March 6,1991, Volume 28 Number 10 Members Can Qualify for Drug-Education Grants the NCAA Foundation Has An- Ness and Education on Campuses
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March 6,1991, Volume 28 Number 10 Members can qualify for drug-education grants The NCAA Foundation has an- ness and education on campuses. Proposals for grants now are to develop campus-wide education “Because the NCAA is in the nounced that funds are available The grants. ranging from $1,000 being solicited by the NCAA, and programs around athletics events, business of athletics, we feel that WC for the NCAA’s alcohol-education to $15,000 or more where justified, applications for the August grants activities and/or personalities, said should create these educational pro- program. will be the first funded under an arc due June 30. Guidelines for Betty Norrie, program coordinator grams around athletics, and athletics The NCAA will award its first alcohol-education program under- preparing proposals are being for the Foundation. cvcnts.” grants in August to member institu- written by Anheuser-Busch Com- mailed to chief executive officers at “There are several alcohol-educa- In addition to tying the programs tions and conferences for the dcvcl- panies, Inc. Last year, the company member institutions and to corn- tion programs available for imple- to athletics, institutions should cm- opmcnt of campus alcohol- announced it would donate $2.5 missioners of member conferences. mentation,” Norrie said. “Many of phasize the choices that college stu- education programs. million to the NCAA Foundation Additional grants will be awarded these programs arc excellent and dents must make about alcohol use, Programs selected for funding for the program, specifying only in March 1992; applications for successful. Howcvcr, a national task Norrie said. will bc built around a common that the funds be used for alcohol those grants will be due December force concluded that through the Proposed programs should be theme “Choices”- and will use education under guidelines to be 30, 1991. high visibility of athletics, powerful designed to emphasize the reality the high visibility of athletics as the established by the NCAA and the The purpose of the grant program educational programs could be dcve- that students must make hard dcciL means for promoting alcohol aware- Foundation. is to encourage member institutions loped on our campuses. See h4ernhers. page 2 Ticket forms ready for ‘92 Final Four Ticket applications for the 1992 fore the deadline. Final Four are being accepted until Each check will be deposited midnight April 30, 1991. upon receipt. If an applicant’s cheek The 1992 Final Four will he held is deposited, that indicates that the at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, application has been received and Minnesota. Each ticket will admit will be included in the selection the bearer to two semifinal games process. It does not mean that the April 4 and the championship game applicant will receive tickets. April 6. Tickets for individual ses- Interest income generated by sions are not available. ticket-application moneys will be The official order form or a pho- used to support one or more of the tocopy of the form must be used to See Ticket. page 3 apply for tickets. Payment without the official application form will not be accepted. The order form is Nominations printed in this issue of the News. A separate application form must sought for accompany each payment. Each form &us.; be accompanied by a committees personal check for the correct imount, payable to “NCAA Final Vacancies on the NCAA Men’s Four.” All checks should be made and Women’s Committees on Com- payable in U.S. currency. A $I mittees and the Nominating Com- nonrefundable handling fee has been mittee will be filled by the NCAA added to each order. Council during its April 15-l 7 meet- No application shall be accepted ing in Kansas City. Member institu- for more than two tickets. Please do tions are invited to submit not send a self-addressed, stamped nominations for these vacancies, envelope. which must be received by Fannie Personal checks and applications B. Vaughan, executive assistant at should be sent to NCAA Final the national office, no later than Four, c/o United Missouri Bank of March 22, 1991. Kansas City, N.A., P.O. Box 1992, Following is a list of those whose Kansas City, Missouri 64141. terms expire, including those eligible Applications received after mid- and not eligible for reelection. Com- night April 30, I99 I, will be returned mittee members’ divisions, districts unopened to the sender, stating “box or regions are in parentheses. He’s No. 1 twice closed.” Exceptions for late applica- Men’s Committee on Commit- tions delayed by mail service will tees - Three-year term with no im- Rob Llona of the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater; celebrates