The University of Tennessee, Knoxville adidas Partners in Sports

September 25 , 2008 -- Partners in Sports is proud to announce the Sixth Annual Partners in Sports Conference will be held Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008. Four esteemed professionals will present their views on current issues affecting the sport management industry.

2008 Speakers
Steve Early, Vice President/General Manager, The Vol Network
Dan Fulks , NCAA Economic Research Staff, Transylvania University
Daniel Holden, Ticket Operations Manager, Atlanta Braves
Jennifer Wiggins, Director of Capital Support and Endowment Giving, University of Tennessee


Early	Fulks	Holden	Wiggins

The event will be held in the Wolf-Kaplan Center at the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium October 29, 2008 from 8:00am – 2:30pm. The registration fee is $20 for members of Partners in Sports, $35 for UT students, $40 for UT staff and faculty and $50 for Business Professionals. Registration includes breakfast and lunch.

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Dane Bradshaw Parlays Basketball Career
into Position with Prominent UT Booster
Bradshaw ready to take on Business World

Sept 23, 2008 - Sport Management Masters Graduate and former UT Basketball favorite Dane Bradshaw has decided to make the move from the hard-court to the business world. Bradshaw passed on numerous contract offers from European basketball teams in favor of a position with one of UT's most power boosters, John "Thunder" Thornton. Bradwshaw praises the University of Tennessee for allowing him to receive and education, pursue his dreams on the basketball court, and make lifelong connections.

Partners in Sports '08-'09 Sign-Up Meeting
Wednesday Sept. 17 @ 4:30 in 239 HPER

September 10, 2008- Partners in Sports will be holding its annual sign up meeting Wednesday September 17 at 4:30 in room 239 in the HPER building. This is the first general Partners in Sports meeting of the year and will give new and returning Partners members the opportunity to find out what Partners in Sports is all about, pay membership dues, discuss plans for the upcoming year, and hang out with other students that are interested in working the sport management industry. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

Dues are $15 and cover the 08-09 school year and includes a Partners in Sports T-shirt. Partners gives students interested in working in the sports industry the opportunity to gain real world sport management experience and last year gave out nearly $10,000 in scholarships. All level sport management students are encouraged to attend and help make this the most successful year yet!

Sept. 3, 2008- UT Sport Management graduates and Partners in Sports members have been making big news in the last few weeks:

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Andrew Pratt

• 2004 Graduate Andrew Pratt was recently named Assistant Head Women's Golf Coach at the University of Tennessee. Read Story HERE

• 2006 Graduate Omar Gaither is learning a new position and showing his versatility in the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles' training camp. Read Story HERE

• 2007 Sport Management Graduate Jerod Mayo is in New England proving he was worth the Patriots' first round draft pick and is
eyeing a starting position. Read Story HERE

Rings • Partners in Sports would like to congratulate UT Sport Management graduates Candace Parker and Tamika Catchings on their recent gold medal performance in women's basketball. Exercise Science graduate Christine Magnussen also earned two silver metals for the 100 meter butterfly and the 4 x 100 medley relay in Beijing.

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Jerod Mayo

• Scott Taylor (M.S., 2008) was recently named the Director of Basketball Operations at Tennessee Tech University.

• 1998 Masters Graduate Tim Wise has been named assistant athletic director for events and facilities at the University of Wisconsin. Read Story HERE

• Meredith McNelly (B.S., 2008) has been named the assistant operations manager for the D1 Training Center in Knoxville. Visit the DI Training Site HERE

Partners Members Prepare for Trip to Olympics

July 24 2008- Randy Tate and Chanel Lattimer will be traveling to Beijing August 4th to gain valuable sport management experience at the Olympics. The students will be receiving sport management credit while they are in China getting an up-close look at the biggest sporting event in the world. Tate graduated this spring with a bachelor's degree in sport management while Lattimer is a graduate student and plans to graduate in December.

Read more about the trip HERE

Two UT Sport Management Alumni Join UCLA Staff

Butts

May 18, 2008- Two Tennessee Sport Management alumni have joined the staff of UCLA head coach Nikki Caldwell. Tony Perotti (B.S. 1999) and Tasha Butts (B.S. 2004) have joined first year head coach and former Tennessee assistant coach Caldwell in Los Angeles.

Butts, a standout player at the University of Tennessee (2001-04) and then in the WNBA, comes West from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she served her first year as a full-time assistant this past season. Butts worked primarily with the perimeter players at Duquesne, and her responsibilities included recruiting, opponent scouting, academics, adidas liaison and scheduling.

Perotti

Perotti comes to UCLA from Northern Arizona University, where he spent the last four seasons as an assistant. The past two years, he was the associate head coach. Perotti served primarily as the team's recruiting coordinator, game scouting coordinator and in the development of the perimeter players.

Read Full Story HERE

Sport Management Student Receives Top Award
Stone Recognized for Extraordinary Community Service

Zane Stone

April 29, 2008- Sport Management student and Baseball player for UT Zane Stone was given the award for "Extraordinary Community Service" at the University of Tennessee Chancellor's Honor Banquet earlier this month. Stone, a Chattanooga native, was recognized for his many contributions on campus and around the community.

On top of his academic and athletic obligations Stone has helped raise public awareness for breast cancer, Alzheimer’s, leukemia, and a number of cancer centers. He recently mobilized the baseball team to help the Buddy's Race for the Cure raise over $5,000 and has been a valuable role model for Knoxville youth by helping coach and organizing baseball workshops.

Full Article HERE

Partners in Sports Spring Reception
Eight Students Receive Scholarships

Scholarship Winners

2008 Scholarship Winners

April 16, 2008- Partners in Sports held their 10th annual scholarship reception on Tuesday, April 15th at the East Club in Neyland Stadium. Eight of Partners' most outstanding members were honored with scholarships. Steve Early, UT Sport Management graduate and General Manager of the Vol Network, was the guest speaker at the reception.

The Partners in Sports Scholarships were awarded to Jackie Wise, Katie Rahme, Chanel Lattimer, Ben DeHaan, and James Stokes for their professional potential and support of Partner in Sports. Regina Johnson was awarded the inaugural Aisha Washington Scholarship. Zach Franz and Ed Stinson received the Buck Jones Award named after the founder and former director of Partners in Sports.

Partners would like to thank The University of Tennessee men's and women's athletic departments, and Q'Doba. We would also like to thank all Partners in Sports members, guests, and supporters that attended the reception.

Click here for photos from the reception.

Click here for a Windows Media Player Slideshow

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Alumni News
-updated Sept. 17

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