conference may 19-21, 2014

C O N F E R E N C E
MAY 19-21, 2014
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C O N F E R E N C E P RO G R A M
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Event Schedules
Day 1: Monday, May 19, at St. Norbert College
Program Schedule...............................................................................................................................9
Day 2: Tuesday, May 20, at St. Norbert College
Morning Program Schedule.................................................................................................................9
Afternoon Program Schedule.............................................................................................................10
Evening Program Schedule...............................................................................................................12
Day 3: Wednesday, May 21, at Lambeau Field
Program Schedule.............................................................................................................................12
Conference Information and Speaker Bios
Welcome..............................................................................................................................................2
About St. Norbert College....................................................................................................................3
Lambeau Field....................................................................................................................................4
Thomas Kunkel, St. Norbert College....................................................................................................5
Mark Murphy, Green Bay Packers........................................................................................................6
Tammy Elliott, Emcee..........................................................................................................................7
Keith Sherony, Conference Director......................................................................................................7
Exhibit: “Linedrives & Lipstick-The Untold Story of Women & Baseball”.............................................8
Films...................................................................................................................................................8
Christine Brennan.............................................................................................................................13
The Reverend Jay Fostner, O.Praem...................................................................................................13
Ann “Muffet” McGraw.......................................................................................................................14
Kate Hogan.......................................................................................................................................14
Dr. Julia Chase-Brand.......................................................................................................................15
Mike Counter.....................................................................................................................................15
All-American Girls Schedule..............................................................................................................16
Supporting Sponsors.........................................................................................................................17
Sport & Society Conference Committee 2014....................................................................................17
Directions and Map...........................................................................................................................18
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Greetings!
As presidents of two storied institutions, we welcome you to
“A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America.”
St. Norbert College and the Green Bay Packers are proud to cosponsor
this third national conference on sport and society. It is the result of a
unique partnership between an NFL team and an institution of higher
education, and is being held both on the St. Norbert College campus and
at historic Lambeau Field.
This is not the only partnership between our two institutions. For more
than 50 years, St. Norbert College has hosted the Green Bay Packers’
training camp, making it the longest-standing training camp relationship
in the NFL.
Sports academics and practitioners from around the country are here to
present their papers. The conference also features gallery exhibits and films.
Please take some time to look over the program. We welcome you to take
full advantage of the conference and to spend some time touring our campus
and stadium.
We are happy that you are joining us for our third national conference!
Thomas Kunkel
President,
St. Norbert College
Mark Murphy
President and CEO, Green Bay Packers
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Fast Facts
A Catholic liberal arts college founded
in 1898 by the Norbertine order
Residential campus located on
100+ acres beside the Fox River
in De Pere, Wisconsin
Approximately 2,200 undergraduate
and graduate students from 29 states
and 18 foreign countries.
Student/faculty ratio: 13.8 to 1
Full-time instructional faculty: 137
Percent of faculty with a doctorate, first
professional or other terminal degree: 88%
Placement: More than 96% of students
are employed or attending grad school
within nine months of graduation
Ranked by U.S. News & World
Report as one of the “Best National
Liberal Arts Colleges”
St. Norbert College is the only college in the world affiliated with the
Norbertine order.
As an academic institution, our community is rooted in the Norbertine ideal
of communio, which is characterized by mutual esteem, trust, sincerity, faith
and responsibility. Communio is lived through open dialogue, communication,
consultation and collaboration – the spirit in which we undertake this conference.
St. Norbert students learn and grow in an environment of excellence. They
enjoy small classes with committed faculty, collaborative research and internship
opportunities, and a robust Honors program. They pursue 30 different majors,
including communication, education and business administration. They encounter
a wealth of opportunities to lead, to learn through service, and to engage in culture
and the arts. They are global in perspective, studying in more than 35 countries, and
welcoming fellow students from 18.
St. Norbert College features 20 men’s and women’s sports teams. In the 2013-14
academic year, the college won conference championships in football, women’s soccer,
men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s ice hockey. The men’s ice hockey team won
its fourth NCAA Division III title this year, all coming in the past seven years.
Named one of 2013’s “Best in the
Midwest Colleges” by Princeton Review
The Norbertines
Named to the John Templeton
Foundation Honor Roll for
Character-Building Colleges St. Norbert founded the Norbertine order in Prémontré, France, in 1120. The
order ultimately became a distinguished community of priest-scholars and teachers
who established a long-standing tradition of excellence in education. Today, the
Norbertine order consists of a number of abbeys throughout the world including
one in De Pere. The Norbertine heritage is the cornerstone on which St. Norbert
College was established, and it continues to be reflected in the educational mission
of the college today.
President: Mr. Thomas Kunkel
Motto: docere verbo et exemplo
(to teach by word and example)
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About St. Norbert College
Lambeau Field
One of the National Football League’s most revered stadiums, Lambeau Field this
year is hosting its 58th season of football.
A year-round destination venue to be enjoyed by Packers fans in a variety of ways
on a daily basis, the NFL stadium underwent a dramatic facelift from 2000 to 2003
that added a host of new amenities and attractions, carrying the glorious tradition
and history of the Packers forward in the “like-new” Lambeau Field. Building upon
that success, the venerable stadium currently is in the midst of a five-year expansion
and renovation (2011-15).
