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For a century, East Caroli-na University has served

the people of North Carolinaand the nation. From modestbeginnings as a teacher train-ing school, ECU has grown tobecome an emerging, nation-al research university with anenrollment of more than24,000.

In 1907, East Carolina wasfounded to alleviate the des-perate shortage of teachers inthe eastern part of the state.Our College of Educationcontinues to supply the nationwith some of its best educa-tors, and now it has beenjoined by programs of high distinction inhealth care and the fine and performing arts.The university is no longer a small school butan engine of economic development and ahotbed of discovery.

Today, East Carolina is a constituent insti-tution of the University of North Carolina andoffers 106 bachelor’s degree programs, 71master’s degree programs, 4 specialist degreeprograms, 1 first-professional MD program,and 16 doctoral programs in our professionalcolleges and schools, the Thomas HarriotCollege of Arts and Sciences, and the BrodySchool of Medicine.

With a mission of teaching, research, andservice, East Carolina University is a dynamicinstitution connecting people and ideas, find-ing solutions to problems, and seeking thechallenges of the future.

East Carolina University. Tomorrow starts here.• 14.9 percent of students enrolled are

African Americans; 4.7 percent are otherminorities.

• 12.6 percent of students are from out ofstate, coming from forty-seven states andthe District of Columbia.

• 189 students are from fifty-six foreign countries.

Teacher Education• East Carolina University prepares more

teaching professionals for North Carolinaschools than any other university.

• Graduates of the College of Education havebeen recognized as Teachers of the Year atlocal, state, and national levels.

• Distance education programming in theCollege of Education has grown by 30

percent for four consecutiveyears.• College of Education facultygrants and contracts have con-tinued to increase, with privatedonations growing by 41 per-cent over the past five years.• Through its Project HEART,the College of Education col-laborates with AmeriCorps,state agencies, communitycolleges, Boys and GirlsClubs, and local businesses togive ECU students the oppor-tunity to work with at-risk stu-dents in middle grades.• The College of Education ispreparing retiring military

personnel who want to become teachers.ECU placed an advising office at Fort Braggin 2005 for the Troops to Teachers program.

Health Care• The Brody School of Medicine at ECU is

ranked fifth in the nation in rural medicineby U.S. News & World Report. The medicalschool is listed eleventh nationally in thefamily medicine specialty by the magazine.

• Funding was authorized for the East Car-olina Heart Institute, a partnership institu-tion of East Carolina University and Uni-versity Health Systems of Eastern Caroli-na. The institute will serve as a center forresearch, clinical care, and economicdevelopment.

• East Carolina prepares more nursing andallied health professionals in North Caroli-na than any other university in the state.

• As a member of a six-institution team fund-ed by the National Institutes of Health, EastCarolina is researching obesity and estab-lishing standards for its surgical treatment.

• Surgeons at ECU train physicians fromaround the world to perform robotic car-diac mitral valve repair procedures.

Fine and Performing Arts• The College of Fine Arts and Communication

hosts hundreds of public performances andgatherings every year through its profession-al concert series, summer theatre program,dance performances, student musicalensembles, musical theatre productions,exhibitions, recitals, opera theatre, andevents for youth.

• East Carolina’s visual and performing artsprograms are among the largest and mostprestigious on the East Coast.

•The School of Art and Design is one of the fewplaces in the nation where sculpture studentsmanage a working foundry, casting bronze,aluminum, and steel. Among the school’s sig-nificant holdings is the immense Dwight M.Holland Ceramics Collection, featuring mas-ter works by contemporary international andAmerican ceramists including many NorthCarolina Seagrove-area folk potters.

• The ECU Jazz Ensemble was selected byDownBeat magazine, the SmithsonianInstitution, and the estate of Duke Ellingtonto bring one of Ellington’s lost works,“Three Cent Stomp,” back to life. Theensemble premiered the piece at the CityJazz Club in Orlando, Florida.

• The celebrated School of Music, through itsorgan performance and sacred music pro-gram, saw a decade-long, community-based effort to bring a concert organ to theregion come to fruition. The C. B. Fisk,Opus 126—designated as the Perkins andWells Memorial Organ—at St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church in Greenville is a 3,119-pipe,$1.4 million tracker organ that will be amajor teaching and performance instru-ment for ECU’s organ performance andsacred music students.

• The School of Theatre and Dance offersmultiple productions of plays, musical the-atre, and dance concerts throughout theyear in McGinnis Theatre.

Research and Economic Development• East Carolina’s annual contribution to the

local economy is estimated to be close to$2 billion.

• Funded by the U.S. Army, an interdiscipli-nary team of researchers at ECU is develop-ing devices, strategies, and infrastructurethat mitigate risks from biological attacks.

• East Carolina and the North Carolina Depart-ment of Cultural Resources are processing

East Carolina University

Established: 1907Living Alumni: 123,000-plusLocation: Greenville, North CarolinaTotal Enrollment: 24,351Undergraduate: 18,587Graduate: 5,474Medical (MD): 290

BY THE NUMBERS

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artifacts from a shipwreck believed to be thatof the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship ofBlackbeard the pirate.

• ECU, in its new Center for Natural HazardsMitigation, is researching natural disastersand their management.

