MINUTES OF

 

THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

 

DIVISION I MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

 

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

 

 

 

Call Participants:                                                                                                               May 9, 2007

 

Jackie Campbell, Atlantic 10 Conference, chair

Damon Evans, University of Georgia

Mike Moore, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis

Dennis Thomas, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Beth DeBauche, NCAA

J. P. Williams, NCAA intern

 

The conference call was called to order at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

 

1.      Division I Cabinet Appointments.  The Management Council Administrative Committee made the following appointments to the Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet and Championships/Competition Cabinet:

 

a.      Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Appointments.

 

·              Anthony Archbald, Western Athletic Conference (reappointment).

·              Koni Daws-Overstreet, Southern Methodist University, Conference USA (effective immediately).

·              Derrick Gragg, Eastern Michigan University, Mid American (at large).

·              Robert Gundlach, Northwestern University, Big Ten Conference.

·              Kathy Keene, Sun Belt Conference, Sun Belt Conference (reappointment).

·              Kelvin Koong, Oregon State University, Pacific-10 Conference.

·              Petrina Long, UCLA, Pacific-10 Conference (reappointment).

·              Kenneth White, Utah State University, Western Athletic Conference (reappointment).

 

b.      Championships/Competition Cabinet Appointments. 

 

·              Lisa Campos, University of Texas at El Paso, Conference USA (reappointment).

·              Ian McCaw, Baylor University, Big 12 Conference (reappointment).

·              Rick Mello, Sun Belt Conference.

·              Mark Murphy, Northwestern University, Big Ten Conference.

·              Dan Radakovich, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlantic Coast Conference.

·              Dawn Rogers, Arizona State University, Pacific-10 Conference.

·              Valerie Sheley, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Southeastern.

·              Mike Thomas, University of Cincinnati, Big East Conference.

 

[Note: Cabinet appointments will be effective July 1, 2007, unless otherwise noted.]

 

 

2.      NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee.  The Management Council’s Administrative Committee appointed Jeffrey Bourne, James Madison University, Colonial Athletic Association, to the Division I Football Issues Committee, effective with the Colonial Athletic Association’s change in subdivisional classification.

 

 

3.      Division I Management Council Subcommittee Vacancies.  The Administrative Committee appointed the following Management Council members to the Management Council subcommittees, effective immediately:

 

a.      Administrative Committee.

 

·              Kelly Mehrtens, University of Kansas, Big 12 Conference.

 

b.      Administrative Review Subcommittee.

 

·              Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference.

 

c.      Governance Subcommittee.

 

·              Connie Dillon, University of Oklahoma, Big 12 Conference.

·              John Watson, Pepperdine University, West Coast Conference.

 

d.      Legislative Review Subcommittee.

 

·              Joe D’Antonio, Big East Conference.

·              Carol Iwaoka, Big Ten Conference.

·              Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference.

·              Cindy Masner, Long Beach State, Big West Conference.

·              Debbie Richardson, Campbell University, Atlantic Sun Conference.


 

[Note:  Given the change in subdivisional assignment for the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Management Council members from the FCS subdivision will be solicited to fill the one remaining vacancy.]

 

e.      Membership Subcommittee.

 

·              Judy MacLeod, Conference USA.

·              Mary McElroy, Georgia State University, Colonial Athletic Association.

 

f.              Selection Review Subcommittee.

 

·              Bob De Carolis, Oregon State, Pacific-10 Conference.

·              Lee Reed, Cleveland State University, Horizon League.

 

 

4.            Next Call.  The staff will send out availability calendars to arrange for conference calls over the next few months.

 

 

5.      Closing comments and adjournment.  Jackie Campbell, whose term on the Administrative Committee expired, was thanked for her service in leading the group.  The call was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.

 

 

 

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Call Participants:                                                                                                             June 11, 2007

 

Damon Evans, University of Georgia

Kelly Landry Mehrtens, University of Kansas

Mike Moore, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis

Dennis Thomas, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

David Berst, NCAA

DeBauche, Beth, NCAA

Steve Mallonee, NCAA

 

The conference call was called to order at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

 

1.      NCAA Administrative Committee minutes for approval.  The Administrative Committee approved the minutes of the May 9, 2007, conference call.

 

 

2.      Select Amendments to Bylaw 32 – Enforcement Policies and Procedures.  The Administrative Committee, on behalf of the Management Council, adopted the four legislative amendments to Bylaw 32, as presented by the Committee on Infractions. These amendments were intended to do as follows:

 

·              Bylaw 32.3.9.1 – substitute the word “interviewee” for “witness” and clarify existing practices for the exchange of recordings and transcripts with institutions and conferences.

·              Bylaw 32.6.2 – make the references to “involved individuals” consistent throughout Bylaw 32.

·              Bylaw 32.7.1 – make the references to “involved individual” consistent throughout Bylaw 32; to delete unnecessary procedural language and to require all participating parties to agree to the use of the summary disposition process.

·              Bylaw 32.8.8.1 – include “involved individuals” in the list of sources from whom the Committee on Infractions may request new information.

