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Athletic Facilities
Illahe Hills Country Club has well-maintained fairways and beautiful surroundings. It is one of two primary courses used by Willamette University for practices and tournaments.
The ninth green at Creekside Country Club features water and multiple bunkers.
The Bearcat men’s and women’s golf teams are able to practice at two of the area’s top golf courses: Illahe Hills Country Club and Creekside Country Club. Both are located in Salem, Ore. Illahe Hills is a more traditional course with lots of mature trees. Creekside was designed by Peter Jacobsen and features a contemporary style with many hazards and bunkers. Each course provides golfers with different challenges, allowing the Bearcats to improve and diversify their skills. John Lewis Field is the home of Willamette Bearcat baseball. The field is located at Roy S. “Spec” Keene Stadium at Bush’s Pasture Park. The stadium features chairback seating in part of the grandstand. Overall capacity is 1,000. Willamette’s football team plays home games at McCulloch Stadium, located near John Lewis Field. The stadium is conveniently located just two blocks from the Willamette campus. It has seating for 2,400, with lights for night games and an athletic training room, allowing athletes to receive on-site treatment.
The Willamette University soccer teams play their home games at Sparks Field, a FieldTurf facility next to the Sparks Center. The field is equipped with lights for night games and seats 500 spectators. The facility is one of the top college fields in the Northwest. Close to the Sparks Center and Sparks Field are six outdoor tennis courts. The men’s and women’s tennis teams host meets during the spring each year. WU’s rowing teams have a boathouse on the west side of the Willamette River. The Bearcats host the Governor’s Cup Regatta each spring. On the east side of campus is the Willamette Softball Complex. It includes covered dugouts, batting cages, a scoreboard and bleachers.
that showcases Willamette’s track and field and cross country teams, which host meets each year. The entire football, track, cross country and baseball complex is at Bush’s Pasture Park. The park hosts cross country meets on its wide paths and is known for its art exhibits and rose garden. Cone Field House is the home court for the Willamette men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The arena holds 2,500 fans,
Creekside Country Club is nestled in a valley and was designed by Peter Jacobsen.
The Sparks Center includes offices for the Department of Athletics.
McCulloch Stadium has a FieldTurf playing surface, along with spacious locker rooms and meeting rooms. It provides the atmosphere of an old stadium but with modern conveniences. The Charles Bowles Track, located inside McCulloch Stadium, is an all-weather facility
with plenty of seating on each side of the court. There is a quality sound system, plus tables for scorekeepers, statisticians and broadcast media. Cone Field House is part of the Lestle J. Sparks Center, which houses offices for the Department of Athletics and the Department of Exercise Science. The building has basketball, handball and racquetball courts, a weight lifting and fitness center, classrooms and locker rooms. Also connected to the Sparks Center is the WU natatorium, home of Bearcat swimming. The natatorium, with space for 200 fans, also can be seen from a viewing area in the lobby.
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McCulloch Stadium and the Charles Bowles Track are used by the football, track and field and cross country teams.
WU’s baseball team plays at John Lewis Field.
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Willamette Administration Dr. M. Lee Pelton
President
Dr. M. Lee Pelton was appointed the 22nd president of Willamette University in July, 1999. Under Pelton’s leadership, the University has increased its academic profile, successfully employing strategies to attract the best faculty and the brightest students from the state, the nation and the world. Since 2001, Willamette University has been ranked a top tier liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report. President Pelton holds a doctorate from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from Wichita State University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1974. His area of academic focus is 19th century British prose and poetry. He served as dean of the college at Colgate University (1988-91) and Dartmouth College (1991-98). At Harvard, he taught in the English Department and was the dean of one of Harvard’s 13 undergraduate colleges. He teaches at Willamette in subjects ranging from 1st century Athens to post-apartheid South Africa.
