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Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association January 4, 1995, Volume 32, Number 1 Special ConVention Carter chosen as III chair David G. Carter, president of was res- (Ohio) in 1968 and a doctorate in Eastern Connecticut State Univer- ponsible for 1971 from Ohio State University. section is published sity, has been selected as Division 12 units of the Before entering higher educa- III chair of the NCAA Presidents university and, tion, Carter served from 1965 to This issue of The NCAA News includes a special section that pre- Commission. until 1985, for 1973 with the Dayton public school views the 1995 NCAA Convention in San Diego. He replaces Claire L. Gaudiani the universi- system. of Connecticut College, who chose ty’s five rem In 1972, while still working with The section includes stories about proposed legislation and indi- not to seek reelection as Division gional cam- the Dayton public schools, Carter viduals who will be honored at the honors dinner, a schedule of III chair. Gaudiani will remain a puses. served as an adjunct professor at meetings, information about the host city, and other Convention member of the Commission, how- Previous to Wright State University. He later information. ever, until her term expires in Janu- that appoint- moved to Pennsylvania State Uni- Also featured in the section is a story detailing the history of the ary 1996. ment, Carter Carter versity, where he eventually became NC&~‘S debates over initial-eligibility legislation - a history that Carter joined the Presidents was on the a senior member of the graduate dates to before the founding of the Association itself. Commission in July 1991 and was Connecticut graduate faculty as faculty. elected to a full term in January professor of educational adminis Carter has served as consultant, Readers of the News’ weekly legislative assistance column will 1993. t&on. He also was associate dean speaker, editor and evaluator for a find 1995 Column No. 1 on the last page of the special section. Carter became Eastern Connecti- of the school of education from variety of academic organizations The 89th annual Convention is January 7-l 1. Related meetings cut State’s fifth president April 2, 1977 to 1982. and institutions. He is especially begin January 4. 1988. He came to the institution Carter is a native of Dayton, interested in the legal aspects of from the University of Connecticut, Ohio, and a 1965 graduate of education. The News will provide coverage of the Convention in its January where from 1982 through 1988 he Central State University (Ohio). He He currently chairs the Presi- 11 and 18 issues. was associate vice-president for aca- earned a graduate degree in edu- dents Commission Subcommittee demic affairs. At Connecticut, he cation from Miami University on Minority Issues. E‘AN-TASTE N-ERS Attendance at football -games establishes an all-time record By James F. Wright quarter-million fans each from 1993. The NCAA DIRECTd OF STATISTICS 2,791,074 total in Division II is second a&time to the record 2.87 million in 1978. If fans attending college football games this year experienced that squeezed-in, Michigan again bunched-together feeling, there was good The University of Michigan won its Zlst reason. Spectators watched in record num- consecutive national team attendance title bers in 1994, establishing an all-time high for and 26th overall with an all-time record aver- Football attendance increased among all NCAA divisions and subdivisions this total attendance, and each of the four NCAA age attendance of 106,217. That broke the divisions recorded increases both in avenge Wolverines’ own NCAA record of 105,867, set season, establishing an all-time high that exceeded36 million. amndance and totals from the previous year. in 1992. The grand total for all 568 NCAA teams to the Big Ten in average with 63,527 per Division I-AA attendance title, averaging Big Ten Conference champion Pennsyl- was 36,459,896, the first time that NCAA foot- game and drew the second-largest overall 26,203 per game - more than double the vania State University finished second to its ball attendance has exceeded the 36 million total in NCAA conference history with Braves’ 1993 total. In the 17 years Division conference mate with a 96*9 per-game aver- mark. The total increase from 1993 was 4,891,615. That was just 5,949 fans short of I-AA has existed, a SWAC team has led the 1,591,352, second al-time only to the 1.84 mil- age. That snapped a lo-year run for the the record the SEC set last year. The Big East division in average attendance all but one lion increase in 1970. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as run- set a conference record for total attendance, year (Yale University in 1985). Alcom State is National football attendance first was com- ner-up to Michigan. The Vols dropped to missing the two-million plateau by 97,904. the fourth different SWAC member to lead piled by the NCAA Statistics Service in 1948. third, while another Big Ten team, Ohio State The Big Eight. Pacific-l 0, Atlantic Coast and the division. SWAC member Jackson State Division I-AA recorded the biggest division University, was fourth. Western Athletic Conferences all exceeded University, the 1993 attendance leader, fin- increase from the year before with 904,656. So it should be no surprise the Big Ten two million. ished second to Alcom State this year. The 1994 total of 6,193,989 is the first time Conference recorded its largest total in con- The SWAC fell just 41,492 fans short of Mckir draws fans I-AA ever has broken the six million barrier. ference history, 4,452,839, and led the nation being the first non-I-A conference to break The previous high mark for I-AA was 5.66 in average conference attendance for the sec- Alcom State University of the Southwestern the one-million mark in total attendance. The million in 1982. ond consecutive year with 66,460 per game. Athletic Conference, led by record-setting Divisions II and III increased by nearly a The Southeastern Conference was second quarterback Steve McNair, won its first See hendance, page 14 b W In the hws w On deck News Digest w In a guest editorial, Donald F. Behrend of the January 4-5 Special Committee to Study Division II University of Alaska Anchorage urges NCAA members Briefly Athletics Certification, San Diego to make student-athlete welfare a priority permanent& January 6-7 Council, San Diego Comment - not just this year: Page 4. January 7- 11 NCAA Convention, San Diego Infractions case H Divisions I and II prepare to conduct indoor track Interpretations championshi s for the first time at the same time and Januaw 8 Presidents Commission, San Dieao Committee minutes site - Marc F: 10-l 1 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis: January 14 Infractions Appeals Committee, Atlanta Pag8 5. January 24-26 Legislative Review Commiitee, NCAA Record . .- n 1994 was dominated by discussions of initial-ellglb& Newport Beach, California The Market 16 ty legislation, a Division I-A football championship and student-athlete welt&e. The year in review: Page 6. Behrend Page 2 The NCAA News January 4, 1995 TheNCAAN ews L L-r A weekly summary of major activities within the Assoc i at ic All three division task forces have rnailrd update reports to their respective membrr- Convention sessions ships within the last two weeks. The reports all agree on a need for greater federation available via satellite Schedule of key dates for and all are based on models that enhance January and February 1995 presidential control. Several business sessions from the 1995 The three reports will be discussed dur- NGL4 Convention in San Diego will be avail- ing the NCAA Convention, January 7-l 1 in able for viewing live via satellite. San Diego. The Divisions I-A and I business sessions Each of the task forces will continue tcJ and general business sessions will be broad- meet in the first half of 1995 to refine theil cast live Monday, January 9, and Tuesday, recommendations. Eventually, an oversight January 10. committee, chaired by NCAA President Also, if the Convention extends into -Joseph N. Crowley and containing repre- Wednesday morning, January 11, coverage sentatives of all divisions, will bring the rec- of that general business session will be of- ommendations together for a legislative pack- fered. age that will be considered at the 1996 In addition, NCAA Executive Director JANUARY MAILING Convention. Cedric W. Dempsey’s speech during the RECRUITING -her 28: Su plementul distribution of ex- cess revenue moilec!to Division I membership. Staff contacts: Tricia Bork and Stephen opening business session of the Convention Men’s Division I basketball Mid Janwy: Supplemental distribution of mem R. Morgan (I), Stephen A. Mallonee (II) and January 8 will be broadcast on a delayed ba- l-3 1: Quiet period, except for 20 da s between bership trust fund to be mailed to Division I mem- October 2 1, 1994, and March 15, Y 995, cho Daniel T. Dutcher (III). sis. The speech will be broadcast at 10 p.m. bership. sen at the discretion of the institution as an eval- 15: Divisions II and Ill Enrollment and Persistence- (Eastern time), less than an hour after he ac- uation period; institutional staff members shall not For more information, see the December Rate Disclosure Form to be mailed by this date. visit a prospect’s educational institution on more tually delivers the address in San Diego.