 

 

3.      ARS Legislation Related to Bylaw 16.8.1.2.1 – Departure/Return Expense Restrictions. The Management Council Administrative Committee agreed to sponsor a legislative proposal in the 2007-08 legislative cycle to permit an institution’s team (in any sport) to depart more than 48 hours before the start of its conference tournament/championship.

 

 

4.      The Foreign Tour Alternative. The Administrative Committee approved a modification of wording to Bylaw 30.7.8.1, to clarify that in sports in which separate dates are specified for the first permissible of practice and first permissible date of competition for the championship segment, an institution may not engage in a foreign tour during the period thirty days prior to the first permissible practice date until the first permissible date for a contest or date of competition in the championship segment of the institution’s playing and practice season in the applicable sport. Further, this modification clarified that in sports with the same date specified for the first permissible day of practice and competition, an institution may not engage in a foreign tour for a period of thirty days prior to the first permissible date for a contest or date of competition in the championship segment of its playing and practice season in the applicable sport.

 

 

5.      NCAA Division I Committee Appointments. The Management Council Administrative Committee made the following committee appointments:

 

a.             Committee on Athletic Certification.

·              Amy Folan, University of Texas at Austin, Big Twelve Conference.

 

b.      Committee on Women’s Athletics.

·              Bernard Muir, Georgetown University, Big East Conference.

 

 

6.      NCAA Division I Cabinet Appointment. The Management Council Administrative Committee appointed Dwight Datcher, Howard University, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, to serve as a member of the Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.

 

 

7.      NCAA Legislation Waiver Request. Pursuant to Bylaw 16.12.1, the Management Council’s Administrative Committee approved an expense waiver incidental to participation to allow Washington State University to reimburse three men’s basketball student-athletes who incurred a cancellation charge for rooms reserved for the student-athletes’ parents by the institution.  In granting the waiver, the Administrative Committee noted that the facts showed the student-athletes were unaware of the reservations and the error was that of the administrative staff.

 

8.      Division I NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Appointment. The Administrative Committee approved Alexandra Morley as the new NCAA Division I SAAC representative from the America East Conference.

 

 

9.      New Conference Applications – Constitution 3.3.3.3.  The Administrative Committee, on behalf of the Management Council, approved the following two new single sport conferences, effective September 1, 2007:

 

·  America Sky Men’s Golf Conference.

·  Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association.

 

 

10.    Adjournment. The call adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

 

 

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Call Participants:                                                                                                             June 29, 2007

 

 

Kelly Landry Mehrtens, University of Kansas

Mike Moore, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis

Dennis Thomas, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Beth DeBauche, NCAA

Steve Mallonee, NCAA

Katie Street, NCAA

 

[Note:  Damon Evans was unable to participate on the call.]

 

The conference call was called to order at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

 

1.            NCAA Administrative Committee minutes for approval.  The Administrative Committee approved the minutes of the June 11, 2007, conference call.

 

 

2.            NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet.  The Management Council Administrative Committee appointed David Dosser, faculty athletics representative, East Carolina University, Conference USA, to serve as a member of the Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet.

 

 

3.      NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Appointments.  The Administrative Committee made the following SAAC appointments:

 

·              Matt Baysinger, track and field, University of Kansas, Big 12 Conference.

·              Julie Anna Rubenstein, volleyball, Pepperdine University, West Coast Conference.

·              Trisha Gibbons, University of Nevada, Western Athletic Conference.

 

 

4.      NCAA Division I Committee Appointments.  The Management Council Administrative Committee made the following appointments:

 

·              Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

 

o             Duer Sharp, Associate Commissioner (Interim Commissioner) Southwestern Athletic Conference.

 

·              Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.

 

o             Jennifer Brown, assistant athletic director, Western Carolina University, Southern Conference (reappointment).

 

 

5.      Adjournment.  The call adjourned at 11:13 a.m.

 

 

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E-mail Participants:                                                                                                              July 9, 2007

 

 

Kelly Landry Mehrtens, University of Kansas

Mike Moore, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis

Dennis Thomas, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Beth DeBauche, NCAA

Katie Street, NCAA

 

[Damon Evans was unable to participate on the e-mail exchange.]

 

1.             Membership Subcommittee Appointment.  The Administrative Committee approved that the following institutions be elected to active membership, effective beginning with the 2007-08 academic year:

 

a.             Institutions reclassifying entire programs (year four institutions).

 

(1)          Longwood University.

 

(2)          University of California at Davis.

 

(3)          Northern Colorado University.

 

b.             Institution reclassifying a single sport (year two institution).

 

·               Rochester Institute of Technology (men’s ice hockey).

 

 

2.             Committee on Infractions.  The Administrative Committee approved the temporary substitution of former committee member Jack H. Friedenthal to participate in hearings scheduled for August 10-12, 2007.  The substitution is for a committee member, who is unable to attend.  This substitution meets the criteria set forth in NCAA Bylaw 19.1.1.2.

 

 

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E-mail Participants                                                                                                         August 15, 2007

 

 

Damon Evans, University of Georgia

Carolayne Henry, Mountain West Conference

Michael Moore, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis

Dennis Thomas, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

David Berst, NCAA

Beth DeBauche, NCAA

Steve Mallonee, NCAA

Katie Street, NCAA Intern