tional Collegiate Athletic Association Council slate announced by Nominating Committee The NCAA Nominating Commit- and Division III vice-president, and director of athletics, West Chester tee has announced its slate of respectively, for I984 and 1985. They University of Pennsylvania. candidates to serve on the 1984 would replace Edwin W. Lawrence, Division 111 NCAA Council and its recommen- University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and Region III-I: Elect Robert W. dations for new vice-presidents in Kenneth J. Weller, Central College Hatch, faculty athletic representative Divisions II and III. (Iowa), respectively, whose terms on and director of athletics, Bates For the second year, the Nomi- the Council will end in January. College. natingcommittee’s recommendations Sponberg joined the Council in At large: Elect Russell J. Poe], for Association offices and Council 1982 to complete an unexpired term faculty athletic representative, North vacancies are being made public and is now eligible for election to a Central College. before the annual Convention. They full four-year term. Kruczek was Terms for all of the nominees for are announced both in The NCAA elected to the Council for a one-year Council positions will expire in News and as an appendix in the term in 1981 and is serving a four- January 1988 except for that of Official Notice of the 1984 Conven- year term that will expire In January Carvajal, who is nominated to com- tion, which will be mailed to all 1986. plete a term expiring in January members this week. Half of the Nominating Com- 1987. The candidates for Council posi- mittee’s recommendations this year The terms of all other Council tions in each division will be voted call for reelection of Council members members continue, as do those of upon during the respective division to serve full terms after having served President John L. Toner, Secretary- round tables January 9 at the one-year terms due to the restruc- Treasurer John R. Davis and Division Convention. Divisions II and III turing of the Council last year. I Vice-President Gwendolyn Norrell. also will vote on the nominees for The committee recommendations Their terms as officers will expire in vice-president of their divisions. In for Council positions: January 1985. all cases, there will be an opportunity Division I The Nominating Committee was for nominations from the floor. Division I-A conferences: Reelect chaired by Charles H. Samson, Texas The full Convention then will be David L. Maggard, director of ath- A&M University. asked to ratify the choices to serve as letics, University of California, division vice-presidents. Berkeley (Pacific- IO Conference). Ade L. Sponberg, director of ath- Elect William D. Bradford, M.D., Contract letics at North Dakota State Uni- faculty athletic representative, Duke versity, and Elizabeth A. Kruczek, University (Atlantic Coast Confer- director of athletics at Fitchburg ence). State College, have been recommen- Division I-A independent (North): renewed ded by the Nominating Committee Reelect Eugene F. Corrigan, director Charles Kuralt to serve as Division II vice-president of athletics, University of Notre Dame. with CBS Division I-AA West region: Reelect The NCAA and CBS Sports have Jack V. Doland, president, McNeese agreed to a three-year extension of Kuralt to emcee luncheon State University. their current agreement covering Award-winning CBS News corres- Peabody Awards. Time magazine versity of North Carolina, Chapel Division I-Other: Reelect Mikki rights to the National Collegiate pondent Charles Kuralt will serve as has described the 26-year member of Hill, where he served as editor of, Flowers, assistant director of ath- Division 1 Men’s Basketball Cham- master of ceremonies for the 1984 the CBS staff as”the laureate of the The Daily Tar Heel. letics, Old Dominion University, and pionship. NCAA honors luncheon. The event common man.” Upon graduation from North John W. Kaiser, director of athletics, In ajoint announcement November will be held at 12:30 p.m. January 9 The NCAA honors luncheon Carolina, he spent two years as a St. John’s University (New York). 18, David R. Gavitt, chair of the at Loews Anatole in Dallas during annually recognizes outstanding cur- reporter and columnist for The Division II NCAA Basketball Television Nego- the Association’s 78th annual Con- rent and former student-athletes with Charlotte (North Carolina) News. Region 11-4: Reelect Sponberg. tiations Committee, and Neal H. vention. the presentations of the Theodore While on the paper’s staff in 1956, At large: Elect Rudy Carvajal, Pilson, executive vice-president of Kuralt’s series, “On The Road,” Roosevelt Award, the Today’s Top Kuralt received the Ernie Pyle Award director of athletics, California State the CBS Broadcast Group, said the which is presented on the CBS Five awards and the Silver Anni- for “newspaper writing most nearly University, Bakersfield; Nancy Olson, two parties had agreed to a contract Evening News and features stories versary awards. exemplifying the style and crafts- director of athletics, Florida