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COLUMBIA - 1 - WOMEN’S GOLF

QUICK FACTSLocationNew York, N.Y. 10027

Founded/Enrollment Columbia - 1754/5,708Barnard - 1889/2,389

President, Columbia University Lee C. Bollinger

President, Barnard CollegeDebora L. Spar

Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical EducationDr. M. Dianne Murphy

Home Courses Sunningdale Country ClubKnickerbocker Country Club

Nickname/Colors Lions/Columbia Blue and White

Affiliation/Conference NCAA Division I/Ivy League

Head Coach Kari Williams ’08SCE (Hawai’i ’94), Fourth Season

Volunteer Assistant Coaches Monique Kim ’09BC, First SeasonDr. Dan Laukitis (Colorado College), Third Season

Women’s Golf Phone 212-854-4529

Williams’ [email protected]

Letterwinners Returning/Lost6/3

Captains TBA

Sports Information ContactDan Lobacz, Asst. Dir. of Sports Information/Media [email protected] • 212-854-7141 (w) • 607-237-5849 (c)

Websitegocolumbialions.com/womensgolf

Columbia University Athletics Mission StatementThe Department of Intercollegiate Athletics of Columbia University in the City of New York serves the needs of its students, faculty, staff, alumni and the New York City community. To achieve and maintain excellence, we will:• Recruit student-athletes who will excel in our academic and athletic environment• Foster the physical, mental and emotional development of our student-athletes• Strengthen the bonds between the University and its alumni• Provide outstanding entertainment• Promote and exhibit appropriate sporting behavior by student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans• Instill integrity and values that enhance decision-making• Comply with all NCAA and Ivy League rules and regulations• Empower the Columbia community through a diverse and equitable athletics program that meets the needs of students, alumni, faculty and staff

CreditsThe 2009-10 Columbia Women’s Golf Media Guide was designed and written by Dan Lobacz. Edited by Pete McHugh and Kate Lombard. Photos by Gene Boyars, Mike McLaughlin, Eileen Barroso. Special thanks to Register Graphics, Randolph, N.Y.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This is Columbia

2-4 .............Columbia University

Coaches & Staff

5.................Head Coach Kari Williams

6.................Coaches and Staff

The Players

8.................2010 Roster

9-10 ...........Seniors

11-13 ..........Juniors

14-15 .........Sophomores

16...............Newcomers

2008-09 Season

18-19 .........2008-09 Results and Statistics

History and Records

21...............Ivy League History

21...............All-Time All-Ivy League

Administration

22...............Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger

22...............Barnard College President Debora L. Spar

23-24 .........Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical

Education Dr. M. Dianne Murphy

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NEW YORK CITY ISFrom its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campus-es in New York City: the historic, neoclas-sical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights.

In New York, the greatest city in the world has everything at your fingertips. A baseball game at Yankee Stadium, a world-class Broadway show, or just a ride around the city where neighborhoods flow freely into one another, New York has it all.

Today, Columbia is one of the top aca-demic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medi-cine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.

A member of the Ivy League, Columbia sponsors 29 intercollegiate varsity sports for men and women which compete at the Division I level. Columbia has won 11 Ivy League titles over the past three years, the most in any three-year span in school his-tory.

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COLUMBIA’S HOME

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BARACK OBAMA COLUMBIA COLLEGECLASS OF 1983

44TH PRESIDENT OFTHE UNITED STATESColumbia University has produced a large number of distinguished alumni in many different fields, including but not limited to:

David Altchek, CC 1978 • Renowned orthopedic surgeonRoone Arledge, CC 1952 • Former president, ABC News & SportsCaitlin “Katy” Bilodeau, CC 1987 • Two-time OlympianKatherine Boo, BC 1988 • Reporter, The Washington PostWilliam V. Campbell, CC 1962 • Chairman, Intuit, Inc.DeWitt Clinton, CC 1786 • Former N.Y. state senator and governorGary Cohen, CC 1981 • TV play-by-play announcer, New York Mets Brian De Palma, CC 1962 • FilmmakerBrian Dennehy, CC 1960 • Actor, Tony award-winnerAmelia Earhart, GS 1919-1920 • AviatorEileen Ford, BC 1943 • Co-founder, Ford Modeling AgencyChet Forte, CC 1957 • Director, creator of “Monday Night Football”Matthew Fox, CC 1989 • Actor, “Lost”, “We Are Marshall”Ellen Futter, BC 1971 • Barnard College President EmeritaArt Garfunkel, CC 1965 • Musician, Grammy award-winnerLou Gehrig, CC 1923-25 • Baseball Hall of Fame inducteeAllen Ginsberg, CC 1948 • Author, Howl and Other PoemsJudd Gregg, CC 1969 • U.S. Senator, New HampshireMaggie Gyllenhaal, CC 1999 • Actress, “The Dark Knight”Alexander Hamilton, King’s College 1774-76 • Secretary of the TreasuryPatricia Highsmith, BC 1942 • Author, The Talented Mr. RipleyLangston Hughes, School of Mines 1921-22 • PoetZora Neale Hurston, BC 1928 • Author, Their Eyes Were Watching GodJohn Jay, King’s College 1764 • Judge, statesman, abolitionistJack Kerouac, CC 1940-1942 • Author, On The RoadJeanne Kirkpatrick, BC 1948 • First female U.S. ambassador to the U.N.Joel Klein, CC 1967 • Chancellor, New York City school systemJohn Kluge, CC 1937 • Entrepreneur, founder of Metromedia, Inc.Robert Kraft, CC 1963 • Owner, New England PatriotsGene Larkin, CC 1983 • Former Major League Baseball championAlfred Lerner, CC 1955 • Owner, Cleveland BrownsSid Luckman, CC 1939 • Football Hall of Fame inducteeJim McMillian, CC 1970 • Former NBA championPhilip L. Milstein, CC 1971 • Principal, Ogden CAP PropertiesJanice Min, CC 1990 • Editor-in-Chief, Us Magazine Martha Nelson, BC 1976 • Managing editor, People; founder, InStyleCynthia Nixon, BC 1988 • Actress, “Sex and the City”Fernando Perez, CC 2004 • Current Major League Baseball player Joyce Purnick, BC 1967 • Writer, The New York TimesJoan Rivers, BC 1954 • Emmy Award-winning comedienneAttoosa Rubenstein, BC 1993 • Editor-in-chief and creator, CosmoGIRL!Michael Sovern, CC 1953 • Columbia University President EmeritusGeorge Stephanopoulos, CC 1982 • Anchor of ABC’s “This Week”Julia Stiles, CC 2005 • Actress, “Save The Last Dance”Cristina Teuscher, CC 2000 • Olympic gold medalist, swimmingRuss Warren, CC 1962 • Team physician, New York GiantsMarcellus Wiley, CC 1997 • Former All-Pro football player