Featuring the only true “retro” look in the entire league, Lambeau Field through the
redevelopment and recent expansion has maintained its heart – the original seating
bowl. The same hallowed ground where many of the NFL’s greatest moments have
transpired continues to exist, a setting in which current players will create incredible
memories in future years. What was once just a football stadium that fans could use
only 10 days during the season is now a Packers cultural center that can be enjoyed
throughout the year. Within the five-story Lambeau Field Atrium, located on the
stadium’s east side, is the Packers Pro Shop, corporate meeting and event facilities for
25 up to 1,200 people, and the Curly’s Pub restaurant.
On game days, fans benefit from many of the same 21st-century amenities typically
found in the shiny but sterile newer facilities that have sprouted up across the
country in recent years – everything from wider concourses (including a new, upper
concourse), to enhanced concession areas, to modernized and increased restroom
facilities, to a club level for suite and club seat patrons.
The 2003 redevelopment, a $295 million project, was completed on time
– and on budget – with the Packers remaining in Green Bay to play all of
their games throughout the 32-month process.
The current expansion and renovation of Lambeau Field
and the Atrium, a $312 million project, includes a new
distributed-audio sound system (2011), two new HD video
boards and a new Bellin Health Gate on the north end of the
stadium (2012), and approximately 7,000 additional seats in
the south end zone served by the Shopko Gate (2013). The
Atrium phase includes a larger Oneida Nation Gate and new
football facilities (2013), a new east gate, revamped Harlan
Plaza and Packers Pro Shop (2014), and a new Packers
Hall of Fame and restaurant (2015). The project, being
completed without public tax money, is designed
to improve the fan’s experience.
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Thomas Kunkel
President, St. Norbert College
An eminent journalist, Thomas Kunkel served for eight years as dean of the Philip
Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland before being named to
the presidency at St. Norbert in 2008.
During his tenure at St. Norbert, he has seen the dedication of the Mulva Library
and the construction of a number of significant new building projects on campus.
These include Gries Hall, Todd Wehr Hall, Schneider Stadium, the Ariens Family
Welcome Center, Michels Commons, the new Cassandra Voss Center for issues
of gender and identity and the Gehl-Mulva Science Center (set to open in the
summer of 2015). President Kunkel has presided over the introduction of a Master
of Liberal Studies program; an MBA program that will admit its first students in
August 2015; a partnership with the Medical Colleges of Wisconsin that will see
the MCW’s first medical students attending its new facility at St. Norbert in 2015;
and the adoption of a new General Education program. Under Kunkel’s leadership,
the college continues to move upward in national rankings and its reputation for
academic excellence continues to spread.
A writer and editor, Kunkel spent much of his early career in newspaper
management. While at the University of Maryland, he also served as president of the
American Journalism Review and as editor and director of the Project on the State
of the American Newspaper. He is the author of five books, including “Genius in
Disguise” (1995), the critically acclaimed biography of New Yorker editor Harold
Ross. “Enormous Prayers: A Journey into the Priesthood,” an ethnographic portrait
of 28 Catholic priests, appeared in 1998. “Letters from the Editor,” an analysis of
Ross letters, was published in 2000. A biography of Joseph Mitchell appears shortly.
Kunkel was born and raised in Evansville, Ind. He earned his B.A. in political
science at the University of Evansville in 1977 and his master’s degree in humanities
from UE in 1979. He and his wife, Debra, have four grown daughters.
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Mark Murphy
President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Bay Packers
Mark Murphy is in his seventh year as the Packers’ President and CEO. Under Murphy’s
guidance, the organization continues to rank as one of the NFL’s premier franchises,
with highly successful operations both on and off the field. On the field, the team has
compiled a 66-38-1 overall record, made five straight playoff trips, including three
consecutive division titles, and earned a victory in Super Bowl XLV. Off the field, the
club continues to perform well in its business efforts, which allows the organization to
support football operations. The fan experience at Lambeau Field, a top priority for the
organization, continues to be ranked among the best in sports.
Murphy, who holds a law degree and an MBA in finance, brings a unique range of
experience to his role as head of one of the NFL’s flagship franchises, drawing first
on a deep understanding and appreciation of the game that comes from an eight-year
playing career with the Washington Redskins. He later served a combined 16 years as
director of athletics at Colgate University and Northwestern University, and was an
assistant executive director of the NFL Players Association and a trial attorney with the
U.S. Department of Justice. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, recognizing the broad
experience and skills Murphy brings to the NFL as the Packers’ CEO, has appointed him
to the NFL’s Management Council Executive Committee, the Competition Committee,
and the NFL owners’ Health and Safety Committee.
Among Murphy’s first Packers initiatives was the updating of the organization’s strategic
plan. Murphy also is directing the organization’s master plan that encompasses Lambeau
Field, the Lambeau Field Atrium, the practice facilities, and property the organization
owns adjacent to the stadium. Lambeau Field and the Atrium currently are undergoing a
$312 million, five-year expansion and renovation.
