Transition

SPOTLIGHT | ALUMNI NEWS
Coaching
Odyssey
From the SEC to the ACC
to the Pac-12, Art Kaufman
Fhas coached everywhere
FORMER UAM LINEBACKER ART
Kaufman has coached football from coast
to coast since leading the Boll Weevils to
the 1979 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
championship. Kaufman is now in his
third season as the defensive coordinator
and at the University of California-Berkley
and in his first campaign working directly
with the Golden Bears’ linebackers in
2016 in his 35th season as a collegiate
coach.
Kaufman’s defense made significant
improvements in his second campaign
in Berkeley to help the Bears to an 8-5
record to give Cal its first eight-win season
since the 2009 team was 8-5 with only 17
squads since the beginning of Cal football
in 1882-83 winning either nine or 10. Cal
capped its season with its first bowl victory
since 2008 in the Lockheed Martin Armed
Forces Bowl with the spot in postseason
play its first since 2011.
Kaufman coached three honorable
mention All-Pac-12 selections that each
started all 13 games in 2015.
Kaufman became Cal’s defensive
coordinator in January of 2014 after having
developed some of the top defenses
in the country at multiple stops over his
33-year collegiate career. He is in his 14th
campaign as a defensive coordinator at the
NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level in
2015, having previously served in the role
at Cincinnati, North Carolina, Mississippi
and Texas Tech. Kaufman was nominated
for the prestigious Broyles Award given
annually to college football’s top assistant
coach both at North Carolina in 2011 and
Texas Tech in 2012.
“I feel like we took a few steps to becoming
a better defense in 2014 and that our
defense will continue to improve quickly,”
Kaufman said. “I’m looking forward to
building a strong defense that will make
significant contributions to our success.”
Dr. Anthony K. Grafton Bringing teaching excellence to the Lyon classroom
Dr. Anthony K. Grafton (BS ‘93), associate
dean of faculty and professor of
chemistry at Lyon College, was awarded
the Lamar Williamson Prize for Excellence
in Teaching for Lyon’s 2014-15 academic
year. The College awards this prize annually
to the faculty member considered
the most outstanding in four categories:
professional competence, scholarly ability,
exemplary humane values, and contributions
to the community. Grafton earned a
Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of
Oklahoma and joined the Lyon College
faculty in 2003. He is a physical chemist
with expertise in molecular modeling and
computational chemistry. His research involves
modeling chiral systems and small
enzyme inhibitors. Outside the classroom,
Grafton helps direct the annual Service Day
activities, teaches in the APPLE program,
and volunteers as a Cub Scout leader.
GRAFTON HONORED Dr. Anthony K. Grafton (left) receives the Lamar Williamson Prize for Excellence in
Teaching at Lyon College. Making the presentation is Dr. Phil Acree Cavalier, vice president for academic
services and dean of the faculty.
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