Mark Majeski
Director of Athletics
Mark Majeski began his tenure with Willamette University in October of 2000, following five years as athletic director at the University of California, Santa Cruz and four years as assistant athletic director at Menlo College. He currently serves as a member of the NCAA Division III membership committee, which provides oversight of the Division III provisional member program. Majeski previously served on the NCAA Division III men’s tennis committee, overseeing championships in that sport. A former basketball, track and softball coach, Majeski also worked venue management and operations for the 1994 FIFA Men’s Soccer World Cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At WU, Majeski oversees 20 varsity teams, with the Bearcats competing in NCAA Division III, the Northwest Conference and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. He also is the basketball liaison between the NWC coaches and athletic directors. Majeski received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Menlo College and a master’s degree in higher education administration from San Jose State University. He lives in Salem with his wife, Denise, and their son, Jack Henry, age 2.
Department of Athletics Administrative Staff Dean of Campus Life.................................................................................. Dr. Robert Hawkinson Faculty Athletic Representative.................................................................................. Dr. Jerry Gray Assistant Athletic Director............................................................................................Judy Gordon Assistant Athletic Director...............................................................................Dr. R. Skip Kenitzer Head Athletic Trainer......................................................................................................Shane Wibel Assistant Athletic Trainer...............................................................................................Erin Scharer Assistant Athletic Trainer..................................................................................................Ken Smith Athletics Marketing Coordinator............................................................................Megan Johnston Athletics Communications Director...................................................................Robert McKinney Administrative Assistant............................................................................................... Leslie Wright
Willamette University General Information Location.........................................................................................................................Salem, Oregon Founded...........................................................................................................................................1842 Enrollment............................................................................... 1,943 Undergraduate; 2,628 Overall Nickname................................................................................................................................. Bearcats Colors.............................................................................................................. Cardinal and Old Gold National Affiliation............................................................................................. NCAA Division III Conference....................................................................................... Northwest Conference (NWC) Home Courses...............................................Creekside Country Club, Illahe Hills Country Club Athletics Communications Phone.............................................................................(503) 370-6110 Athletics Department Phone.....................................................................................(503) 370-6420 Athletics Department FAX........................................................................................(503) 370-6379 Athletics Department Web Site........................................................www.willamette.edu/athletics
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Head Coach.......................... Tom Hibbard Season at WU.........................................6th Alma Mater........Pomona College (Calif.) Year Graduated.................................... 1959 Office Phone...................... (503) 370-6317 2006-07 NWC Finish...................4th Place 2006 NWC Fall Classic........... Champions 2006 NWC Fall Winner....Whitney Ueno
Bearcat Head Coaches Baseball Matt Allison...................................... (503) 370-6011 Men’s Basketball Gordie James.................................... (503) 370-6063 Women’s Basketball Bruce Henderson............................. (503) 370-6132 Cross Country/Track & Field Matt McGuirk................................... (503) 370-6898 Football Mark Speckman................................ (503) 375-5350 Men’s Golf Steve Prothero.................................. (503) 370-6484 Women’s Golf Tom Hibbard.................................... (503) 370-6317 Rowing Susan Parkman................................. (503) 370-6655 Men’s Soccer Nelson Larson.................................. (503) 375-5428 Women’s Soccer Hillary Arthur................................... (503) 370-6657 Softball Damian Williams.............................. (503) 370-6656 Swimming Al Stephenson.................................. (503) 370-6601 Men’s Tennis Neil Patel........................................... (503) 370-6804 Women’s Tennis Becky Roberts................................... (503) 370-6804 Volleyball Tom Shoji.......................................... (503) 370-6230
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The 2007-08 Bearcats Head Coach Tom Hibbard (6th year) Tom Hibbard is in his sixth season as head coach of the Willamette women’s golf team. Prior to becoming head coach, Hibbard was a professor of economics at WU for thirty years and served as Willamette’s registrar several times during his career. This season, he is coaching two players with international experience. Whitney Ueno finished 10th at the 2006 NCAA Division III National Tournament and has competed in several Junior World Tournaments. She earned First Team All-NWC recognition in 2005-06 and 2006-07. In the fall of 2006, she took first place at NWC Fall Classic, leading WU to the team title. Rachel Shahbaz was involved in international play as a member of an all-star team representing Oregon and Washington. Hibbard’s resume includes high school golf at Grant High School in Portland, where he competed at three State Championship Tournaments. He also played golf at Pomona College in California and participated in one NCAA Tournament. He graduated from Pomona in 1959. Hibbard and his wife, Priscilla, live in Salem.