• East Carolina, collaborating with the Uni-versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillduring twelve years of research, has devel-oped a new method for saving and deliv-ering blood platelets. Through a process offreeze-drying and sterilizing, the plateletscan be saved for up to five years anddeliver immediate life-saving benefits inmilitary and civilian blood banks.

• East Carolina collaborates with Pitt Com-munity College, the Pitt County Schoolssystem, and the state Department of PublicInstruction on workforce development forHispanics in eastern North Carolina.

• Research efforts by faculty continue toexpand, and they include a wide variety oftopics—from the nation’s maritime past,heart disease and diabetes, health and exer-cise, to politics, United States/Mexico borderpatrols, and science.

Additionally...• Each year, more than 8,000 East Carolina

students contribute in excess of 100,000hours of volunteer service to more than125 community health and human serviceorganizations.

• East Carolina leads the UNC system in dis-

tance learning enrollment. Distance edu-cation students who are enrolled in EastCarolina courses number nearly 5,000.

• The university’s facilities and capabilitiescontinue to expand. New constructionprojects totaling more than $255 millionare under way on campus.

• Notable alumni include Pulitzer Prize win-ners Rick Atkinson and Dan Neil; EmmyAward-winning composer Velton Ray Bunch;actors Sandra Bullock, Beth Grant, and EmilyProcter; BB&T chief operating officer KellyKing; Bob Greczyn, president and CEO ofBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Caroli-na; Ruth Shaw, president and CEO of DukePower; Kevin Williamson, creator of Scream,I Know What You Did Last Summer, andDawson’s Creek; former U.S. Senator RobertMorgan; former All-Pro running back EarnestByner; Broadway star Manley Pope; RonnieBarnes, head athletic trainer for the New YorkGiants; and James Maynard, founder of theGolden Corral restaurant chain.

Academics at East Carolina• Regular faculty members teach 95 percent

of nonlab courses.• Student-to-faculty ratio is sixteen to one.• The average undergraduate class size is

twenty-six students.• The full-time faculty at ECU numbers 1,442; 78

percent hold PhDs or other terminal degrees.• Faculty and students are supported by

almost 3,200 staff members.

AccreditationEast Carolina University is accredited by

the Commission on Colleges of the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools to awardbachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

Division of Academic AffairsThomas Harriot College of Arts and SciencesCollege of BusinessCollege of EducationCollege of Fine Arts and CommunicationSchool of Art and DesignSchool of MusicSchool of Theatre and DanceSchool of CommunicationCollege of Health and Human PerformanceCollege of Human EcologyCollege of Technology and Computer ScienceAcademic Library ServicesAcademic Advising and Support CenterDivision of Continuing StudiesDivision of Health SciencesSchool of Allied Health SciencesThe Brody School of MedicineSchool of Nursing

Division of Research and Graduate StudiesGraduate programs are offered in the

Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,the Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Medi-cine, and Nursing, and the Colleges of Busi-ness, Education, Fine Arts and Communication,Health and Human Performance, Human Ecol-ogy, and Technology and Computer Science.

A Message From The ChancellorThis is a great time to be a Pirate!A century ago, East Carolina Teachers Training School was born in the North Carolina General Assembly. A hundred years and more than a

hundred thousand alumni later, we are proud to have become East Carolina University. Today, we are a nationally ranked research university known for our achievements in education, the arts, health sciences, athletics and

more. We are defined by our motto of “Servire,” meaning “To Serve.” We are known for the success of our partnerships with the city, thecounty, the public schools, the community colleges, Pitt County Memorial Hospital and the private sector.

We are the fastest-growing public university in the state, adding more students over the last five years as any other campus. We are thestate leader in distance education. We prepare more education professionals, nurses and allied health practitioners than any other universityin North Carolina. Our medical school graduates practice in North Carolina at a higher rate than those of the state’s three other medicalschools.

Those of us lucky enough to be working and studying at East Carolina today owe a tremendous debt to our predecessors on this campus aswell as to our friends and supporters in Greenville and beyond. Beginning with Gov. Thomas Jordan Jarvis, who is know as the “father” of thisuniversity, we have flourished because of the effort and commitment of our champions. On behalf of all of us at ECU, I want to say: Thankyou. We couldn’t have done it without you.

And I have a promise: We’re going to become even better. Eastern North Carolina is more than our home. It is in our name and in ourgenes. We are committed to five dimensions that are integral to our mission: access to our resources, student success, economic development,helping the underserved, and creating partnerships that work. Together with you, we will make our second hundred years even more spectac-ular than our first.

Tomorrow starts here.Steve Ballard

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Notable AlumniRick Atkinson - 1974 Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, formerly of The Washington PostRonnie Barnes - 1974 First graduate of ECU’s Sports Medicine program; currently Vice-President/

Medical Services for the New York GiantsJohn Beard - 1975 Fox News anchor in Los Angeles; Emmy Award winnerJeff Blake - 1994 Former Pirate quarterback who has gone on to play for the NFL’s Jets,

Bengals, Saints, Ravens, Cardinals, Eagles and BearsSandra Bullock - 1987 Actress/producer; People’s Choice Award winner; Star of “Speed, The Net,

Miss Congeniality” and othersVelton Ray Bunch - 1971 Composer/arranger; Emmy Award winnerRon Clark - 1994 Disney’s American Teacher of the Year 2000J.B. Davis - 1967 President and CEO of Klaussner Furniture Industries, one of the nation’s

largest privately owned furniture makersDr. Reggie Edgerton - 1962 Professor at UCLA and renowned research scientist studying spinal cord

injuriesDavid Garrard - 2001 Former Pirate quarterback who is a six-year veteran of the Jacksonville

