1. Tiger Scholarship Fund: the fundraising unit of the UM Athletic Department. Club levels, with the highest level first, and annual donation levels at July 1, 1997, are as follows:

2. Point System: a system of assigning numerical points to various factors and totaling those points to determine priorities within the plan.

3. Season Ticket Holder: any purchaser of season tickets for the sports of football, men's basketball, women's basketball and or baseball.

4. Athletic Support Group: an organization of athletic supporters, for the sports covered by this priority plan, officially recognized by UM through a written agreement (ex. Highland Hundred)

5. Letterman: any former UM student athlete in any of the University recognized NCAA/AIAW sports.

6. Alumnus/Alumni: an individual who has earned one or more regular credit hours from UM.

7. UM Faculty and Staff: any regular or retired employee of UM.