UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
General Information
LOCATIONLexington, Ky., a community of 150,000 in the heart of Kentucky's famed Blue Grass region. Renowned as the world capital of the thoroughbred horse industry and known also as the world's largest loose-leaf tobacco market.
FOUNDED1865 EST. ENROLLMENT27,920 (On campus1 6,1 75)
PRESIDENTOr. Otis A. Singletary (At 14 Community Colleges10,129)
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENTDr. Alvin A. Morris
ACTING VICE-PRESIDENT, BUSINESS AFFAIRSGeorge J. Ruschell
VICE-PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONSDr. Glenwood Creech
VICE-PRESIDENT, MEDICAL CENTERDr. William Willard
ACTING VICE-PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRSDr. Stuart Forth
VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCHDr. Lewis Cochran
FACULTY CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETICSDr. William Matthews (UK's faculty representative to Southeastern Conference)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONSFred A. Woodress
CONFERENCESoutheastern (member since founding in 1933)
NICKNAME OF TEAMSWildcats COLORSBlue and White
MASCOT"Baby" (Live Bobcat)
BANDVarsity (DirectorWm. Harry Clarke)      FIGHT SONG"On, On, U. of K." STADIUMMcLean Stadium on Stoll Field (capacity 37,500) GYMNASIUMMemorial Coliseum (capacity 11,500)
Athletics Staff
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSHarry C. Lancaster (Georgetown '28) ASSISTANT TO DIRECTORMrs. Louise Gilchrist HEAD BASKETBALL COACHAdolph Rupp (Kansas '23) ASSISTANT COACHESJoe Hall, T. L. Plain and Dickie Parsons
HEAD COACHES OTHER SPORTSFootball: John Ray, Baseball: Dickie Parsons, Track and Cross Country: Press Whelan, Tennis: Dick Vimont, Golf: Humzey Yessin, Swimming and Water Polo: Ron Huebner, Diving: Tom Paxton, Rifle: Maj. Paul Coston.
ATTACHED TO AD's OFFICEKen Kuhn
TICKET SALES MANAGERHarvey Hodges ACCOUNTANTJulien Harrison
SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT ADMISSIONSAl Morgan
CO-ORDINATOR OF FACILITIESClarence Underwood
BASKETBALL TRAINERClaude Vaughan
BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT MANAGERGeorge Hukle
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORRussell Rice (Kentucky '51)