Amelia EarhartMarcellus WileyAlexander Hamilton

Robert KraftCristina Teuscher

Janice Min

Jim McMillian

Maggie Gyllenhaal Jack Kerouac

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From the moment she set foot on the Columbia University campus as

an assistant coach, Kari Williams has made an impact on the women’s

golf program. Now in her fourth season as the head coach, Williams has

developed the squad into Ivy League title contenders year-in and year-out.

Through her first three seasons, her golfers have been named to the All-Ivy

League team seven times, including three in both 2007 and 2008. Recent

graduate Sara Ovadia ’08CC was the first Columbia golfer in history to earn

an Ivy League Individual Championship in 2007. Ovadia recently turned

professional in the summer of 2009 and took home a second-place finish in

a Cactus Tour event in September.

In 2007, her first with the Lions, Williams guided the women’s team to its first-

ever Ivy League Championship and a berth in the NCAA Championships.

Only a sophomore at the time, Ovadia took home medalist honors and then-

first-year Stevy Loy closed as the runner-up.

Williams came to Columbia rich with experience in the golf world and

beyond. The Evanston, Wy. native played for the University of Hawaii

at Manoa, where she was a two-time team captain, All-Big West selection

with an individual fourth-place finish at the Big West Championships and

qualified for the NCAA Regionals as a senior. Williams graduated in 1994

from the Shidler School of Business with a degree in accounting.

Post-graduation, Williams embarked on a professional career that included

playing on the Futures, Players West and Kosaido Ladies Asian tours and

in LPGA Q-School events.

As an amateur, Williams established herself as the top female high

school golfer in Wyoming, winning Wyoming individual state titles in 1988

and 1989. She was also the Utah State Jr. Champion in 1988. While in

Hawaii, Williams won the island’s top amateur event, the Jennie K. Wilson

Invitational, twice (1994 and 1999) and the Hawaii State Stroke Play

Championship in 1995.

Concluding her competitive career in 2002, Williams became a high school

teacher at Gilroy High School in California, where she was also named the

head coach of three sports, taking over the girls’ basketball program and

the boys’ and girls’ golf teams. Williams coached the basketball team to the

final four of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs three consecutive

years before coming to Columbia in 2006. Williams is also a member of the

USGA, NCGA and NGCA, as well as the Columbia Kayaking Club.

Williams earned a Masters of Science in Sports Management from Columbia

in October 2008. She lives in Morningside Heights, close to Columbia’s

campus.

HEAD COACH KARI WILLIAMS

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MONIQUE KIMVolunteer Assistant CoachFirst SeasonBarnard ’09

Monique Kim begins her first season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Columbia women’s golf program in 2009-10. Kim was a member of the Lions golf team for three seasons under head coach Kari Williams.

Kim competed in 10 tournaments for Columbia in her career, including five as a junior in 2007-08. Her career-

best finish was a tie for 14th place at the Princeton Women’s Invitational in Sept. 2007.

A standout student, Kim graduated from Barnard College in 2009 with a degree in psychology.

COLUMBIA WOMEN’S GOLF

DAN LAUKITISVolunteer Assistant CoachThird SeasonColorado CollegeDr. Dan Laukitis is in his third season as the volunteer assistant coach with the Columbia University men and women’s golf programs.

Laukitis is a sport psychologist and founder of the Mental Game Institute - a resource dedicated to research and practical application of psychological principles toward peak performance in golf. He

received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University, Masters degrees from Columbia and The University of Wisconsin - Madison, and BA from The Colorado College.

He has worked closely with professional, collegiate, and high school players and coaches. He has spent the past ten years devoted to the mental game of golf, conducting research studies, writing articles, and giving talks and workshops.

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MEET THE LIONS

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NUMERICALName Cl. College Hometown High School

Jennifer Adyorough Jr. CC Atlanta, Ga. Woodward Academy

Jasmine Chean Jr. CC Irvine, Calif. Northwood

Katherine Durnan Jr. CC Mendham, N.J. Pingry School

Lynda Kwon So. CC North Wales, Pa. North Penn

Robin Lee So. CC Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch

Stevy Loy Sr. CC Valencia, Calif. Valencia

Allison Oakes Fr. CC Stamford, Conn. Westhill

Nancy Shon Sr. BC Honolulu, Hawaii Roosevelt

Ashley Zambito Fr. CC Newburgh, N.Y. Newburgh Free Academy CC - Columbia College BC - Barnard CollegeHead Coach: Kari Williams, Hawai’i ’94, Fourth seasonAssistant Coaches: Monique Kim ’09BC, First season Dan Laukitis, Colorado College, Third seasonCaptains: Stevy Loy ’10CC

California - 2

Colorado - 1

New Jersey - 1

Georgia - 1

Pennsylvania - 1

New York - 1

Connecticut - 1

WHERE ARE THEY FROM?

