Telephone Conference May 27, 2003

Participants:

Carolyn Hunter, Christopher Newport University

Donna M. Ledwin, New Jersey Athletic Conference

Del Malloy, Salve Regina University

Mark Molesworth, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Kay Whitley, Sul Ross State University

Ellen Ferris, NCAA

Rich McGlynn, NCAA

Leah Nilsson, NCAA, recording secretary

Christopher Bledsoe, New York University; Tim Downes, California Institute of Technology; William Mandel, Western New England College; and Anne Steele, Muskingum College, were 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 1 p.m. Central time by Ms. Nilsson. All were present as noted above.

1. Announcements. There were no announcements.

2. Review of Previous Minutes. The NCAA Division III Membership Committee reviewed the minutes from its February 27 conference call.

It was VOTED

"That the February 27 meeting minutes be approved."

3. Definition of a Conference for Contest Exemptions. The committee reviewed NCAA Constitution 3.3 and the maximum contest exemptions for each sport in NCAA Bylaw 17. The committee determined that it is not necessary for the conference to be an NCAA conference to use the conference championship exemption to the maximum contest limitations.

4. Review Updated Committee Operations Plan. The committee accepted the updates to the committee operations plan prepared by the staff. The committee will examine the role for the conference during 2003 and 2004. Also, the committee agreed that its mission included providing rules education to the membership and providing professional development opportunities to the membership is outside the purview of the committee, thus the item related to professional development was removed from the plan.

5. Review Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Sports-Sponsorship Waiver Application. The committee reviewed the sports-sponsorship waiver application submitted by Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) and supported Emmanuel (Massachusetts) being granted the waiver. 2002-03 is the last year that Emmanuel (Massachusetts) is eligible for a waiver of sports sponsorship per Constitution 3.2.4.10.6.

It was VOTED

"That Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) be granted a sports-sponsorship waiver for the 2002-03 year."

6. Assignments for Annual Report Review. The committee reviewed the assignments for annual report review. Staff will mail completed annual repots to the membership June 20 to allow committee member time to review the reports before the June 26-27 in-person meeting. The committee also reviewed the provisional membership application process, including logistics of the lottery and deferral process.

7. Future In-Person Meeting. The committee reviewed its future meeting schedule, which includes the following:

· June 26-27, in-person meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.