Licensing and athletic tradition

Mascot In its infancy, Tulane's mascot was depicted as a pelican riding on a surfboard. The surfing pelican image lasted for more than 50 years. In , John Chase, a local cartoonist who drew the cover of the Tulane football programs introduced a mischievous little boy who was referred to as "Greenie"- the name of the football game program at the time. In , Athletic Director Dr.

Rix Yard felt Tulane needed a more virile symbol for its athletic teams. Working with Eldon Endacott, the manager of the Tulane bookstore, he arranged for a new mascot to be created. Art Evans, art director for Angelus-Pacific Co. In the determined Green Wave design was adopted and became the mainstay logo of the athletic department for over twenty years. During that time various mascots depicting a Green Wave were used, the last nicknamed "Gumby" by the students because of his resemblance to the children's cartoon character.

In a block "T" with waves running through was added as an athletic logo. It became the primary athletic symbol and adorned Tulane uniforms through On August 19, a new set of athletic logos were unveiled to better identify and represent the Tulane athletic teams. The marks accentuate the Tulane colors or green and blue, the unique Green Wave nickname and re-establish the pelican as a visual symbol. A new pelican mascot was also introduced and given the name Riptide in a vote of the Tulane students.

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This includes uses coordinated by university departments and programs. These three missions drive everything that we do. Utah must control and monitor the use of its trademarks or risk losing its rights to them as unique Utah identifiers. Every year, we review more than 6, pieces of artwork from licensed vendors and manage more than licenses. We also regularly work with people who are selling unlicensed goods to help them become licensed.

A percentage of everything that is sold with University marks comes back to The U to fund scholarships and other initiatives on campus. We are also able to leverage the brand in sponsorship and partnership agreements, ensuring the proper valuation is being assigned consistently across all agreements.

Wondering what you need to do to become a licensed vendor? Need to know what logos your department can use on promotional goods? AT Lookup. NCCA Accreditation. CARE Conference. Disciplinary Action Exchange. Regulatory Affairs. Share on Social Media. References and Resources: 1. Suggested Articles. Agency Website. State Practice Act. Athletic Trainer Registry.

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