Telephone Conference Call July 18, 2002

Participants:

Christopher Bledsoe, New York University

Tim Downes, California Institute of Technology

Donna M. Ledwin, New Jersey Athletic Conference, chair

Del Malloy, Salve Regina University

Mark Molesworth, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Charlie Titus, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Kay Whitley, Sul Ross State University

Mweni Ekpo, NCAA

Leah Nilsson, NCAA, recording secretary

Anne Steele, Muskingum College, was unable to participate.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting") in accordance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee's agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

The meeting was called to order at 3 p.m. Central time by the chair, Ms. Ledwin. All were present as noted above.

1. NCAA Bylaw 3.6.1.2.1 (Provisional Membership – Fourth Year Progression). The committee recommended that the NCAA Division III Management Council adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 3.6.1.2.1 to create a waiver of the requirement that the third and fourth years of provisional membership be completed consecutively. Bylaw 3.6.1.2.1 indicates that the third and fourth years of provisional membership must be completed consecutively. The committee would like to create a waiver opportunity for this requirement. This waiver would allow flexibility for situations that merely warrant a repeat of year four. Such flexibility is not permissible under current legislation. This recommendation is consistent with the committee’s belief that the provisional process should be educational rather than punitive. It is also be consistent with the Management Council’s

previous decision to allow institutions to move forward in cases of noncompliance with NCAA legislation if the committee determines the noncompliance to be minor.

2. Provisional Member Annual Reports – Final Year of Provisional Membership.

a. On review of Becker College’s annual report, the committee agreed that Becker should repeat year four of the provisional membership process. Becker was not in full compliance with all NCAA Division III legislation during the 2001-02 academic year due to a minor violation in the sport of men’s golf. Due to miscalculation, the institution permitted a transfer student-athlete to compete during his 11th semester of collegiate enrollment. The committee agreed that the violation did not warrant a repeat of two years of provisional membership. Therefore, the committee recommended to the Management Council that Becker repeat year four of the provisional membership process in the event that Management Council approved the recommended waiver. Should the Management Council decide not to approve the committee’s proposed amendment to Bylaw 3.6.1.2.1, the committee recommends that Becker be granted active membership status due to the minor nature of its noncompliance with NCAA legislation.

b. On its review of Huntingdon College’s annual report, the committee agreed that the institution should be moved forward.

c. On its review of Texas Lutheran College annual report, the committee agreed that the institution should be moved into the fourth year of provisional membership.

3. Adjournment. The telephone conference call was adjourned at 3:35 p.m.

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