2009-10 ROSTER

Hawai’i - 1

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STEVY LOYSr. • CCValencia, Calif.Valencia2008-09: Recorded three top-10 finishes, including victory at the UAB Fall Beach Blast after moving up from 11th place after the first round ... shot five-under par 67 on the second day of the event to finish two under, with a score of 75-67 (142) ... finished third at the Spider Invitational with a score of 70-75 (145) ... was the top finisher for the Lions at the Princeton Invitational, coming

in tied for seventh, 75-78 (153) ... shot second-round 75 and tied for 16th place at Ivy League Championships (84-75-78--237) ... opened spring season with team-best 17th (75-83--158) at First Market Bank Intercollegiate ... tied for 20th at Roar-ee Invitational ... tied for 24th at the Nittany Lion Invitational after shooting 76-78-80 (234) ... shot 78 to tie for 29th at Yale Invitational ... fired second-round 75 and finished in tie for 36th at Hoya Invitational.

2007-08: Was the Lions’ top finisher four times ... won her first collegiate tournament by shooting a 70-74-144 at the Spider Invitational ... finished fifth at the Princeton Invitational ... finished 13th at the Hoya Invite and 15th at thte Roar-ee Invitational ... named first team All-Ivy League after finishing fourth at the 2008 Ivy League Championships.

2006-07: Had a stellar first-year for the Lions ... first team All-Ivy League ... runner-up to teammate Sara Ovadia in the 2007 Ivy League Championships ... was the team’s top finisher at the Roar-ee Inviational, carding 78-79-157 to finish third ... shot 74-75-81-230 to finish second at the Ivy League Championships ... had a solid fall, finishing 10th in the Rutgers Invitational with a 78-82-160 to lead the Lions ... finished 12th at the Dartmouth Invitational (78-77-155) ... finished 44th at the Notre Dame Invite (84-81-86-244).

Pre-Columbia: Shot a 74 as she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Open in 2005 ... also qualified at the U.S. Girls’ Junior championship ... qualified for Junior World Golf Championships in 2004 ... female scholar-athlete of the year at Valencia High.

Personal: Urban studies major ... daughter of Laura Yamanaka and Dr. Steven Loy ... b. May 16, 1988.

2009-10 SENIORS

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2006-07 8 19.0 80.21 8.47 74 0 59.8 0 2nd2007-08 9 23.0 79.39 7.61 69 2 58.8 1 1st2008-09 9 20.0 77.80 5.85 67 2 79.1 1 1st2009-10* 4 11.0 79.09 7.64 74 0 67.5 0 T-10thCareer 30 73.0 79.12 7.36 67 4 66.5 2 1st

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2009-10 SENIORS

NANCY SHONSr. • BCHonolulu, Hawai’iRoosevelt2008-09: Did not compete.

2007-08: One of the three Lions to earn All-Ivy League honors after placing seventh at Ivy League Championships ... shot 81-74-72 (227) over three rounds of the event ... shot 77-76 (153) to tie for 15th place at UAB Beach Blast ... tied for 24th at the Hoya

Invitational with rounds of 80-77-83 (240) ... tied for team-best final round of 77 at Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational.

2005-07: Played two years at University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

Pre-Columbia: Graduated from Roosevelt High School in Hawai’i ... lettered in golf and cross-country ... was named school’s most valuable player in 2003 ... named a second team all-league all-star ... member of symphonic band, orchestra and National Honor Society.

Personal: Enjoys reading and music ... daughter of Eunhee and Sahan Shon ... b. June 15, 1987.

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2006-07 Competed at University of Hawai’i2007-08 9 22.0 80.64 8.82 72 1 52.7 0 7th2008-09 Did Not Compete2009-10* 2 4.0 78.25 6.25 77 0 75.7 1 1stCareer 11 26.0 80.27 8.42 72 1 56.3 1 1st

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2009-10 JUNIORS

JENNIFER ADYOROUGHJr. • CCAtlanta, Ga.Woodward Academy2008-09: Finished 43rd at the Nittany Lion Invitational, shooting 79-79-81 (239) ... came in 42nd at Princeton Invitational after shooting 162 ... playing individually, shot a 77 at the Yale Invitational to come in tied for 21st ... tied for 16th at the Spider Invitational with a 77-77 (154) ... helped the Lions claim the title at the 2008 UAB Fall Beach Blast, finishing ninth with a score of

75-76 (151) ... fired final-round 77 to claim tie for 27th at Hoya Invitational ... back-to-back rounds of 80 for 20th-place finish at Roar-EE Invitational ... shot second-round 76, improving 12 strokes on her day one score at Ivy League Championships.

2007-08: Had an outstanding first-year with Columbia, starting all but one tournament ... earned first team All-Ivy League honors with a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Ivy League Championships ... was the Lions’ top finisher at the Yale Women’s Fall Intercollegiate, shooting 84-81-165 to finish 36th ... tied for 25th at the Spider Invite ... tied for 38th at the UAB Fall Beach Blast ... shot 76-84-77-237 at the Donnis Thompson Invite, to lead the Lions with a 24th place finish ... tied for 24th at the Hoya Invite (80-78-82-240).

Pre-Columbia: Was a four-year letterwinner at Woodward Academy in College Park, Ga. ... named team captain as a senior ... four-time individual regional champion ... helped squad to three straight state championships ... was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman after helping the Eagles to the Georgia AAAA State Championship and an individual runner-up finish ... as a sophomore, won individual medalist honors at state championships ... led squad to third consecutive state championship as a junior ... named Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year as a senior ... played in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in 2003 ... was named Georgia State Girls’ Player of the Year in 2004 after first-place finishes at the Georgia State Girls’ Junior and Amateur Junior Golf Association Nike Junior Championships ... qualified for the 2006 Women’s Public Links tournament.

Personal: Political science major ... recipient of the first-ever Phyllis G. Meekins Scholarship by the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) ... speaks three languages (English, Tiv - a Nigerian dialect - and French) ... member of National Honor Society and French Honor Society in high school ... participated in The First Tee of Atlanta youth golf program ... daughter of Sharon and Shima ... b. March 22, 1989 in Alexandria, Va.