Willamette University Women’s Golf Team 2007-08 Name Ashley Buchheit Geneva Hale Andrea Hand Tanya Schiller Rachel Shahbaz Whitney Ueno Marianne Ward
Year Ht. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr.
5’5” 5’8” 5’6” 5’7” 5’7” 5’1” 5’5”
Hometown (Previous School) Mt. Angel, Ore. (John F. Kennedy HS) Shoreline, Wash. (Shorecrest HS) Hillsboro, Ore. (Hillsboro HS) South Bend, Wash. (South Bend HS) Portland, Ore. (St. Mary’s Academy) Hilo, Hawaii (Hilo HS) Sierra Madre, Calif. (La Salle HS)
Ashley Buchheit Senior 5’5” Mount Angel, Oregon John F. Kennedy High School Majors: History, Classical Studies
Head Coach: Tom Hibbard (6th year)
Geneva Hale
Marianne Ward
Senior 5’8” Shoreline, Washington Shorecrest High School
Senior 5’5” Sierra Madre, California La Salle High School
Major: Exercise Science
Major: Anthropology
Andrea Hand
Whitney Ueno
Junior 5’6” Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro High School
Junior 5’1” Hilo, Hawaii Hilo High School
Major: Politics
Major: Biology
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The 2007-08 Bearcats Tanya Schiller
Rachel Shahbaz
Sophomore 5’7” South Bend, Washington South Bend High School
Sophomore 5’7” Portland, Oregon St. Mary’s Academy
Major: Film Studies
Major: Politics
NWC Fall Classic Champions in 2006 The Willamette University women’s golf team took first place at the 2006 NWC Fall Classic, while Whitney Ueno finished in first place. The 2006-07 Bearcats (L to R): Head Coach Tom Hibbard, Michelle Benrath, Whitney Ueno, Rachel Shahbaz, May Ushikubo, Tanya Schiller, Ashley Buchheit. Ashley Buchheit prepares for an iron shot.
Ueno Competes at NCAA Division III Nationals, Earns All-Northwest Conference Honors Twice 2005-06
NCAA National Championship (10th place) First Team All-NWC
2006-07
First Team All-NWC NWC Fall Classic (1st Place) Whitney Ueno finished 10th at the NCAA National Championship in 2006. She overcame a 92 in the first round to finish with rounds of 75, 78 and 77 for a total score of 322.
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About Willamette University Willamette offers a high-level education along with athletic success Willamette University, the first university in the West, has a heritage dating to 1842. Students and employees at Willamette are proud of its academic strength, as well as its beautiful, tree-lined campus. Academic success is typical for students at Willamette. More importantly, faculty and staff are concerned about the overall success of each student, so the focus is not only on quality experiences in the classroom, but also on social and cultural development. Students are expected to work hard in their academic endeavors and are also expected to have fun, be active in the community and bring their own personality to everything they do. We’re proud of our students’ academic abilities. We’re also proud of our students as friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. They have found an ideal match between high-level academics and a variety of quality experiences as members of the community. They exemplify the University motto: “Not unto ourselves alone are we born.” This motto is put into action locally and throughout the world. At Willamette, you can study abroad, as many of our students
The Oregon State Capitol is across the street from Willamette University.
