The NCAA Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14,1988, Volume 25 Number 44 U.S. Supreme Court backs NCAA in Tarkanian case The U.S. Supreme CoGt has mended that his school suspend in this case,” said Richard D. procedures set in place by the mem- and seizure under the Fourth ruled that the NCAA cannot violate him for two years for NCAA rules Schultz, Association executive di- bership provide ample due process.” Amendment, or the due-process a person’s constitutional rights be- violations. rector. “The court reaffirmed that NCAA counsel John J. Kitchin amendment.” cause it is a private organization The Supreme Court said the the membership of the NCAA has of Kansas City, Missouri, said the The Supreme Court laid to rest and not subject to due-process re- NCAA is not a state agent and the right to enact and enforce legis- decision also could prove helpful in the question of whether the NCAA quirements of the U.S. Constitution. therefore is not subject to due- lation that is binding upon each other Association activities. can be enjoined for some“perceived In a ruling announced December process requirements in its investi- member. “As far as being sued for claimed violations of U.S. Constitutional 12, the Supreme Court held that the gations of rules violations and sub- “This decision will, we hope, dis- violations of the Federal Constitu- rights,” the NCAA counsel said. NCAA did not violate University of sequent penalties imposed. courage lawsuits regarding alleged tion, this decision should be helpful However, he noted that some Nevada, Las Vegas, head men’s “We are pleased that the U.S. violations of Federal constitutional becausemost of those cases(partic- state constitutions, including the basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian’s Supreme Court decided that the rights,” Schultz said. “We always ularly concerning the NCAA drug- California constitution, do provide constitutional rights when it recom- NCAA did not act as a state agent have believed that the enforcement testing program) deal with search See U. S., page 3 Dylann Duncan Suzanne McConnell Faith Eibbeth Mitchell Anthony Phillips Thomas Schlesinger Mark Stepnoski NCAA Today’s Top Six awarld winners announced Student-athletes representing five make up tbii year’s College Athletics all-America, Duncan traiined and winning 1988 U.S. Olympic wom- subject of i roast that raised Sl,OOO different sports make up this year’s Top XII. The group will be rccog- competed with the USA “B”team in en’s basketball team, McConnell is for Pennsylvania Special Olympics. Today’s Top Six. nized January 9 at the 24th annual June 1988. the NCAA’s all-time assists leader. Faith Elizabeth Mitchell They are Dylann Duncan, honors luncheon in San Francisco. She has maintained a 3.3150grade- She is an all-America and won the A three-time NCAA champion Brigham Young University; Suzanne Following are biographical sketch- point averagewhile earning a degree 1988 Frances Pomeroy Naismith in both the lOO-and 200-yard back- McConnell, Pennsylvania State Uni- es of the Today’s Top Six: in electrical engineering. An acade- Hall of Fame award as the nation’s stroke events, Mitchell was a versity; Faith Elizabeth “Betsy” Mit- Dylann Duncan mic all-America, she helped organ- top female player who is under 5 member of three NCAA champion- chell, University of Texas, Austin; Duncan broke the American Volf ize Special Olympics lhalf-time feet 6 inches. She holds 22 records ship teams. She has been captain of Anthony Phillips, University of Okla- leyball Coaches Association career entertainment for Brigham Young’s at Penn State. the U.S. national team since 1985 homa; Thomas Schlesinger, Univer- kill record in 1988. She has been a 1988 homecoming. She was an or- McConnell earned a degree in and won two medals at the 1984 sity of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Mark four-year starter at Brigham Young ganizer of the 1988 Utah Summer elementary education and main- Olympics Mitchell finished fourth Stepnoski, University of Pittsburgh. and has earned High Country Ath- Special Olympics. tained a 3.020 grade-point average. in the lO@meterbackstroke in 1988. These six individuals and six letic Conference honors, and she Suzanne McConnell She was a popular speaker/ presen- She set a world record in the 200- Silver Anniversary award winners holds numerous school records. An A member of the gold-medal ter in the community and was the See NCAA, puge 3 Commission Manual adoption, selection criteria advisory for faculty reps among proposals panel named (Editor k Note: This is the fourth designated as a new faculty reprc it felt such action was warranted in a series qf six articles presenting sentative after the January Conven- “by equitable circumstances that An I l-member advisory commit- the legislative proposals to hc, consid- tion would have to hold faculty are consistent with the intent” of the tee has been