Jaguars that has passed for over 3,500 career yards and is coming off apersonal-best 10 starts in 2006

Beth Grant - 1972 Accomplished motion picture, theater, and television actress with roles in “The Rookie, Speed” and others

Claude L. Hughes Jr. - 1973 Among most respected scientists in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive biology

Harold Allen Jones - 1962 Distinguished educator, scholar, and arranger; first full-time percussion instructor in the Southeast

Mark Kemp - 1983 Vice-President of Music Development for MTV; former Senior Editor ofRolling Stone Magazine

Loonis McGlohon - 1942 Composer/producer/arranger; Two-time Peabody Award winnerLinda McMahon - 1969 CEO, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.Vince McMahon - 1969 Chairman, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.Michael McShane - 1966 Advisor and political strategist at the highest levels of governmentRobert Burren Morgan - 1947 United States Senator; Attorney General for North CarolinaDan Neil - 1982 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for his weekly column in the Los Angeles TimesMonica Palumbo - 2001 Miss North Carolina 2001; Competed in the 2001 Miss USA Pageant

and won the coveted Miss Congeniality Award; Finalist on ABC’s Reality Series “All American Girl”

Manley Pope - 1991 Actor, Broadway (“Rent”) and motion picturesEmily Proctor - 1991 Actress, television’s “West Wing, CSI-Miami” and motion picturesDana Reason - 2002 Miss North Carolina 2003Jamie Reed - 1982 Head athletic trainer, Texas RangersNina Repeta - 1989 Actress, “Dawson’s Creek”Chad Tracy - 2001 Former Pirate infielder who plays for MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and

ranked among the top hitters in the National League in 2005Stuart Ward - 1986 Best known for his role as Detective Levy on CBS’s “The Guiding Light”Kevin Williamson - 1987 Writer/producer/director, “Dawson’s Creek, Scream, Scream 2, Halloween

H2O and I Know What You Did Last Summer”Kay Yow - 1964 2003 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Head women’s basketball coach

at North Carolina State University

EmilyProctor

MonicaPalumbo

DanNeil

VinceMcMahon

BethGrant

DanaReason

RonClark

NinaRepeta

SandraBullock

ChadTracy

KayYow

JeffBlake

RonnieBarnes

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Greenville, N.C.

C ited as one of the 50 “Best Towns inAmerica” and one of the 50 Best Metro

Areas for Quality of Life, Greenville is thecommercial, educational, medical, and cul-tural center of eastern North Carolina. As auniversity community with a strong busi-ness/manufacturing base, the area is charac-terized by a diversified economic base, alow cost of living, an excellent educationalsystem, a large regional health care com-plex, abundant cultural and recreationalopportunities, and a mild climate.

Greenville is one of the fastest grow-ing cities in the state. Founded as

the Town of Martinsborough, Greenville hasseen its population grow from just over29,000 in 1970 to nearly 60,500 in 2000.

One of the most unique characteristicsof the area is the wide assortment ofleisure and cultural activities. Parks, rivers,golf courses, historic old towns, coastalsounds, and the famous beaches of theOuter Banks offer many recreational out-lets. The presence of the School of Musicand the School of Art at ECU provides thecultural diversity of a major metropolitanarea. Local amateur musical, theatrical,and dance groups offer more than 200 free

performances annually to fill nightsand weekends. World-class,

professional entertainersperform regularly in

clubs and concert facilities. The Welling-ton B. Gray Gallery on campus and theGreenville Museum of Art house excellentpermanent exhibits as well as hosting trav-eling exhibitions.

Greenville citizens enjoy outdoor recre-ation all year long thanks to a moderate cli-mate. There are four distinct seasons, nonetoo harsh to enjoy. Winters are short andusually mild, with the average January tem-perature around 45 degrees. The long sum-mer is not too hot due to a gentle eastocean breeze making the average July tem-perature 86 degrees.

The proper blend of its people, its tech-nology, and its recreation makes Greenvillea great place to be.

Population: 68,977

Pitt County Population: 140,587

Avg. winter temperature: 44° F

Avg. summer temperature: 84° F

Avg. rainfall per year: 48”

Elevation: 75’ above sea level

Land area: 26.6 sq. miles

GREENVILLE FACTS

One of the most intimate, beautiful and fanfriendly arenas in all of NCAA Division I

Basketball is Williams Arena at Minges Coli-seum, home of East Carolina basketball. Thiscozy 8,000-seat facility gives the Pirates a dis-tinct home court advantage unlike any other.

After 27 years of basketball, Minges Coli-seum underwent a facelift prior to the 1994-95 season. The anticipation was great andthe much-awaited unveiling was everythingit was supposed to be and more. The renova-tions, totaling almost $12 million, havemade the arena one of the finest on-campusbasketball facilities on the East Coast.

Constructed at a cost of $2 million, MingesColiseum was dedicated on Jan. 27, 1968, inthe name of the Minges family of Greenville,N.C. As owners of Pepsi-Cola bottling opera-tions in Greenville, Kinston and New Bern,the Minges family has provided leadershipand support of East Carolina University Ath-letics over the years, going back to the dayswhen the late Dr. Ray Minges served as Pres-ident of the Century Club (forerunner of thePirate Club), from 1965-68.

