MINUTES OF THE

NCAA DIVISION III ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE NO. 7

Those participating were Thomas Courtice, chair, Division III Presidents Council; Bette Landman, vice-chair, Division III Presidents Council; Joy Reighn, chair, Division III Management Council; Oscar Page, Division III Management Council vice-chair; Dan Dutcher, NCAA; Bridget Belgiovine, NCAA; Joyce Collins, NCAA; John Williams, NCAA; and Aaron Robinson, NCAA (recording secretary). Christopher Walker, Division III Management Council, was unable to participate.

[NOTE: The following actions occurred via teleconference on October 3, 2001.]

Acting for the Division III Management Council and Presidents Council, the Administrative Committee:

1. Supported, in principle, the Division III Championship Committee’s recommendations to:

a. Use funds from the Division III reserve to cover the $531,915 championships operating budget deficit incurred during 2000-01.

b. Repay the reserve through an annual championships budget contribution in the amount of $132,979 for the next four years (2002-03 through 2005-06).

2. Directed the Championships Committee to:

a. Review its budget planning process and championships policies and identify ways to better contain costs (e.g., travel, site selection, competition, etc.).

b. Consider establishing a contingency fund to address future budget shortfalls. The Administrative Committee noted this could be accomplished through the use of some of the funds available during the next biennial budget cycle (2002-03 through 2003-04) and/or through reallocation.

3. Approved the following recommendations for appointments to Division III sports and general committees:

a. Baseball: Eric Etchison, coach, Maryville College (Tennessee).

b. Men’s Golf: Daniel Ruyle, coach, Southwestern University.

c. Women’s Lacrosse: Beth Bricker, associate athletics director, University of Puget Sound.

d. Women’s Soccer: John Hill, director of athletics, Heidelberg College.

e. Men’s and Women’s Tennis: John Shackelford, coach, University of the South.

f. Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: James Jones, coach, Salisbury University.

g. Softball Rules: Diane Boettcher, coach, Middlebury College.

h. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee:

(1) Josh Espinosa, football, Buena Vista University.

(2) Martin Quinn, soccer, Colorado College.

(3) Sarah Labowitz, soccer/track and field, Grinnell College.

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