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2007-08 8 20.0 80.05 8.30 72 1 65.3 0 T-5th2008-09 10 21.0 80.24 8.29 75 0 60.8 0 9th2009-10* 4 11.0 80.27 8.82 77 0 51.5 0 T-8thCareer 22 52.0 80.17 8.40 72 1 60.8 0 T-5th

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2009-10 JUNIORS

JASMINE CHEANJr. • CCIrvine, Calif.Northwood2008-09: Was the top finisher for the Lions at the Hoya Invitational, as her final round even-par 72 moved her into tie for 14th place ... round was third-best in 77-person field ... shot team-best opening round of 79 at Roar-ee Invitational ... shot 82-79-77 (238) at Nittany Lion Invitational, to tie for 40th ... shot 161 to finish 38th at Princeton Invitational ... tied for 35th at Spider

Invitational with a score of 80-79 (159) ... helped the Lions claim the title at the 2008 UAB Fall Beach Blast, finishing 17th with a score of 75-78 (153).

2007-08: Played as an individual at the Roar-ee Invitational.

Pre-Columbia: Four-year letterwinner at Northwood High in Irvine, Calif. ... was named team captain as a senior ... led Timberwolves to 8-1 record as a senior ... earned back-to-back Pacific Coast League individual championships as a sophomore and junior ... won Sea View League individual championship in 2006 ... three-time team MVP ... earned medalist honors at the Srixon Qualifier for the Family Toyota/Family Honda Junior Championship by way of a final-round 72 ... two-time first-team all-county selection by the Orange County Register ... personal-best round of one-under par 71 at the Diamond Bar Golf Course in 2006.

Personal: Awarded Charter Oak Awards in Science and Math in 2005-06 and in foreign languages in 2006-07 ... daughter of Byung-Hwa and Yong-Seok ... b. February 11, 1989 in Minneapolis, Minn. ... economics and philosophy major.

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2007-08 1 3.0 85.67 14.67 83 0 53.4 0 T-35th2008-09 8 17.0 80.00 8.00 72 1 62.2 0 T-11th2009-10* 3 7.0 82.29 11.14 78 0 46.1 0 4thCareer 12 27.0 81.22 9.56 72 1 58.2 0 4th

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2009-10 JUNIORS

KATHERINE DURNANJr. • CCMendham, N.J.Pingry School2008-09: Tied for 24th as an individual at the Roar-ee Invitational, shooting final-round 79.

2007-08: Competed as an individual at the Princeton Invite, Donnis Thompson Invitational and the Roar-ee Invitational.

Pre-Columbia: Four-year letterwinner at The Pingry School in Martinsville, N.J. ... won New Jersey Girls’ State Championship in 2002 ... was semifinalist at the New Jersey Women’s State Amateur ... earned first American Junior Golf Association individual title at the Nike Golf Junior at Colonial in Jackson, Miss. ... participated in the 2004 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship ... named second team All-Colonial Hills Conference and second team all-state by the New Jersey Star-Ledger ... personal-best round of 70 ... also lettered in hockey in high school.

Personal: Studying pre-law while majoring in economics ... daughter of Mary Alice and William Durnan ... sister, Sarah, played varsity golf at Princeton and was named team captain as a senior ... uncle, Thomas O’Gara, graduated with an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School ... born June 30, 1989 in Ridgewood, N.J.

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2007-08 4 9.0 89.00 17.33 83 0 20.6 0 T-55th2008-09 1 2.0 80.50 8.50 79 0 58.2 0 T-242009-10* Has not competed yet Career 5 11.0 87.45 15.73 79 0 27.8 0 T-24th

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2009-10 SOPHOMORES

LYNDA KWONSo. • CCNorth Wales, Pa.North Penn2008-09: Helped Lions claim team title at the 2008 UAB Fall Beach Blast, finishing ninth with a score of 72-79 (151) ... team-best final round of 79 at spring-season-opener First Market Bank Intercollegiate ... improved every round at the Ivy League Championship, closing with a 75 to place in a tie for 22nd ... came in 47th at Princeton Invitational, with a score of 164 ... was the

top finisher for the Lions at the Yale Invitational, tying for 20th with a one-round score of 76 ... tied for 13th at the Spider Invitational after shooting 73-79 (152).

Pre-Columbia: Three-year member of the North Penn Knights golf team and team captain in 2007 ... as a senior, Kwon placed fourth at the Pennsylvania states, and second at the Eastern Pennsylvania Regionals ... named the 2007 Player of the Year by The Reporter and was also named first-team Outstanding Senior Athlete Suburban One ... qualified for the USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links.

Personal: Comparative ethnic studies major ... daughter of Myong Son and Chan Taik ... b. October 2, 1989.

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2008-09 8 15.0 79.20 7.27 72 1 66.9 0 T-2nd2009-10* 4 11.0 78.73 7.27 73 0 68.3 0 T-4thCareer 12 26.0 79.00 7.27 72 1 67.4 0 T-2nd

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2009-10 SOPHOMORES

ROBIN LEESo. • CCHighlands Ranch, Colo.Highlands Ranch2008-09: Opening-round, even-par 72 led to season-best fourth-place finish at Roar-ee Invitational ... finished tied for tenth at the Nittany Lion Invitational, shooting 76-73-79 (228) ... led team with tie for 12th at Ivy League Championships, firing a 78 in all three rounds ... shot final-round 76 to finish 23rd at Hoya Women’s Invite ... came in 33rd at Princeton Invitational, with a final score

of 160 ... shot an 80 to finish 45th at Yale Invitational ... shot 78-84 (162) at Spider Invitational to tie for 42nd ... closed in 40th place at spring season-opening First Market Bank Intercollegiate.

