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11 unusual facts about University of Miami


Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies

The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) is a research institute of the University of Miami located in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS).

Dagmar R. Henney

She had accumulated 63 transferable credits from her high school studies, and was able to matriculate rapidly at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida.

Faisal Al Shalan

In May 2011, Al Shalan graduated from the University of Miami, with a BSBA Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Mathematical economics.

Henry Fillmore

Henry Fillmore Band Hall, the rehearsal hall for many of the University of Miami's performing groups, acquired its name as a tribute to Fillmore's work in the band genre.

Jesús Maria Sanromá

Amongst the many awards and recognitions bestowed upon Sanromá were Doctor Honoris Causa degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, University of Puerto Rico, University of Miami, St. Peter's College and Boston College.

Lenny Cooke

Cooke himself had other options for basketball: North Carolina, Seton Hall, St. John's, Miami and Ohio State.

Leo Portnoff

He initially resided in Brooklyn, and later moved to Florida to teach music at the University of Miami.

Paul E. Beaudoin

Dr. Beaudoin received his education from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL (BM, 1983); the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA (MM with Academic Distinction, 1987) and a Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory from Brandeis University in 2002.

Raul Midón

Midón then attended the University of Miami, which he selected for its prestigious jazz curriculum.

Somy Ali

It was during this time that she became very interested in journalism and decided to attend the University of Miami to obtain a Master's degree in print journalism.

Willie Lora

Willie Lora has a master's degree in communications and journalism from the University of Miami.


2008 Miami Hurricanes football team

Senior quarterback Kirby Freeman, who split time with now undrafted free-agent Kyle Wright in 2007, was informed by the University of Miami coaching staff that he would begin the year third on the depth chart, behind redshirt freshman Robert Marve and true freshman Jacory Harris.

Arminda Schutte

In time she was appointed as adjunct faculty to the University of Miami (Coral Gables), Florida International University and Miami-Dade Community College.

Barbara K. Sullivan

She is a professor at the University of Miami, and was previously an associate professor at the University of Rhode Island.

Ben Habern

Habern was heavily recruited starting early in his junior year across the country receiving scholarships from Oklahoma, Arizona, Florida State, Miami (FL), Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech).

Bob Sheridan

He was able to earn himself the rights to broadcast games for two notable Florida football teams; University of Miami and the The Miami Dolphins.

Colin McGinn

He has held teaching posts and professorships at University College London, the University of Oxford, Rutgers University, and the University of Miami.

Cortez Kennedy

He graduated from Rivercrest High School in Wilson, Arkansas, and attended Northwest Mississippi Community College before winning a football scholarship to the University of Miami, where he was named All-American at his position in 1989.

Deborah Mash

After obtaining her B.A. from Florida State University, she received her Ph.D from the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami.

Eats Media

Special college issues of the magazine are currently being published for Columbia University, George Washington University, University of Miami, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Yale University, Fordham University and Florida International University.

European Union Centers of Excellence

The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence (MEUCE) was founded in 2001 and it involves both the Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Miami (UM).

Florida State Road 913

After arriving on Virginia Key, the road passes by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), the Miami Seaquarium, MAST Academy (the former site of Planet Ocean), and the Miami Marine Stadium.

Frank Viola

Daughter Brittany Viola was a diver at the University of Miami and narrowly missed making the 2004 United States Olympic diving team, but later competed at the 2012 London Olympics.

Fumble

In the 1984 Orange Bowl, all-American guard Dean Steinkuhler scored a touchdown for Nebraska on a planned fumble early in the game's second quarter when his team was down 17–0 to the University of Miami.

Gino Cappelletti

Gino, who did TV sports in Boston in the 1960s, also served as color commentator for the Boston College Eagles during the 1984 game between the University of Miami and Boston College when Doug Flutie hit Gerard Phelan on the final play.

Greg Ellena

Greg Ellena (born in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania) was a designated hitter who is most notable for winning the 1985 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at University of Miami.

Humanitarian Fund for the Victims of the Holocaust

The program was run by Hillel in New York, New York and the University of Miami in Miami, Florida and began operations in the fall semester of 2004.

Jack Fleming

Some of Fleming's more memorable calls include calls on Rod Thorn, Major Harris, Jeff Hostetler, Will Drewery, the infamous "Flutie Sack" in 1984, Pat Randolph, Robert Walker's game-winning touchdown run against Miami in 1993, Ed Hill's game-winning touchdown catch against Boston College in 1993, and Amos Zereoue.

Jackie Nespral

Nespral began her entertainment and television career as a college student at the University of Miami, where she was elected Orange Bowl Queen in Miami in 1985 and 1986 and was also inducted into UM's Iron Arrow Honor Society.

Jeffrey Unger

Colonel Jeffrey M. Unger is a 1983 graduate of the University of Miami, Florida, 1991 graduate of Troy State University where he received an MBA and a 2005 graduate of ICAF where he received an MS in Strategic Resource Management.

Joan Johnston

She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, Barry University, and the University of Miami.

Joel McNeely

He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, studied jazz at the University of Miami, and earned a masters degree as a composition major at the Eastman School of Music.

John Swofford

During his tenure he has doubled the ACC's annual revenue, served as Chairman of the Bowl Championship Series in college football in 2000 and 2001, and expanded the ACC to include Boston College, Virginia Tech, the University of Miami, the University of Pittsburgh, Syracuse University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Louisville by 2014.

Joseph Bruno Slowinski

He attained his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Kansas in 1984 and went on to receive his Ph.D. at the University of Miami in 1991, studying under herpetologist Jay M. Savage.

Lighthouse Point, Florida

Nevin Shapiro, University of Miami football booster who is currently imprisoned for orchestrating a $930 million Ponzi scheme.

Liz Whitney Tippett

The Liz Whitney Tippett Foundation supports numerous causes such American as Best Buddies International, Children's Organ Transplant Association, Baptist Health South Florida Foundation, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, University of Miami, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and Push America.

May Mann Jennings

According to Ruthanne Vogel of the University of Miami, "She was...instrumental in the development of Royal Palm State Park near Homestead," later donated to the National Park Service and incorporated into Everglades National Park.

Mel Bratton

Bratton attended the University of Miami, where he played running back and starred in the national championship game at the 1988 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma, where he blew out his knee.

Miami Nice Jazz Festival

One of the particularity of the Miami Nice Jazz Festival was that the jazz ensembles from Florida International University school of music and University of Miami school of music has been decided to be presented during the festival preceding the headlining performances.

Michael Huyghue

On Aug. 16, 2011, Yahoo! Sports reported that Nevin Shapiro, a former University of Miami booster incarcerated for his role in a $930 million Ponzi scheme, was alleging that he had provided "thousands of impermissible benefits to at least 72 University of Miami athletes from 2002 through 2010."

Ralph Renick

Renick joined WTVJ as an intern in 1949 after graduation from the University of Miami, where he studied under an H. V. Kaltenborn Scholarship.

Time Tripping

The album beat out recordings in Down Beat from heavy-weight groups at large universities such as North Texas State University's Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band, the University of Miami's Concert Jazz Band, and the Eastman School of Music's Jazz Orchestra.