The Pirates have won 67 percent of theirgames since the Coliseum opened in 1967.ECU has had only four losing records in Mingesin its history and has not recorded a losing sea-son in the Coliseum since 1977-78. Since thebuilding was renovated in 1994, the Pirateshave won 70 percent of its home games andhave recorded 10 or more victories five times.

All the Minges Coliseum attendancerecords were shattered following renovation in

1995, includingtotal season(71,761), averageseason (5,980 for12 games) and for asingle game (7,670vs. UNC Wilming-ton, Feb. 25). Thesingle-game mark,in fact, was brokenthree times duringthe season—Jan. 6vs. East TennesseeState, Jan. 14 vs.James Madison andFeb. 25 vs. UNCWilmington. Before1994-95, the largest

crowd to witness a game in the Coliseum wason Dec. 10, 1969 when ECU hosted then-top-ranked South Carolina. An estimated crowd of7,500 jammed the 6,500-seat facility.

Those figures stood until the 2002-03 sea-son in which a single game record crowd of8,081 watched the Pirates defeat ninth-ranked Marquette on Dec. 30. Two weekslater, over 8,000 fans passed through theturnstiles at the coliseum for just the secondtime as ECU battled Louisville. A new seasonrecord total of 81,538 came out to see thePirates during the year.

Williams Arena is named in honor andrecognition of Walter and Marie Williams fortheir support of East Carolina Athletics overthe years. As alumni of East Carolina College,Walter and Marie have endowed two Men’sBasketball Position scholarships, the Spirit ofthe East Post-Eligibility Scholarship, and anunrestricted student-athlete scholarship onbehalf of the University’s athletics program.Further, through Trade Oil Company, theWilliams family gave the first $1 million giftever given to the Educational Foundation insupport of ECU Athletics, through the SharedVisions Campaign. In addition to his financialsupport, Walter Williams has given his timeunselfishly in support of the Pirate Club. Dur-ing 1997-98, Walter served as ExecutivePresident of the Educational Foundation.

In addition to showcasing East CarolinaPirate basketball and volleyball teams,Williams Arena is also an outstanding venuefor the University and local high school

graduation ceremonies, concerts and otherentertainment events throughout the year.The arena seves as the site for the North Car-olina High School Athletic Association East-ern Regional Boy’s Basketball champi-onships each year. The National BasketballAssociation and World Wrestling Entertain-ment have also visited Minges Coliseum.

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1975-76 2-21976-77 3-31977-78 7-31978-79 7-51979-80 10-11980-81 8-31981-82 11-11982-83 6-31983-84 7-81984-85 10-51985-86 13-21987-88 4-91988-89 7-41989-90 10-31990-91 7-51991-92 10-21992-93 7-41993-94 1-101994-95 4-71995-96 6-71996-97 8-41997-98 4-81998-99 8-41999-00 8-52000-01 12-22001-02 4-92002-03 7-72003-04 9-52004-05 8-52005-06 7-52006-07 10-332 Years 248-151 (.622)

LADY PIRATES’ RECORD AT MINGES

1. 4,500 vs. Southern California, 1-30-812. 4,240 vs. North Carolina, 2-5-813. 4,000 vs. North Carolina State, 2-9-814. 3,500 vs. George Mason, 2-9-805. 3,000 vs. North Carolina State, 2-7-826. 2,953 vs. South Carolina, 1-26-807. 2,776 vs. Ball State, 11-29-038. 2,600 vs. Wake Forest, 2-23-819. 2,506 vs. Ohio, 12-11-99

LADY PIRATES’ LARGEST HOME CROWDS

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Murphy CenterThe impressive, eye-catching Mur-

phy Center is located between Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and Minges Coliseum.It is considered among one of the largestand best strength and conditioning cen-ters in the country.

Clark-LeClair Stadium The newest gem on the ECU campus is Clark-LeClair Stadium,

which arguably rates as one of the top collegiate baseball facilities inthe nation. Construction began in May of 2004 and was completedin March of 2005. The design plan for the new facility, which wasbuilt on the old site of Harrington Field, increased its permanent seat-ing capacity to 3,000 seats.

With an estimated price tag of $11 million, Clark-LeClair Stadiumnearly doubled Harrington Field’s capacity of approximately 1,750(excluding outfield areas). Among the features are an indoor battingtunnel, a VIP booth, picnic areas, coaches’ offices and a new score-board (which was installed in February 2004). Player amenitiesinclude a spacious clubhouse and video system. To accommodatethe writers and broadcasters covering the Pirates, a state-of-the-artpress box features a main level, a TV booth, two radio booths, aPirate Club deck and wireless internet connections.

Ironwood Country ClubIronwood is home of the East Carolina men’s and women’s golf

program. The Lee Trevino Signature Golf Course is a true testament toTrevino’s philosophies of golf course design and playability. Thestrategically placed rolling mound and delicate undulations of thebent grass greens take a step back in time, to the designers of the pastthat knew golf was a game to be enjoyed by players of all skill levels.Our five tee choices assures that the beginning golfer experiences afun, memorable round while our back tee give the best golfers a truechallenge of their skills.

The Pirates practice their long game on a private practice tee onthe far end of the range and will soon enjoy a practice putting greenand chipping/pitching green designed exclusively for the Pirategolfers in 2008.

