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The NCAA -. Mnv 2.1984, Volume 21-. -~-~Number 18 Ofticial Publication of the National (‘olleyiate Athletic Association I-A will consider nonfootball issues A number of significant issues should be discussion sessions devoted that extend beyond football concerns to major topics affecting Division I-A will highlight the agenda for the first institutions and conferences. Division IIA midyear legislative “Establishment of the Division I-A meeting .June 28-29 at the Hyatt meetmg by the 1984 NCAA Con- Regency O’Hare in Chicago (Rose- vcntion represents a long-awaited mont), Illinois. opportunity for Division IIA to enjoy Members of Division IIA submitted its own forum for discussion and no football legislation for consider action, apart from the multifaceted atton at the meeting in accordance business of an annual NCAA Con- with the April 29 deadline. Some vention,” Secretary-Treasurer John have indicated their intention to R. Davis, chair of the program submit proposals pertaining to non committee, said.. It is apparent that football matters in accordance with the legislative concerns of Division the June 21, 1984, deadline. I-A are broader than football-only Carl R. Miller Mary R. Barrerl Jack V. Doland The meetmg is authorized to pro- issues.” pose legislation on nonfootball The Official Notice and Program matters for consideration at the 1985 for the June 28-29 meeting will be Doland, Barrett, Miller named NCAA Convention. Any such pro- mailed from the national office May posals must be sponsored by at least 14. Copies will go to the chief six Division J-A members and must executive officer, faculty athletics bv Council as committee chairs be recetved in the national office on representative, director of athlttics J or before June 21. Copies of such and primary woman administrator Members of the Nominating mittee on Committees. versity(Division I, Region I); Charles proposals properly suhmitted will be of athletics programs at each Division Committee and the Men’s and Nominating Committee members Harris, University of Pennsylvania distributed at registration for the I-A I-A member institution, as well as to Women’s Committees on Committees serve one-year terms and are limited (Division I, Region I); Cecil W. meeting. Division I-A allied conferences. for the 1985 Convention were to three terms in any five-year period. Ingram, Florida State University During an April I6 planning ses- Accompanying the copy sent to appointed by the NCAA Counctl in Four of the I6 members are Council (Division I, Region 2); Gla Goss, sion, Division 1-A members of the the chief executive officer will be the its April 16-I 8 meeting in Kansas members. Eight members are from Norfolk State University (Division Council (who serve as the program form on which the CEO appoints the city. Division I, four are from Division II, II, Region 2); Joan Boand, Grand committee for the I-A legislative institution’s or conference’s delegates The Nominating Committee. corn- and tour arc Division III members. Valley State College (Division II, session) determined that a major to the meeting. posed of 16 members, nominates Eight new members were appointed See Doland, page 15 feature of the June 2X-29 gathering See I-A. page 16 candidates for NCAA president and to the Nominating Committee by secretary-treasurer and affirms the the Council. New Division I members P 01 work of the committee’s division are Joan Cronan, University of La Salle’s Wear appointed to Louncll A A. subunits, which nominate candidates Tennessee, Knoxville (Region 2); Kathleen M. Wear, assistant ath- and also serves as academic modera- for each vacancy in the division’s Thomas J. Frericks, University of letics director at La Salle College tor for the athletics department. She membership on the Council and for Dayton (Region 3); June B. Davis, since 1977, has been appointed to was the head field hockey coach for the division’s vice-president. (Jniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln replace Eve Atkinson as a member the Fxplorers from 1977 to 1980 and The Committees on Committees, (Region 3); L>oland (Region 4) and of the NCAA Counctl. has been a head coach in U.S. Field composed of I2 members each, will Fred Jacoby, Southwest Athletic The replacement was necessitated Hockey Association Olympic de- present to the business session at the Conference (Region 4). by Atkinson’s move from Hofstra velopment camps for four years. She 1985 Convention nominees for vacan- The new Division II member is University, a Division I member that taught and coached at Haddon cies on all men’s and women’s sports Edward P. Markey, St. Michael’s does not sponsor football in Division Township and Collingswood, New committees. College (Region I). New members I, to Temple University, a Division Jersey, for seven years before joining Appointed as chairs of the three from Division