MINUTES OF THE

 

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

 

POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

 

 

The NCAA Conference Center                                                                                   April 21-24 , 2005

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

 

Participants:

 

Elwood Hahn, Pacific West Conference

Nancy Hamant, University of Cincinnati

Marchelle Lane, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Kelli Neuhaus, STAR Physical Therapy

Rosalie Resch, University of Chicago

Maureen Schaukowitch, Loyola Marymount University, chair

Teresa Smith, NCAA

 

 

John Hardt, Bucknell University, was unable to attend the meeting.

 

 

[Note:  These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting") in accordance with 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 6:10 p.m. by the chair, Ms. Schaukowitch.  All members were present as noted above.

 

 

1.      Welcome and Announcements.  Ms. Schaukowitch welcomed new committee member Kelli Neuhaus to the committee, and welcomed the committee to Indianapolis.  The committee members introduced themselves to Kelli and gave a summary of their evaluating method.

 

      The previous meeting's minutes were reviewed and accepted.

 

It was VOTED

 

"That the minutes of the February 24-27, 2005, meeting be approved."

 

 

2.   Business Items.

 

a.   It was agreed that the committee would request to meet in Albuquerque for the April 2006 meeting.

 

b.      The committee reviewed the first-year commitment to the Walter Byers Scholarship first- and second-place runners-up for men and women.  Ms. Schaukowitch reviewed the April 22-25, 2004, meeting minutes that explained the winter sports awardees in 2004-05 would equal 28 men and 28 women.  Four (two from fall sports and two from winter sports) awards will be reallocated to the four Walter Byers Scholarship finalists.

 

 

3.   Review of Applications.  The committee reviewed 141 winter sports applications and awarded 28 postgraduate scholarships for men's sports and 28 postgraduate scholarships for women's sports.  In addition, five alternates were selected for both men's and women's sports.  Walter Byers finalists are James Adam David, Lindsay Hagerman, Todd Martensen and Jemique Lauryn McCalley.  The winter awardee listings are attached.

 

 

4.   Review of Correspondence to the Committee.

 

  1. The committee approved an extension request from Ryan Schmid, a 2002 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship awardee.  Mr. Schmid was granted a one-year extension based on his original award, meaning he must be enrolled in the graduate institution of his choice and submit a request for the scholarship payment so that it can be paid not later than August 31, 2006.  No further extension will be considered unless extenuating circumstances arise.

 

  1. The committee approved an extension request from Lauren Byler, a 2001 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship alternate, based on the March 2005 notification that the scholarship was available.  Ms. Byler received a one-year extension.  She must be enrolled in the graduate institution of her choice and submit a request for the scholarship payment so that it can be paid not later than August 31, 2006.  No further extension will be considered unless extenuating circumstances arise.

 

  1. The committee approved an extension request from Ryan Sather, a 2001 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship alternate based on the March 2005 notification that the scholarship was available.  Mr. Sather was granted a two-year extension.  He must be enrolled in the graduate institution of his choice and submit a request for the scholarship payment so that it can be paid not later than August 31, 2007.  No further extension will be considered unless extenuating circumstances arise.

 

  1. The committee reconsidered further information for an extension request from Eric Swedberg, a 2002 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship awardee.  Mr. Swedberg was granted an extension to be enrolled in a master's program by the fall 2007 semester.  He must be enrolled in the graduate institution of his choice and submit a request for the scholarship payment so that it can be paid not later than August 31, 2007.  No further extension will be considered unless extenuating circumstances arise.

 

  1. The committee considered a request from Jamie Hagerbaumer, a 1999 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship awardee, that she be allowed to make use of her award in fall 2005.  The committee agreed to deny the request because the award expired in August 2004.  The committee agreed that the request should have been made before the award expired.

 

 

5.   Adjournment.  The meeting adjourned at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2005.

 

 

 

#    #    #    #    #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

April 23, 2005                                             tks