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UTjournal
The Publication for The University of Tampa FALL 2017
INTO A
BLACK HOLE
A closer look at one
of the universe's most
enigmatic phenomena
PLUS: CREATING TOMORROW CAMPAIGN UPDATE page 38
president’s message
Creatively Solving UT's
Main Challenge
UTjournal
EDITOR
www.ut.edu/utjournal
Last issue I spoke of one of UT’s top priorities —
increasing our institutional endowment to better support
scholarship funding, advancing and growing our academic
programs and capital projects. Some may say it’s not a
glamorous topic, but at UT, we believe in the transformative
UTjournal
president’s message Creatively Solving UT's Main
contents
news of note
“You could stay in one place for 10 minutes and j
news of note Alderm
Into the Wild In May, two biology pro
news of note LaRose questions the
spartan sports Coach Whipple, here with son and p
news of note Spartans Send Seven to MLB Draft
(Continued from page 7) change. The family moved
SMALL BUT MIGHT The good news for nonprofits is t
Ten years after its incept
TIM MARKS Tim Marks never planned a career in non
Marks, pictured here with colleague Tammy Charles
senior manager of corporate relations. “T
Reynolds, pictured here in the Crisis Center’s
“I came out of the program with the certificate
MARIAH HAYDEN '00 Since graduating from UT in 20
AL 18 UTJOURNAL FALL 2017 TE
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Miles to Go Tampa Team Proving to be Giant-slayer
“PATRICIA SEES ANNA DROPPING INTO THE BLACK HOLE
The Matthews in New Orleans’ Audubon Park. BY KI
“AT LEAST IN OUR CASE, `FROM COLLEGE MARRIAGES FI
The Matthews met and married as under- graduates
26 UTJOURNAL FALL 2017
alumni report
alumni report water Horizon oil spill in A
Gerlach Real Estate as a licensed
alumni report 21
year of helping clients achieve financial security
Association of Ireland Senior Chal-
Tricia Richardi married completed t
alumni report Evan Dix ’14 Sta
ball Club LLC, according to KSCJ i day Oct 20 an
alumni report Line Cinema on the feature fi
On March 25, former members of the UT FOOTBALL TE
With
W h CHANGING LIVES Why Endowments? 1+1 is Mor
Endowment and Player Development: Creating Leader
DONATE TO UT’S ENDOWMENT. CHANGE ONE LIFE. CHANGE
Chipouras Award Fund Makes Possible Students’ Lea
DONATE TO UT’S ENDOWMENT. CHANGE ONE LIFE. CHANGE
WHICH YOUR GOAL:
DONATE TO UT’S ENDOWMENT. CHANGE ONE LIFE. CHANGE
HOW YOUR GIFT HELPS: 100+ $68 new endowe
DONATE TO UT’S ENDOWMENT. CHANGE ONE LIFE. CHANGE
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS whose campaign endowment
Raymond Bailey Ron and Beverly Bailey Tee Ann Bai
Katherine Dobbins ’09 Doctors Community Hospital
David A. MBA ’79 and Debra S. Kinser Robert P. Ki
Sung Joo Park Kenneth and Sheri Lynn Parker Jose
Carol A. Tortarelli ’02 Tom and Lee Touchton Norm
A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT RONALD L. VAUGHN THE
With its glowing, 28-foot tall, 12-foot diameter
president’s annual report academics Faculty m
The University enrolled 8,310 students for Fall 2
president’s annual report co-curricular learni
health, wellness and counseling A HEARTFELT THAN
minaret moment MAKING WAVES In the late 196
NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID TAMPA,