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.


5.      Report of the Division I Management Council meeting.  Ron Wellman, chair of the Division I Management Council, provided the Board with the report of the January 6 and 8, 2006, Division I Management Council meeting.

 

 

6.      Adjournment.  The meeting was adjourned by President Austin at 5:30 p.m.

 

 

 

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