MINUTES OF THE

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Executive Committee

Hilton Anaheim January 14, 2003

Anaheim. California

Participants:

Susan Bassett, William Smith College

Donald Beggs, Wichita State University

Frank Brown, Columbus State University

Anthony Capon, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Carol A. Cartwright, Kent State University

Patricia Cormier, Longwood University

Ronald Eaglin, Morehead State University

David B. Frohnmayer, University of Oregon

Milton A. Gordon, California State University, Fullerton

Carol Harter, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Robert Hemenway, University of Kansas

Bette Landman, Arcadia University
Robert Lawless, University of Tulsa

John McCardell Jr., Middlebury College

Linwood Rose, James Madison University

Kay Schallenkamp, Emporia State University

Joseph A. Steger, University of Cincinnati

Randall Webb, Northwestern State University

Bridget Belgiovine, NCAA, recording secretary

Myles Brand, NCAA

James L. Isch, NCAA

Also in attendance were: Daniel Boggan, NCAA senior vice-president; Elsa Cole, NCAA general counsel; Laronica Conway, NCAA assistant director, media relations; Danita Edwards, NCAA vice-president for public affairs; Thomas Jernstedt, NCAA senior vice-president; Keith Martin, NCAA director of finance and business operations; Wallace Renfro, senior advisor to the NCAA president for communications; Judith Sweet, NCAA vice-president for championships/senior woman administrator (SWA); David Berst, Daniel Dutcher and Mike Racy, NCAA chiefs of staff; and Jan Brown and Beth DeBauche, NCAA assistant chiefs of staff.

Percy Bates, University of Michigan, and Francis Lawrence, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, were not able to participate.

[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 8 a.m. by the chair, President Lawless. All members were present as noted above.

1.	Welcome and Announcements. President Lawless formally welcomed Myles Brand, NCAA president, as a member of the Executive Committee. He also welcomed the following new Committee members: Susan Bassett, chair of the Division III Management Council; Tony Capon, chair of the Division II Management Council; and Kay Schallenkamp, chair of the Division II Presidents Council. President Lawless also thanked the following members, whose terms were concluding, for their service to the NCAA Executive Committee: David Frohnmayer, Milton Gordon and Francis Lawrence, members of the Division I Board of Directors; Percy Bates, chair of the Division I Management Council; Mike Marcil, chair of the Division II Management Council; and Chris Walker, chair of the Division III Management Council.
2.	Approval of Previous Minutes.
	It was VOTED
	?That the Executive Committee minutes of the November 1, 2002, meeting be approved as distributed.?
3.	Reports of Division I Board of Directors and Divisions II and III Presidents Councils. The Committee received the reports from the Division I Board of Directors and Divisions II and III Presidents Councils, which included the following items:
	a.	Division I Board of Directors.
		(1)	Reconsidered the development of the Association-wide playing-rules oversight panel and adopted NCAA Proposal No. 2002-103.
		(2)	At the recommendation of the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, approved the following efforts to enhance the diversity of head football coaches:
			(a)	NCAA Coaches Academy. Comprehensive workshops will be designed to enhance the skills necessary for career advancement. Workshops will focus on interview preparation, networking, resume building, media training, booster training, etc.
			(b)	Executive Mentor Program. Formal mentor relationships with veteran head football coaches and directors of athletics will provide the career advice and advanced network necessary to secure head football coaching positions.
		(3)	Reviewed recommendations from the NCAA Football Study Oversight Committee report and approved referrals into the Division I governance structure.
		(4)	Heard an update regarding the actions of the Executive Committee Budget Committee and took the following actions:
			(a)	Approved $15 million of an allocated surplus to Division I institutions as a supplemental distribution using the basketball and broad-based formula consistent with the 2002 process.
			(b)	Strongly encouraged the Division I Management Council to review championships policies that were in place for 2002 to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the policies and report back to the Board at its April meeting.
		(5)	Reviewed a report on the Economic Baseline Study. The Board recommended continuation of the baseline study and instructed NCAA staff to pursue foundation funding.
		(6)	Appointments.
			(a)	Executive Committee (effective following January meeting).
				Ÿ	G. Wayne Clough Georgia Institute of Technology (Division I-A).
				Ÿ	Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (Division I-A).
				Ÿ	Mark Nordenberg, University of Pittsburgh (Division I-A).
				Ÿ	John White, University of Arkansas (Division I-A).
			(b)	Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues.
				Ÿ	Clinton Bristow, Alcorn State University (Division I-AA).
				Ÿ	Mark Nordenberg, University of Pittsburgh (Division I-A).
			(c)	Board of Directors.
				Ÿ	Immediate appointment: Mark Nordenberg, University of Pittsburgh, replacing Francis Lawrence (Big East Conference).
			(d)	Appointments effective following January meeting.
				Ÿ	Clinton Bristow Jr., Alcorn State University (Southwestern Athletic Conference), replacing Jim Wright.
				Ÿ	Peter Likins, University of Arizona (Pacific-10 Conference), replacing David Frohnmayer.
				Ÿ	Carl V. Patton, Georgia State University (Atlantic Sun Conference), replacing Nancy Zimpher.
				Ÿ	R. Gerald Turner, Southern Methodist University (Western Athletic Conference), replacing Bob Lawless.
			(e)	Division I Budget Committee.
				Ÿ	Carol Harter, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Division I-A).
				Ÿ	John White, University of Arkansas (Division I-A), as chair.
		(7)	Heard a presentation of the Management Council?s recommendation to change the legislative policy for one 12-month legislative cycle and commended the Governance Structure Subcommittee for its work.

b.	Division II Presidents Council.
	(1)	Completed another successful Convention with 31 of the 32 Presidents Council-sponsored proposals overwhelmingly adopted. Legislation included the redefining of the role of the Division II SWA; strengthening the division?s initial- and continuing-eligibility standards; and the creation of a preseason practice model for football aimed at protecting the health and safety of football student-athletes.
	(2)	Identification of the following 10 priorities that Division II will focus on in 2003:
		(a)	Implementing Division II Student-Athlete Academic Support and Health and Safety grants.
		(b)	Studying the issues related to student-athlete involvement in the Division II governance process.
		(c)	Developing guidelines for a Division II student-athlete assistance fund.
		(d)	Implementing bracket expansion in men?s and women?s soccer and continuing plans for the 2004 Spring Sports Championship Festival.
		(e)	Conducting a second pilot of the division?s Graduation-Success Report.
		(f)	Discussing the development of a Division II Presidents Council Award of Excellence.