The NCAA News Staff That Student-Athletes Are Not Ex- Ument, Authored by David H
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The NCAA Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association February 5,1992, Volume 29 Number 6 Spotlight foeuse S on women’s gm le Coaches and players from some ‘l‘welfth-ranked Miami (Florida) of the nation’s outstanding women’s and I &h-ranked Southwest Mis- collegiate basketball programs will souri State received votes, but no participate in the 10th annual top-25 ranking. NCAA Spotlight on Women’s Bas- Members of the media are invited kethall press conference Fehruary to interview the coaches and players I I at the Grand Hyatt New York in beginning at 10 a.m. EST. Debbie New York City. Byrne, Old Dominion llniversity The participants will be Gary assistant athletics director for public Blair and Stacy Brown-Hairgrove, relations and a member of the Stephen F. Austin State (Jniversity; NCAA Communications Commit- Joe McKeown and Jennifer Shasky, tee, will then modcrate a telephonic George Washington University; press conference from I1 a.m. until Ferne Labati of the University of noon. Media interested in listening Miami (Florida); Chris Ciobrecht, to the press conference should con- University of Washington, and tact Cynthia M. Van Matre, NCAA Cheryl Burnett from Southwest Mis- assistant director of promotions, at souri State University. Chris Weller the NCAA national office to obtain from the University of Maryland, the telephone number. College Park, will participate in the The Spotlight is held each year to telephonic press conference. promote the sport of women’s bas- Each of these teams has made a ketball. The event, developed by the dramatic climb in the polls during former NCAA Public Relations A souvenir the I99 I-92 season. Top-ranked and Promotion Committee, was Maryland was ranked 15th in The initiated in 1983. The Spotlight Robert E. Rosencmns, director of aMetics at Wittenbety University and a member of the A..ssociated Press preseason poll, affords members of the media the NCAA Council, purchases a souvenir from Patty Lupia of the NCAA Visitor Center staff sixth-ranked Stephen F. Austin was opportunity to meet with and inter- while attending an orientation session for new members of the CounciJ Presidents l4th, ninth-ranked George Wash- view some of the nation’s top wom- Commission and ExecuHve Committee. The orientation meeting was January 28-29 at the ington was 25th and 13th-ranked en’s basketball players and coaches national 0ftYce. Washington was rated 22nd. See Spotlight focuses. page 15 Faculty representatives seek understanding of role By Ronald D. Mott program. They are to help ensure of the athletes. Out of that conference came a doc- tickets to athletics events. The NCAA News Staff that student-athletes are not ex- ument, authored by David H. Ben- The Faculty Athletics Represen- But Richard J. Dunn, chair of ploited and that they are placed in a nett, faculty rep at Syracuse tatives Association (FARA) is seek- the English department at the Uni- position to gain an education. Ilniversity, and Jerry L. Kingston, It is difficult to assess the per- ing to change all of that. The versity of Washington and chair of But the effectiveness of faculty faculty rep at Arizona State Univer- formance of an individual when organization is looking to better FARA, said it is not fair or accurate representatives has been clouded, sity. that person’s responsibilities are not define the role of the faculty athletics to assume that a faculty rep is guilty some say, because their roles were Development of perceptions fully understood. That is the mes- representative, particularly as it re- of selling out if that individual ac- never clearly understood or even Some faculty reps point to igno- sage being sent out by faculty ath- lates to new academic-reform legis- cepts some of the benefits of holding defined. Justified or not, the faculty lation rance among their colleagues as one letics representatives as intercollegi- that position. at some institutions came to regard of the main reasons faculty reps are ate athletics undergoes reform. the faculty representative as an ad- The group met in Chicago in viewed as extensions of the athletics “I think the Bennett document One of the faculty representative’s junct of the athletics department October to discuss ways in which it department, willing to sacrifice their has a good way of putting that,” primary functions is to assure that who was more concerned with ac- could more specifically define the roles as watchdogs of the institu- Dunn said. “It should be the presi- the institution’s academic integrity companying teams on trips than on role of faculty representatives and tion’s academic interests for such dent’s decision about what sort of is being maintained in the athletics monitoring the academic well-being heighten their voices on campuses. perks as closein parking and choice See Faculty representatives, pap 14 Revenue-distribution panel to review In the News membership comments February II Legislative Assistance 2 initial-eligibility The Special Advisory Committee $7,375,000. Each Division 1 member Championships Committee. Women’s volleyball. 