Murphy and his wife, Laurie, have four children. They have been involved in the
communities in which they’ve lived, supporting area organizations that include Big
Brothers Big Sisters and foster-care services. Mark Murphy also serves on UWGB’s
Council of Trustees (co-chairing the school’s most recent capital campaign) and on the
advisory board of the Positive Coaching Alliance, an organization created to transform
the culture of youth sports.
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Emcee
Tammy Elliott
WBAY
Tammy Elliott has been honored with two of broadcasting’s most prestigious
awards: the Edward R. Murrow Award and the international Peabody Award. Her
reports have earned recognition from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, the
Milwaukee Press Club and The Associated Press. In 2008, Tammy received national
recognition from the International Association of Fire Fighters for an investigation
into the death of Green Bay firefighter Arnie Wolff.
Elliott has followed the Packers to the Super Bowl, co-hosted with Regis Philbin
for a day, spent a week in Rome with New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan (then
archbishop of Milwaukee). She returned to Italy to report live from Vatican City
the week following the death of Pope John Paul II. She has interviewed former first
lady Laura Bush, Oprah Winfrey, Brett Favre, Katie Couric and Peter Jennings.
Conference Director
Keith Sherony
St. Norbert College
Keith Sherony is a professor of economics at St. Norbert College. During his 30plus years in academia, Sherony has taught various economics courses, including The
Economics of Sports, as well as business research methods. His published scholarship
has focused on Major League Baseball and considered topics that include game
attendance, team revenue and finance, payroll taxes and player development.
Sherony has been a regular contributor to the NINE Spring Training Conference
on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, presenting papers on
subjects that include the compression of player abilities, players’ salary distribution,
performance-enhancing drugs and game scheduling.
He earned degrees in economics at Rosary College (B.A., 1974), Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale (M.A., 1975), and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(Ph.D., 1982).
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Exhibit
Linedrives & Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women & Baseball
In contrast to the general perception of women and baseball
as a short-lived phenomenon of the 1940s, America’s
national pastime has included women players from the sport’s
beginnings in the 1860s. Women’s impact on the game in
American society is brought clearly to light in “Linedrives
and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women’s Baseball.”
Although American society in general may have looked at
women’s involvement in baseball as a curiosity, “Linedrives
and Lipstick” brings to life the images of women who loved
the crack of the bat and the thrill of a running one-handed
catch with two outs in the ninth. Visitors to this show will get
to know Jackie Mitchell, who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou
Gehrig in an exhibition game in 1931, and Sophie Kurys of
the South Bend Blue Sox, who still holds the record for the
most stolen bases in one season in any league – 201
steals in 203 attempts in 1946.
“Linedrives and Lipstick” features more
than 60 items, including picture postcards, game programs, photographs
and posters.
The exhibition is toured by
ExhibitsUSA, a national
program of MidAmerica Arts
Alliance.
Films
Media Coverage & Female Athletes
This video documentary focuses on an uncomfortable
reality: Forty percent of all sports participants are
female, yet women’s sports receive only four percent
of all sport media coverage. Moreover, female athletes
are much more likely than male athletes to be
portrayed in sexually provocative poses.To highlight
why this matters and address these disparities, the
Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in
Sport at the University of Minnesota, in partnership
with tptMN, have produced “Media Coverage and
Female Athletes,” a groundbreaking documentary that
examines the amount and type of coverage given to
female athletes.
The Tucker Center leads the way in scholarship and
advocacy for fair and equitable media coverage of
women’s sports. Expert scholars join award-winning
coaches and athletes to discuss this timely issue from a
variety of perspectives, as they help dispel the common
myths that no one is interested in women’s sport,
and that “sex sells” women’s sport. Effective strategies
are also discussed for increasing media coverage and
creating images that reflect the reality of women’s
sports participation, and why this is so important.
“As this documentary reveals, the need for both is
as strong as ever,” says Marie Hardin, professor and
associate director of the John Curley Center for Sports
Journalism at Pennsylvania State University. “Media
Coverage & Female Athletes” is important because
it explores the reasons why sportswomen remain
sidelined and stereotyped in the media. Better yet, it
shows what we can do to bring about changes that
reflect the reality of women’s sports participation.”
“A League of Their Own”
This 1992 American box-office hit tells a fictionalized
account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional
Baseball League. Directed by Penny Marshall, the film
stars Geena Davis, Lori Petty,Tom Hanks, Madonna
and Rosie O’Donnell.The screenplay was written by
Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kim
Wilson and Kelly Candaele.
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D AY 1 : Monday, May 19, 2014
St. Norbert College
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cassandra Voss Center
Guest appearances by players from the All-American
Girls Professional Baseball League
Pre-Registration 3-4 p.m.
Walter Theatre Lobby, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
Welcome and Conference Announcements
4-5 p.m.
Michels Commons Ballroom
Introduction of sports exhibit: John Kovach, curator
Guest appearances by players from the All-American
Girls Professional Baseball League
Emcee:
“Home Base”
Tammy Elliott, News Anchor, WBAY-TV2
All-American Girls Events are open to all conference participants.
