July 12, 2016

Dr. David Garland

Interim President
Office of the President
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97096
Waco, TX 76798-7096
Dear Dr. Garland,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

President Steven Leath
Office of the President
Iowa State University
1750 Beardshear Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2035
Dear President Leath,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

General Richard Myers
Interim President
Office of the President
Kansas State University
110 Anderson Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Dear General Myers,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

President Burns Hargis
Office of the President
Oklahoma State University
107 Whitehurst
Stillwater, OK 74078
Dear President Hargis,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Office of the Chancellor
Texas Christian University
Sadler Hall 4001
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Dear Chancellor Boschini,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

Dr. John Opperman
Interim President
Office of the President
Texas Tech University
150 Administration Building
Lubbock, TX 79409-2005
Dear Dr. Opperman,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

Chancellor William H. McRaven
Office of the Chancellor
The University of Texas at Austin
601 Colorado Street, 4th Floor
Austin, TX 78701
Dear Chancellor McRaven,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

President Gregory L. Fenves
Office of the President
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, G3400
Austin, TX 78712
Dear President Fenves,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little
Office of the Chancellor
University of Kansas
230 Strong Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7518
Dear Chancellor Gray-Little,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

President David Boren
Office of the President
University of Oklahoma
660 Parrington Oval
Norman, OK 73019-3073
Dear President Boren,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

President E. Gordon Gee
Office of the President
West Virginia University
103 Stewart Hall
Morgantown, WV 26506-6201
Dear President Gee,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor

July 12, 2016

Commissioner Bob Bowlsby
Big 12 Conference
400 East John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Dear Commissioner Bowlsby,
I strongly encourage your consideration of the University of Cincinnati as
a member of the Big 12 Conference, bringing a strong new partner and an
eager, sports-enthusiast audience into your collegiate sports family.
Academically, fiscally and competitively, the University of Cincinnati will
be an excellent fit with the existing Big 12 partners and an outstanding choice to
expand the conferences reach and nationwide appeal.
As a strong added value, Cincinnati with its large and enthusiastic fan
base, strong tristate media market and top-flight corporate community will
stand as a powerhouse city among the current Big 12 landscape.
I am convinced that the University of Cincinnati will be a strong
competitive addition to the Big 12 Conference and I fully support such a move.
Sincerely,

John R. Kasich
Governor