Pre-Columbia: Four-year letterwinner in golf, earning one at Highlands Ranch and three at Adolfo Camarillo in Camarillo, Calif. ... earned first-team All-League and All-County honors in each of her three years competing for the Adolfo Camarillo Scorpions ... also the team’s MVP all three of those seasons, and led the Scorpions to a co-Pac View League Championship in 2006 ... during her senior year at Highlands Ranch in Colorado, recieved first-team All-State honors and was awarded the team’s MVP.

Personal: English major ... daughter of Terri and Eugene Lee ... b. July 2, 1990.

No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2008-09 9 19.0 79.42 7.47 72 1 66.9 0 4th2009-10* 4 11.0 82.00 10.55 78 0 40.3 0 T-10thCareer 13 30.0 80.37 8.60 72 1 59.1 0 4th

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2010 FIRST-YEARS

ALLISON OAKESFr. • CCStamford, Conn.WesthillPre-Columbia: Competed on the boy’s golf team at Westhill High School in Stamford, Conn. ... earned four varsity letters, was a two-time captain and was named to the Connecticut Girls Golf All-State first team in four consecutive seasons (2006-09) ... won three straight Connecticut High School Girls Golf State championships as a sophomore, junior

and senior ... became the youngest winner of the Women’s Metro Golf Association Women’s Public Links Championship in 2007 at the age of 15 ... fired an even-par 71 in the final round of the 2009 WMGA Women’s Pub Links Championship to secure her second title ... joined three others as the only two-time winners of the event ... named 2009 Stamford Sports Person of the Year ... personal-best round of two-under par 71 ... also played field hockey.

Personal: Plans to major in psychology ... member of the National Honor Society ... daughter of Erin and Bob Oakes ... born Aug. 20, 1991 in Anaheim, Calif.

ASHLEY ZAMBITOFr. • CCNewburgh, N.Y.Newburgh Free AcademyPre-Columbia: Played varsity golf for Newburgh High School for six years, earning six varsity letters ... won the Section IX championship four out of six years ... placed fourth in New York State High School Championship in 2007, and fifth in 2008 ... fired career-low 74 at New York State championship in 2007 ... named Orange County Player of the Year

in 2008 and 2009 ... three-time Powelton Women’s Club champion (2007-09) ... participated in the Westchester MET PGA Junior program.

Personal: Plans to major in economics ... class valedictorian ... winner of the Math & Science Award and the UNICO Italian Award ... daughter of Jeanmarie and Alan Zambito ... grandfather, Albert Petrosion, graduated from Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine (Orthodontry) ... born March 24, 1991 in Newburgh, N.Y.

ALLISON OAKES No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2009-10* 4 11.0 80.09 8.64 76 0 59.0 0 13th

ASHLEY ZAMBITO No. of No. of Scoring Vs. Low Par or Finish BestSeason Tourn. Rounds Avg. Par Round Better Pct. Wins Finish2009-10* 2 4.0 86.75 14.75 85 0 18.4 0 3rd

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2008-09 SEASON IN REVIEW

Sara Ovadia ’09CC

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TEAM RESULTSDate Tournament Score FinishSept. 13-14 Nittany Lion Women’s Invitatonal 316-309-310=935 (+71) 6/14Sept. 20-21 Princeton Women’s Invitational 310-317=627 (+51) 4/16Sept. 27-28 Yale Women’s Fall Intercollegiate 312 (+28) 7/19Oct. 13-14 Spider Invitational 298-308=606 (+30) 4/14Nov. 3-4 UAB Fall Beach Bash 297-300=597 (+21) 1/14Mar. 21-22 First Market Bank Intercollegiate 321-323=644 (+68) 10/22Mar. 30-31 Hoya Women’s Invitational 339-324-308=971 (+107) 6/15Apr. 17-18 Roar-EE Invitational 319-314=633 (+57) 3/10Apr. 24-26 Ivy League Women’s Championship 333-307-305=945 (+81) 4/7

2008-09 SEASON IN REVIEW

Nittany Lion Invite (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishSara Ovadia 79-73-72=224 2Robin Lee 76-73-79=228 T10Stevy Loy 76-78-80=234 T24Jasmine Chean 82-79-77=238 T40Jenn Adyorough 79-79-81=239 T43Monique Kim 84-82-83=249 58

Princeton Invite (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishStevy Loy 75-78=153 T7Sara Ovadia 80-79=159 T24Carly Nathanson 75-85=160 T33Robin Lee 76-84=160 T33Jasmine Chean 79-82=161 T38Jenn Adyorough 81-81=162 T42Lynda Kwon 86-78=164 T47

Yale Intercollegiate (Par 71)Player Round FinishLynda Kwon 76 T14Jenn Adyorough 77 T21Sara Ovadia 78 T29Stevy Loy 78 T29Robin Lee 80 T45Monique Kim 84 T74

Spider Invitational (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishStevy Loy 70-75=145 3Lynda Kwon 73-79=152 T13Jenn Adyorough 77-77=154 T16Sara Ovadia 78-77=155 T19Jasmine Chean 80-79=159 T35Robin Lee 78-84=162 T42

UAB Fall Beach Blast (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishStevy Loy 75-67=142 1Jenn Adyorough 75-76=151 T9Lynda Kwon 72-79=151 T9Jasmine Chean 75-78=153 T17Carly Nathanson 79-85=164 T50

First Market Bank Intercol. (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishStevy Loy 75-83=158 T17Robin Lee 82-80=162 T40Jasmine Chean 83-81=164 T47Lynda Kwon 86-79=165 T60Jenn Adyorough 81-87=168 T75

Hoya Invitational (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishJasmine Chean 86-80-72=238 T14Robin Lee 81-87-76=244 T23Jenn Adyorough 86-82-77=245 T27Stevy Loy 86-75-88=249 T36Carly Nathanson 86-89-83=258 T55

Roar-EE Invitational (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishRobin Lee 72-81=153 4Sara Ovadia 80-75=155 T7Jenn Adyorough 80-80=160 T20Stevy Loy 82-78=160 T20Jasmine Chean 79-82=161 T24Kate Durnan 82-79=161 T24Lynda Kwon 80-81=161 T24Monique Kim 77-84=161 T24Carly Nathanson 80-82=162 30

Ivy League Championship (Par 72)Player Rounds FinishRobin Lee 78-78-78=234 T12Sara Ovadia 83-78-74=235 T14Stevy Loy 84-75-78=237 T16Lynda Kwon 89-78-75=242 T22Jenn Adyorough 88-76-82=246 T25

FALL 2008 RESULTS SPRING 2009 RESULTSTOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Monique Kim ’09BC

The Lions captured the team title at the UAB Fall Beach Blast

in early November.