• 10:30-11:30 a.m., All-American Girls panel
• 1:30-2:30 p.m., Open house with All-American Girls
(free and open to the public)
• 4:30-5:30 p.m., Greater Green Bay Little Leaguers meet
the All-American Girls
Concurrent Sessions I
10:30-11:45 a.m.
F.K. Bemis International Center
Sports Exhibit: “Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story
of Women and Baseball” 5-7 p.m.
FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN MALE SPORTS Note: This is a private reception for registered conference attendees only.
Gridiron Football: Never Just a Man’s Game
Robert and Carol Bush Art Center Galleries
Film Screening
“A League of Their Own” 8-10 p.m.
Dudley Birder Hall
D AY 2: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
St. Norbert College
Russ Crawford, History, Politics and Justice,
Ohio Northern University
No Cheering Matter: The Legality and Ethics of NFL Cheerleaders’
Salaries
Alicia Jessop, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences,
University of Miami
Speeding Through a Man’s World: Women Sports Car Drivers in the
1950s and 1960s
Jeremy R. Kinney, Aeronautics, Smithsonian National
Air and Space Museum
~ Morning Events ~
GENDER EQUITY IN SPORTS Registration and Coffee
8-9 a.m.
Walter Theatre Lobby, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
Welcome and Kickoff to the Conference
9-9:15 a.m.
Walter Theatre, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
Emcee: Tammy Elliott, News Anchor, WBAY-TV2
Co-hosts: Thomas Kunkel, President, St. Norbert College
Mark Murphy, President and CEO, Green Bay Packers
Bemis 114C
Session Chair: Joy Pahl, Assistant Professor of Business Administration,
St. Norbert College
Science, Sports & Title IX: The Influence of Gender Separate as
Equal in Education
Jennifer Hoffman, Center for Leadership in Athletics,
University of Washington
Preference or Discrimination: Where Are the Female Coaches in
College Sport?
Lauren McCoy, Health, Exercise Science and Sport
Management, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Opening Address
Off the Beaten Path: Should Women Compete Against Men?
“Title IX Plus 40:The Incredible Success of Women in Sports,
From the Front Office to the Press Box to the Playing Field”
GENDER ISSUES IN SPORTS I 9:15-10:15 a.m.
Walter Theatre, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
Speaker:
Christine Brennan,
Award-winning Sports Journalist
Sports Exhibit
“Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women and Baseball” 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Robert and Carol
Bush Art Center Galleries
Free and open to conference participants throughout the day.
Pam R. Sailors, Philosophy, Missouri State University
Bemis 114D
Session Chair: Carrie Kissman, Assistant Professor of Biology and
Environmental Science, St. Norbert College
Mix or Match? A Classroom Exercise on Gender Blending in
Youth Sports
Anne Aronson, Communication, Writing and the Arts,
Metropolitan State University
Unbecoming Women: Female Athletes, the Queer Art of Failure and
the Future of Sport
Yvonne Becker, Department of Social Sciences,
University of Alberta, Augustana Campus
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Bemis 114AB
Session Chair: Marc Schaffer, Assistant Professor of Economics,
St. Norbert College
To Separate the Jacques From the Jills: A History of Olympic Gender
Verification Procedures, 1968-2012
The Geometry of Gender: An Analysis of Bicycle Marketing
for Women
MARKETING SPORTS TO WOMEN MARKETING WOMEN’S SPORTS Lindsay Parks Pieper, Sport Management, Lynchburg College
Bemis 20AB
Session Chair: Jeff Ritter, Director of Academic Advisement,
St. Norbert College
Female Sports Journalists and Twitter: 140 Characters of Problems
or Progress?
Courtney Cox, Independent Scholar, Los Angeles, CA
Katie Snyder, Humanities, Michigan Technological University
Bemis 114C
Session Chair: Marc von der Ruhr, Professor of Economics,
St. Norbert College
Women’s Professional Sport: What Can We Learn From the Case
of Women’s Soccer?
Rachel Allison, Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Pink, Glitter and Ladies’ Nights: Major League Baseball’s Portrayal
of Female Fans as Seductresses
Korryn D. Mozisek, Communication, Media and Technology,
La Roche College
The Elephant in the Team Shop: An Exploration of Female Sport Fans’
Perceptions of Team Merchandise
“Rez Ball” Goes Dancin’: Media Coverage of the Schimmel Sisters
and the Intersection of Sports, Gender and Race during the 2013
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
Heather Van Mullem, Education and Kinesiology, Lewis-Clark
State College
Katie Sveinson, Kinesiology and Health Studies, University
of Regina
TITLE IX AND PUBLIC POLICY II TITLE IX AND PUBLIC POLICY I Framing the Foil: A Rhetorical Analysis of Title IX Myths
Session Chair:
Bemis 20C
Tim Bald, Director of Athletics, St. Norbert College
(Un)Equal Past, Present, Future?: A Critical Perspective on Title IX’s
Socio-Political History
Valyncia Raphael, J.D., School of Education (Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis), University of
Wisconsin-Madison
For Her Own Good: Legal Justifications Used to Exclude Women and
Girls From Sports
Emily Schmit, Health, Exercise and Sport Science, University
of the Pacific
Challenges for African-American Female Athletes at HBCUs
Felecia Theune, Sociology, University of Miami
Katherine L. Lavelle, Communication Studies, University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse
You Can’t Tell Us What to Do!: Administrative Response to
Government Regulation of Title IX, 1975-1978
Jeffrey T. Ramsey, History, Marquette University
WOMEN’S SPORTS AND IMAGE I
Bemis 20AB
Session Chair: Joel Mann, Associate Professor of Philosophy,
St. Norbert College
Women’s Fitness: A Brief Archaeological Sketch
Dan Collins-Cavanaugh, Art, Music and Philosophy, Prince
George’s Community College
Robert Sirabian, English, University of WisconsinStevens Point
12-12:45 p.m.
