MINUTES OF THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
WALTER BYERS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Grand Hyatt Atlanta April 28-29, 2002
Atlanta, Georgia
Participants:
David Diles, Eastern Michigan University, chair
Myrtes Dunn Green, Stillman College
Richard Gropper, University of North Florida
Ronald Koperski, Bradley University
Corey Bray, NCAA, recording secretary
Beth Chapman, Southland Conference, was not able to attend the meeting in person but did participate via teleconference.
[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”) in accordance with the NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee’s agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by the chair, Mr. Diles. Those in attendance introduced themselves after which Mr. Diles and Mr. Bray reviewed the agenda for the meeting.
1. Approval of Previous Minutes.
It was VOTED
“That the minutes from the March 8, 2002, telephone conference be approved as submitted.”
2. Interview Order and Times. At the conclusion of dinner, the committee held a drawing to determine if the male or the female candidates would interview first, after which the candidates drew for their interview times.
3. Interview Questions. Mr. Bray reviewed the committee member interview question topic area assignments. The topic areas were athletics, academics, community service, future vision, and distinguishing characteristic(s). Mr. Diles then determined the order the questions were to be asked of each finalist.
4. Recognition of Committee Members. Mr. Bray announced that this meeting would be the last for Mr. Diles, and Mr. Koperski. On behalf of the NCAA, Mr. Bray thanked the committee members for their distinguished service to the committee and presented them with their gifts from the NCAA.
[Note: The meeting recessed at 9 p.m.]
Monday,
April 29
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m. by the chair, Mr. Diles. Mr. Bray and Mr. Diles reviewed the interview structure and the order in which the committee would interview the candidates.
5. Interview of Scholarship Finalists. The committee interviewed the six finalists for the Walter Byers Scholarship. The order for the interviews was as follows:
a. Kyle Eash, Illinois Wesleyan University;
b. Ziga Ivanic, Norwich University;
c. David Scott, Lipscomb University;
d. Claudia Veritas, Wellesley College;
e. Ann Marie Brooks, University of Missouri; and
f. Rebecca Stallwood, West Virginia University.
6. Selection of Byers Scholars. After the interviews and deliberations, the committee selected Mr. Eash and Ms. Veritas to be the 2002 Walter Byers Scholarship recipients. The first alternate for the men is Mr. Ivanic, and the first alternate for the women is Ms. Brooks. The committee noted the difficulty of the decisions and congratulated all of the finalists on their outstanding achievements during their collegiate careers.
7. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 1 p.m.
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