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Jenn Adyorough (So., Atlanta, Ga.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Nittany 79-79-81=239 (+23) T43

Princeton 81-81=162 (+18) T42

Yale 77 (+6) T21

Spider 77-77=154 (+10) T16

UAB 75-76=151 (+7) T9

Market Bank 81-87=168 (+24) T75

Hoya 86-82-77=245 (+29) T27

Roar-EE 80-80=160 (+16) T20

Ivy 88-76-82=246 (+30) T25

Jasmine Chean (So., Irvine, Calif.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Nittany 82-79-77=238 (+22) T40

Princeton 79-82=161 (+17) T38

Spider 80-79=159 (+15) T35

UAB 75-78=153 (+9) T17

Market Bank 83-81=164 (+20) T47

Hoya 86-80-72=238 (+22) T14

Roar-EE 79-82=161 (+17) T24

Kate Durnan (So., Mendham, N.J.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Roar-EE 82-79=161 (+17) T24

Monique Kim (Sr., Harrington Park, N.J.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Nittany 84-82-83=249 (+33) 58

Yale 84 (+13) T74

Roar-EE 77-84=161 (+17) T24

Lynda Kwon (Fr., North Wales, Pa.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Princeton 86-78=164 (+20) T47

Yale 76 (+5) T14

Spider 73-79=152 (+8) T13

UAB 72-79=151 (+7) T9

Market Bank 86-79=165 (+21) T60

Roar-EE 80-81=161 (+17) T24

Ivy 89-78-75=242 (+26) T22

Robin Lee (Fr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Nittany 76-73-79=228 (+12) T10

Princeton 76-84=160 (+16) T33

Yale 80 (+9) T45

Spider 78-84=162 (+18) T42

Market Bank 82-80=162 (+18) T40

Hoya 81-87-76=244 (+28) T23

Roar-EE 72-81=153 (+9) 4

Ivy 78-78-78=234 (+18) T12

Stevy Loy (Jr., Valencia, Calif.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Nittany 76-78-80=234 (+18) T24

Princeton 75-78=153 (+9) T7

Yale 78 (+7) T29

Spider 70-75=145 (+1) 3

UAB 75-67=142 (-2) 1

Market Bank 75-83=158 (+14) T17

Hoya 86-75-88=249 (+33) T36

Roar-EE 82-78=160 (+16) T20

Ivy 84-75-78=237 (+21) T16

Carly Nathanson (Sr., Dix Hills, N.Y.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Princeton 75-80=160 (+16) T33

UAB 79-85=164 (+20) T50

Hoya 86-89-83=258 (+42) T55

Roar-EE 80-82=162 (+18) 30

Sara Ovadia (Sr., Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Tourney Rounds Finish

Nittany 79-73-72=224 (+8) 2

Princeton 80-79=159 (+15) T24

Yale 78 (+7) T29

Spider 78-77=155 (+11) T19

Roar-EE 80-75=155 (+11) T7

Ivy 83-78-74=235 (+19) T14

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS

FINAL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATSPlayer Tourn. Rnds. Strokes Avg. Low Best FinishSara Ovadia 6 13 1006 77.4 72 2Stevy Loy 9 20 1556 77.8 67 1Robin Lee 8 18 1423 79.1 72 4Lynda Kwon 7 14 1111 79.4 72 T9Jasmine Chean 7 16 1274 79.6 72 T14Jenn Adyorough 9 20 1602 80.1 75 T9Kate Durnan 1 2 161 80.5 79 T24Monique Kim 3 6 494 82.3 77 T24Carly Nathanson 4 9 744 82.7 75 30

Carly Nathanson ’09CC

2008-09 SEASON IN REVIEW

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HISTORY AND RECORDS

Columbia won its first Ivy League title in 2007 in only their fourth season as an NCAA Division I program.

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2004 Ivy League ChampionshipsApril 17-18, 2004

Trenton Country Club, Trenton, N.J.Team Scores 355-353-341--1049 7th of 7Player Rounds FinishEsther Gweon 82-85-78--245 T-8thAlana Johnson 82-88-87--257 T-20thJessie Marksbury 93-85-85--263 25thWhitney Windmiller 100-95-91--286 33rdKimberly Katz 98-111-99--308 35th

2005 Ivy League ChampionshipsApril 16-17, 2005

Maidstone Golf Course, Long Island, N.Y.Team Scores 364-354-352--1070 5th of 7Player Rounds FinishAlana Johnson 89-80-78--247 5thJessica Marksbury 83-90-85--258 T-9thEsther Gweon 97-87-86--270 T-21stWhitney Windmiller 95-97-103--295 34th

2006 Ivy League ChampionshipsApril 22-23, 2006

Great George Cricket Club, Vernon, N.J.Team Scores 345---345 5th of 7Player Rounds FinishSara Ovadia 84 T-10thChristy Yun 86 T-16thJessica Marksbury 86 T-16thEsther Gweon 89 T-23rdAlana Johnson 91 T-26th

2007 Ivy League ChampionshipsApril 21-22, 2007

Trenton Country Club, West Trenton, N.J.Team Scores 308-307-318--933 1st of 7Player Rounds FinishSara Ovadia 71-79-76--226 1stStevy Loy 74-75-81--230 2ndCarly Nathanson 80-73-82--235 5thAlana Johnson 83-80-79--242 T-11thAnna Cho 84-83-86--253 23rd

