< Previous18 University of Louisville n gocards.com World ClassWorld Class With a student population of over 22,000, the University of Louisville offers graduate, professional, baccalaureate, and associate degrees, as well as certificates, in over 170 fields of study through 12 schools and colleges. Katie George, ACC Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year, ACC Post Graduate Scholarship Winner Gabbie Wiley earned the ACC’s prestigious Weaver- James-Corrigan Post Graduate Scholarship Award. The Cardinal Volleyball team won the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2017-2018 season. ACADEMICSgocards.com n University of Louisville 19 Undergraduate Majors & Programs n Accountancy n Aerospace Studies n Air Force ROTC n Anthropology n Army ROTC n Art n Art Education n Art History n Bioengineering n Biology n Business Administration n Chemical Engineering n Chemistry n Chinese Studies n Civil Engineering n Classical Languages n Communication n Computer Engineering and Computer Science n Computer Information Systems n Dental Hygiene n Early Elementary Education n Economics n Electrical and Computer Engineering n English n Entrepreneurship n Equine n Exercise Science n Finance n Foreign Language n Foreign Literature n French n Geography n Health and Human Performance n History n Honors Program n Humanities n Industrial Engineering n International Business n Italian n Jazz n Justice Administration n Latin n Latin American and Latino Studies n Liberal Studies n Management n Marketing n Mathematics n Mechanical Engineering n Middle Grades Education n Military Science n Music n Music Composition n Music Education n Music History n Music Instrumental & Vocal Performance n Music Theory n Music Therapy n Nursing n Pan-African Studies n Paralegal Studies n Philosophy n Physics n Political Science n Psychology n Religious Studies n Secondary Education n Social Work (BSW) n Sociology n Spanish n Sport Administration n Theatre Arts n Urban and Regional Analysis n Women’s and Gender Studies n Workforce LeadershipKatie George, ACC Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year, ACC Post Graduate Scholarship Winner ACADEMICS20 University of Louisville n gocards.com Student-athletes, alumni, and Car- dinal Degree Comple- tion participants have access to ongoing sup- port and a full range of programming focused on personal leadership development, career exploration, resume preparation, job shad- owing, internship and co-op interviewing, graduate program dis- covery, corporate touring, part-time job placement, professional etiquette devel- opment, career mentoring, phone and in person interview preparation, in addition to research and access to first time, full time, post graduate work opportunities. One of the main objectives of this work is to assist student athletes during their college experi- ence to prepare them for undergraduate internships and careers after graduation. Athletics academic counselors work in part- nership with the Director of Student-Athlete Leadership and Development to ensure all student-athletes’ academic programs align with their career goals and all required job shadowing, internships, and co-ops are planned prior to graduation. Student- athletes have access to year-round monthly programs and events that will give them exposure to leadership and personal devel- opment, career fields and professional skills necessary for success. n Strategic Partnerships: Networks with local and national companies, orga- nizations, and professionals are in place to connect student athletes with employers for internships, job shadowing, full time posi- tions, and corporate touring. n Monthly Career Discovery: Each month the Enterprise Career Suite will focus on a particular career field, such as Health Sciences, Non-Profit, Business, Service/Com- munity Work, Education, STEM areas, through programming, speakers, professional develop- ment workshops, and networking nights. n Leadership Academy: This one-day leadership program, focused on sophomore student athletes, will include leadership breakout sessions, keynote speakers, goal setting sessions and a mentor lunch. n Mentoring Program: Former UofL student-athletes will mentor one on one with current student-athletes, focused on educa- tional experiences, career choices and explo- ration, personal development advice, and strengthening professional etiquette skills. n Networking Nights: Throughout the year, student-athletes will interact with and meet leaders in the community related to business, community initiatives, govern- ment, and more. During these events, stu- dent-athletes will have the opportunity to ask questions, listen to keynote speakers, observe career panel discussions, and prac- tice their professional introductions, and interviewing skills. n Career and Internship