UTC TENNIS PLAYER POULLAOS LEADS LIST OF 20 STUDENT-ATHLETES
WHO GRADUATED SUNDAY

        CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.---Mocs tennis player Ivan Poullaos led a list of 20
student-athletes who graduated from the University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga Sunday.
        Poullaos, a native of Harare, Zimbabwe, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a
degree in
Chemistry.  He graduated with Highest Honors in Chemistry and was listed as
a University Honors
Scholar.
        Preston Hawkins of the men’s basketball team graduated Magna Cum Laude
with a degree
in Political Science, American Studies, and distance runner Damian Walsh
graduated cum laude
with a degree in Exercise Science, Health and Leisure Studies.
        Other UTC student-athletes who received their diploma Sunday include: from
women’s
basketball: Michelle Handford, Psychology; Kena Watkins, Communications;
from football: Allen
Anderson, Biology; Frank Fountain, Juvenile Justice; Mark Hill, Sports
Administration; Curtis
Newbold, Law Enforcement; Freddie Patrick, General Management; Jason
Tucker, Geology;
Corey Wright, Marketing; from women’s tennis: Rebekah Henry,
Fitness/Wellness Specialist; from
men’s tennis: Craig Hawkins, Accounting; from cross country/track: Mike
Leinweber, Marketing;
Kyle McLean, Accounting; from softball: Brandy Barber, Sports
Administration; Amy Robertson,
Finance; from golf: Matt Mathis, Economics; from wrestling: Daniel Otero,
Chemistry.

--utc--
May 10, 1999



Jeff Romero
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