2008 Ivy League ChampionshipsApril 19-20, 2008

Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, N.J.Team Scores 302-294-304--900 2nd of 7Player Rounds FinishStevy Loy 78-69-77--224 4thJennifer Adyorough 72-78-75--225 T-5thNancy Shon 81-74-72--227 7thSara Ovadia 74-73-81--228 T-8thCarly Nathanson 78-86-80--244 26th

2009 Ivy League ChampionshipsApril 17-18, 2009

Trenton Country Club, Trenton, N.J.Team Scores 333-307-305--945 4th of 7Player Rounds FinishRobin Lee 78-78-78--234 T-12thSara Ovadia 83-78-74--235 T-14thStevy Loy 84-75-78--237 T-16thLynda Kwon 89-78-75--242 T-22ndJennifer Adyorough 88-76-82--246 T-25th

IVY LEAGUE HISTORY

ALL-TIME ALL-IVY LEAGUE

Alana Johnson2005 (5th Place)

Sara Ovadia2007 (Individual Champion)

Stevy Loy2007 (2nd Place)2008 (4th Place)

Carly Nathanson2007 (5th Place)

Nancy Shon2008 (7th Place)

Jennifer Adyorough2008 (T-5th Place)

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Lee C. Bollinger was named President of Columbia University in June 2002. He is also on the faculty of Columbia’s Law School. From November 1996 to 2002, he was the President of the University of Michigan. He also served as Provost, and Professor of Government, at Dartmouth College from 1994 to 1996; and from 1987 to 1994 he was the Dean of the University of Michigan Law School.

A leading scholar on free speech and First Amendment issues, he is the author of numerous books, articles and essays on these subjects, and he teaches an undergraduate course, “Freedom of Speech and Press” at Columbia each year. Bollinger is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society. He is a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a trustee of the Kresge Foundation, and a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company of Great Britain.

Bollinger was the named defendant in the twin Supreme Court cases—Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)—which respectively affirmed and clarified diversity as a compelling justification for affirmative action. For this leadership, he received the National Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice and the National Equal Justice Award from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He received the Clark Kerr Award, the highest award conferred by the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, for his service to higher education, especially on matters of freedom of speech and diversity.

Since graduating from the University of Oregon and Columbia Law School, where he was an Articles Editor of the Law Review, he has earned several honorary degrees. After serving as law clerk for Judge Wilfred Feinberg on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Chief Justice Warren Burger on the United States Supreme Court, he joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty in 1973.

Bollinger was born in Santa Rosa, California, and raised there and in Baker, Oregon. He is married to artist Jean Magnano Bollinger, and they have two children.

LEE C. BOLLINGERPresident, Columbia University

Debora L. Spar was named President of Barnard College in June 2008. She is the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and has been Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at Harvard Business School. In one, she epitomizes the teacher-scholar model that is the linchpin of Barnard’s superb faculty. In the other, she has been a stellar administrator who has brought innovative leadership to governance issues. And despite the demands of both, she has also devoted herself to the concerns of social justice that are so important to our students; she has served as Chair of the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights and is the creator and Chair of Making Markets Work, a program to develop leaders in both the private and public sector in African nations.

As Senior Associate Dean, Professor Spar was responsible for distributing nearly $20 million in research funds by working closely with faculty on their project goals and demands. She instituted a fellowship that allows faculty

members to live abroad to work on international research, and a program that brings visiting scholars from other countries to Harvard. Professor Spar also developed a new policy on family leave and led the effort to develop a part-time tenure track.

Professor Spar has been awarded the Student Association Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and often serves as an advisor for students on research projects. She is the author of dozens of the case studies that are used in Harvard Business School classes. These reflect her expertise in both international affairs and ethical issues, and include “The Pharmaceutical Industry Responds to AIDS,” “Union Carbide’s Bhopal Plant,” and “Nike and International Labor Practices.” She frequently acts as a consultant for multinational corporations, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

Professor Spar has written four books and co-authored two. Her most recent, “The Baby Business,” was published in 2006 and explored the economic, political and social issues surrounding reproductive technologies. She has appeared on 60 Minutes, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, ABC World News Tonight, and in many newspapers and magazines. Her own articles have appeared in publications ranging from The New England Journal of Medicine to Foreign Affairs to The Review of International Political Economy.

Professor Spar received her doctorate in government from Harvard; her thesis on international commodity cartels was published as a book in 1994. She is a 1984 graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She is married to Miltos Catomeris, an architect whose specialty is academic, institutional and corporate campuses. They are the parents of three children.

DEBORA L. SPARPresident, Barnard College

ADMINISTRATION

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DR. M. DIANNE MURPHYDirector, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical EducationWhen Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger set out to hire a new athletics director in 2004, he knew he needed someone with the vision to attain national excellence and put Columbia Athletics on par with the rest of the University, one of the greatest in the world. Five years later, there is little doubt that Dr. M. Dianne Murphy was the perfect fit for Columbia.

Now beginning her sixth full year as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education, Murphy has

presided over the three most successful years in recent Columbia Athletics history, including tangible improvements in football, men and women’s basketball, and a combined 11 Ivy League titles over the past three years – the most in any three-year span in school history.

Murphy has been Columbia University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education since November 2004. In five years at the helm of the athletics program at Columbia, she has demonstrated the same passion and commitment to achieving excellence in intercollegiate athletics that has marked her entire career as an athletics administrator.

She has overseen a number of initiatives aimed at transforming the experience of Columbia’s more than 800 student-athletes. She has undertaken a complete strategic planning process aimed at short- and long-term excellence in athletics.

She has attracted several new high-level head coaches and administrators to the program, and spearheaded the creation of the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame, which had its inaugural ceremony on February 18, 2006. The second Athletics Hall of Fame class was inducted on October 2, 2008.

