OWaIPubIicationofthe-Colle(liateAlhletk- July 20,1988, Volume 25 Number 27 Official attendance CEOs requested to nominate at Forum was 514 candidates for Commission A total of 514 persons regis- total of 146 delegates,considera- Presidents and chancellors of appropriate position. reelection to a full term. Western tered for the Presidents Corn- biy higher than the original esti- NCAA member institutions are be- Later this year, all chief executives Athletic Conference designates this mission National Forum session mate of 50 to 75. ing invited to nominate chief execu- in the NCAA membership will re- position. June 20-21 in Orlando. In all, the audited attendance tive ofiicers to fti vacancies on the ceive ballots listing the candidates Michael Schwartz, president, That figure, a result of an figures include: NCAA Presidents Commission that nominated to fill vacancies in their Kent State University. Division I-A; audit of the registration cards l Active member institutions: wiII occur in January 1989. respectivemembership divisions. The Division I Region 3. Not eligible for from the meeting, included 482 433 delegates. The Commission’s Presidential only positions not filled directly by reelection. Mid-American Athletic Nominating Committee, chaired by that balloting process are those Conference designates this position. delegates from NCAA member l Memberconferena~ 43 dek+ institutions and conferences, 14 gatcs President L&tie F. Coor of the representing the nine Division I-A Walter Washington, president, University of Vermont, issued its conferences, which are permitted to visitors, and 18 news media re- l Aff~~members:frvede~ Alcom State University. Division I- annual call for nominations, which select their own Commission repre- presentatives. gates. AA, at large (can be filled from any The final figures justfied the should be sent to Presidential Nom- sentatives. Division I-AA football region). Di- Commission leadership’s original l One corresponding membn inating Committee, NCAA, p.0. Commission terms expiring in vision I Region 4. Not eligible for prediction that 500 to 600 would l Fourteen persons reg&red Box 1906, Mission, Kansas 66201. January 1989 (at the close of the reelection. attend the unique summer ses- as visitors. Deadline for receipt of the nomi- 1989 NCAA Convention) are as In addition, the Commission cur- sion, the only one of four national l Eighteen news media rep=- nations is September 20. follows: rently is selecting a replacement for meetings in the IS-month Na- sen&ves- The nominating committee will Dividonl Noah N. Langdale Jr., who retired tional Forum not held in con- Of the 97 presidents and chan- consjder all properly submitted m Peter Likins, president, Lehigh as president of Georgia State Uni- junction with an NCAA cellars who preregistered for the inations when it meets in conjunc- University. Division I-AA East foot- versity. The CEO appointed to com- Convention. program, 75 attended. The 75 tion with the Commission’s Sep- ball region; Division I Region 1. plete Langdale’s term (to January As expected, Division I had included 16 from Division I-A, tember 27-28 meeting in Kansas Not eligible for reelection. 1989) will be eligible for reelection the largest turnout, with 330 14 from I-AA, 16 from I-AAA, City, Missouri. The Rev. J. Donald Monan, pres- to a full term. Division I-AAA, delegates from institutions and I5 from Division II and 14 from The nominating committee is au- ident, Boston College. Division I-A, currently Division I Region 2; any conferences in that division. Of Division III. thorized to develop a slate of candi- representing the football independ- region eligible. that total, 152 were from Divi- Tianscripts of speechesby the dates for each pending vacancy. In ents in the North. Division 1 Region Division ii sion I-A, 87 from I-AA and 91 major speakers at the Forum addition, any CEO receiving nomi- 1. Not eligible for reelection. Tyronza R. Richmond, chancel- from I-AAA. appear in this issue of the News, nations from at least 10 presidents Chase N. Peterson, president, lor, North Carolina Central Univer- Divisions II and III sent a beginning on page 14. and chancellors automatically will University of Utah. Division I-A; sity. Division 11 Region 2. Eligible be included on the ballot for the Division 1 Region 4. Eligible for See CEOs, page 3 tes qualify for grants to finish degrees.. More than $500,000 has been uate degree. Awards averaged and books for one acadeniic year at W&h’ said that, in formulating reduce their credit-hour deficit and awarded by the Association’s Spe- $6,705.98 and were made to former various member institutions,” Walsh criteria for the program, the special apply for a grant through this pro- cial Committee on Grants to Under- student-athletes who competed in noted, “so specific award amounts committee used 30 credit hours as a gram.” graduates Who Have Exhausted