Michels Commons Ballroom
Cassandra Voss Center presentation
Concurrent Sessions II
Bemis 114D
Tim Bald, Director of Athletics, St. Norbert College
Playing the Game: Women’s Sports in Fiction, Prose and Poetry
~ Afternoon Events ~
Buffet Lunch
Session Chair:
Break
Concurrent Sessions III
1-2:15 p.m.
F.K. Bemis International Center
GENDER ISSUES IN SPORTS II Bemis 114AB
Session Chair: Carrie Kissman, Assistant Professor of Biology and
Environmental Science, St. Norbert College
Where’s The Ponytail?: Popular Culture vs Baseball-Playing
Opportunities for Girls
John Kovach, Archives, St. Mary’s College
Best Practices: An Exploration of the 2011 NCAA Transgender Policy
and Assessment of Coach Knowledge
Emily Schmit, Health, Exercise and Sport Science,
University of the Pacific
2:15-2:30 p.m.
Cassandra Voss Center
2:30-3:45 p.m.
F.K. Bemis International Center
TUCKER CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORT
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: A COLLECTION OF WORKS
Fort Howard Theater
Session Chair: Wib Leonard, Professor of Sport Sociology,
Illinois State University
Women Play Sports, Just Not in the Media
Nicole LaVoi, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
SIDs & the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Narrative: Applying Gatekeeping
Theory to the Construction of Division I Women’s Basketball Online
Coaching Biographies
Austin Stair Calhoun, School of Kinesiology, University of
Minnesota
(Day 2 continued on next page)
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D AY 2: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
St. Norbert College (continued)
Break
3:45-4 p.m.
F.K. Bemis International Center Lobby
Moving Toward Physical Activity for All: Research-Community
Collaborations With East African Girls
Concurrent Sessions IV
Women in NCAA D-I College Coaching: A Report Card on Select
Institutions
FEMALE FANDOM IN MEN’S SPORTS Chelsey Thul and Torrie Hazelwood, Pediatrics; Kinesiology,
University of Minnesota
Nicole M. LaVoi, School of Kinesiology,
University of Minnesota
4:00-5:15 p.m.
F.K. Bemis International Center
Bemis 114AB
Session Chair: Marc von der Ruhr, Professor of Economics,
St. Norbert College
Isabella Stewart Gardner: Art Collector, Mentor, Muse and Sports Fan
Jay Hurd, Education, Concord Museum
WOMEN’S SPORTS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Session Chair:
Bemis 114AB
Joy Pahl, Assistant Professor of Business
Administration, St. Norbert College
Inappropriate Behaviors? Perceptions of Female Fans at
Sporting Events
Jason R. Lanter, Psychology, Kutztown University
Women x Women: Using Mentorship to Empower the Next Generation
of Global Sports Women
Sarah J. Hillyer, Ashleigh M. Huffman and Alicia J. Johnson,
Center for Sport, Peace and Society, University of Tennessee
The NFL’s Female Fans: At the Intersection of Gender, Language and
Identity
Traci Yates, Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies,
University of Tennessee
Best Practices for Student Sport Internships
Carol Howe-Veenstra, Athletics, College of St. Benedict
Career Construction Processes of 21st Century Female StudentAthletes: Preparation for Life After Sport
Kristina Navarro, Health, Physical Education, Recreation &
Coaching, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
WOMEN’S SPORTS HISTORY
Bemis 114C
Session Chair: Marc Schaffer. Assistant Professor of Economics,
St. Norbert College
Teaching Women’s History at Target Field: “Women and
Baseball” Tours
Tri-ing for Him: Negotiating Gender Roles at the Intersection of
Christianity and Triathlon
Megan Lease, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University
of Kansas
Rupturing a Moment of Athletic Male Bonding: Affective Economies
and Discursive Gender Violence in Sport
Soccer: Gender Variance in the Male Hegemonic Space of Sports
Sugar Smacked: Women’s Basketball and the Integration of the
United States Military Academy, 1976-80
Amanda Curtis, Sport Management, Lake Erie College
Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Participation Growth: The
Community College Experience
Jeff Thies, Academic Studies, Lee College
Bemis 114D
Session Chair: Tim Meyer, Professor Emeritus of Communication,
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and John P. Blair
Endowed Chair Emeritus in Communication
Hazing and Sport Team Initiation: Experiences of Division I Collegiate
Female Athletes
Jessica Chin, Kinesiology, San Jose State University
Girls Just Want to Play Golf!