During the 2008-09 academic year, Murphy spearheaded the celebration of the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium Silver Anniversary, honoring 25 years of women’s athletics at Columbia. She also initiated the Leaders for Life program, designed to provide comprehensive leadership training to student-athlete representatives from all 29 of Columbia’s varsity sports programs.

In 2006-07, women’s golf won an Ivy League title in just its fourth season as a varsity program, and women’s soccer won its first-ever Ivy League crown. The All-American Football Foundation recognized the success of the football program under Murphy, and, in March 2007, selected her as one of two recipients of the General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award for excellence in football.

The Lions’ trend of success continued in 2007-08, when four Columbia teams won Ivy League championships, including the first title in nine years for men’s golf and the first in 31 years for baseball. To cap a memorable year, Murphy was named the Football Championship Subdivision Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators.

In 2008-09, men’s golf and men’s tennis continued their excellence within the Ivy League as the Lions won their second straight Ivy League title in men’s golf and the second league championship in three years in men’s tennis.

Murphy came to Columbia after six years as Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Denver, where she led the Pioneers’ program from NCAA Division II to one of the nation’s top Division I athletics programs. Under Murphy’s leadership, eight Denver sport programs made NCAA tournament appearances and, on four occasions, Denver teams won a national title.In 2003-04, Denver enjoyed its best season when it won the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, placed third in the NCAA Skiing Championship, and advanced to NCAA tournaments in women’s soccer, women’s tennis, and men and women’s golf.

The scope of Denver’s athletics excellence was recognized nationally through the United States Sports Academy’s Directors’ Cup, which recognized the best overall athletics programs in the nation, determined by an award of points based on teams’ finishes. The University of Denver finished among the nation’s top third of athletics programs in each of its six years since becoming a Division I member in 1998-99. In 2004, the Pioneers set a University record when they finished 58th in the Directors’ Cup, in the top 20 percent of all NCAA Division I schools.

Denver’s athletics program served as a model for national and regional academic, as well as athletics, excellence. The Pioneers gained numerous academic honors, among them the Sun Belt Conference Graduation Rate Award, which it earned for five consecutive years.

Dr. M. Dianne Murphy with the Head Coaches of the 2008-09 Ivy League Team and Individual Champions. (L-R) Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Willy Wood; Director of Golf and Head Men’s Golf Coach Rich Mueller; Head

Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach Diana Caskey; The Columbia Tennis Alumni and Friends Head Coach of Men’s Tennis Bid Goswami

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AWARDS AND HONORS

• Launched the largest capital campaign for Athletics in the history of Columbia University, the $100 Million Columbia Campaign for Athletics: Achieving Excellence (2007)• Established the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame (2006)• Established The Leaders for Life program, a comprehensive leadership training program for student-athlete leaders (2008)• Serves on NCAA Athletics Certification Committee, 2006-present• Serves on Board of Directors for the Women’s Collegiate Sports Awards, the organization that presents the Honda Award and the Honda-Broderick Cup, 2007-present• Named NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Administrator of the Year, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, 2008• Named General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director Award for excellence in football, 2007• Served on NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee, 2006-07• Named Grad Made Good, The Florida State University, 2005• Earned Distinguished Alumna Award, Tennessee Technological University, 2005• Appointed to NCAA Division I Gambling Task Force, 2004-05• Chosen General Sports Turf West Region Athletic Director of the Year, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, 2004• Serves on State Farm Wade Trophy Selection Committee, presented annually to the top collegiate women’s basketball student-athlete in NCAA Division I, 2003-present• Selected Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Administrator of the Year, 2003-04 • Served as the President of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, 2002-03• Elected chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee, 2002-04• Named NCAA Division I-AAA Athletics Administrator of the Year, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, 2001• Earned Senior Sports Administrator Award, All-American Football

Murphy poses with senior quarterback M.A. Ola-wale at the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium

Silver Anniversary Gala Luncheon

Prior to joining the University of Denver, Murphy served as associate athletics director and senior woman administrator at Cornell University from 1995 to 1998. She oversaw nine Division I sports, marketing and promotions, sports information and alumni and booster activities. She helped hire football and basketball coaches and was an advocate for the coaches. Cornell enhanced its equity initiatives and increased its fundraising revenues under her guidance.

From 1988 to 1995, she was the assistant athletics director at The University of Iowa, serving as the university’s lead administrator for external activities. She worked on behalf of Iowa’s coaches, and was effective in enhancing a strong compliance program.

Murphy began her athletics administrative career in 1987-88 as the assistant athletics director at Kentucky State University. From 1986 to 1988, she chaired the school’s Division of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, served as an associate professor and advised undergraduate students.

Prior to becoming an athletics administrator, Murphy coached basketball for 13 years. She was the head women’s basketball coach at Shorter College (1973-76), Florida State University (1976-79) and Eastern Kentucky University (1979-86).

Murphy was named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Administrator of the Year in 2004. She chaired the NCAA Division I Basketball Issues Committee from 2002 to 2004 and currently is a member of the State Farm Wade Trophy Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Committee. She also served on the NCAA Certification and Diversity Committee and the Board of Directors for the Women’s Collegiate Sports Awards, the organization that presents the Honda Award and the Honda-Broderick Cup.

She is active in several national organizations, including the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the WBCA. She was named NACWAA’s Division I (Football Championship Subdivision) National Administrator of the Year for 2007-08 and served as NACWAA’s president during 2002-03. In 2004, NACDA honored her as the General Sports Turf West Athletic Director of the Year. The All-American Football Foundation has presented her with the Senior Sports Administrator Award.

At Columbia, she helped initiate the University’s Sports Management master’s degree program. She serves on the faculty as an instructor.

Murphy holds a Ph.D. in administration and curriculum from Florida State (1980), and master’s (1973) and bachelor’s (1972) degrees from Tennessee Technological University. The Tennessee Tech Alumni Association honored her with its 2005 Distinguished Alumna Award. Florida State presented her with its ”Grad Made Good“ award at its 2005 Homecoming.

She lives in Manhattan, near the Columbia campus.