3 waivers 11 to Review Recommendations Re- received $25,000 to be used for In June 1991, NCAA President Comment 4 NCAA Record .13 garding Distribution of Revenues academic programs for student-ath- Judith M. Sweet (who chairs the State legislation 6 The Ma&et.. .17 will meet February I I at the Hotel letes. committee) and Secretary-Treasurer Basketball stats 7 Btiefly 20 Sofitel in Chicago, Illinois. l Needy student-athlete fund, B. J. Skelton identified the guiding Members of the committee will $2,999,896. This money was distri- principles from which the distribution review comments from the mem- buted so Division I student-athletes formula wa derived. Among them: Association leader dies bership regarding the Association’s receiving a Federal Pell Grant could l That the distribution formula revenue-distribution plan, which apply for a grant to be used in provide a mechanism for sharing the Thomas J. Frericks, longtime director of athletics and held the was implemented for the first time emergency situations. There is no revenue equitably, though not equally, llniversity of Dayton athletics title of vice-president for athletics in 1991. obligation to repay the money. among all institutions. administrator programs a& facilities at the time The plan distributes revenues dc- l Sports-sponsorship fund, alhat consideration be given to an d former of his death. rived from the Association’s seven- $10,416,673. Division I members distributing some portion of the reve- NCAA secre- Frericks, who had a record of year, $I hillion television contract received money based upon the nue based on the breadth of an instl- tary-treasurer, service on Association committees with CBS. number of men’s and women’s tution’s athletics program. died January dating to 1970, served as secretary- In 1990-91, the Division I mem- sports they sponsored in 1989-90. *That care be taken to avoid 31 after a two- treasurer from 1987 to 19X9. At his hership received %72,874,609 from l Grants-in-aid fund, %20,833,130. funding special interests of various year battle with death, he was chair of the Division I the plan. The money was distributed This money was distributed among segments of the membership or items prostate cancer, Men’s Basketball Committee and a in five funds, which were: Division 1 institutions based upon the that may be more an institution’s according to member of the Special Advisory l Basketball fund, $3 I ,250,OOO. number of athletics pants-in-aid they responsibility than that of the Associ- university of% Committee to Review Recommen- I‘his money was distributed to Divi- awarded to hoth men and women ation. cials. - dations Regarding Distribution of sion I basketball conferences based during 19X9-90. l lhat an institution’s expenses for Funeral scr- Revenues and the Special Commit- upon their teams’ performances in Besides those five categoties, $1 participating in an NCAA cham- vices were Fcb Freticks tee to Study tractors Affecting Au- the 1985-90 NCAA basketball tour- million was distributed among the pionship be more adequately covered ruary 4 in Dayton, Ohio. tomatic Qualification in Division I naments. Division II membership according to and that a common distribution for- The 59-year-old Frericks served @Academic enhancement fund, a formula devised by the Division I1 See R~\lc,rzue~distrihut/[)n, pap’ 16 from 1964 ;ntil last year asDayton ’s 2 THE NCAA NEWS/February 5,X92 Evaluators needed for umpires in Division I The NCAA Division I Baseball l Familiarity with the NCAA Committee is requesting applica- coaches and umpires in a region. tions from interested individuals to serve as regional evaluators for the l Background as a clinician and NCAA llmpiring lmprovemcnt Pro- an evaluator of umpiring talent. gram. 0 Four letters of recommendation The evaluators will assist the na- from NCAA coaches, umpires or tional umpiring coordinator with others involved with college base- the evaluation of umpires for the ball. NCAA baseball championships, as- The three positions that are avail- sist with the conduct of annual able will represent the following NCAA umpiring improvcmcnt clin- states: ics, and participate in the develop- ment of program policies and other Position 1: Arizona, California, tasks assigned by the NCAA Divi- Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. sion 1 Baseball Committee or the national coordinator. Position 2: Virginia, North Caro- lina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Each evaluator will serve a thrce- Tennessee, West Virginia and Geor- year term that will begin September gia. I, 1992. Position 3: New York, Pennsyl- It is desirable, but not required, vania, New Jersey, Delaware and Intern program that evaluators reside in the region Maryland.