As you make your way around this masterpiece of golf you willenjoy the scenic vistas of hardwoods, ponds, beech trees and ournative wildlife. Our residents and members will attest that Ironwoodis more than a round of golf, it is a golfing memory.

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Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen StadiumDr. Leo Jenkins announced the original plan for ECU’s current

football facility on Oct. 7, 1961. Within a year, $283,387 had beenraised. With the funds in hand, Ficklen Stadium was built. The JamesSkinner Ficklen Memorial Stadium was dedicated on Sept. 21, 1963,as East Carolina defeated Wake Forest, 20-10.

The original stadium consisted of the permanent stands on thesouth side, a small press box, and the old lighting system, which wasremoved after the 1974 season. Total cost was $300,000.

Since graduating in the early 1970s, Al and Debby Bagwell have beengracious friends of the university with Al serving on the Pirate Club’sExecutive Committee in 1994-95 and being appointed to the University’sBoard of Visitors in 1998. The couple from Lake Gaston, Va., was hon-ored in 1997 for their gift to the Pirate Club’s Shared Visions Campaign.For their contributions, the Bagwell's had their name become a perma-nent mark on the ECU landscape as the field is now and forever will berecognized as Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

Ward Sports Medicine BuildingWard Sports Medicine Building houses all athletic administrative

offices and the Human Performance Laboratory as well as football,and men’s and women’s basketball offices. The sports medicine cen-ter, football locker room, ECU Athletics Hall of Fame and studentdevelopment center are also located inside the three-story, 82,095-square foot structure.

Lake KristiLake Kristi, East Carolina’s premiere home cross-country course,

has been the site of the North Carolina Collegiate Championships,Colonial Athletic Association Championships, Conference USAChampionships and the 2002 and 2004 NCAA Regional Cross Coun-try Championships.

Bunting FieldThe Pirates saw the completion of a new $30,000 track prior to

the 2000 outdoor season, which led to ECU holding the Pirates’ firsthome track meet in more than 25 years. Bunting Field is also thehome of the ECU women’s soccer program.

Minges Aquatic CenterOnce host to several Olympic-style meets, Minges Natatorium

still packs in several hundred for each Pirate home swim meet. Witha diving well, electronic timing system and adjacent locker rooms,Minges Aquatic Center is one of the finest in the East.

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The Murphy Center is one of the athleticdepartment’s newest facilities locat-

ed between Dowdy-Ficklen Stadi-um and Minges Coliseum. It’s oneof the largest and best-equippedstrength and conditioning centersin the country.

ECU’s Board of Trusteesapproved the project inthe spring 1997, thus put-ting it into the athleticsdepartment staff’s hands tomake this 52,475-square-foot, two-story strengthand conditioning/PirateClub multipurpose center a reality.

ECU’s strength and conditioning pro-grams for its student-athletes are based out ofthe 22,000-square-foot first floor of the $13million facility. This new weight room hasrevolutionized the Pirates’ strength and con-ditioning efforts.

The center opened for workouts in June2002 and was dedicated at ECU’s home foot-ball game on September 14, 2002.

“This is one of the top weight rooms inthe country”, says Director of Strength and

Conditioning Mike Golden.“It just shows the commit-ment that East Carolina hasfor its student-athletes. Noexpense was spared in thedevelopment of this facility.

It consists of top of the linestrength and speed equip-ment, a 50 meter four laneindoor track, a turf area foragilities, and another turfsection for plyometrictraining. It has everything.”

The second floor of thebuilding features a private

dining area for recruits as well as a 9,000-square-foot banquet hall and a large terracewith a view of the football stadium for PirateClub functions.

Scattered throughout the facility is a stun-ning array of photomurals, sports memorabil-ia and trophies.

Because of its location behind the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium endzone and its connectionto Minges Coliseum, the Murphy Center is anideal place for Pirate Club members to social-ize at both football and basketball games.

East Carolina University’s student-athletes train for competition under the direct super-vision of Director of Strength & Conditioning Mike Golden. The strength staff consists

of assistants Danny Wheel, Nate Barnes and Mike Yartin. Golden and his staff conduct workouts in the 22,000-square-foot weight room locat-

ed inside the Murphy Center. The facility, which opened in spring 2002, more thantripled the size of the Pirates’ previous workout area.

The objectives of the ECU Strength & Conditioning Program are to help in the devel-opment of speed, power, and strength. The weight room also plays a key role in injuryprevention and rehabilitation, working hand in hand with the school’s athletic trainingstaff. The staff feels that a stronger, faster, and more powerful athlete will be betterequipped to compete at the highest levels of NCAA competition.

ECU STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

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The student-athlete at East Carolina University has the luxury of having oneof the most dedicated health care teams in the Southeast. Directed by Mike

Hanley, Assistant Director of Athletics for Medical Services and Head AthleticTrainer, assistants Sue Raedeke, Dan Mueller and Morgan Cooper, and teamphysician Dr. John Siegel, the ECU Athletic Training program provides every Piratestudent-athlete the best available care for their injuries. The staff is assisted by awide array of community-based physicians and other health care providers.

Housed in the Ward Sports Medicine Building adjacent to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadi-um and Minges Coliseum, the main athletic training room is a modern facility com-plete with the latest equipment. Satellite athletic training rooms are located in MingesColiseum, Murphy Strength and Conditioning Center and Clark-LeClair Stadium.