Julie Pyne, The First Tee of Northeast Wisconsin
Strange, Incompetent and Out-of-Place: Media, Muslim Sportswomen
and London 2012
S. Samie, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences,
University of Tennessee
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Bemis 114C
Session Chair: Joel Mann, Associate Professor of Philosophy,
St. Norbert College
Chelsea Jones, Feminist Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Kristin M. Anderson, Art, Augsburg College
WOMEN’S SPORTS AND IMAGE II GENDER ISSUES IN SPORTS III Luis Navarro-Ayala, Modern Languages & Literatures,
St. Norbert College
TRADITIONAL MEDIA IN WOMEN’S SPORTS Session Chair:
Bemis 114D
Tim Meyer, Professor Emeritus of Communication,
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and John P. Blair
Endowed Chair Emeritus in Communication
Far From Simple: Examining Clock-time for Women Athletes on
Broadcast Sports
Andrew C. Billings, Telecommunication & Film,
University of Alabama
Sports Heroines on Film: A Critical Study of Cinematic Women
Athletes
Viridiana Lieberman, The Center for Women, Gender &
Sexuality Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Prominence of Women & Men in Newspaper Sports Coverage, Pre- &
Post-Title IX: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Agenda-Setting
Kent Kaiser, Jesse Donahue and Daniel Schultz,
Communication, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
WOMEN IN SPORTS: COACHING ISSUES Bemis 20AB
Session Chair: Jeff Ritter, Director of Academic Advisement,
St. Norbert College
A Moral and Legal Argument in Reviving the “K-12” Sisterhood
Cocktails and Networking
Lauren Sesselmann, Professional Soccer Player, FC
Kansas City – National Women’s Soccer League,
Olympian
Nicole Soulis, Basketball Player, 2006 Horizon
League Player of the Year, University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Katie Vanden Avond, All-America Honoree by
D3soccer.com, soccer player, St. Norbert College
Julie Wojta, Profession Basketball Player Belfius
Namur (Belgium), formerly with the WNBA’s
Minnesota Lynx and San Antonio Stars
Music and sports melodies by Natalie Beck, music
education major, Spanish minor, St. Norbert College
Break
James T. Gray and Stephen D. Mosher, Sport and Recreation
Management, Marian University and Ithaca College
Coaching Boys’ High School Teams: Female Coaches’ Experiences
and Perceptions
Janna LaFountaine, Exercise Science Sport Studies, College
of St. Benedict
~ Evening Events ~
5:15 p.m.
Michels Commons Ballroom and Patio
Dinner
6:15 p.m.
(conference participants only) Michels Commons Ballroom
Opening invocation by: Reverend Jay Fostner, O.Praem.,
Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Vice President for Mission and
Student Affairs, St. Norbert College
Keynote Address
7:30 p.m.
Walter Theatre, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
“Women in Leadership”
Speaker: Muffet McGraw, Head Coach, Notre Dame
Women’s Basketball
Free and open to the public.
Film Screening
8:30-9:30 p.m.
Dudley Birder Hall
“Media Coverage and Female Athletes”
A Tucker Center/tptMN Video Documentary
D AY 3: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Lambeau Field
“Challenges Facing Coaches in Women’s Sports”
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Legends Club Room
Moderator: Mike Counter, Director of Media Relations,
St. Norbert College
Featured Panelists:
Kevin Borseth, Head Coach of Women’s Basketball, UW-Green Bay
Amanda Braun, Director of Athletics,
UW-Milwaukee
Robert (Rob) Morgan, Head Coach of Women’s
Hockey, St. Norbert College
Sara (Boyer) Rohde,Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach,
Notre Dame de la Baie Academy
Connie Tilley, Head Coach of Women’s Basketball,
St. Norbert College
~ Afternoon Events ~
Buffet Lunch
12-1:30 p.m.
North Balcony and Legends Club Room
“The Dawn of American Women’s Distance Running”
~ Morning Events ~
Registration and Coffee
10-10:30 a.m.
Legends Prefunction
Speaker: 8-9 a.m.
Lambeau Field Atrium
Julia Chase-Brand, Pioneer Distance Runner
Tours of Lambeau Field
1:30-4 p.m.
Lambeau Atrium
“Women Athletes: How Has the Sports 9-10 a.m.
Landscape Changed?”
Legends Club Room
Moderator: Kate Hogan, Director of Retail Operations,
Packers Pro Shop, Green Bay Packers
Featured Panelists:
Natalie Berglin-Van Roy, Sport Performance Coach/
Trainer (Basketball Instructor), House of Speed,
Green Bay
Emily Chandler, St. Norbert College Women’s
Hockey Player
Adrian Ritchie, Professional Basketball Player,
Nottingham Wildcats Division EBL, United
Kingdom
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Presenter Bios
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TUESDAY, MAY 20, 9:15 A.M.
Opening Address
Keynote Speaker
Christine Brennan
Sport Columnist, USA Today
Christine Brennan is considered the country’s most widely read female sports
journalist. Brennan is an award-winning sports columnist for USA Today, an ABC
News and ESPN commentator, an NPR Morning Edition contributor, a bestselling author and a nationally known speaker. Twice named one of the country’s
top 10 sports columnists by The Associated Press’ sports editors, she has covered 14
consecutive Olympic games, summer and winter.