Fairs: Intern- ship and career fairs will be hosted at TACE, in collaboration with the University Career Development Center, Sport Administration and employer partners, to provide an oppor- tunity to connect with employers on a local, statewide, and national level. n Life After Sports: Student led groups will meet on a monthly basis, designed to meet the needs of student athletes that are transitioning out of sports due to completion of eligibility, injury, or 5th year status. n Team Focused Workshops: The Director of Student-Athlete Leadership and Development will meet with specific teams to cover leadership, team dynamics and cohesion, motivation and goal setting, career preparation, interview skill devel- opment and other topics identified by the coaching staff. Career Center Cardinal Alyssa Murphy Director of Student Athlete Leadership and Developmentgocards.com n University of Louisville 21 Student Housing Live like a Cardinal This year the Cardinal volleyball newcom- ers will be living at University Pointe, UofL’s newest housing unit. The handily located living quarters is on the University of Louisville campus in close proximity to the Student Recreation Center, directly across the street from William B. Stansbury Park just a short walk away from Greek Row and Ekstrom Library. University Pointe amenties include a 24-hour fitness center with strength equipment, cardio machines & free weights, swimming pool with hot tub and sun deck, BBQ grills, outdoor gathering pavilions, a recreation center with billiards, ping pong and arcade games and a Multimedia area with gaming systems. University Pointe includes modern living with all the extras: fully furnished apartments with private bedrooms and bathrooms, leather-style sectional sofa, hardwood-style flooring, fully equipped kitchens with quartz stone countertops and stainless steel appli- ances, full-sized washer/dryer and USB out- lets in every apartment. It is and academically-oriented environ- ment with 24-hour Academic Success Cen- ter with iMacs and free printing, an addi- tional iMac bar, tools for study, group and private study lounges and Wi-Fi throughout the community.22 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Dr. Neeli Bendapudi n President, University of Louisville Neeli Bendapudi is the 18th President of the University of Louisville. Selected by the UofL Board of Trustees in April 2018, Bendapudi came to Louis- ville from the University of Kansas where she served as Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. Since becoming Presi- dent, Bendapudi has worked toward making the university a great place for students to learn, a great place for faculty and staff to work, and a great place for alumni and the community to invest. Under her leadership, the univer- sity will celebrate diversity, foster equity and strive for inclusion. She earned her PhD in marketing from the University of Kansas and has teaching experience at Texas A&M University and The Ohio State University. Bendapudi returned to KU in 2011 to become the School of Busi- ness dean and H.D. Price Professor of Busi- ness. During her career, she has taught at the undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA and PhD levels and received numerous college, university and national teaching awards. Bendapudi specializes in the study of consumer behavior in service contexts. Her research deals with cus- tomers’ willingness and ability to maintain long- term relationships with firms and with the brands and employees that rep- resent them. Her research has been published in the Journal of Academic Medi- cine, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Market- ing (where she also served on the editorial board), Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Service Research and in the proceedings of various national and international conferences. Her work has been featured by popular media outlets including The New York Times, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, WebMD and Fox News Network. Previously, she served as chief customer officer of the Huntington National Bank and was actively involved in business outreach through consulting and executive education programs. A highly sought-after keynote speaker, she has addressed national and international audiences for many companies, trade groups and organizations. Bendapudi sits on the Board of Direc- tors of publicly held company Lancaster Colony Corporation and has sat on several non-profit organization boards, including MRIGlobal, an independent research insti- tute. She is a former Leadership Foundation Fellow of the International Women’s Forum, one of a select group of women selected worldwide for this prestigious honor. She is married to Venkat Bendapudi. Their daughter, Sirisha, is married to Kyle Ladd. gocards.com n University