"Canes Alumni Golf Tour Goes for the Green
'Canes Alumni Golf Tour Goes for the Green
Teeing Up for Scholarships
ow
you can tee off for a good cause. The University of Miami's Alumni
Association has created the 'Canes Alumni Golf Tour, a ten-city
golf event dedicated to raising scholarship funds to meet the
needs of today's students.
John Lisk, the president of the National Alumni Association from 1997-1999, initiated the program as a means "to help our national alumni clubs raise scholarship dollars so that local area students can attend our University, and to provide an opportunity for interaction among our local area alumni."
This fundraising effort will ensure that the University continues to attract and retain outstanding students. All proceeds from the 'Canes Alumni Golf Tour will be designated to support student scholarships for a student from the host city. Scholarship support is crucial to the University's ability to maintain a highly qualified, diverse student body.
"To go to the University of Miami is quite an honor, and the 'Canes Alumni Golf Tour is helping raise much-needed funds to award scholarships," says Tracy Kerdyk (A.B. '88), LPGA Tour player. "If I did not get a golf scholarship to Miami, I would not have been able to attend the school. Here's an opportunity to use the game of golf to help award these deserving recipients."
Golf
tournaments have been held in such cites as Miami, Atlanta, New
York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago for 1999.
Sponsors can help in this worthy cause by becoming part of the Tour Partnership Program, which is an essential component of the 'Canes Alumni Golf Tour. Sponsors at the Diamond ($25,000), Platinum ($10,000), and Gold ($5,000) levels receive free golf teams in addition to national advertising exposure in the participating cities-all for a price normally charged for a one-day event.
Due to the generous sponsorship of Stuart Bloch, A.B. '64, who is of counsel for Holland & Knight, the Washington, D.C., tournament was renamed the Stu Blochbusta Classic. Not only did the day's activities include great golf and camaraderie, but a yodeling contest as well.
"Never have so many people had so much fun in such a short period of time in their lives," Bloch says. "It was great for the University of Miami because everyone wore green, orange, and white. The 'proof of the pudding' is that we grew from 12 sponsors this year to 20 sponsors for next year's classic on September 22, 2000."
Steve Rochlin, president of Crabapple Development Corporation and S.A.R. & Associates Custom Homes in Atlanta, acted as chairman of the Atlanta tournament last June. "For a first-year tournament it was quite successful," he says.
For next year, Rochlin hopes that as many as 120 alumni will play in the Atlanta golf tournament.
very great
university draws strength from dedicated volunteers, and the
University of Miami is no exception. Some of its leading volunteers
were honored at the 1999 Alumni Recognition and Awards Reception.Former state representative Michael I. Abrams (A.B. '69) earned the Henry King Stanford Award, given in recognition of continued exemplary service to UM. Abrams' service to the University extends during his six terms in the Florida House of Representatives and continues today, most notably as a trustee.
Known for his support University-wide, Jay W. Jensen (B.Ed. '54, M.Ed. '60) was awarded the William R. Butler Community Service Award. Named in recognition of retired University vice president William R. Butler, the award honors distinguished alumni who have demonstrated unparalleled dedication to volunteerism.
Also recognized were Linda Dunn Brown (B.Ed. '73, M.Ed. '77), who was presented the Orange: Outstanding Service Award; Edward A. Dauer (B.S. '72, M.D. '75), who received the Green: Outstanding Fundraiser Award; and the Citizens Board, a group of more than 350 business, professional, and civic leaders who actively support University fundraising goals, was presented with the White: Outstanding Affiliate Group Award. Joanne Meagher, founder and director of the Mentor Program at the School of Business Administration, received the Inside Out Award, and Gino Torretta (B.B.A. '92) was named Outstanding Young Alumnus.
o provide
students with a competitive edge in the expanding entertainment
and news industries, the School of Communication is constructing
a new state-of-the-art facility. The School of Communication
Frances L. Wolfson Building will be located at 1290 Campo Sano
Drive on the Coral Gables campus."The expansion of the media world in recent years has been dramatic-especially in the Miami market, where the industry has doubled in size in just two years," says Edward Pfister, dean of the School of Communication. "The generosity of Frances L. Wolfson will ensure that this rapidly growing industry is supplied with capable, talented graduates with fresh ideas."
The 57,000-square-foot building will be home to the school's 1,000-plus undergraduate and graduate students as well as more than 40 faculty members. The new facility will allow the School of Communication to be housed under one roof for the first time in its 14-year history.
In addition to faculty and administrative offices, the building will feature six classrooms, two television studios, a sound stage for film production, two sound mix theaters, a computerized student newsroom, the school's cable television station, and space for a variety of support services. There also will be labs for photography, writing, and graphic design; film and video editing suites; and an animation studio.
s the leading Fuddruckers
franchisee in the country, Betty Amos (B.B.A. '73, M.B.A. '76)
was a natural choice to be hand-picked by President Foote to
succeed John Lisk as the president of the Alumni Association.
But it wasn't just her impressive business credentials that landed
her the job."I think it was that, combined with my great love of the University," says Amos. "As much as I can give back I want to do so, and I have stayed involved in various ways."
For
starters, Amos serves on the University's Board of Trustees and
President's Council. With the School of Business Administration,
she participates in the school's mentoring program, in which
business executives are paired with students from the school
to give them practical, first-hand advice on their careers. A
devoted Hurricanes fan, Amos also has stayed involved with University
of Miami athletics.Besides her knowledge of the University, Amos will certainly tap into her experience as a successful CEO for the position. "Whether it's a government agency or another type of organization, it does need to be run somewhat like a business," she explains. "There are differences of course, but there is a bottom line that we have to consider. So a business background is definitely very helpful."
Amos also plans to continue many of the initiatives Lisk began during his two-year term as president. Like her predecessor, she will travel extensively to meet with alumni in the chartered regional clubs throughout the country. She also will continue to increase the percentage of alumni giving through the coordination of fundraising events such as the 'Canes Golf Tournament, which Lisk spearheaded in 1999.
"Fundraising will definitely continue to be a top priority as well as getting more alumni participation," says Amos. "We must contact these recent alumni the instant they graduate and keep them involved while they have that spirit and enthusiasm."
Convinced that international graduates should also be targeted, Amos plans to contact the University's international graduates with the help of the Internet, among other more conventional marketing tools.
"I want to become an international alumni association because we are an international University," she says.
Cane Records Comes Home with New CDWhat do Grammy winners Jon Secada, Bruce Hornsby, and Pat Metheny have in common with country singer Lari White, bassist Will Lee, and jazz vocalist Carmen Lundy?
They are all graduates of the University of Miami School of Music, and they all contributed their talents to the school's first alumni compilation CD, Comin' Home, released in May.
The CD was produced by 'Cane Records, the University's student-run recording label, and features 11 original tracks by the alumni artists. The cuts represent a variety of musical genres including pop, jazz, and country. The CD retails for $14 and is available for sale by calling 305-284-5527 or through the Internet at www.canerecords.com. All proceeds support student scholarships at the School of Music.