Brennan was the first woman sportswriter at the Miami Herald in 1981 and the first
woman to cover the Washington Redskins as a staff writer at The Washington Post
in 1985. She was the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media
and started an internship/scholarship program that now honors nine female students
annually.
She is the author of seven books. Her 2006 sports memoir, “Best Seat in the House,”
was the first father-daughter memoir written by a sportswriter. Her 1996 best-seller,
“Inside Edge,” was named one of the top 100 sports books of all time by Sports
Illustrated.
Brennan broke the news of the pairs figure-skating scandal at the 2002 Salt Lake
City Olympics. Her USA Today column in April 2002 on Augusta National Golf
Club triggered the debate on the club’s lack of female members. In December 2002,
Sports Illustrated’s Golf Plus section named her one of golf ’s 12 Heroes of the Year.
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 6:15 P.M.
Opening Invocation
The Rev. Jay Fostner, O.Praem., Ph.D.
Vice President for Mission and Student Affairs, St. Norbert College
The Rev. Dr. Jay Fostner, O.Praem., entered the Norbertine order in 1982 and was
ordained in 1988. He graduated from St. Norbert College in 1984, later earning an
M.Div. in Theology, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Fostner returned
to St. Norbert in 1997 to work as a psychologist in the college’s counseling center
and as part-time faculty member in the psychology discipline. In 2001, he became
the director of the counseling center while continuing to teach. In 2005, Fostner
became the college’s vice president for mission and heritage, and in 2011, the
division of student affairs was added to his portfolio.
Fostner is responsible for advancing the college’s mission and identity as a Catholic
and Norbertine institution of higher learning, and for creating dynamic cocurricular programming, helping with the college’s goal of educating the whole
person through intellectual, spiritual and personal development.
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Presenter Bios
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 7:30 P.M.
Evening Keynote Speaker
Ann “Muffet” McGraw
Head Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Notre Dame
Ann “Muffet” McGraw has just finished her 27th season (32nd overall) as head
women’s basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame – a season that included
a trip to the national championship game. Her program is known for consistency
and excellence. In July 2012, the veteran head coach signed a landmark 10-year
contract extension (believed to be among the longest contract agreements in
NCAA women’s basketball history) that will keep her patrolling the Fighting Irish
sidelines through the 2021-22 campaign.
Under McGraw, the Fighting Irish have made four trips to the NCAA Division I
national championship game. McGraw led Notre Dame to the 2001 national
championship by beating Purdue in the title game. She is one of just three active
Division I coaches (and seven all-time) who can boast at least three appearances in
the NCAA national championship game.
McGraw has 21 NCAA tournament appearances, including a current string of 19
consecutive tournament berths (the sixth-longest active run and eighth-longest
streak at any time in NCAA tournament history). During this current streak (19962014), Notre Dame has won at least one NCAA postseason game 17 times.
Six-time conference Coach of the Year, collecting her first ACC Coach of the Year
trophy in 2014, McGraw has earned top coaching honors in five other conferences
during her career: the East Coast (1983), North Star (1988), Midwestern Collegiate/
Horizon League (1991) and Big East (2001, 2013) conferences.
On June 11, 2011, McGraw became the first representative of Notre Dame to be
inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
McGraw and her husband, Matt, celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary in 2013
and make their home in Granger, Ind. They have one son.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 9 A.M.
Moderator-Athletics Panel
Kate Hogan
Director of Retail Operations, Green Bay Packers
Kate Hogan is in her 21st year with the Green Bay Packers. As director of retail
operations, she directs business development and management of the Packers
merchandising operations, including PackersProShop.com, two retail stores, the
distribution center and novelty/concession stands at Lambeau Field. She also
oversees the organization’s e-marketing strategies.
Kate is an alumna of St. Norbert and is actively involved in the college. She serves
on the St. Norbert College President’s Advisory Committee and the St. Norbert
College Stewardship Committee. She is a member of Old St. Joseph Church, the
home of St. Norbert College Parish, and supports many of the college’s other
activities. Hogan is also on the board of Cerebral Palsy Inc. and is past president.
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Presenter Bios
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 10:30 A.M.
Moderator-Coaches Panel
Mike Counter
Director of Media Relations, St. Norbert College
Mike Counter joined St. Norbert College in 2003. As director of media relations,
he manages local, state and national media relations, helping to share stories about
St. Norbert College’s students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Mike also produces the award-winning television show “Conversations from
St. Norbert College,” and oversees multimedia projects for the college that include
videos showcasing the talents of students, faculty and staff.
Before joining St. Norbert College’s communications team, Mike spent 23 years in
both television and radio broadcasting. He was a sports anchor/reporter at WBAYTV in Green Bay for seven years, covering two Green Bay Packers Super Bowl
appearances during that span.
Mike received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and has just
completed his Master of Liberal Studies degree at St. Norbert College.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 12 NOON
Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Dr. Julia Chase-Brand
Pioneer Distance Runner
At a time when women were not allowed to run over distances longer than
half a mile, Julia Chase-Brand challenged the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)
ban. In 1961, she was one of three women to defy the AAU and run in the famed
Manchester (Conn.) Road Race. She went on to try out for the 1964 U.S.
