University of Tennessee Athletics
Thirty-Five Vols To Graduate Saturday
May 7, 2004
Thirty-five (35) current University of Tennessee men's student-athletes, including quarterback C.J. Leak, basketball forward Brandon Crump, decathlete Stephen Harris are slated to participate in graduation ceremonies Saturday morning at Thompson-Boling Arena.
They will be joined by five former student-athletes, enrolled as part of the Renewing Academic Commitment (R.A.C.) program, one designed to assist former student-athletes who return to the university to complete their degrees.
"With this graduating class, we pay tribute not only to the student-athletes of today, but also to those who have come back to the University of Tennessee to earn their degrees," men's athletics director Mike Hamilton said. "This is an outstanding group, one which will do well in their chosen professions in the years to come."
Graduation ceremonies, featuring U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Chattanooga), begin at 8:30 a.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena. A reception for the student-athletes and their families will be held afterwards in the Lettermen's Room in the arena from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Graduates are:
BASEBALL (5)
Brett Chappell, sociology
Patrick Hicklen, sport management
Dusty Johnson, finance
Ben Riley, sport management
Derek Tharpe, speech communication
BASKETBALL (2)
Brandon Crump, sport management
Jon Higgins, arts & sciences
FOOTBALL (6)
Andrew Crossley, biological sciences
Guillaume Dumont, biological sciences
Troy Fleming, sport management
C.J. Leak, sociology
Brad Sharp, political science
Frank Taylor, psychology
GOLF (3)
Ian Parnaby, sport management
Andrew Pratt, sport management
Brandon Skeen, accounting
SWIMMING AND DIVING (6)
Jason Baxter, accounting
Ben Brink, finance
Michael Burton, College Scholars Program
Jason Dorsey, finance
Evan Nylander, public administration
Greg Simpson, marketing
TENNIS (1)
Wade Orr, industrial engineering
TRACK AND FIELD (13)
Rob Cloutier, communications
Rocky Danners, family studies
Brett Frykberg, biological sciences
Stephen Harris, history
Alex Hritcu, interdisciplinary programs
Tim Kelly, geography
Sean Lambert, chemistry
Jason Mandato, working on graduate degree in sport studies
Chandler Rice, sport management
Blake Sabo, sport management
Kevin Yeager, marketing
Michael Yurcho, working on graduate degree in sport studies
Former Vol players on the graduation list under the Renewing Academic Commitment program are:
- Ben Talley (football 1991-94), urban studies
- Steven Marsh (football 1999-2002), sociology
- Jay Graham (football 1993-96), psychology
- Reggie Coleman (football 1999-01), sociology, and
- Fred Jenkins (basketball 1983-87), sociology (graduated in December,
but will participate in ceremonies this Saturday)