Mike Hanley Assistant AD for Medical Services/Head Athletic TrainerMorgan Cooper Assistant Athletic TrainerDan Mueller Assistant Athletic TrainerSue Raedeke Assistant Athletic TrainerKatie Walsh Education Program DirectorLinda Miller Office Assistant and Insurance CoordinatorNathan Borget Graduate AssistantKatie Conroy Graduate AssistantDaniel Fitzgerald Graduate AssistantAllegra Lucia Graduate AssistantWes Sohns Graduate Assistant

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF

Dr. John Siegel Team Physician/Student Health ServicesDr. Joe Armen Student Health ServicesDr. Randy Fussell DentistryDr. Phil Perdue OrthopedicsDr. Chris Hasty OrthopedicsDr. Stuart Lee NeurosurgeryDr. Walt Jenkins Physical TherapyDr. Dennis McGee ChiropracticDr. Greg Murphy UrologyDr. Peter Wagner Cardiology

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

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A t East Carolina University, athletic andacademic excellence are inseparable

goals for student-athletes. The University iscommitted to the academic success andgraduation of students participating in itsathletic programs. The Department of Athlet-ics supports this commitment with extensiveacademic support services in order to maxi-mize the success of every student-athlete.

Under the direction of the ECU StudentDevelopment Staff, Pirate student-athleteshave reached new heights in academicachievement during the past few years, includ-ing having nine student-athletes named to Ver-izon CoSIDA Academic All-America teams.

The ECU Athletics Department is commit-ted to its Student Development Program andthe understanding that student-athletesbecome well rounded in all aspects of life.The primary goals for the Student Develop-ment Program are:

• To support in the efforts of every stu-dent-athlete who attends ECU to earn adegree.

• To provide assistance for the student-athlete in the development of values, empha-sizing the qualities of leadership.

• To enhance the interpersonal relation-ships and communication skills of the stu-dent-athlete.

• To facilitate the fulfillment of career andlife goals of each student-athlete.

• To safeguard the academic integrity ofthe University by insuring compliance withall rules of the University and the NCAA.

The NCAA and the Division I-A AthleticDirectors Association have developed a lifeskills program for student-athletes to helpthem bridge the gap between college and theyears after graduation.

The mission of the CHAMPS (ChallengingAthletes Minds for Personal Success) pro-gram is to provide a personal developmentprogram designed to reach each student-ath-lete based on his or her individual needs.The focus of the program is on the student-athlete, as a whole person—academically,athletically and emotionally—and on theirchanging needs and skills during college andin the years after graduation.

Ultimately, the CHAMPS program isdesigned to help student-athletes realizehigher academic achievement, a higher levelof maturity, self-responsibility and greateroverall success. As a participant in this pro-gram, ECU is dedicated to carrying out allthe program's goals and commitments.

Among the Academic Development Ser-vices available for student-athletes are tutori-al programs, study halls, academic skillsdevelopment, and orientation. Additionalprograms such as leadership developmentseminars, a speaker's bureau and communi-ty service programs are an important part ofthe student development program.

The athletics department has set up sever-al prestigious awards for ECU student-ath-letes. For the past nine years, PCS Phosphatehas sponsored the ECU Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award. The award is presented annu-ally to a male and female athlete who bestexemplifies both academic and athletic suc-cess. PCS Phosphate also recognizes an All-Academic team selected from the highestcumulative GPAs of each team.

Student-athletes also serve on the Stu-dent-Athlete Advisory Council, which is anadvisory organization for the Office of Stu-dent Development and the Department ofAthletics.

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Charlie AdamsBasketball (1956-59)Inducted 1991

Dave AlexanderFootball (1963-65)Inducted 1975

Cathy AndruzziBasketball Coach (1978-84)Inducted 2000

Hal BairdBaseball (1970-71)Coach (1977-79, 1980-84)Inducted 1994

Carlton BarnesBaseball (1962-65)Inducted 1979

Ronnie BarnesSports Medicine (1971-76)Inducted 1990

Alden Glenn BassFootball (1957-60)Baseball (1961)Inducted 1974

Ken BeattyFootball Coach (1932-33)Inducted 1974

Jeff BlakeFootball (1988-91)Inducted 2007

Jim BoldingFootball (1973-76)Inducted 1995

Catherine BoltonCoach (1969-78)Inducted 1992

Jack BooneBaseball Coach (1948-52)Football Coach (1952-61)Inducted 1981

Meredith BridgersSwimming (1988-91)Inducted 2001

Willie Bryant, Jr.Football/Wrestling (1973-75)Inducted 1992

Dennis BurkeBaseball (1966-68)Inducted 2007

Earnest BynerFootball (1980-83)Inducted 1998

Bill CainFootball (1957-59)Coach (1968-75)Administrator (1975-80)Inducted 1997

Dick CherryFootball (1952-56)Inducted 1982

John ChristenburyCoach (1940-41)Inducted 1993

Lawrence “Cotton” ClaytonBasketball/Baseball (1959-61)Inducted 1984

Gail Sykes-ClaytonGolf (1968-71)Inducted 2005

Bill ClineFootball (1962-65)Inducted 1974

Willard “Butch” ColsonFootball (1967-69)Inducted 1989

Dick Corrada, Jr.Football (1967-70)Baseball (1968-71)Inducted 1992

Sheilah CottenBasketball (1971-75)Inducted 1981

Lydia Rountree CrandallBasketball/Softball/Track &Field (1977-81)Inducted 1999

Larry CraytonBaseball (1959-61)Inducted 2005Carlester Crumpler, Sr.Football (1971-73)Inducted 1980