of Louisville 23 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Vice President/Director of Athletics n Vince Tyra Vincent Tyra, a Louis- ville native with strong business credentials, was named as the University of Louisville’s Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and Director of Athletics on March 26, 2018. He had previously served in an interim role leading Cardi- nal Athletics for six months prior to his appointment. Tyra (pronounced TIE- ray) has been highly active since assuming his posi- tion, using his business acumen, passion for Cardinal Athletics and background in athletics to lead UofL during a period of transition. He has provided leadership while continuing to move the Cardinals forward in all sports, building upon the positive legacy of previous athletics successes, and taking the time to personally reach out to the UofL fan base and donors on multiple fronts. Tyra has taken steps to stabilize the future of the Cardinals by extending the contracts for key UofL coaches , recruiting new head coaches to include Chris Mack for men’s basketball, Scott Satterfield for football, Scott Teeter for lacrosse and Holly Aprile for softball. He has made moves to efficiently restructure the administrative and support staff, with an emphasis on enhanc- ing the student-athlete experience for the Cardinals. He has monitored UofL’s ongo- ing capital projects, including a Cardinal Stadium expansion completed in August 2018, as well as constructing and outfitting a broadcast center on campus in advance of the launch of the ACC Network in August 2019. His oversight of the Cardinal Athletic Fund efforts have led to six gifts of $1 million or more in the last 18 months. During Tyra’s second year, Louisville ranked 31st in the nation in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup national all-sports standings, the Cardinals’ sixth straight sea- son in the nation’s top 35. For the second straight year, 17 UofL teams or individuals from Cardinal teams participated in post- season competition. Cardinal athletic teams posted a collec- tive 3.254 GPA during the 2018-19 aca- demic year. Three UofL athletic teams -- women’s basketball, women’s cross country, and women’s golf – received public recogni- tion awards for ranking in the top 10 percent in the most recent Academic Progress Rate, while 14 teams had a perfect 1000 APR for the 2017-18 academic campaign. UofL student-athletes amassed over 9,800 service hours through the Cards- CARE community outreach program in 2018-19, a total which ranked among the top five in the nation in the NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Community Service Challenge. Prior to his appointment at UofL, Tyra served as an operating partner since 2007 for Southfield Capital, a Greenwich, Conn. based private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies. In his role there, Tyra served as chairman of the board of numerous investments to include Hallcon Corp, RCR International, Total Fleet Solutions, Dealer Financial Services, and BioPharm Communications. Tyra most recently served as chairman of the board and interim Chief Executive Officer of Elite Medical, an invest- ment portfolio company of Southfield based in Clearwater, Fla. and remains Chairman of Industrial Services of America (IDSA), a met- als recycling company based in Louisville, Ky. Tyra was a corporate advisor from 2008- 2017 for ISCO Industries, a privately held pip- ing supply company based in Louisville, Ky. He also formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of Alphabroder based in Philadelphia,Pa and President of Retail and Activewear for Fruit of the Loom in Bowling Green, Ky. Tyra has served as a member of the University of Louisville Foundation Board of Directors and chaired the organization’s Finance Committee. He joined the board in February 2017, but stepped down from the position after his appointment with Cardinal Athletics. A former standout athlete himself, Tyra graduated from Trinity High School in Louis- ville in 1984 as the state’s top baseball pros- pect and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. He was a four-year baseball letter- man (1985-88) and two-time team captain at the University of Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health admin- istration in 1989. He started 37 career games as a pitcher for Kentucky, tied for 14th at UK. A long-time supporter of UofL Athletics, his father Charlie Tyra was a consensus All- America at UofL, led the Cardinals to the 1956 National Invitation Tournament Cham- pionship and is one of four players with his jersey number (No. 8) retired at UofL, along with Wes Unseld, Darrell Griffith and Pervis Ellison. Tyra and his wife Lori have five children: Sydney, Audrey, Olivia, Spencer and Cooper. The Tyra Family: (from