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Meetings bring revisions in governance committee plan Encouraged by the exchange “The NCAA panel conduct- sire to obtain advice for review ernance committee reviewed those of any national organi- of information and suggestions ing the regional meetings was by the special committee.” all of the dominant themes in zation governing the institu- in regional meetings conducted pleased with the tone of the Frank chaired both regional the comments made at the tion’s women’s program prior July 21-24 in Denver and meetings and with the helpful meetings, with Ruth M. Ber- meetings, acted on a number of to August 1, 1981. This provi- Pittsburgh, the Special Com- exchange of information and key, director of athletics at Oc- specific recommendations by sion would be continued until mittee on NCAA Governance, ideas,” according to .James cidental College; Gwen Nor- the panel itself and considered August 1,1985. Organization and Services has Frank, president of Lincoln rell, faculty athletic every suggestion offered by a l Elimination of the six-year speaker at either meeting. made major revisions in its University (Missouri), secre- representative at Michigan limit.ation on guaranteed posi- The most significant plan for inclusion of programs, tary-treasurer of the Associa- State University; Richard H. t.ions for women on the NCAA changes, adjustments and services and representation for tion and chairman of the spe- Perry, director of athletics at Council, Executive Commit- women in t.he NCAA govern- cial committee. the University of Southern clarifications in the plan that t.ee, division steering commit- ance structure. “We believe the meetings California, and John L. Toner, the special committee recom- tees and Nominating Commit- The plan as revised by the were successful in achieving director of athletics at the mended to the Council includ- tee, with the specification that committee in its duly 31- their objective: To obtain the University of Connecticut, ed the following: a study would be conducted August 1 meeting was consid- advice and suggestions of the serving as panel members. l A proposed amendment to four years after implementa- ered by the NCAA Council in membership regarding our A total of 484 persons at- Bylaw 4-1-(b) that would leave tion of the plan to determine its August 13-15 meeting. Re- plan, especially from those in tended the two meetings, with the provisions of 0.1. 12 un- the wisdom of increasing the sults of the Council’s delibera- leadership positions in 165 at Denver and 319 at changed but permit an institu- minimum guarantees for tions will be reported in the women’s athletics,” Frank Pittsburgh. tion to be eligible for NCAA women based on interim devel- August 31 issue of the NCAA said. “I believe our panel was In its meeting one week after championships for women News. successful in affirming our de- the regional sessions, the gov- under either NCAA rules or Contrnued on page 7 VOL. 17 - NO. 11 August 15, 1980 Education Department answers Title IX queries EDITOR’S NOTE: The NCAA has posed cc totnl of:75 questions to the Depurtment of Educcrtion regclrrting the implementation of the Title IX regulcction. The depnrtment bus ctnslc~ered the f.ollouing eight yues- tions; aciditionctl questir,ns and unsu~ers will be printed us the-y are ul~rtila ble. The c1nsu~yr.x indlcrcte the position of the Depnrtment of Eciuccrtion ns to u’hc:t Title IX requires. Because thnt depurtment hccs responsibility for implrmrntin~ crnd enforclna the Title IX re,qrlation, its interpreta- tions of the repukrtion nre vnportcrnt. Howec$er, the rwliclity of these interpretntions und of the Title IX re,qulntion itself ultimrctely u~111be determined by the courts. Q: Are there circumstances in which differences in the compar- ative levels of (a) spectator interest, (b) community or student support or (c) production of net revenue among the various men’s and women’s sports programs at an institution may constitute a nondiscriminatory factor justifying a departure from propor- tionality in the allocation of scholarship funds to participating men and women‘? , . A: No. The obligation to provide overall equal athletic oppor- ‘ tunity to male and female students, including the opportunity to receive athletic financial assistance, cannot be obviated or i \ . alleviated by such factors as spectator interest, community or * A%- student support or the production of revenue. Thus, such factors NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers delivers the keynote address at the recent convention of the College cannot be cited to justify a departure from substantial propor- Sports Information Directors of Amenca in Kansas City. Also shown (from left) are Donn Bernstein of ABC tionality in the allocation of athletic scholarship funds to Television; Langston Rogers, Delta State University sports information