appointed by the ered ut the Associutionk /989 Con- rank, could not hold any position in bylaws. NCAA Presidents Commission to vention. This article reviews the the athletics department and would Committee structures also are review the Association’s governance “general” and recruiting groupings.) be required to certify student-athlete treated in the general grouping, and process, including the changes in eligibility. if all of them meet with the voters’ that process that were proposed by approval, the Association will have: University of Vermont President The grouping may be called *Still another major change is l Its first-ever Student-Athlete Lattie E Coor at the June National “general,” but major changes will envisioned by the Midwestern Col- legiate Conference, which would Advisory Committee, a 16-member Forum session. occur if several of the proposals permit the Council to grant a waiver group that would review and react John W. Ryan, president emeritus under that heading are adopted at of Indiana University, has agreed to the January Convention. of anything in the NCAA bylaws if See Manuul. page 8 chair the committee, which will For example: attempt to schedule its first meeting aThe first item in the group has Members’ opinions sought soon after the NCAA Convention John W Ryan received considerable coverage al- in January. ready the resolution calling for Named to serve with Ryan were: chancellor of the Oregon higher approval of the revised NCAA in NCAA structure review l Wilford S. Bailey, who will com- education system and a former pres- Manual, as developed by the Special The Special Committee to Review as another means of obtaining mem- plete his two-year term as president ident of the University of New Mex- Committee on Deregulation and the NCAA Membership Structure bership views; of the NCAA next month and also ice and Idaho State University. Rules Simplification. It represents has begun its work by emphasizing l Invite individuals representing will retire as a professor and faculty l Stephen Horn, former president the most massive overhaul of the its intention to receive and consider various viewpoints to appear before athletics representative at Auburn of California State University, Long Association’s legislation in history. the opinions of all of the member- the committee in a February 1989 University at that time. Beach. l Another proposal&submitted ship constituencies. meeting, and @Stan Bates, retired commis- l Gwendolyn Norrell, former fac- by institutions whose faculty athlet- Meeting for the first time No- l Conduct research into the char- sioner of the Western Athletic Con- ulty athletics representative at Mich- ics representatives are members of vember 30 and December 1 in Chi- acteristics of institutions in the var- ference. igan State University and the first the Faculty Athletics Representa- cago, the committee pledged to: ious membership divisions and l Alan .I. Chapman, professor of woman to serve as an elected NCAA tivcs Association- would impact l Encourage the membership to subdivisions. engineering at Rice University, a officer (Division I vice-president in on the selection of future faculty contact members of the committee The committee agreed to outline former NCAA president and the I983 and 1984). reps at a number of institutions. It with opinions and suggestions re- for the membership the general Association’s parliamentarian since l Otis A. Singletary, retired pres- would require appointment of a garding the membership structure; topics that it is discussing but to 1975. ident of the University of Kentucky faculty representative at every l Distribute a brief questionnaire emphasize that it will brainstorm l William E. “Bud” Davis, former See Commission, puge 3 member institution, and anyone at the January NCAA Convention See Members 1 page 3 2 THE NCAA NEWS/December 14,1988 Automatic-qualification process is approved in principle Meeting December 5 in Kansas 21 issue. Members of the Executive Recommendations concerning that institutions not be assigned to field for the National Collegiate City, the NCAA Executive Com- Committee have requested that ad- the selection of automatic-qualifying their home courts (i.e., courts on Men’s Gymnastics Championships. mittee took the first steps toward ministrators at Division I confer- conferences were made by the Divii which they play more than half of Effective in 1990, the current implementation of an automatic- ences submit, by March 15, 1989, sion I Men’s Basketball Committee their regular-seasongames) for any East and Mideast regions will com- qualifier selection process for the suggestions and comments regard- as a result of action taken by the session of the tournament effective bine to form the East region, the Division I Men’s Basketball Cham- ing the criteria to the Association’s Executive Committee last August. with the 1989 play-offs. current Midwest and West regions pionship.