its launch in 2003, and has played a critical role in establishing it as the multimedia leader in college sports programming, content, news and information. He was a recipient of the prestigious Sports Business Journal Forty under Forty Award, and the Multichannel News 40 under 40 Award both in 2008. Charged with developing relationships, acquiring rights and creating multiplatform original programming for the first ever 24-hour sports college sports network, Pernetti successfully navigated through a complicated web of media rights deals to come up with new ways to serve college sports fans. Pernetti worked closely with the NCAA and hundreds of schools in every major conference, securing over 2,500 hours of event programming each year and multiple NCAA Championships across 35 men’s and women’s sports. Pernetti was in charge of the CBS College Sports Network exclusive long-term agreements with the US Naval Academy, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, and the Atlantic 10. Further, he managed company relationships with more than 30 conferences and thousands of institutions. Pernetti remains most proud of establishing a strong relationship in women’s collegiate sports including the establishment of a women’s basketball game of the week package in 2004 with the Big East Conference. In 2006, Pernetti spearheaded a landmark multi-media partnership with the NCAA to make CBS College Sports Network the home of Division II Sports. The innovative deal effectively increased the scope and reach of NCAA Division II sports with hundreds of games now available nationally via the broadcast network and online. Pernetti’s commitment to providing greater exposure to women’s and underserved sports is evidenced by the network’s unprecedented coverage of lacrosse and volleyball, among others. He has also been at the forefront of the development and creation of the Collegiate Nationals, which crowns champions in dozens of high endurance sports, and innovative original production including
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A BRIEF HISTORY
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the leading universities in the nation. The university is comprised of 27 degree-granting divisions; 10 undergraduate colleges, 11 graduate schools, and six schools offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Five are located in Camden, eight in Newark, and 13 in New Brunswick and one in Newark and New Brunswick. Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies, the school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 with a handful of first-year students. During its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey in 1864, resulting in the establishment of the Rutgers Scientific School, featuring departments of agriculture, engineering, and chemistry. Further expansion in the sciences came with the founding of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1880, the College of Engineering (now the School of Engineering) in 1914, and the College of Agriculture (now the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences) in 1921. The precursors to several other Rutgers divisions were also established during this period: the College of Pharmacy (now the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy) in 1892, the New Jersey College for Women (now Douglass Residential College, part of the School of Arts and Sciences) in 1918, and the School of Education (now Graduate School of Education) in 1924. In 1924, Rutgers College officially became Rutgers University, a reflection of the institution’s rapidly expanding number of schools and academic programs. Early in the century, Rutgers had begun offering educational opportunities to women when the New Jersey College for Women was founded in 1918, and to adult learners when University College, an evening division, was established in 1934. After World War II, enrollment exploded as Rutgers admitted all qualified candidates under the GI Bill. Rutgers was becoming an institution for all people, and in 1945 and 1956, state legislative acts formally designated Rutgers as The State University of New Jersey. A flurry of expansion ensued. The University of Newark (now Rutgers–Newark) joined Rutgers in 1946, followed by the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers–Camden) in 1950. An ambitious building program added libraries, classrooms, and student housing across the three regional campuses. In 1969, Livingston College opened, providing a coeducational residential experience with a special commitment to diversity. Graduate education in the arts and sciences grew through the establishment of the Graduate School–New Brunswick, the Graduate School–Newark, and the Graduate School–Camden. Professional schools were formed to serve students in the fields of business; communication, information, and library studies; criminal justice; education; fine arts; law; management and labor relations; nursing; planning and public policy; psychology; public affairs and administration; and social work. Meanwhile, as industry and government sought partners in solving problems and advancing knowledge, the concept of the research university emerged. In 1981, Rutgers adopted a blueprint for its transformation into a major public research university. With increased support from state, federal, and corporate partners, Rutgers’ strength in research grew dramatically. In 1989, in recognition of its enhanced stature, Rutgers was invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities, an organization comprising the top 63 research universities in North America. Today, professors and students work in more than 230 specialized research centers, unraveling mysteries in marine sciences, early childhood education, neuroscience, advanced materials, climate change, nutrition, homeland security, transportation, stem cells, and many other areas that can improve life both in New Jersey and around the world. A 2007 major reorganization of undergraduate education in New Brunswick reinvigorated the undergraduate experience for both students and faculty by combining the traditions and strengths of four undergraduate liberal arts colleges—Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University—into a single School of Arts and Sciences. With 27 schools and colleges, Rutgers offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degree programs. The university graduates more than 10,000 students each year, and has more than 380,000 living alumni residing in all 50 states and on six continents. Rutgers also sponsors community initiatives in all 21 New Jersey counties. Universitywide, new degree programs, research endeavors, and community outreach are in development to meet the demands of the 21st century. Today, Rutgers continues to grow, both in its facilities and in the variety and depth of its educational and research programs. The university’s goals for the future include the continued provision of the highest quality education, along with the increased support of research and commitment to public service to meet the needs of society.
MAJOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY Accounting African & African-American Studies African-American Studies Africana Studies Agricultural Science Allied Health Technologies American Studies Ancient and Medieval Civilizations Animal Science Anthropology Anthropology, Evolutionary Art/Design/Digital Art (B.F.A.) Art/Visual Arts (B.A.) Art/Visual Arts (B.F.A.) Art History Astrophysics Biochemistry Bioenvironmental Engineering Biological Sciences Biology Biomathematics Biomedical Technology (B.S.) Biotechnology Botany
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Business Administration Cell Biology and Neuroscience Central and Eastern European Studies Chemistry Childhood Studies Chinese Classics Clinical Laboratory Sciences Communication Comparative Literature Computer Science Criminal Justice Dance East Asian Languages and Area Studies Ecology and Natural Resources Education Economics Education Engineering Applied Sciences Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering General Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Science Engineering Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering English Environmental/Business Economics Environmental Planning and Design Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior Environmental Science European Studies Exercise Science Finance Food Science French General Science Genetics Geography Geological Sciences Geoscience Engineering German History
History/French History/Political Science Hospitality Management Human-Computer Interaction Human Resource Management Independent/Individualized Major Information Systems Information Technology and Informatics Interdisciplinary Major Italian Italian Studies Jewish Studies Journalism and Media Studies Journalism Labor Studies/Employment Relations Landscape Architecture Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Law Liberal Studies Linguistics Management Management and Global
Business Marine Sciences Marketing Mathematics Mathematics, Applied Medical Technology Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine Medieval Studies Meteorology Microbiology Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Music Nursing Nutritional Sciences Pharmacy Philosophy Physician Assistant Physics Physics, Applied Planning and Public Policy Plant Science Political Science Portuguese Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies Prebusiness
Predentistry Prelaw Premedicine Preveterinary Medicine Psychology Public Health Public Administration Puerto Rican Studies Religion Russian Science, Technology, and Society Science, General Social Work Sociology Spanish Statistics Statistics/Mathematics Teacher Certification Theater Arts Theater Arts, Television and Media Arts Urban Studies Women’s Studies Women’s and Gender Studies Zoology
Rutgers at a glance • Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, Rutgers is the eighth oldest college in the nation. • Rutgers was designated the State University of New Jersey by legislative acts in 1945 and 1956. • Rutgers is New Jersey’s largest public research university and is located on three regional campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick/Piscataway. • Rutgers was named New Jersey’s land-grant university in 1864 and has a special responsibility for serving the needs of the state. • Rutgers is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a highly selective organization comprised of the 63 leading research universities in North America. • There are 27 degree-granting schools and colleges, offering more than 270 total bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral and professional degree programs. • Rutgers is one of New Jersey’s major employers with more than 13,000 full-time faculty and staff. • For every dollar New Jersey invests in Rutgers, the university channels $6 into the state’s economy. The University’s 2009 economic impact report showed that Rutgers and its faculty, staff, students and visitors channel $3.8 billion in direct and indirect spending into the state economy – more than six times the state’s $595.3 million investment in the university. • With holdings of more than 3.6 million volumes, the Rutgers library system ranks among the nation’s largest. • Rutgers enrolls more than 54,000 students, including over 40,000 undergraduates and 14,000 graduate students. • More than 10,000 students each year earn a degree from Rutgers. • The university has more than 380,000 living alumni; 216,000 alumni reside in New Jersey. • In 2008, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredited Rutgers for the next 10 years. TEACHING AND LEARNING • Rutgers faculty include Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and winners of many other prestigious awards and grants. • Rutgers History Professor Annette Gordon-Reed was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in history for her landmark work, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W. W. Norton, 2008). • The graduate philosophy department is ranked second in the English-speaking world by the Philosophical Gourmet Report. • Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) is uniquely positioned at the epicenter of global business – just under 20 minutes from New York City – giving students easy access to leading global corporations to build lasting relationships. RBS delivers cutting-edge curricula that combine the mix of business and science required by today’s employers. • RBS is consistently ranked as the top business school in New Jersey and among the top three in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. The Executive MBA is ranked 13th in the U.S. by The Financial Times and the Master of Quantitative Finance is among the top 10 programs nationally, as ranked by Wall Street executives. The MBA program was ranked 17th in the country for the employment rate of its graduates three months after graduation by U.S. News & World Report. To meet rising demand, a new on-year MBA track was created for students with advanced standing. • In Newark, the business School resides in a new state-of-the-art building which opened in 2009. And in New Brunswick, a new building will open in 2013 as the center of a new Livingston Professional Campus, accommodating the massive growth in the new four-year undergraduate program. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is ranked fourth among the nation’s top graduate programs in urban planning according to a survey by Planetizen, a Los Angeles-based planning and development network. RESEARCH • Streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, and other potent antibiotics were discovered at Rutgers by Professor Selman Waksman and his students in the 1940s. Waksman received the Nobel Prize for his important contributions to medicine. • The Rutgers Stem Cell Research Center, part of the Division of Life Sciences of the School of Arts and Sciences, is located in Nelson Laboratories on the New Brunswick campus where its mission is to support research with human embryonic stem cells for Rutgers University researchers and collaborators. • The Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository is a valuable resource for researchers around the world studying the role heredity plays in such complex genetic diseases as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, Alzheimer’s, alcoholism, diabetes, and Tourette’s syndrome. • The Protein Data Bank, based at Rutgers, is the international repository of three-dimensional protein structures. With $30 million in federal funding, the data bank provides vital information on more than 57,000 proteins and other macromolecules for scientists working to design more effective treatments for disease. • Rutgers’ Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences ranks among America’s top 15 marine research organizations based on peer competition for all federally funded oceanographic research. • The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the only pharmacy school in New Jersey and one of the top institutions of its kind in the nation, ranks in the top 10 percent among pharmacy schools nationwide in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health with $8.8 million of funding awarded to the school in 2009. • Rutgers holds more than 550 United States patents, 325 of which have been issued since 2000. Since 1989, Rutgers has licensed more than 65 start-up or early-stage companies. • Rutgers is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope, one of the world’s largest optical telescopes and the southern hemisphere’s newest eye-on-the-sky. • Rutgers University is leading the Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, a $52.7 million research program to reveal the roles that proteins play in life’s most fundamental processes. service to new jersey • Rutgers’ Center for Government Services trains New Jersey’s municipal employees to better serve their constituents and trains approximately 8,000 annually through 18 separate programs and 150 courses. • In 2005, the Division of Continuing Studies offered 3,700 course sections to more than 45,000 individuals. Courses are offered in every county in New Jersey. • The Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers is the state’s official weather resource. • Each year, Rutgers holds the New Jersey Folk Festival and Ag Field Day on a single Saturday in April. In 2009, the University built on these events and hosted the inaugural “Rutgers Day,” which now encompasses the five New Brunswick campuses and brings more than 75,000 people to Rutgers to celebrate the institution’s three-part mission of teaching, research and service. service to the nation • Rutgers research on life deep beneath the ocean’s surface is prominently featured in “Volcanoes of the Deep,” an IMAX film that has been shown at museums around the country. • Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has offices in all 21 New Jersey counties and serves the residents of the state through research, education and service programs that run the gamut from 4-H Youth Development to family and community health. Research from the Experiment Station has led to renowned Jersey tomatoes, disease-resistant dogwoods, improved coastline management, new forms of mosquito control and world-famous turfgrass varieties that have been used everywhere from the new Yankee Stadium to the Augusta National Golf Club. • Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences builds on a tradition of hands-on learning and research excellence in areas that cover the biological spectrum from organisms to ecosystems. Students and researchers alike are dedicated to finding solutions to the problems that most concern our state’s residents, particularly in the areas of environmental sustainability, alternative energy, food, health and nutrition. • Such nationally respected institutes at Rutgers as the National Transit Institute and the National Institute for Early Education Research are helping to shape national and state policy in critical areas. • Rutgers is the nation’s primary source for anti-terror security training for public transit workers. • In April of 2009, Rutgers was selected by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to co-lead a new DHS Center of Excellence in Command, Control, and Interoperability (CCI) to conduct research into the technological issues involved with maintaining homeland security. It is one of 12 DHS Centers of Excellence in the nation. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy’s National Transit Institute is one of seven academic institutions around the nation that will make up a new National Transportation Security Center of Excellence. • Most meals ready to eat (MREs) manufactured for our nation’s troops are produced using Rutgers-developed technology. • The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center is a pioneer in developing effective methods to help autistic children.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
rutgers administrative officers
Kevin MacConnell Deputy Director of Athletics
Kathleen Hickey Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Douglas Kokoskie Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics/Operations
Richard L. McCormick, Ph.D., President Philip Furmanski, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan R. Alger, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce C. Fehn, B.S., C.P.A., Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Gregory S. Blimling, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs Raphael J. Caprio, Ph.D., Vice President for Continuing Studies Steven J. Diner, Ph.D., Chancellor, Newark Leslie A. Fehrenbach, B.S., Secretary of the University Carol P. Herring, B.A., President of the Rutgers University Foundation and Executive Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Jeannine F. LaRue, B.A., Vice President for Public Affairs Kim Manning, M.B.A., Vice President for University Relations Courtney O. McAnuff, M.P.A, Vice President for Enrollment Management Michael J. Pazzani, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Graduate and Professional Education Tim Pernetti, M.C.I.S., Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Wendell E. Pritchett, Ph.D., J.D., Chancellor, Camden Barry V. Qualls, Ph.D., Vice President for Undergraduate Education Donna K. Thornton, M.P.A., Vice President for Alumni Relations Nancy S. Winterbauer, Ed.D., Vice President for University Budgeting
BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2010-11 Ralph Izzo, Chair Gerald C. Harvey, Vice Chair Anthony J. DePetris Mark P. Hershhorn M. William Howard, Jr. Robert A. Laudicina Gordon A. MacInnes Richard L. McCormick, ex officio Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. John F. Russo, Sr. Daniel H. Schulman George R. Zoffinger
Martha A. Cotter, Faculty Representative Paul Panayotatos, Faculty Representative Jonathan C. Nycz, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Catherine A. Cahill, Assistant Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2010-11
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Jason Kroll Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/Development and Marketing
John Ternyila Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/Finance
Jason Baum Assistant Director of Athletics/Athletic Communications
Kathleen Shank Director of Academic Support Services
Dr. Robert Monaco Associate Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine
Shawn Tucker Assistant Director of Athletics/StudentAthlete Development
Robert L. Stevenson, Chair Dudley H. Rivers, Jr., Vice Chair Kenneth M. Schmidt, Vice Chair Sol J. Barer Felix M. Beck, Emeritus Gregory Bender Joan L. Bildner, Emerita Michael A. Bogdonoff Jonathan R. Boguchwal Floyd H. Bragg, Emeritus Gregory Q. Brown Dominick J. Burzichelli Dorothy W. Cantor John Herbert Carman, Emeritus Peter Cartmell, Emeritus Vivian A. Chester Mary J. Chyb Kevin J. Collins, Emeritus Hollis A. Copeland Steven M. Darien Margaret T. Derrick Carleton C. Dilatush, Emeritus Michael R. Dressler Robert P. Eichert, Emeritus Dennis Michael Fenton Evelyn S. Field, Emerita Lora L. Fong Jeanne M. Fox, Emerita John R. Futey Albert R. Gamper, Jr. Ronald W. Giaconia, Emeritus Rochelle Gizinski, Emerita Evangeline Gomez
Leslie E. Goodman, Emeritus M. Wilma Harris Joyce Wilson Harley John A. Hendricks Robert A. Hering Mark P. Hershhorn Carleton A. Holstrom, Emeritus M. William Howard, Jr. John D. Hugelmeyer Frank Brown Hundley Ralph Izzo Paul B. Jennings, Emeritus Walter L. Leib, Emeritus Richard A. Levao, Emeritus Jennifer Lewis-Hall Christine M. Lomiguen Gordon A. MacInnes Duncan L. MacMillan Iris Martinez-Campbell Richard L. McCormick, ex officio Carol Ann Monroe Robert E. Mortensen Patricia Nachtigal, Emerita Gene O’Hara John A. O’Malley Dean J. Paranicas, Emeritus Barbara A. Pollison-Beck Sidney Rabinowitz Richard J. Rawson George A. Rears Norman Reitman, Emeritus Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. Alvin J. Rockoff, Emeritus
Alejandro Roman John F. Russo, Sr. Louis A. Sapirman Daniel H. Schulman Richard H. Shindell Marijane Singer, Emerita Susan Stabile Dorothy M. Stanaitis, Emerita Sandy J. Stewart Abram J. Suydam, Jr. Eleanor J. Tansey Heather C. Taylor Anne M. Thomas, Emerita Michael R. Tuosto, Emeritus Laurel A. Van Leer Lucas J. Visconti Mary Vivian Fu Wells, Emerita Curtis M. Williams II George R. Zoffinger Samuel Rabinowitz, Faculty Representative Menahem Spiegel, Faculty Representative Daniel S. McArdle, Student Representative Lester J. Sabo, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Catherine A. Cahill, Assistant Secretary