Willamette’s campus includes the Mill Stream, a great location for relaxation and enjoyment.
do each year. Our students also are actively involved in social and environmental issues. They are concerned about maintaining the beautiful Oregon landscape, while working to improve the lives of others. And so, while Willamette has the same academic expectations as the nation’s most acclaimed colleges and universities, we hope we’ve added something extra ... an equally important focus outside the classroom. Attending college should be fun, inspiring and at times invigorating. It should both challenge you and make you laugh. Academically, Willamette has the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Law, the George H. Atkinson Graduate School of Management, and the School of Education. Cooperative programs enable all students to benefit from the quality curriculum. Willamette is known for its intellectual vitality, its cohesive campus community, its concern for every student, and its ability to balance a rigorous academic program with varied extracurricular activities. The faculty and staff bring a wide range of views and experiences to the WU campus. Willamette’s student-faculty ratio of 11:1 allows faculty to maintain ample office hours and to serve as advisors. They are engaged in scholarly research and publish their findings, but they are primarily focused on teaching. Willamette is selective and seeks serious and talented students. The average first-year student has a 3.76 GPA, an SAT score of
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1230 and an ACT score of 27. Enrollment at the undergraduate level is 1,943, with a total enrollment of 2,628. About 95 percent of Willamette students receive financial aid and scholarships. Many students choose to attend graduate or professional school.
Why Willamette? Quality Academics Student-Athletes are more than 1/4 of the Student Body Competition in the NCAA and the Northwest Conference Student-Faculty Ratio of 11:1 Students from 42 States Opportunity to Study Abroad Located across the street from the Oregon State Capitol Near the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Mountains Willamette’s endowment is consistently among the largest in the Northwest and compares favorably on a national basis. The campus features 42 buildings on 61 acres. During the past decade, more than $50 million has been invested in the campus.
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About Willamette University Recent projects include the $5.5 million Hallie Ford Museum of Art, the $8 million Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, and the $2.7 million Montag Student Center and the $14 million Kaneko Commons. Construction will begin soon on Ford Hall, which will house Rhetoric and Media Studies, Computer Science, Math, Digital
At Willamette, you can literally walk across the street to the State Capitol or spend an entire semester studying your major in a foreign country. Art, Film Studies and Music Technology. Funds for the 46,000-square-foot building include an $8 million gift from Hallie Ford. Near the campus and connected by a sky bridge is Tokyo International University of America, a campus of Willamette’s sister
university in Japan. TIUA offers classes in English and American studies. Willamette and TIUA students can be roommates on either campus. Salem, the state capital, is the secondlargest city in Oregon, with a population of about 147,000. Salem features a range of restaurants, theaters and other cultural opportunities ... many within easy walking distance. The Willamette River winds its way through Salem’s historic downtown. The Pacific Coast is just an hour away and the Pacific Coast mountain range is even closer. To the east are the Cascade Mountains. Also within driving distance are Portland and Mount Hood. Willamette benefits from its location across the street from the Oregon State Capitol and from being near other federal, state, county, and city offices. In particular, WU students are chosen for internships with government organizations. Students also participate in volunteer service projects through the Community Outreach Program.
Student Life: Top Left — A student studies in the Mark O. Hatfield Library; Top Right — The Mill Race flows through the Willamette University campus; Above — The Goudy Commons is a great place to eat a meal or meet friends.
