MINUTES OF THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
DIVISION I BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
National
Office April 27, 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
Daniel Curran, University
of Dayton, Atlantic
10 Conference
Anthony DiGiorgio, Winthrop
University, Big South 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
Karen Holbrook, Ohio
State University,
Big Ten Conference (alternate)
Michael McFarland, College of the Holy Cross, Patriot League
Sidney McPhee, Middle
Tennessee State University,
Sun Belt Conference
Shirley Raines, University
of Memphis, Conference USA
Lane Rawlins, Washington
State University,
Pacific 10 Conference
Sidney Ribeau, Bowling Green
State University,
Mid-American Conference
Steve Weber, San Diego
State University,
Mountain West Conference
T.K. Wetherell, Florida
State University,
Atlantic Coast Conference (alternate)
John Welty, Fresno
State University,
Western Athletic Conference
S. David Berst,
NCAA
Myles Brand, NCAA
Beth DeBauche, NCAA, recording secretary
Bernard Franklin, NCAA
[NOTE: Unable to attend were Wayne
Clough, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlantic Coast
Conference and Martin Jischke, Purdue University, Big Ten Conference.]
Also in attendance was 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, Tom Jernstedt, Kevin
Lennon, Steve Mallonee, Delise O’Meally, Todd Petr, Bill Regan, Wallace
Renfro, Greg Shaheen, Judy Sweet and Charlotte Westerhaus also were in
attendance during various portions of the meeting.
[NOTE: Please refer to the joint report of the April 27, 2006,
Division I Board of Directors
and April 10, 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 Board’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 8 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 V. Lane Rawlins, president of Washington
State University
along with alternates Karen Holbrook, president of Ohio
State University
and T.K. Wetherell, president of Florida
State University.
2. Process
Review. Consultant James Park, who reviewed the NCAA’s
enforcement processes, appeals procedures and membership services procedures,
presented a preliminary overview of his examination.
3. 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 April 26, 2006, meeting. Additionally,
throughout the meeting he shared comments and suggestions offered from members
of the Division I-AA/I-AAA Presidential Advisory Group.
4. Report of the Committee on Academic
Performance (CAP). Walter Harrison, as chair of the Committee on
Academic Performance, represented the report of the April 25 – 26, 2006, committee meeting. Additionally,
Julie Cromer, Diane