Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association June 7, 1995, Volume 32, Number 23 Rainbow Coalition, NCAA resume talks regarding minority atfairs By Ronald D. Molt tee; Daniel Boggan Jr., N<:AA group rxccutivc direc- THE NCAA NEWS STAFF tor for education services; and Francis M. Canavan, NCAA group executive dirertor for public atf%irs. Kepresentativrs of the N(:AA and thr Rev. Jcssc Jackson and Farrell ourlincd goals for allowing Jac kson’s National Rainbow C&&ion met May 30 in coaches - particularly black coaches ~ grcatcr lati- Baltimore to continue a dialogue that the IWO groups tude in interacting with young minorities. They dis- began at the January NCAA Convrntion in San Diego. cussrtl the National Rainbow Coalition’s “Keclaim Our A variety of subjects were discussed but the focus Youth” campaign, where early and positive interven- remained constant - to discover ways in which Ihe tion in the lives of troubled youth is the top priority. two groups can work together in improving minority Fromincnt mcmbcrs of the Black Coaches Associ- affairs in inrercollrgiatr athlrtics. ation have expressed a desire for an increased pres- Jackson and Charles Farrell, cxccutivc director of rncc in the black community, where they can serve as the Rainbow Commission for Fairness in Athletics, met personal role models and develop more in-deprh rela- with Cedric W. Dempsey, N(:AA executive dircCuJr; tionships with youth. Eugcnc F. Corrigan, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast “‘WC dix ussrd access for coaches,” Farrell said. “The Conference and NCAA prrsidenc; Phyllis I,. Howlctt, rral bcncfit is that they can have a profound elrect 011 assistant commissioner of the Big Ten Conference and the lives of these young people. This was an extreme- NCAA serretary-treasurer; Em1na.J. Best, assistant pre ly positive meeting. WC didn’t get boggccl down talk- fcssor of health and physical education at the Uni- ing ;lbCJUt rulrs ilIld regulations.” versity of District of Columbia and a member of the NC3U Minority Opportunities and Intcrcsts Commit- See Talks, page 20 F CFA advocates maintaining system of one institution/one vote in I-A By Ronald D. hht Neinas noted that the oversight committee’s restruc- THE NCAA NEWS STAFF ruring plan that will bc considered at the 19!)6 Co11- vention will be conccprual, wivlth details coming later. NCAA restructuring and Title TX wcrc at the center Neinas said tht. resolution will bc forwarded to of discussions during the 19th annual College Football -Joseph N. Crowley, president of Ihc Ilnivrrsity 01 Association mceting.june ‘L-4 in Dallas. Nevada and chair of the oversight committcr. ‘l‘he CFA - rounling 67 of the 107 NCAA Division Thr CFA membership also discussed last month’s I-A football-playing institutions as rnembcrs ~ cx- rongrcssional hearing on Title IX and thr 1J.S. De- pressed cr~IlccrIls almut its irldividllill rJlcJrlbCrs’ ilbib ~Xi~JJlCll~ of Education Office for Civil Kights’ (O(:R) Victory bound ty to bc heard in a new NCAA administrative smImlrc. tllWr-[JXt CoJIlpliilnCC test. As a result, CFA mcmbcrs voted to propose a resolu- Appearing on a pmrl to discuss Title IX were Bever- tion that supports retention of a one-insrirutioii/r~n~- ly Lcdbcttcr, vice-president and legal rounsrl al Brown vote system for Division I-A. University and a member of the NCAA (~~JJIlJllit~CC ofi “Institutions still arc intcrrstcd in keeping their Infractions; Lamar Da&l, a formrr OCR staffer and voice,” said Charlrs M. Nrinas, CFA cxccutivc direc- Title IX ronsuhant; aJld Daniel E. Fen&r, chancellor tar. “This is an opportunity to alrrt Ihe (Oversight a1 Ihe Univrrsity of Arkansas, Fayetteville. (hImni~trr on rhe NCAA Mcmbcrship Structure) to see if that rould I,r workrd in.” See CFA, page 20 b Presidents Commis sion to focus on restructuring issues Mrmbrrsl1ip rCS~rlJ( llJiiJlg will iltiOI1 ilt its August meeting. whit h iJlc llJdCS ~~orrlrrlission ChillJ Sayers, prcsidcnt of the LJnivrrsily sc;tr( 11 l)rojt.c t 011 (hr studcnt~ath~ head the agenda ofthr NC M Prt4- Al1othcr important item for the Judith E. N. Alhi11o, pr&lcnr of the CJ~Al;tl>;t~rl;l, Tusc~;ll<><>sil, will SLIIF lele rspcr& c aii(l ;1 1cvicw of tl1c clcnts Ckmimission when iL nirels full (~or1irriissiori will involvr con- University 01 Colorado; Division I SriIUIr h’ SJJliIh, WhO till bC LlJxlbk StiltLlS Of ‘l‘itlr IX x1(1 gcii(kr~c(lui~ .]unc lG!O in Kansas (:ity, Missouri. siclcration of J~COJJlJllClldilti~JllS by chair S~II~LI~ H. Smith, prrsiclc11t 01 10 atIt-ri(l Ihis Iiircliiig. ty issues. .l‘llr (~0rlirriissioIi ;ilso will ‘l‘hc C~oinmission will review draft Itie NCAA (:oJJlrJlittcc on Fi~~ancial Washington State I-Jnivrrsity; Judith ‘l’lle lull <:ornrriissioii will lricct licar 2 repott horn ils (:onlnlittcc 011 legislation fro111 the Oversight Corn- Aid and Amalrurisrri rcgardillg A. kIJIl;llCy, prcsicleIit 01 