left) Cooper, Olivia, Lori, Vince, Audrey, Sydney and Spencer.24 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Coaching Staff n University of Louisville Dani Busboom Kelly, the 2017 AVCA East Region Coach of the Year, begins her third season as the Cardinals’ head volleyball coach. In 2018, the Cardinals made their 27th appearance in the NCAA and returned to the national polls with the Cardinals punching in at a high of No. 21 in the AVCA. Busboom Kelly coached the Cards to an RPI of 37 led by UofL’s setter, Wilma Rivera, who was named ACC Setter of the Year and led the conference in assists. Melanie McHenry, Wilma Rivera and Molly Sauer earned First Team All-ACC honors followed by AVCA All-East Region Honors with those three also earning HM All-American sta- tus. The Cardinals finished the season at 22-9 and Busboom Kelly and her staff gathered the No. 16 ranked recruiting class in the nation. Piper Roe and Tori Dilfer were named to the US Collegiate National Team, with Roe competed in Anaheim and Dilfer headed to the World University Games in Napoli, Italy. Busboom Kelly was also named to the prestigious College Coaches camp at the Bluegrass Tournament and coached a USAV High Performance team in Ft. Lauderdale. Picked eighth in the 2017 preseason poll with a first-time coach at the helm, Busboom Kelly and the Cardinals battled their way to an ACC Championships, posting a 24-7 record, going 18-2 in the league. The lightly regarded team ended up winning two of the confer- ence’s major postseason awards with junior setter Wilma Rivera being Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly gocards.com n University of Louisville 25 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL named as the 2017 ACC Setter of the Year with teammate Molly Sauer picking up her second ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. Louisville outside hitter Mel- anie McHenry joined Wilma Rivera on the First Team All-ACC winners, with Molly Sauer, Tess Clark, Maggie DeJong and Jas- mine Bennett earned Second Team All-ACC kudos. Rivera was named as an AVCA hon- orable mention All American with Busboom Kelly taking the AVCA East Region Coach of the Year honor. McHenry and Rivera were both named to the AVCA All-East Region teams. The Cards caught the eye of USA Vol- leyball as Amanda Green and Molly Sauer both earned a berth on the US Collegiate National Team and toured Europe and China respectively and Busboom Kelly was named the head coach of the USCNT-Europe Tour where she led them to gold in the Euro- pean Global Challenge. Her commitment to excellence in the classroom paid off as six Cardinals were named to the Academic All-ACC team. She came to Louisville after a stint on the staff of her alma mater. After being named assistant coach at Nebraska in 2012, for five seasons the Huskers have achieved a com- bined 134-30 record. The Huskers reached four NCAA Regional finals and won the 2015 NCAA National Championship at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, the same facility where she won the national title as a player for the Huskers in 2006. The 2016 Nebraska team finished the regular season with a 27-2 overall record, won the Big Ten Conference Championship and was the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. Prior to her stint at Nebraska, she spent one season as an assistant at Louisville in 2011, Busboom Kelly helped the Cardinals to a 24-9 record including a trip to the semi- finals of the Big East Conference Tournament with the Cardinals advancing to the second round of the NCAA. Prior to her time at Louisville, Busboom Kelly was an assistant coach at Tennessee from 2009 to 2011. While working with the Volunteers, she guided the team’s setters, coordinated travel and equipment needs and ran the school’s volleyball camps. “I was incredibly humbled to be named the head coach at Louisville volleyball as I’ve always considered Louisville one of the top athletic departments in the country,” said Busboom Kelly. Louisville has become my second home and knowing this univer- sity’s commitment to all the programs made this opportunity a dream come true.” Busboom Kelly (pronounced Bus- boom) joined head coach John Cook’s staff in July of 2012 and where she assisted with Nebraska’s setters, liberos and outside hit- ters, as well as recruiting. In a storied program at Nebraska, Bus- boom Kelly has coached two AVCA All- Americans and two honorable-mention University of Louisville n Coaching Staff26 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL selections in 2015. Kadie Rolfzen was a first- team AVCA All-American, while libero Jus- tine Wong-Orantes was a third-team selec- tion for the first time, as well as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The Huskers’ 2015 recruiting class was ranked fifth