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The NC January 23,1985, Volume 22 Number 4 ()f&iaj Publicationof thw@ National Collegiate Athletic Association Davis, Bailey and Roaden named to top positions John R. Davis, faculty athletics Oregon. Prior to directing the experi- representative at Oregon State Uni- mental station, Davis was head of the versity who has served as secretary- agricultural engineering department treasurer of the NCAA the past two at Oregon State for four years. years, was named president of the From 1965 to 1971, Davis was Association January 16 during closing dean of the college of engineering and activities of the 79th annual Conven- architecture at the University of Ne- tion in Nashville, Tennessee. braska, Lincoln. Davis succeeds John L. Toner, Unii Davis, who served on the Council versity of Connecticut director of and Governmental Affairs Committee athletics, who concluded eight years prior to his appointment as secretary- of service in the NCAA administrative treasurer, was a lecturer at the Uni- structure-four years on the Council, versity of California, Davis, and was two years as secretary-treasurer and a member of the agricultural engi- two years as president. neering faculties at Purdue University Davis will serve as president for and Michigan State University. two years. He will be assisted by A native of Minnesota, Davis re- Wilford S. Bailey, Auburn University ceived bachelor’s and master’s degrees faculty athletics representative, who in agricultural engineering from the was elected secretary-treasurer. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Other Administrative Committee He later earned a Ph.D. in agricultural members who will serve in 1985 are engineering from Michigan State. Arliss L. Roaden, Tennessee Techno- Bailey was elected to the NCAA John R. Davis Wilford S. Bailey Arliss L. Roaden logical University president, Division Council in 1983 when the Council I vice-president; Ade L. Sponberg, was restructured to include 44 for the past 42 years. He was vice- master’s degree in parisitology from will serve for the next two years. North Dakota State University direc- members. He will serve as secretary- president for academic and adminis- Auburn in 1946. He later earned a Sponberg and Kruczek, the Divisions tor of athletics, Division II vice- treasurer of the Association for the trative affairs from 1966 to 1972, doctor of science degree in parisitol- II and III vice-presidents, will com- president, and Elizabeth A. Kruczek, next two years. when he took a two-year leave of ogy from Johns Hopkins University. plete their terms in January 1986. Fitchburg State College director of Bailey has been faculty representa- absence from the university to work In addition to his two years on the President of Tennessee Tech since athletics, Division 111vice-president. tive at Auburn since 1976 and served with the National Institutes of Health Council, Bailey currently is serving as 1974, Roaden has served two years on Davis is director of the Oregon as interim president of the university in Bethesda, Maryland. chair of the NCAA Research Com- the Council. He also served on the Agricultural Experiment Station at from February 1983 to early 1984. Bailey, a professor of pathology mittee. Special Committee on Division I Cri- Oregon State, which has I6 academic Since graduating from Auburn in and parasitology at Auburn, received Roaden replaces Gwendolyn Nor- teria. departments on campus and a net- 1942, Bailey has been associated with his doctor’s degree in veterinary medi- rell. Michigan State University, as Prior to coming to Tennessee Tech, work of branch stations throughout the university in various capacities cine from Auburn in 1942 and a Division I vice-president. Roaden Roaden served I2 years at Ohio State as vice-provost, professor and dean. He also has been a professor at Indi- Four new members join Executive Committee ana University, Bloomington, and at Auburn. Four new members of the NCAA Roaden earned a bachelor’s degree Executive Committee were appointed from Carson-Newman College in by the NCAA Council following the 1949 and later received a master’s 79th annual Convention in Nashville, degree (1958) and doctorate (1961) Tennessee. from the University of Tennessee, Edward Bozik, director of athletics Knoxville. at the University of Pittsburgh, and Roaden served as chairman of the Leanne Grotke, acting athletics direc- Ohio Valley Conference in 198 I and is tor at California State University, the Tennessee representative to the Fullerton, were elected for full five- American Association of State Col- year terms. Those selected to fill leges and Universities. other vacancies were Col. Harvey Schiller. faculty athletics reprcscnta tive at the U.S. Air Force Academy, More details and Merrily Dean Baker. director of women’s athletics at the llniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities. available on The Executive Committee. which is responsible for the championships insurance plan and financial affairs of the Associa- American Sports Underwriters, In- tion, is composed of I4 members, corporated, administrator