Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct

MINUTES

Teleconference
December 5, 2002

Those in attendance were:

Chandra V. Bierwirth, Marist College
Tyler Conley, University of San Diego
Marion H. Gibson Jr. (Woody),High Point University
John Harper, Bridgewater State College
George A. Klebez, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Janel McNeal, Emporia State University
Judy MacLeod, The University of Tulsa
Ralph (Chris) Reynolds, Notre Dame University
Dell Robinson, Mid-American Conference
Marjorie A. Willadsen, Buena Vista University
Mark P. Jones, NCAA, recording secretary
William Saum, NCAA
Ronald J. Stratten, NCAA

Committee members Joanna Kreps, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and Tim Maddox, Cabrini College, were unable to attend the meeting.

[Note:  The following minutes reflect only actions taken (formal votes or “sense of meeting”) in accordance with the NCAA policy governing minutes of all Association entities.  While certain items on the committee’s agenda were acted upon at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

Thursday, December 5, 2002

1.
Review of Agenda.  At the outset, the chair emphasized that the primary purpose of the call was to review and clarify information discussed during the committee’s November 3-4 meeting.

2.
Review of Sportsmanship Awards.  The committee reviewed the recommended changes to the selection process and award criteria approved in November and took no further action.

3.
Recommendations on Improving Sportsmanship.  The committee refined its list of initiatives on how to educate participants as role models and improve sportsmanship during competition.

4.
NACDA’s Directors Cup.  The committee made no recommendations on how to develop an objective scale to measure an institution’s commitment to sportsmanship, noting that any fair and objective criteria would be problematic to develop.  The committee did agree to offer ideas of measuring an institution’s commitment to academics.  The staff liaisons shall forward additional information to the committee on these points.

5.
Adjournment.  The call was concluded at 3 p.m.

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Teleconference			December 5, 2002

Those in attendance were:

		Chandra V. Bierwirth, Marist College Tyler Conley, University of San Diego Marion H. Gibson Jr. (Woody),High Point University John Harper, Bridgewater State College George A. Klebez, West Virginia Wesleyan College Janel McNeal, Emporia State University Judy MacLeod, The University of Tulsa Ralph (Chris) Reynolds, Notre Dame University Dell Robinson, Mid-American Conference Marjorie A. Willadsen, Buena Vista University Mark P. Jones, NCAA, recording secretary William Saum, NCAA Ronald J. Stratten, NCAA

Committee members Joanna Kreps, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and Tim Maddox, Cabrini College, were unable to attend the meeting.

[Note: The following minutes reflect only actions taken (formal votes or “sense of meeting”) in accordance with the NCAA policy governing minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee’s agenda were acted upon at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

Thursday, December 5, 2002

1.	Review of Agenda. At the outset, the chair emphasized that the primary purpose of the call was to review and clarify information discussed during the committee’s November 3-4 meeting.

2.	Review of Sportsmanship Awards. The committee reviewed the recommended changes to the selection process and award criteria approved in November and took no further action.

3.	Recommendations on Improving Sportsmanship. The committee refined its list of initiatives on how to educate participants as role models and improve sportsmanship during competition.

4.	NACDA’s Directors Cup. The committee made no recommendations on how to develop an objective scale to measure an institution’s commitment to sportsmanship, noting that any fair and objective criteria would be problematic to develop. The committee did agree to offer ideas of measuring an institution’s commitment to academics. The staff liaisons shall forward additional information to the committee on these points.

5.	Adjournment. The call was concluded at 3 p.m.


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