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Seahawk Track & Field The University The University of North Carolina Wilmington boasts of undergraduate learning opportunities second to none and professors whose commitment to knowledge is surpassed only by their dedication to students. It offers effective learning environments that integrate teaching and mentoring with research and service at a level that rivals exclusive research institutions of similar size. Students consistently praise the quality of their interactions with faculty and express a high degree of satisfaction with their overall educational experience. The faculty culture emphasizes teaching and mentoring, incorporating research as an important component of the undergraduate learning experience and an opportunity to have an impact on the state’s most pressing issues. International experiences are encouraged through study abroad programs and language and culture studies on campus. Recognized in recent years by several national publications as a top public undergraduate institution, UNCW continues its pursuit to soar to even greater heights. “The UNCW of today is a fantastic university,” said Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo. “The momentum that propels us to soar higher derives from our students’ achievements, faculty and staff accomplishments and strong support from alumni, friends, trustees, volunteer board members and other donors.” For 10 consecutive years UNCW has ranked in the top 10 of the best public regional universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report. For the fifth consecutive year, UNCW received the “Best in the Southeast” designation by The Princeton Review. It is one of only four North Carolina public universities included in Peterson’s Competitive Colleges 2008: Top Colleges for Top Students. Established as Wilmington College in 1947, the university is made up of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Cameron School of Business, the School of Nursing, the Watson School of Education and the Graduate School. UNC Wilmington offers 73 bachelor’s degrees and 25 master’s degrees, a Ph.D. in marine biology and an Ed.D. in educational leadership and administration. Degree programs in the School of Nursing, Watson School of Education and Cameron School of Business are designed specifically to serve professional workforce needs in the region. The College of Arts and Sciences stresses applied learning experiences across the liberal arts disciplines to prepare its students to bridge the gap between the classroom and the complex problems of 21st century communities. UNCW’s strength in the natural sciences, especially biological sciences, chemistry, geological sciences and other disciplines that form the core of its internationally respected niche in marine science, is the result of decades of intentional focus and investment. In the arts and literature, UNCW’s high profile programs are film studies and creative writing. The Department of Film Studies takes advantage of the location of UNCW in Wilmington, N.C., the home of Screen Gems Studios, the largest full-service motion picture facility in the United States east of California. The Master of Fine Arts in creative writing is one of the most respected on the East Coast, cited as one of “Five Top Innovative/Unique Programs in Creative Writing” in 2007 by Atlantic Monthly. The university has taken a leadership role in the long-term economic, environmental, educational, social and cultural health of the region. It has a strong commitment to adult learners and offers short, non-credit university courses, seminars, lectures, travel excursions and other educational opportunities. Overall, the university has an annual $500 million economic impact on the eight-county region. This represents 10 percent of total economic activity in the seven-county region. 2 • UNCWsports.com
UNCW Administration Rosemary DePaolo, Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo became chancellor of the University of North Carolina Wilmington in July 2003. Under her visionary leadership, UNCW has attained national prominence as a model for teaching, research and service. A highlight of her administration is an unprecedented university-wide strategic planning process which reflects the university’s commitment to providing its students with the most powerful learning experience possible. Under her leadership, UNCW continues to rise in academic quality. The average SAT of incoming freshmen improved from 1104 in fall 2003 to 1157 in fall 2007, the third highest in the UNC system, behind only UNC Chapel Hill and NC State. The 53-point increase is unprecedented among any of the UNC schools. Now in her fifth year at UNCW, DePaolo continues to lead the university’s rise in national prominence. In the 2008 edition of America’s Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report, UNCW moved from seventh to the sixth place among the best public regional master’s university in the South. Among the 119 public and private universities in the South that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s level programs, UNCW improved its overall ranking from 20th in 2007 to 14th in the 2008 edition. Under DePaolo’s leadership, for the fifth consecutive year, UNCW received the “Best in the Southeast” designation by The Princeton Review. UNCW is one of only four North Carolina public universities included in Peterson’s Competitive Colleges 2008: Top Colleges for Top Students. This is the first year UNCW has been featured in that publication. Throughout her time in office, Chancellor DePaolo has been an advocate for using the intellectual capital of the university to address issues of concern to the region, particularly in furthering economic development. Under her guidance, UNCW achieved Millennial Campus designation of several sites