III are Patricia A. I-A institution. The move would the La Salle staff. committees were Jack V. Doland, Rogers, State University of New have reduced the number of NCAA She earned her bachelor’s degree McNeese State University, Nominat- York, Albany(Region 2). and Russell Council members representing Divii at West Chester University of ing Committee; Carl R. Miller, Uni- J. Poel, North Central College sion I nonfootball institutions (or Pennsylvania, majoring in health versity of North Dakota, Men’s (Region 4). those that do not sponsor football m and physical education, and is work- Committee on Committees, and Mary Nominating Committee members Division I) below the required four. mg on an MBA degree at Glassboro R. Barrett, University of Massa- who were elected for another term Wear’s appointment is effective State College. She is a past president chusetts, Boston, Women’s Com- are Bruce A. Corrie, Bucknell Uni- when Atkinson assumes her new of the Philadelphia Association of duties at Temple later this month. Intercollegiate Athletics for Women She will serve until the 1985 NCAA and currently chairs the Metro 6,600 Final Four tickets Convention, in accordance with Atlantic Athletic Conference Volley- Constitution 5-l-(f). ball and Basketball Committees and At La Salle, Wear is responsible the Women’s Big Five Basketball sought by 140,000 fans for the women’s athletics program Committee. Kathleen M. Wear The odds were not very good, trays were dumped into the bin but someone had to be first. Dora for the drawing, and Lexington Kessler of Louisville, Kentucky, Mayor Scatty Baesler drew was that person. Kessler’s form first. Executive Committee, sets agenda Kessler’s application was one A total of 6,600 tickets were A review of NCAA women’s polii programs, unless adopted by legis- tered drug-testing program endorsed of more than 140,000--nearly four allocated for the public drawing. ties and programs, a report from the lation, end August I, 1985, as intended by the Council last month. The plan times the previous record number Rupp Arena seats 23,000, but Special Committee on Drug Testing in the governance plan adopted at to be considered by the Executive of applications-for tickets to that will be reduced to 22,000 to and reports from I5 sports committees the 1981 Convention. The Council, Committee is one of three alternatives the 1985 NCAA Division I Men’s make room for additional media highlight the agenda of the May 7-8 however, also supported a recommen- proposed by the Special Committee Basketball Championship semi- requests. Executive Committee meeting at the dation that exceptions in seeding on Drug Testing. finals and final March 30 and The public allotment represents Alameda Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, and bracketing of women’s cham- As reported in the April 25 issue April I at Rupp Arena in Lexing- about 30 percent of the expected Missouri. pionships be continued to 1990. The of The NCAA News, this program ton, Kentucky. turnout. The four participating The l2-member Executive Com- Executive Committee will consider would include testing for stimulants In fact, there were so many teams each will receive 2,125 mittee will discuss suggested women’s all recommendations regardingcham- at championships and random testing applications with the necessary tickets, and the National Asso- championships policies and programs pionships policies. of student-athletes in specified sports April 3 postmark that tournament ciation of Basketball Coaches will after August I, 1985, the deadline The Executive Committee also for anabolic steroids at campus sites officials could not fit all the letters have a block of 2,600 tickets. for women’s programs in the NCAA will discuss the new NCAA-adminis- See Execurive. page 16 into the bin that was to be used Another 2,100 tickets will go to to be in full compliance with NCAA for the April 27 drawing. Instead, the NCAA, primarily for the rules and regulations. Jn the News balloons, each with a number national media; 2,000 seats are The basic question confronting inside, were dropped from the allocated for the University of the Executive Committee is whether At least one CEO would like to see an accrediting system for athletics ceiling of Rupp Arena. Seven Kentucky, and 200 will be set women’s championships should con- departments at NCAA member institutions.. _. _. ._ _. i’ were caught by volunteers from aside for local media. tinue to be treated differently than Final season basketball notes and statistics for Division I men and women the crowd. A single ticket for both the men’s championships or whether and Divisions II and Ill women .3-6 Each of the numbers inside semifinals and championship costs Executive Committee policies should Divisions I, II and III men’s and women’s tennis championships thoseseven balloons corresponded $43.

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