Inter- extending through the 1987 cham- about ordinary Americans, has won A native of Wilmington, North manship for which Ernie Pyle was national University, and Richard B. pionship. The current agreement two Emmys and two George Foster Carolina, Kuralt attended the Uni- See Kuralt. page 16 Yoder, faculty athletic representative between the NCAA and CBS will expire after the 1984 championship. Figures of the new three-year Governance highlights Convention agenda contract were not released at this time at the request of CBS. Edirorj Note: This is rhe second Proposals to establish a more officers in the NCAA, two sponsored more than 12 pages in the Official In addition, CBS also was awarded article in a series on legislation IO be formal structure for presidential by the NCAA Council and one sub- Notice of the Convention-would rights for the same three-year period consideredat the 78th annual NCAA involvement in the NCAA, to permit mitted by the American Council on create a 44-member Board of Presi- to the NCAA Division I Women’s Convention. The topical grouping greater autonomy in voting in Divi- Education. dents with the power to adopt, amend Basketball Championship final, four treated in this issue is governance. In sion 1 and to create an annual legis- Proposal No. 35, leading off the or suspend bylaws, interpretations, other NCAA championships to be the remaining issues of The NCAA lative meeting for Division I-A are governance segment of the agenda, resolutions and constitutional pro- determined and the Division I Men’s News leading to rhe Convenrion. among I4 governance proposals is the ACE’s plan for a Board of visions apart from an NCAA Con- Basketball Championship pairings legislation in the following topical facing delegates to the 1984 NCAA Presidents that would have substan- vention. The actions of the proposed show. groups will be presented: financial Convention, and the governance tial authorities and would alter Board would become effective if “This agreement marks a significant aid, eligibility. championships, re- grouping probably will draw more markedly the traditional one-insti- they were not’overruled by a two- accomplishment for CBS Sports, cruiting, membership and classijica- attention than any other topic at the tution, one-vote structure of the thirds vote of all delegates present ensuring our continued association tion. amateurism, playing andprac- January 9-I I meetings in Dallas. Association. and voting at the subsequent NCAA with one of the most popular and tice seasons, personnel limitations, Three of the I4 proposals deal Sponsored by eight member insti- Convention, and the Board would exciting events in the world of and general. with involvement of chief executive tutions, the proposal&which covers have the right to demand that the See Contracr, page 10 convention vote be taken by roll call. In Proposal No. 36, the NCAA In the News Convention designed with CEOs in mind Council would establish a 44-mem- Hope College basketball players The sequence of legislative pro- enabling them to attend without them. ber NCAA Presidents’Commission, use ballet to improve basketball posals to be considered by the devoting three full days or more to After the consent packages (which granting the body substantial authori- skills . ...2 delegates to the 1984 NCAA Con- the proceedings. include 23 amendments of a house- ties but not paralleling those in the Football notes and statistics in all vention has been planned to facilitate In response to that suggestion, the keeping nature and which generally ACE proposal. The commission NCAA divisions. 4-7 attendance by institutional chief first two topics to be taken up (after consume approximately two minutes would be empowered to review any Championships previews in men’s executive officers. the consent packages are disposed of the delegates’ time), the Con- activity of the Association, place any water polo, Division I-AA football In the discussions this year of of) when the business session begins vention will deal with 1 I proposals item on a Council or Convention and Division II football. 8 appropriate ways of enhancing the at 8 a.m. January IO in Dallas will be in the academic-requirements group- agenda, commission studies, propose Schedule of meetings and diagram involvement of CEOs in the Associa- academic requirements and govern- ing. Those were reviewed in the legislation directly to an NCAA Con- of meeting rooms at Loews Anatole tion, several presidents and chan- ance issues. Both of these groupings November I4 issue of The NCAA vention in the name of the Commis- for 1984 NCAA Convention . .12 cellors have suggested that proposals contain proposals submitted by the News. sion, call a special Convention of the The NCAA Professional Sports and topics of particular interest to American Council on Education, The governance grouping includes Association and determine the order Liaison Committee meets with NBA the CEOs be concentrated in one and both represent issues generally I4 proposed amendments, and those in which legislative proposals would and USFL representatives _.