Mary DenklerBasketball (1980-83)Inducted 1994

Pat DyeHead Football Coach (1974-79)Selected 2005

Glen DyerSwimming (1957-60)Inducted 2004

Theodore “Blue” EdwardsBasketball (1987-89)Inducted 2002

Ed EmoryFootball Coach (1980-84)Inducted 2003

Maurice EverettTennis (1955-58)Inducted 1975

Debbie FreemanVolleyball/Basketball/Track &Field (1976-78)Inducted 1991

Charles FutrellFootball/Baseball (1938-41)Inducted 1993

Ted GartmanSwimming (1955-58)

Paul GayBaseball/Basketball/Football/Golf (1951-55)Inducted 1997

Marcia GirvenBasketball (1977-81)Inducted 1997

Cary GodetteFootball (1972-76)Coach (1977-79, 1990-91)Inducted 1997

Leander GreenFootball (1977-79)Inducted 1999

Bill GreeneFootball/Basketball (1940-41)Inducted 1992

James GregoryBasketball (1969-71)Inducted 1982

Jim GriffinSwimming (1968-72)Inducted 2000

Louis HallowFootball (1953-55)Inducted 1982

Latonya HargroveBasketball (1988-92)Inducted 2005

Ron HastingsBaseball (1968-71)Inducted 1996

Cecil HeathBasketball/Baseball (1951-55)Inducted 1980

Jeff HeathFootball (1982-85)Inducted 2001

Bill HillWrestling (1971-74)Inducted 1982

Robert F. HodgesFootball/Basketball (1950-53)Inducted 1974

Bill HollandBaseball/Football (1935-38)Inducted 1975

Wayne InmanFootball (1977-80)Inducted 2000

Dr. Leo JenkinsChancellor (1960-78)Chancellor EmeritusInducted 1989

John JettFootball (1988-91)Inducted 2007

Jim JohnsonFootball/Basketball/Baseball (1933-37)Inducted 1978

Winfred JohnsonBaseball (1983-86)Inducted 2001

Leora “Sam” JonesBasketball (1981-82)Inducted 1993

Robert JonesFootball (1988-91)Inducted 2004

Dr. N.M. JorgensenAthletic Director (1947-63)Inducted 1974

Danny KepleyFootball (1972-74)Inducted 1980

Claude Keith King, Sr.Football/Basketball (1951-55)Inducted 1974

Robert KingreyDiving (1960-62)Inducted 1981

George KoonceFootball (1989-90)Inducted 2002

Keith LeClairBaseball Coach (1998-2002)Inducted 2002

Earline LeggettAdministrator (1963-96)Inducted 1996

Jim MalloryBaseball Coach (1954-62)Inducted 1978

Dr. Ray MartinezSwimming Coach (1954-67)Inducted 1979

Bob MaynardFootball/Track & Field (1954-58)Inducted 1998

Minnie McPhatterTrack & Field (1977-80)Inducted 2000

Jim MeadsSwimming (1956-60)Inducted 2002

Otis MelvinTrack & Field (1977-80)Inducted 1995

Tom MichelFootball (1960-63)Inducted 1978

Ken MidyetteDiving (1957-59)Inducted 1975

Dr. Ray MingesPirate ClubInducted 1990

Kevin MoranFootball (1965-67)Inducted 1978

Richard NarronBaseball (1966-67)Inducted 1978

Gaynor O'DonnellBasketball (1989-93)

Gary OvertonBaseball Coach (1985-97)Inducted 2004

Bob PattersonBaseball (1978-82)Inducted 1994

Dr. Raymond PenningtonFootball/Baseball (1953-57)Inducted 1998

Howard PorterBasketball Coach (1947-49)Inducted 1983

Kathy PostlewaitVolleyball/Field Hockey/Golf(1967-71)Inducted 1989

Jim RaynorBaseball (1963-64, 1966)Inducted 1993

Ike RiddickBasketball (1957-60)Inducted 1979

Lex RidenhourFootball/Basketball/Baseball (1934-38)Inducted 1979

Kathy RileyBasketball/Softball (1979-81)Inducted 1995

Sonny RussellBasketball (1949-53)Inducted 1974

Robert R. SawyerSwimming (1955-59)Inducted 1974

Ray ScharfSwimming Coach (1967-82)Inducted 2002

Jody SchulzFootball (1981-82)Inducted 1999

Joe ShanabroughSwimming (1962-66)Inducted 1994

William M. SheltonFootball (1936-39)Inducted 1974

Earl SmithFootball/Basketball/Baseball(1937-39)Basketball Coach (1959-63)Baseball Coach (1963-72)Inducted 1977

Vinson SmithFootball (1984-87)Inducted 2003

James SpeightFootball (1955-58)Inducted 1981

Clarence StasavichFootball Coach (1962-69)Athletic Director (1963-75)Inducted 1976

