MINUTES OF THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
DIVISION I BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Marriott
Downtown January 9, 2006
Indianapolis, Indiana
Participants:
Michael Adams, University
of Georgia, Southeastern Conference
Philip Austin, University
of Connecticut, Big East Conference,
chair
Clinton Bristow,
Jr., Alcorn State
University, Southwestern Athletic
Conference
Wayne Clough, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlantic
Coast Conference
Daniel Curran, University
of Dayton, Atlantic
10 Conference
Robert Fisher, Belmont
University, Atlantic Sun
Conference
Gregory Geoffroy, Iowa
State University,
Big 12 Conference
Bruce Grube, Georgia
Southern University, Southern Conference
Walter Harrison, University of Hartford,
America East Conference
Martin Jischke, Purdue
University, Big Ten Conference
Michael McFarland, College of the Holy Cross, Patriot League
Peter Likins, University
of Arizona, Pacific-10 Conference
Sidney McPhee, Middle
Tennessee State University,
Sun Belt Conference
Shirley Raines, University
of Memphis, Conference USA
Sidney Ribeau, Bowling Green
State University,
Mid-American Conference
Steve Weber, San Diego
State University,
Mountain West Conference
John Welty, Fresno
State University,
Western Athletic Conference
S. David Berst, NCAA
Myles Brand, NCAA
Beth DeBauche, NCAA, recording secretary
Bernard Franklin, NCAA
[NOTE: Anthony DiGiorgio, Winthrop
University, Big South Conference, was
not able to attend.]
Also in attendance were Ron
Wellman, Wake Forest
University, Atlantic Coast
Conference, chair of the Division I Management Council.
NCAA staff members Gary Brown, Erik
Christianson, Elsa Cole, Julie Cromer, Diane Dickman, Jaime Fluker, Abe Frank, Tom
Jernstedt, Kevin Lennon, Steve Mallonee,
Delise O’Meally, Todd Petr, Wallace Renfro, Greg Shaheen, Judy Sweet and
Wendy Walters also were in attendance during various portions of the meeting.
[NOTE: Please refer to the joint report of the January
9, 2006, Division I Board of Directors and January 6 and 8, 2006, Management
Council meetings for the actions taken (formal votes or "sense of the
meeting"), in accordance with the NCAA policy governing the 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 the report for convenience of
reference. The information
contained in this document includes only those items that are not contained in
the joint report of the Board of Directors and Management Council (Attachment
No. 1). Attachments B which
contains the text of the legislative proposals forwarded to the Board were
included with the original Board of Directors/Management Council report and is
available on the NCAA Web site.]
The meeting was called to order
at 10 a.m. by the chair, President Austin. All were present as noted above.
1. Opening
remarks. Phillip
Austin, as chair, welcomed new Division I Board
of Directors member Michael McFarland,
president of College of Holy
Cross.
2. Report
of the Division I-AA/I-AAA Presidential Advisory Group (PAG). The Division I-AA/I-AAA Presidential
Advisory Group chair Walter Harrison, provided
an overview of the group’s January 5, 2006, conference call and shared
the group’s preliminary recommendations with the Board.
3. Report of the Committee on Academic
Performance (CAP). Walter
Harrison, as chair of the Committee on Academic Performance,
represented the report of the January 5-6,
2006, committee meeting.
Additionally, Julie Cromer, Diane Dickman, Kevin
Lennon, and Todd Petr of the NCAA staff joined President Harrison to discuss
the committee’s work.
4. Educational Session regarding
Proposal No. 2005-26-Amatuerism- Promotional Activities-Institutional,
Charitable, Educational or Nonprofit Promotions. NCAA staff members, Kevin
Lennon, Greg Shaheen and Wendy Walters discussed the terms of Proposal No. 2005-26
and received comments.