director and CoSlDA vice-presi- participating men and women. dent; COSIDA President Dave Schulthess, Brigham Young University, Dave Cawood, NCAA director of public relations and Rosa Gatti. Brown University sports Information director. Q: If production of “net revenue” is a nondiscriminatory factor, what is the definition of “net revenue‘?” Berkey to direct women's events A: The production of “net revenue” will not be considered a Ruth M. Berkey, director of staff. nondiscriminatory factor for the purpose of justifying a depar- athletics at Occidental Col- “She will he responsible for ture from substantial proportionality in the allocation of athletic lege, has been selected as the not only assuring the success scholarship funds for men and women participating in intercol- NCAA director of champion- of these women’s champion- legiate competition. ship events for women. ships, but also for representing Berkey will direct the cham- women’s sports interests in all Q: If basketball and football generate 80 percent of the funds pionships for women that were facets of NCAA operations,” available for an institution’s athletic grant-in-aid (or scholar- established by NCAA Divi- Byers said. “She will have the ship) awards and the institution makes a non-sex-based, good- sions II and III at the 1980 full support of the NCAA staff faith determination that it must allocate a disproportionate Convention. Five events have and its resources.” amount of athletic financial assistance to those sports programs been approved for each division Berkey, who has been direc- in order to maintain their capacity to generate those funds, can for the 1981-82 academic year, tor of athletics at Occidental since 1977, responded that she Continued on page 3 and additional events will be considered by each division at was excited about the position the 1981 Convention in Miami and looked forward to the Chief executives to meet January 12-14. At that time, a challenges ahead in establish- An invitational meeting of cial Committee on NCAA major restructuring plan for ing the championships pro- chief executive officers of Governance, Organization and accommodating women’s in- gram. NCAA member institutions Services and approved in April terests within the NCAA will “I am particularly pleased to has been scheduled for Sep- by the NCAA Council. While it be proposed. Division I cham- have the opportunity to con- tember 29-30, 1980, at the new is intended that such meetings pionships also may be consid- tinue to be involved in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in would be held each June in the ered at that time. Ruth M. Berkey growth of women’s athletics,” Kansas City. future, the initial meeting has “Ruth Berkey is an out- tent athletic administrators,” she stated. An annual meeting of chief been scheduled this September standing human being and na- NCAA Executive Director She will join the NCAA staff executives was recommended in view of the significant issues tionally recognized as one of Walter Byers said in welcom- officially September 1 but. will earlier in the year by the Spe- Continued on page 4 college athletics’ most compe- ing her addition to the NCAA Continued on page 4 The Editor’s View Making football turn the corner As the 1980 college football season ap- Many coaches obviously feel that, at some proaches, one is struck by the number and point, the game has become more than a importance of issues facing the sport. game. First, there is money. As the NCAA “I sincerely hope, ” said Arkansas State’s News and many other publications have Larry Lacewell, “that the economic times noted, the squeeze of inflation and the we’re in will help all of college football to A loss of TV ‘free-dom’ growth of women’s athletic programs have draw closer together and be like it used to placed more of a demand than ever on be. I would hope that everything we do in By Ron Alridge football programs in many institutions to college football in the 1980s will be for the The Chicago Tribune play their traditional role as provider. benefit of the student-athlete and not nec- One of the best things about net,work television is that it’s free. Unfortunately, academic integrity also essarily for the benefit of the school.” There’s no direct charge for “Laverne & Shirley” or “Live From has become an issue. Throughout last From Northern State’s Jim Kretchman: Studio 8H.” As a result, we probably watch too much junk, but spring, it seemed as though each new week “The 1980s will be crucial to the sport of we also get occ,asional feasts. Among the tastiest are major brought a new scandal. The flood seems to football. The trend of the 1970s has been sporting events, which television covers better than it covers have slowed somewhat, but the image of toward overexploitation of the program. If anything. college sports took a flogging.

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