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Academic Choices
Undergraduate Majors (M), minors (m), special programs (s)
American Ethnic Studies (m) American Studies (M) Anthropology (M, m) Art History (M, m) Art, Studio (M, m) Asian Studies (m) Art, Technology, and Multimedia (m) Biology (M, m) 3-2 Business Management (s) Chemistry (M, m) Chinese Studies (m) Classical Studies (M, m) Comparative Literature and the History of Ideas (M) Computer Science (M, m) Economics (M, m) 3-2 Engineering (s) English (M, m) Environmental Science (M, m) Exercise Science (M) Film Studies (m) 3-2 Forestry (s) French (M, m) Geography (m) German (M, m) History (M, m) Humanities (M) International Studies (M) Japanese (m) Japanese Studies (M) Latin American Studies (M, m) Mathematics (M, m) Music (M, m)* Philosophy (M, m) Physics (M, m) Politics (M, m) Pre-law (s) Pre-medicine (s) Pre-veterinary Medicine (s) 3-2 Public Management (s) Psychology (M, m) Religious Studies (M, m) Rhetoric and Media Studies (M, m) Russian (m) Science Studies (M, m) Sociology (M, m) Spanish (M, m) Theatre (M, m) Women’s and Gender Studies (M, m) * In addition to the Bachelor of Arts degree, Willamette University offers the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition, Music Education and Music Performance
Willamette University Women’s Golf 2007-08 2008 Willamette University Women’s Golf Spring Schedule Date Tournament Time Mar. 6-7 at UPS Invitational 11 a.m. Fircrest Country Club., Tacoma, Wash. Mar. 15-16 Willamette Invitational 12 p.m. OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.
Mar. 28-29 at NWC Spring Classic 9 a.m. Quaill Valley Country Club, Banks, Ore. Apr. 11 at Linfield Invitational 11:30 a.m. Michelbook Country Club, McMinnville, Ore. Apr. 19-20 at NWC Championship 11 a.m. Aspen Lakes Country Club, Sisters, Ore. Home tournament in Bold Face
NCAA Division III Willamette is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and competes in Division III, which has over 425 members and is the largest NCAA division. The colleges in Division III place a priority on the overall quality of the educational experience and on successful completion of each student’s academic programs. They seek an environment in which a student-athlete’s activities with an athletic team are seen as an integral part of his or her educational experience. Members in Division III must sponsor at least five men’s sports and five women’s sports.
Athletes in Division III do not receive financial aid related to athletic ability. Willamette and other NCAA Division III members encourage students to participate by maximizing the variety of athletic opportunities. Primary emphasis is placed on conference and regional play. Willamette often sends its teams to California, Idaho, Washington and Texas for in-region games. NCAA Division III members establish an environment with cultural diversity and gender equity among student-athletes and staff. In Division III, employees care about the well-being of their student-athletes.
Northwest Conference The nine private colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington that form the Northwest Conference are building a reputation for the NWC as one of the top NCAA Division III leagues in the nation. The NWC is nationally competitive in a broad spectrum of sports. Formed in 1926, the NWC is 80 years old and is one of the oldest conferences in the western United States. The NWC’s current members in Oregon are Willamette, George Fox, Linfield, Lewis and Clark, and Pacific. Members located in Washington are Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, Whitman and Whitworth. Charter members included Willamette, the College of Idaho, Linfield, Pacific and Puget Sound. Albany College was added in 1931, remained for seven years and then returned in 1949 as Lewis & Clark College.
Pacific Lutheran joined in 1965 and was followed by Whitworth in 1970. The College of Idaho withdrew from the conference in 1978. Whitworth dropped out in 1984 and returned in 1988. Menlo joined in 2006 as a member in football only. The NWC offers championships in 18 sports (nine men’s and nine women’s). The NWC originally sponsored athletic competition for men’s sports only, but joined forces with the Women’s Conference of Independent Colleges in 1984 to form the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges. The name was shortened back to the original Northwest Conference in 1998. Also in 1998, all nine NWC members shifted affiliation from the NAIA to the NCAA. Members knew the move would foster equity, sportsmanship and a genuine concern for all student-athletes.
Northwest Conference Members
Andrea Hand putts from the fringe.
George Fox University............... Newberg, Ore. Lewis & Clark College................. Portland, Ore. Linfield College...................... McMinnville, Ore. Pacific University.................Forest Grove, Ore. Pacific Lutheran University....... Tacoma, Wash.
University of Puget Sound........ Tacoma, Wash. Whitman College................ Walla Walla, Wash. Whitworth University................Spokane, Wash. Willamette University......................Salem, Ore. (All members compete in NCAA Division III)
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