in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com. Setter Kelly Hunter and outside hitter Mikaela Foecke earned All-American honorable mention, and Foecke was the NCAA National Cham- pionship most outstanding player, just the third freshman in NCAA Division I Volleyball history to earn the honor. In 2015, Nebraska setter Kelly Hunter was third in the nation in assists while Justine Wong-Orantes was sec- ond in the Big Ten in digs per set and moved to No. 4 in school history in career digs. Busboom Kelly has also helped oversee implementation of the Huskers’ beach vol- leyball program. After starting the program in 2013, the Huskers turned a 7-7 dual record through the first two seasons into a 6-2 record in 2015. Both losses in 2015 came to the nation’s top-two teams. In 2014 on the court, the Huskers reached their third straight regional final with the youngest team in school history and while playing the second-toughest schedule in the nation. With only one senior, NU finished 23-10, upsetting No. 3 Washington in Seattle to advance to the regional final. Senior setter Mary Pollmiller finished her Husker career with AVCA honorable-mention All-Amer- ica and All-North Region honors, and she was an All-Big Ten honorable-mention pick. Sophomore libero Justine Wong-Orantes recorded a team-high 464 digs on the sea- Coaching Staff n University of Louisvillegocards.com n University of Louisville 27 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL son and averaged 3.85 digs per set, seventh in the Big Ten. She became the first Husker in school history to lead the team in digs as both a freshman and sophomore. In 2013, Busboom Kelly helped guide a young Husker squad to a 26-7 record, sec- ond-place finish in the Big Ten Conference and a berth in the NCAA Lincoln Regional final. Nebraska opened in a rotation featur- ing all first-or second-year Huskers in 29 of its 33 mmatches in 2013. She helped train the Husker defensive specialists and liberos, a group that included three true freshmen, to one of Nebraska’s most successful recent passing and defensive campaigns. Wong- Orantes led the Huskers defensively and tied the single-season school record for digs by a freshman. Busboom Kelly also helped train Pollmiller as Nebraska’s setter in 2013, as Pollmiller guided the Huskers to a success- ful offensive campaign in her first season as NU’s setter. Busboom Kelly helped the Huskers to a berth in the NCAA regional finals and a second-place finish in the Big Ten Confer- ence in 2012. The Huskers posted a 26-7 mark while earning their 31st straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, Lauren Cook, Gina Mancuso and Hannah Werth all earned AVCA All-America honors. The Huskers also posted four All-Big Ten picks and seven academic All-Big Ten accolades. As an athlete, Busboom Kelly was a cap- tain at Nebraska and moved from setter to libero in 2006 to help Nebraska’s defense and finished her career as one of only two players to rank among NU’s all-time lead- ers in both digs (1,281, second) and assists (2,873, eighth). She was a four-year starter for Cook, guiding NU to a 124-10 record, the best four-year mark in school history, three Big 12 titles, two NCAA finals appear- ances and a national title in 2006. Busboom Kelly was considered the Big 12’s best libero in 2006, as she helped NU limit opponents to a Big 12-low .144 hit- ting percentage. She set Nebraska’s single- season digs record (580) in her first year as a libero, breaking the previous mark of 480 by Amanda McCormick in 2004. As a senior she reached double figures in digs in 32 of 34 matches, including 21 straight matches with at least 10 digs. She notched her best defensive performance at the NCAA semi- finals against UCLA, totaling a career-high 29 digs, which still ranks as the second-best postseason performance in school history. An outstanding student, Busboom Kelly was a 2006 second-team academic All- District VII selection, while earning six Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll accolades and becoming a three-time first-team aca- demic All-Big 12 honoree. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Nebraska in 2007. Following her graduation, Busboom Kelly spent time with the U.S. Women’s National Training Team before working as a sales representative for an Omaha insur- ance company. She coached the Team USA A2 Select team and was a member of the 2007 USA Training Roster, where she played with former UofL standout Sarah Drury Pet- kovic. She has worked as a sideline reporter for radio broadcasts of Nebraska volleyball matches on the Husker Sports Network and also as an assistant coach with USA Volley- ball’s Select A2 Program. Dani and her husband, former Nebraska football player Lane Kelly were married in the summer of 2010. University of Louisville n Coaching StaffNext >