Roadrunner Devin Brown on the court last week
Roadrunners beat Illinois State, new band raises spirit
(Dec. 3, 2001)--Devin Brown scored 23 points, while McEverett Powers and Reggie Minnieweather added 20 apiece, as the UTSA men's basketball team scored an 88-82 win over Illinois State on Saturday at the Convocation Center. A large crowd and a new pep band cheered them on in the first home game of the season.
Strong senior leadership showed itself on Saturday afternoon at the UTSA Convocation Center as Devin Brown led the way with 23 points, while McEverett Powers and Reggie Minnieweather scored 20 apiece to lead UTSA to an 88-82 victory over the Ilininois State Redbirds. With the win, UTSA head coach Tim Carter recorded his 100th career coaching victory. He is now 100-98 in seven-plus seasons of coaching. UTSA returns to action on Friday, Dec. 7 with a 6 p.m. CST game against Idaho State in the first round of the Southwest Missouri State Tournament.
The halftime spotlight was on the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, and a highlight of the activities was a special singing of the "Alma Mater" in honor of Alan Craven, dean of the college, and Joe Stuessy, chair of the Department of Music. The two administrators were recognized not only for helping to bring back the Roadrunner Band, which made its debut at the game, but also for bringing special music to UTSA athletics 20 years ago. In 1981, Craven, who was then head of the Division of English, Classics, and Philosophy, and Stuessy teamed up to write the university an alma mater and fight song befitting its new status as an NCAA Division I school.
Also saluted during halftime were three faculty members who were recognized at the 2001 Faculty Honors Convocation in May, including Judith Gardner, lecturer and coordinator of composition in the Department of English, Classics, and Philosophy, recipient of the 2001 Piper Professor Award for her teaching achievements; Charles T. Field, professor in the Department of Art and Art History and an original member of the UTSA faculty, recipient of the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Creative Activities; and Amy E. Jasperson, assistant professor of political science, recipient of the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Core Curriculum Teaching.
Also honored were:
-- The UTSA Debate Team and director Skip Eno of the Department of
Communication. The team has been ranked 20th in the nation on the Cross Examination
Debate Association list for the 2001-2002 season.
-- Representatives from the Public Relations Student Society of America and
their faculty adviser Joseph Massey, assistant professor of communication.
In October, the UTSA chapter won the Dr. F. J. Teahan Award for Outstanding
Community/University Service at their national convention in Atlanta, which
marked the group’s second national P.R.S.S.A. award in as many years.
-- The School of Architecture student design team that won the prestigious
T.S.A./Herman Miller Design Charrette at the Texas Society of Architects convention
in Dallas in October. This was the third time in the last six years that a
UTSA team has taken the top prize. This year's winning team was guided by
Diane Hays, assistant professor of architecture.
-- The College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advisory Council received special
recognition along with the faculty, students, staff and alumni, and COLFA
was represented in pregame activities, with music alumnus Luke Bruschuk
singing "God Bless America."
The Roadrunner Band, under the direction of Chris Branagan of the music faculty, was a welcome addition to the basketball atmosphere. Helping to organize the new pep band this fall were Eugene Dowdy and Robert Rustowicz of the Department of Music.
UTSA Athletics and the College of Liberal and Fine Arts contributed to this
story. Visit the UTSA Athletics Web site.
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