Olympic Team.
A biologist by profession, Chase-Brand earned her doctorate and later taught at
Barnard College and Rutgers University, conducting research in Trinidad, Panama
and Australia. In 1996, at age 53, a grandmother of two, she became the oldest
person to receive a medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
of Yeshiva University, later serving as medical director of outpatient psychiatry at
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn.
In 2011, at age 69, Chase-Brand returned to run Manchester on the 50th
anniversary of the fabled race.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 10:30 A.M.- 5 P.M.
“Home Base” at the Cassandra Voss Center
Guest appearances by former players from the
All American Girls Professional Baseball League
With the prospect of Major League Baseball’s curtailment
during the summer of 1943 due to the manpower demands
of World War II, the late Philip K. Wrigley, then owner of
the Chicago Cubs, grasped the idea of organizing women’s
softball to fill major league ballparks. He established his own
professional league in war production cities near Chicago to
provide baseball entertainment for war workers. Although
softball’s underhand pitching was used initially, the remaining
game rules instituted were those of Major League Baseball.
After World War II, the league grew from four teams to 10;
overhand pitching was instituted in 1948; and the league
continued to flourish into the 1950s.
In the fall of 1980, the players began reconnecting and held
their first national reunion in Chicago in July 1982. The
AAGPBL Players Association was incorporated in the fall
of 1987; the players obtained recognition by the Baseball Hall
of Fame in the fall of 1988; and Penny Marshall’s film about the
league was released in July 1992. Last year’s national reunion in
Chicago marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of
“a league of their own.”
St. Norbert College is profoundly honored to be able to
welcome surviving members of the league to A Mirror of
Our Culture: Sport & Society in America.
• 10:30-11:30 a.m., All-American Girls Panel
• 1:30-2:30 p.m., Open House with the
All-American Girls
• 4:30-5:30 p.m., Greater Green Bay Little Leaguers
meet the All-American Girls
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Supporting Sponsors
We are grateful to the following organizations who have provided financial support for the conference:
The Center for Ethical Youth Coaching (CEYC) is dedicated to promoting ethical
coaching principles in youth sports and, as a result, creating a fun, safe and beneficial
environment for youth athletes. Through its Ethical Youth Coach Certification,
the CEYC gives coaches the guidance and training necessary to embrace ethical
practices and develop the character of their players.
The International Sports Professionals Association (ISPA) is the largest international
accreditation body for professionals serving athletes and athletic communities
worldwide. An ISPA credential designates that an individual/organization/institution
adheres to a strict code of ethics and has met the highest standards in their field to
provide professional services to athletes and sports alike.
Sport and Society Conference Committee 2014
Kate Hogan, Director of Retail Operations, Packers Pro Shop, Green Bay Packers
Lynette Green, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations,
St. Norbert College
Karen Cleereman, Conference Administrative Coordinator, St. Norbert College
Keith Sherony, Conference Director; Professor of Economics, St. Norbert College
Kevin Quinn, Founding Conference Director; Dean, Donald J. Schneider School of
Business and Economics; Professor of Economics, St. Norbert College
Mike Counter, Director of Media Relations, St. Norbert College
Mary Kusmirek, Liaison, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Players Association
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Directions
From St. Norbert College to Lambeau Field
From Lambeau Field to St. Norbert College
From Third Street in De Pere, turn left at the stop
sign onto Main Ave.
Go west on Lombardi Ave (then CR-VK W) 1.3 miles.
Go one mile and turn right onto the ramp to
US 41 North.
Stay on 41 North for 3.7 miles, to exit #167/
Lombardi Ave.
Bear right off the exit onto Lombardi Ave and
proceed 1.5 miles. Lambeau Field is on the right.
Turn right into the stadium parking lot. Once you have
parked, enter the Atrium at the Oneida Nation Gate on the
east side of the stadium.You will be directed to the meeting
location on the Club Level of the stadium.
Turn left onto the ramp for US 41 South.
Stay on 41 South for 3.7 miles, to Exit #163/Main Ave.
Turn left onto Main Ave. and proceed 0.9 miles.
Bear right onto Fort Howard Ave for .1 miles, then bear
left to follow WI-32 S for 0.1 miles.
Turn right onto S 5th St. and continue for 0.1 miles.
Turn left on Grant Street, proceed 0.2 miles and turn right
into campus parking Lot 14 across from the Kress Inn.
(Additional campus lots for your use are located off of
Third Street.)
U.S. 41 is undergoing reconstruction. Expect shoulder and lane closures; no ramp closures are currently scheduled.
Event Locations and
Parking at St. Norbert College
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❶ Robert and Carol Bush Art Center
❷ Cassandra Voss Center
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❸ F.K. Bemis International Center
❹ Michels Commons and Ballroom
❺ Todd Wehr Hall
❻ Walter Theatre, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
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❼ Dudley Birder Hall
❽ Schuldes Sports Center
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We are grateful to the following organizations who have provided financial support for the conference