Pot-~larld thr afternoon OI’JLIIIC I!) atld the Sp~>~tsmimship Xld hhid <~oJldlJc I mittcc on the NCAA Membership need-basrd financial aid. State University; and David (;. (Iarm morning 01 Junr 20. Fksidr~ the in Intcrcullcgiate Arhlrtic s, c h&ccl Structnrc. Ally ClliUlgCS SLIggestccl by .l’he mecling will hcgin the rnorr~ trr, prcsidcnt of Eastern Contirc restructuring and nrrd-basecl aid by William E. Shelton, lxcsidcnc of tht’ C~ornmission will bc submitted ing ofJune l!) wirh a mrrting of rhe ticut Stiitc University. Division I sub- IIliIttcIX, other major items 011 lhc- to the NCAA Council for consider- Commission’s cxcc utivc < ornmitter. committee vice-chair E. Rogrim il~CllCl2 includr a rcvicw of a rc- See Presidents, page 5 b n In the News w On deck News Digest Page 2 n Dave O’Brien, director of athletics at Long Beach June 9 Joint meeting of Academic Requirements State University, contends in a guest editorial that ond Two-Year College Relations Briefly legal decisions regarding the concept of equal pay Committees, Dallas Comment for equal work are not as simple OS they may seem: June 10-12 Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Administrative Page 4. San Diego Committee minutes June 11-14 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, Grants totaling more than $147,000 have been NCAA Record n Beover Creek, Colorado awarded to 15 NCAA institutions through the June 12-15 Women’s Lacrosse CommIttee, The Market CHOICES program, which encourages the imple- Nantucket, Massachusetts Legislative assistance mentation and evoluation of alcohol-education pro- _. June 12-15 Men’s and Women’s Fencing Committee, grams: Page 6. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina “I Page2 The NCAA Newt June7,1995 D TheNCAAN ews 3 - A weekly summary of major activities within the bsociation B. Vaughan, executive assistant, at the NCAA national office (fax 913/339-0035) and must Academic-enhancement fund be received no later than August 25. goes to Division I June 23 CZd”llE Ofkey dates fOr The NCAA Nominating Committee will re- view nominations and make recommenda- June and July 1995 tions to fill the Council positions, as well as Academicenhancement fund payments of vacancies for NCAA officers. $50,000 for each Division I institution will be mailed to the membership June 23 in anoth- Nominations for vacancies on the NCAA er disbursement from the NCAA revenuedis- Executive Committee, general committees ap- tribution plan. pointed by the Council and sports committees I I I I I’ also are being accepted. Those nominations The NCAA Executive Committee at its May 31 41 61 71 8 must be submitted to Vaughan and are due 24 meeting increased the per-institution pay- July 14. ment for the academic-enhancement fund horn $30,006 to $50,000 as a result of the rene Under the terms of a new policy adopted gotiated television contract with CBS. At the by the NCAA Council, committees may not same time, the committee voted to increase add to the nominations received from the the basketball fund and the “broad-based” membership. If the members of a committee funds (grants-in-aid and sports-sponsorship want to consider certain individuals, they combined) to $40 million each; the basketball JUNE Men’s Division II basketball should make certain that someone in the fund has been paid, and the “broad-based” RECRUITING 1-31 . Evaluation period. membership sends a nomination letter to funds will be paid in August &n’s Division I baskehall Women’s Division II basketball’ Vaughan by the deadlines. l-30 ________________________________________Quiet period. l-3 1 . .._...___.__.............. Evaluation period. Here are the dates for the remaining dis- Women’s Division I bask&all’ For more intbrmation, see the April 12 and tributions: 130 . Quiet period. Division I foohall April 5 issues of The NCAA News. l-3 1 ._..___.____.___________________________Quiet period. Academic-enhancement .. .. .. .. .. June 23 Men’s Division II basketball StaEcontact: Fannie B. Vaughan. l-1 4 ________________________________________Quiet period. Division II -I’ Special-assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. July 28 1 S-30 . .._....._...................... Evaluation period. June 1 through the beginning of the prospect’s Sports-sponsorship .. .. .. .. .. .. .August 11 Women’s Division II basketball’ highschoc )I or twoyeor college football season: 1-14 . Quiet period. Grants-in-aid ..._..._...__.____.___________ August 25 Quiet perk xl. 1530 . Evaluation period. For more information, see the May 10 is- DivirionIfmoholl . DEADUNES NCAA officials meet sue of The NCAA News. l-30 . Quiet period. 1: Honors program nominations for winter and with Rainbow Coalition Division II football spring sports candidates due. StafFcontactz Keith E. Martin. 130 . Quiet period. 14: Nominations due for voconcies on the NCAA Representatives of the NCAA and the Rev.