Carl SummerellFootball (1971-73)Inducted 1982

Dave ThomasFootball (1957-60)Inducted 1998

J.C. ThomasBasketball (1952-56)Inducted 1983

Rosie ThompsonBasketball (1976-80)Coach (1987-95)Inducted 1990

Roger ThriftFootball (1949-50)Inducted 1977

Dick TobinSwimming (1965-68)Inducted 2007

Jerry TolleyFootball (1963-65)Inducted 1991

Mike TomberlinSwimming (1966-69)Inducted 1995

John TudorSwimming (1975-79)Inducted 1996

Zack ValentineFootball (1975-78)Inducted 1996

Norwood Vann, Jr.Football (1980-83)Inducted 1999

Dr. Henry VanSantFootball (1980-83)Inducted 2003

Al VaughanBaseball (1956-59)Inducted 2004

Pat WatkinsBaseball (1990-93)

John WelbornAdministrator (1976-98)Cross Country Coach (1986-98)Wrestling Coach (1966-77)Inducted 1982

Lacy T. WestBasketball/Baseball (1961-63)Inducted 1974

Walter L. WilliamsPirate ClubInducted 2001

Jerry WoodsideBasketball (1964-66)Inducted 1991

John W. “Jack” Young, Jr.Football (1940-41)Inducted 1977

T he East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame was initiated in

1974 as an organization to honor those individuals who

have, by direct participation in East Carolina University inter-

collegiate athletics, brought outstanding recognition to them-

selves and to the University.The first honorees were inducted during Homecoming festivi-

ties at halftime of the East Carolina-The Citadel football game in1974. Ten members were selected for the first year. Since then, atleast one new inductee has been added each year, with the excep-tion of a five-year span in the mid-1980s. This year, Jeff Blake, Den-nis Burke, John Jett and Dick Tobin were inducted into the Hall ofFame, bringing the total number of athletes enshrined to 120.

To be selected, a committee of nine persons must vote with two-thirds of those giving their approval. Those five shall be the officialselection committee. To be eligible for selection, a person must nothave been connected with the University in the capacity to whichthe nominee is being elected for a minimum of 10 academic years.

Each inductee is honored with their picture and accom-plishments in the Hall of Fame Gallery located in the WardSports Medicine Building.

ECU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME AT A GLANCE

Jeff Blake

Inducted 2007

DennisBurke

Inducted 2007

JohnJett

Inducted 2007

DickTobin

Inducted 2007

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2007-08 Pirate Basketball Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School)

1 Kim Gay F 6-2 Fr.-HS Eastman, Ga. (Dodge County)

2 Allison Spivey G 5-10 Fr.-HS Asheboro, N.C. (High Point Central)

3 Jasmine Young G 5-5 Jr.-2L Richmond, Va. (Monacan)

5 Lauren Cochran F/C 6-5 So.-1L Dunn, N.C. (Midway)

11 Shana Franks G 5-9 So.-1L Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard)

14 Impris Manning G 5-9 Jr.-2L Thomasville, N.C. (Thomasville)

25 LaCoya Terry G 5-10 Jr.-2L Hephzibah, Ga. (Hephzibah)

41 Nicole Days F 6-0 Sr.-3L Burgaw, N.C. (Pender County)

44 Tiahana Bowens F 6-0 Fr.-HS Raleigh, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh)

45 Gabriela Husarova G 6-1 Jr.-2L Poprad, Slovakia (D. Tatarku)

50 Shuanda Ashford F 6-1 Fr.-HS Fayetteville, N.C. (E.E. Smith)

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School)

50 Shuanda Ashford F 6-1 Fr.-HS Fayetteville, N.C. (E.E. Smith)

44 Tiahana Bowens F 6-0 Fr.-HS Raleigh, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh)

5 Lauren Cochran F/C 6-5 So.-1L Dunn, N.C. (Midway)

41 Nicole Days F 6-0 Sr.-3L Burgaw, N.C. (Pender County)

11 Shana Franks G 5-9 So.-1L Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard)

1 Kim Gay F 6-2 Fr.-HS Eastman, Ga. (Dodge County)

45 Gabriela Husarova G 6-1 Jr.-2L Poprad, Slovakia (D. Tatarku)

14 Impris Manning G 5-9 Jr.-2L Thomasville, N.C. (Thomasville)

2 Allison Spivey G 5-10 Fr.-HS Asheboro, N.C. (High Point Central)

25 LaCoya Terry G 5-10 Jr.-2L Hephzibah, Ga. (Hephzibah)

3 Jasmine Young G 5-5 Jr.-2L Richmond, Va. (Monacan)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

InternationalSlovakia (1):Gabriela Husarova

United StatesGeorgia (2): LaCoya Terry,Kim Gay

North Carolina (7):Lauren Cochran, Nicole Days,Shana Franks, Impris Man-ning, Allison Spivey, TiahanaBowens, Shuanda AshfordVirginia (1): Jasmine Young

WHERE THEY’RE FROM

Shuanda Ashford SHAWN-da Ashford

Tiahana Bowens TEE-ANA Bow-ins

Shana Franks SHAY-na Franks

Gabriela Husarova Gabriela Who-SIR-ova

Impris Manning Imm-pris Manning

LaCoya Terry La-COY-uh Terry

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Seniors (1): Nicole DaysJuniors (4): Gabriela Husarova,Impris Manning, LaCoya Terry, Jas-mine YoungSophomores (2): Lauren Cochran,Shana FranksFreshmen (4): Shuanda Ashford, Tia-hana Bowens, Kim Gay, AllisonSpivey

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