of the life- nine of whom are elected by the Edward Bozik Merrily Dean Baker Cot. Hurvey Schiller time catastrophic injury insurance Council. The remaining five members program for NCAA member institu- are the Association’s president. secre- Auburn University, also joins the com- department. in health and physical education from tions, is available to meet with confer- tary-treasurerand three division vice- mittee as secretary-treasurer. East Stroudsburg University of Penn- A 1953 graduate of California Uni- ences and institutions to explain the presidents. Bozik sylvania and accumulated I2 letters versity of Pennsylvania, Borik served program, which begins with the l98S- Arliss L. Roaden, president of Ten- Borik has been director of athletics in field hockey, lacrosse, swimming in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 86 academic year. nesseeTechnological University, is the at Pittsburgh since September 1982 and gymnastics. 1966, principally as an air crew ASU, of Woburn, Massachusetts, newly elected Division I vice-presi- after serving nine years as principal member in the Strategic Air Corn- Prior to her tour of duty at Prince- and a specialist in sports insurance dent and will replace Gwendolyn Nor- staff assistant for Wesley W. Posvar, mand. He was a comptroller and ton, Baker coached and taught at the coverage, says results from the initial rell, Michigan State University, on the president of the university. From 1975 management analysis officer. high school level, coached at St. Law- general information mailing in De- Executive Committee. Wilford S. Bai- to 1982. he served as the university In July 1966, Borik joined the rence University, and was director of cember have been favorable. ley, faculty athletics representative at administrative liaison to the athletics faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy women’s athletics at Franklin and “We have had about 75 responses as an instructor and remained in that Marshall College. She also taught from the first mailing,” said Tom Sports sponsorship numbers capacity until 197 I, when he was one year in Istanbul, Turkey. Wilson, vice-president of the college named chair of the political science Baker was active in the Association division at ASU. “Although our main department at the academy. for Intercollegiate Athletics for thrust will be in the second quarter of reduced for I-AA, I-AAA After his stint at Air Force, Bozik Women, serving as president and this year for the 19X5-X6 academic Member institutions in Division I defeated Proposal No. 43-B, which was head of the faculty at the National vice-president. She also was president year, we have provided a chance for will have different sports sponsorship would have effected the same reduc- War College in Washington, D.C. of the Eastern AIAW and the New early enrollment because of the high requirements for membership in that tion for Division I-A classification. A native of Donora, Pennsylvania, Ser Four, page 9 division as a result of actions taken on The Division I-A members thus rem Borik earned a Ph.D. in political Proposal No. 43 at the 1985 NCAA tained the eight-sport requirement in science from Georgetown University In the News that subdivision. Convention in Nashville. A columnist says there are inherent advantages in organiring a Division First, Division I members voting Finally, members of Division I-AA Baker I&AA in men’s basketball ........................................ .2 together adopted Proposal No. 43-A, adopted No. 43-C, reducing from Baker has heen women’s athletics Legislative Assistance ......................................... .3 to reduce the required minimum eight to six the required number of director at Minnesota since Septem- A summary of Council actions from its Convention meetings in number of sports for men and for sports for each sex in order to be ber 1982after a I Z-year stint at Prince- Nashville .................................................... ...7 women in that division from eight to classified in that subdivision. ton University as associate director of Basketball notes and statistics in all divisions .................... .4-6 six for each sex. The new legislation As a result, Division I-A members athletics. Seven new members elected to the NCAA Council ............... .8-9 will be effective September I, 1986. will retain the“eight-and-eight”mini- A native of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylva- Division I adopts a statement of philosophy. ...................... I2 Then, the members of Division I-A See Sporrs. page 3 nia, Baker earned a bachelor’s degree 2 January 23, 1985 I I The NCAA Commen t College- basketball should have a Division I-AA By Jack Chevaher Those 14 leagues plus five major independents-Notre the pot of gold. Wilmington News-Journal Dame, DePaul, Dayton, Marquette and Southwest Louisiana- “Our conference (ECAC Metro) has an automatic berth in There is nothing wrong with the Siena Invitational Tourna- would provide a total of I29 qualified teams for the Division I the 64-team tournament.

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