after winning a second not be made. The NCAA and mediate reelection. Four expirations. straight 158~pound tttte in the NCAA Division Ill Wrestling Championship. He also was United Missouri Bank of Kansas Not eligible for reelection: McKinley named the outstanding wrestler in the tournament a second time. Llorca finished the City, N.A., are not responsible for Boston Jr., University of Rhode season 42-O. See story on page 10. returning incorrect applications be- See Nominalions. page 3 Convention attendance up 25 percent in two years Attendance at the NCAA’s an- Nashville. established. Last year, 334 Division record: 2,171, Dallas, 1990. as reported in an earlier issue of the nual Convention has increased The annual audit of Convention I members were in Dallas, or 97.1 l Organizations represented- News. Old record: 199, special Con- nearly 25 percent in the past two registrations shows a jump of 195 percent of that division’s member- I .004. Old record: 959 in 1990. vention in June 1985 in New Or- years, with a record 2,366 in attend- from the 1990 figure of 2,17 I in ship. This year, the 333 in attendance 0 Registered voters 81 I Old leans. The number of CEOs ante at the 1991 Convention in Dallas-and the Dallas figure was represented 96.2 percent. record: 769 in 1990. The percentage preregistered this year also was a 275 over the previous high-mark of Meanwhile, Division II had 189 of registered voters, 89.2, also is a record at 267. 1,896 in 1989 in San Francisco. So of its 209 institutions and IX of its 22 record, bettering the 87.3 percent Other data Rules outlined the total has increased by 470, or conferences in Nashville, while Di- set in 1990. The total registration of 2,366 A chart explaining the effects 24.8 percent, in the past two years. vision 111 brought 252 of its 323 l Active member institutions included 1,944 from active member of Convention Proposal Nos. 36 Every Division I member institu- institutions and 24 of its 37 confer- 735. Old record: 696 in 1990. institutions, I33 from member con- and 38 on playing and practice tion except two (294 of 296) was ences. l Division I1 members ~ 207. Old ferences, 29 representing affiliated seasons and coaching limitations registered in Nashville. In all, 333 of Other than the Division I marks record: 191 in 1990. Division II member organizations, 13 from (total and percentage), every NC’AA percentage: 89.6, better than the those holding corresponding mem- in Division 1 individual sports is the 346 Division 1 institutions and published in the I,egislative As- confcrcnces were there. Eleven Di- Convention attendance record was 88.8 posted a year ago. bership, 1 I I registered as visitors si<tancc column on page 2. vision I-AAA conferences most broken in Nashville. l Division 111 rnemhcrs 276. and 136 news media representatives. In the Fehraury 27 issue of the of them nonvoting-were absent. The records Old record: 251 in 1990. Division Only one NCAA district had News, a chart showed the legisla- However, Division 1 was the only Convention attendance records 111percentage: 76.7, better than the perfect attendance at Nashville. Dis- the smallest of the eight tion’s effects on team sports. slice of the ConventIon attendance were established as lollows: 7 1.7 a year ago. trict 7 records that did not see a new high l Total registrants 2,366. Old l Chief executive officers 236, See Convent wn. pagf’ 3 _~ 2 THE NCAA NEWS/March 61991 Members encouraged to design programs that or enhance an existing cducatlonal will be developed that can be imple- l-‘ort Hays State University, (;ail S. sions about alcohol use. For students best suit a campus and its student effort.” mcnted throughout the member- Hanson, formel dem of 51 udents at under 21. programs should uncquiv- body, or a particular confercncc, Eventually, the most successful ship,” Norrle su. Gcorgc Washington tlnivcrsity; ocally alllrrn the m~portancr 01 Norric said. programs will he sclcctcd for na- Goals for the NCAA alcohol- .lohn Kaestncr, managcl 01’ con- complying with the law; for those “It the educational program itself tionwidc use. cducatlun effort were ehtabhshed 111 sumer awai~cncss and cduc~itioii at over 21. programs should be 01’~ is determined by the institution, this “After two or three years, when a recent, oric-day brainstorming Anhcuser-Busch; Shanc M ut~phy, icntcd toward helping students make will offer cvcry opportunity for WC or more programs have been session involving an alcohoLcduca- head of sports psychology 101~ the inlormcd rho&s. creativity and diversity and will implemcntcd and proven popular tion task force that included stll- 1J.S. Olyrnplc Commlttec. ‘fern cnablc the institution to complement and effective, a national program dents, educators, counsclo~~~ and Poole. after-cart coordinator for campus student-life officials. as well the Betty Ford Center; Vlrg:lnl;i Stahr.