baseball, basketball, football, golf, varied by applicant.” cutoff. Initial awards were made to ap- Institutional Financial Aid, which gymnastics, soccer, swimming and Initiated through development ‘Members of the special commit- plicants who had first enrolled in reviewed an initial group of 113 diving, track and field, wrestling, of the NCAA Foundation and fi- tee determined that funds should be 1983 or earlier. “Members of the applications during a July 8 meeting and volleyball. Data reflecting the nanced through funds generated by provided to former student-athletes committee believe it is important to in Kansas City. special committee’s awards was pre- the Division I Men’s Basketball who were no more than one full make potential applicants aware of Seventy-five grants totaling pared by Ursula R. Walsh, NCAA Championship, this grant program academic year short of completing the fact that they may apply regard- $502,948 were awarded to former director of research and staff liaison is intended to provide funds to their degrees,” she explained. “Ad- less of the time that has elapsed student-athletes who exhausted ath- to the group. former student-athletes who need ditionally, they hope that indivi- since they exhausted intercollegiate letics eligibility before completing “The grants in each case reflect one full academic year or less to duals with more than 30 hours athletics eligibility,” Walsh added. the requirements for an undergrad- the cost of tuition, fees, room, board complete degree requirements. left will take the necessary steps to “Many of these initial awards were made to former student-ath- letes who will enter their sixth con- secutive year of attendance. How- See 75former. page 3 ‘813football preview on TV The 1988NCAA football preview show-“The Quest for No. i”- will be telecast in at least nine of the nation’s top 10 markets and 22 of the top 30 between August IO and September 11. The show, produced annually by Ronald Schwartz of the NCAA Television News Service, has been scheduled by ABC affiliates in Los Angeles; San Francisco; Boston; Dallas; Washington, D.C.; Houston; Cleveland; Minneapolis; Tampa/ St. Petersburg; Seattle; St. Louis; Detroit; Akron; Pittsburgh; Phoe- nix; San Jose; Milwaukee, and on stations in more than 30 other markets. In addition, it will be shotin several times on cable in New York City (Madison Square Garden Network), Chicago (Sports- Vision) and Boston (New England Sports Network). One-half-inch VHS copies of the show have been sent to sports infor- mation directors of Division I-A institutions and to Division I-A conference offices for their use. :. ,,.,- .--,......- 2 THE NCM NEWS/July 20,lQM New Orleans gets recommendation as ‘93 Final Four host The NCAA Division I Men’s ing bids for the 1994 Final Four will The committee reviewed auto- place team be made in the dressing time. Basketball Committee will recom- be distributed prior to the commit- matic qualification and decided that room. The postgame press confer- The committee met with repre- mend to the Executive Committee tee’s December meeting. A mini- the subject required further consid- ence will begin immediately follow- sentatives from CBS television. Neal that the University of New Orleans mum seating capacity has not been eration. The committee will meet in ing the lo-minute cooling-off period Pilson, president of CBS Sports, host the 1993 Final Four at the established. Both the committee Dallas July 31-August 1 and will and the award presentation. said the Olympics is the only sport- Louisiana Superdome. and the National Association of forward its recommendations re- The committee unanimously de- ing event that has more viewers This recommendation, along with Basketball Coaches (NABC) have garding automatic qualification to feated a recommendation that the than the men’s basketball tourna- recommendations for first- and sec- expressed interest in returning to the Executive Committee for con- teams competing in the Final Four ment. ond-round and regional sites for conventional basketball arenas at sideration at its August 15-16 meet- be reseeded prior to the semifinal This year, a record six games 1991 and some adjustments in the least once every four years. ing. games. were shown in prime time, and they sites for the 1989 and 1990 tourna- For the 1990 Final Four, the In other actions, the committee The committee also is soliciting had an average rating of 11.8. The ments, was formulated at the com- number of tickets that may be or- accepted a recommendation from recommendations from the national championship game gave CBS a mittee’s meeting July 3-7 in dered per application will be limited the NABC that after the champion- office staff to encourage institutions ratings victory for only the second Colorado Springs, Colorado. to two. ship final, awards to the second- to file their financial reports on time during the season.