to be used for public/private research ventures capitalizing on the university’s strengths in marine biotechnology among others. She is actively involved in several initiatives to improve the university’s local and regional outreach efforts, including serving as an ex-officio member of the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of Directors of the Foundation of Renewal for Eastern North Carolina, as chair of the Southeastern Advisory Committee for Biotechnology of the NC Biotechnology Center, and on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the North Carolina Chamber, the state’s largest and most influential business group. She also serves on the Executive Board of the North Carolina Campus Compact. In 2007/2008 she chaired the local United Way Campaign with a goal of raising $2.3 million for Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover counties. A nationally recognized humanities scholar and leader in higher education, DePaolo has served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, as well as the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. She also chairs the Colonial Athletic Association’s Council of Presidents. Before arriving in Wilmington, DePaolo was president of Georgia College & State University, the state’s designated public liberal arts university. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College of the City University of New York and a master of arts and a doctorate in 18th century English literature from Rutgers University. A native of Long Island, New York, DePaolo is married to Fred Wharton, a retired professor of English. Seahawk Track & Field Kelly Mehrtens, Director of Athletics Kelly Mehrtens, who compiled an impressive administrative resume at four institutions after record-setting days as an All-American student-athlete, was named director of athletics at UNC Wilmington on July 2, 2007. The appointment of Mehrtens, formerly associate director of athletics and senior women’s administrator at the University of Kansas, followed an extensive national search that attracted 300 applicants and lasted nearly 11 weeks. Mehrtens was introduced during a late-morning press conference in the Golden Hawk Room of the William P. Nixon Jr., Annex. She began her new post on Aug. 13, 2007. A native of Panama City, Fla., Mehrtens spent almost four years at Kansas, where she served as a key member of KU’s senior administrative team. She oversaw 15 men’s and women’s sports with operating budgets totaling more than $15 million, serving as a highly-efficient manager of high profile revenue and non-revenue sports programs. In addition to handling numerous senior administrative duties in Lawrence, the 44-year-old Mehrtens also established a successful track record in the fund-raising realm. She played a key role on KU’s fundraising team that has racked up $19 million in facility improvements in three years. In addition, she helped the Jayhawks increase their annual giving in athletics from $5 million in 2003 to $12 million. Mehrtens truly has been an advocate of the student-athlete. She developed KU’s Student-Athlete Development/Leadership Program and worked with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to raise $1 million to help fund women’s sports facilities. Prior to joining the staff at Kansas, Mehrtens worked in a similar capacity at the University of Illinois. She oversaw all operations for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s track and field, women’s track and field, men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s swimming and softball for the Illini. She also administered game contracts and scheduling for men’s basketball, coordinated post-season travel for men’s and women’s basketball and performed numerous other senior management-level duties, including the creation of a softball program and overseeing construction of a $1.7 million softball facility in Champaign. From 1989-92, Mehrtens worked as assistant athletic director for business and senior women’s administrator at the University of Miami. She managed the program’s $20 million budget and was responsible for financial planning and budgets for all of the Hurricane programs. Prior to her stint in Coral Gables, Mehrtens served as special assistant to the director at Northeastern’s University Center for the Study of Sport In Society and as Assistant Athletic Director for Business in NU’s women’s athletics department. Mehrtens also spent two years as executive director of S.M.A.R.T. Sports, Inc., a community-based partnership program to provide mentoring for youth in Miami, Fla., between the Miami and Illinois appointments. As a student-athlete, Mehrtens enjoyed a successful collegiate career at the University of Alabama. She threw the discus on the women’s track team, collecting All-American honors in 1985 and making the World University Games and Pan American Teams in 1987. She finished fourth in the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials. Mehrtens earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce and Business Administration from Alabama in 1986 and completed her Master’s Degree in Education from Illinois in 2001. Mehrtens has been very active on the CAA and NCAA fronts. She serves on the prestigious NCAA Division I Management Council and on the Big 12 Strategic Plan Review Committee and Championships and Awards Committee. She was the Big 12 Administrator’s Council Co-Chair in 2006-07. Mehrtens has been married to Nicholas Mehrtens III for three years and has two stepdaughters; Marina, 14, and Kayla, 8. 2008-09 UNCW Track & Field • 3
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Page 11 and 12: Dusty Kenealy Freshman Ruffin, N.C.
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Page 21 and 22: 55 Meters 7.15 Shayne Moore Fr. GMU
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