The NCAA Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association September 10,1990, Volume 27 Number 31 Complete legislation package will be mailed September 15 The Second Publication of Pro- ments at this stage of the l$islative acceptable amendment to that pro- posed Legislation, containing all calendar must adhere to the tradi- posal would have to propose a 112 proposals submitted for consid- tional Association limitation ~ they number between 56 and 70. eration at the January 1991 NCAA are not permitted to increase the Amendments-to-amendments Convention, will be mailed to the change proposed in the circularized must be received in the national membership September 15. proposals. For example, the printed office on or before October IS. No Included in the booklet are all of proposals include one to reduce amendments-to-amendments may the proposals being sponsored by from 70 to 56 the number of baseball be submitted after that date, except the NCAA Presidents Cornmission jntests permitted in a year. AI n that the Council has the author;y and the NCAA Council, as well as to submit such proposals, if neces- all changes in the 59 proposals Special section sary, at the Convention itself. submitted by the membership that Official Notice In its September I7 issue, The were published August I in the All of the 112 proposals (none NCAA News will publish afour- can be withdrawn at this point) and Initial Publication of Proposed Leg- page supplement for the student- all amendments-to-amendments sub- islation. athlete, which highlights the role The publication will be mailed to mitted by October I5 will be printed of the Student-Athlete Advisory in the Official Notice of the 1991 all members, including the chief Committee. Convention, which will be mailed executive officer, faculty athletics A student-athlete survey will from the national office November representative, director of athletics be included in the September 17 and senior woman administrator at 15. mailing of the News. The survey The officers of the Presidents each active member institution. is asking all NCAA student-ath- Commission will determine the From now until October 15, the letes to indicate their opinions order of the major proposals in Commission, the Council and any about the recruiting process, fi- mid-October. They undoubtedly will eight active member institutions nancial support and a number of focus much of their attention on the may submit amendments to the 112 other athletics issues. proposals. Amendments-to.-amend- See CompkIc, page I1 Wotkes from Continental Consttuction Company installpaneling in the NCAA Visitton Center as construction progrerser toward a NCAA to observe women’s 10th vear J scheduled grand opening in October Installing the paneling are The NCAA and its member insti- participation in the 1981-82 acade- women’s championship awards and Jim Shipley, left, and Phil Williamson~ The Visitor Center is part of tutions will celebrate a decade of mic year. The first Men’s and Wom- trophies, plus a line of NCAA- the NCAA national office building In Ovedand Pa&, Kansas. women’s sports championships be- en’s Rifle Championships were held licensed merchandise. ginning this fall. in 1980. Several special events are cur- Overall, female student-athletes Championships in women’s in- rently in the planning stages. In- October opening set participate in 16 NCAA intercolle- door track and soccer and men’s cluded are special multimedia giate sports. Twelve of those will be land women’s skiing did not begin salutes at the women’s 10th Final reaching their 10th anniversary dur- competition until the 1982-83 aca- Four in New Orleans and at the for Visitors Center ing this 1990-91 academic year. annual NCAA Convention, sched- A number of recognition and uled for January in Nashville, Ten- building, the center has been under The NCAA Visitors Center, a anniversary celebration events and nessee. construction for the last 18 months. visual showcase of intercollegiate projects are being planned by the The celebration activities will in- athletics, will officially open its Installation of the specialized exhibit national office to salute the first clude recognition in Divisions I, II doors to the public October 27 and displays and technical equipment is decade of women’s athletics in the and III. being completed this month with a 28 with grand-opening ceremonies. NCAA. More details of specific events, The 12,0OO-square-foot center, series of NCAA-associated previews The celebration activities will in- activities and promotions will be located in Overland Park, Kansas, scheduled for early October. volve National Collegiate Cham- announced later this month in time at the new NCAA national office “The opening of the Visitors Cen- pionships in fencing, golf, demic year, but those championships for the first women’s fall champion- building, will capture the great mo- ter is going to be, personally, a very gymnastics and rifle, plus nine addi- will be included in most of the ships-Divisions I, II and III cross ments in college athletics with a satisfying and exciting time for me,” tional women’s championships in celebration activities. country November 10. photographics and multimedia sa- said Richard D. Schultz, NCAA basketball, cross country, field hoc- Anniversary programs will in- Every student-athlete participat- lute to the NCAA championships executive director, who spearheaded key, softball, swimming, tennis, vol- clude distribution of a nationwide ing in a 10th anniversary champion- of the past and present. the idea for the center in 1988 when leyball, outdoor track and lacrosse. 10th anniversary logo, shown with ship will receive a commemorative Occupying the first floor of the See October. pas 11 All of these sports included women’s this article, to be featured on all Din durine the academic vear. Membership in Association increases to i,d35’ Membership in the Association gory are 827 active member institu- Institute of Technology, Utica; Guil- increased by a total of 17 active tions, I IO conferences, 59 affiliated ford College; Thomas More College; member institutions, conferences, organizations and 39 corresponding Hood College; Northwestern Col- affiliated organizations and corres- members. lege (Wisconsin); Bluffton College, ponding members in the past year. and Wilmington College (Ohio). NCAA Membership New active members include Di- The new total of 1,035 members vision II institutions Chadron State There are four new conference September 1,199O represents a I .6 percent increase in College, Emporia State University, members in the past year. They are Mid Gad the past year -the largest increase College of Saint Rose, Shepherd the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic NV&II MdmII Dtall Ill Tdil w since 1984. It also is the fourth College, Erskinc College, Georgia Conference, the Colorado Athletic M I4 lw Tlu consecutive year the total has ex- College, Lincoln Memorial Univer- Conference, the Midwest Intercol- District One ._ 1 12 5 18 18 61 97 ceeded 1,000. sity, Newherry College, Queens Col- legiate Football Conference and the District Two 8 17 32 57 3.5 104 195 District Three 27 27 23 77 62 46 184 Active membership rose by a lege (North Carolina), [Jnivcrsity of Rocky Mountain Athletic Confer- encc. District Four 23 4 16 43 22 82 144 total of 24 institutions, with the South Carolina at Aiken, Adams District Five. 9 4 6 19 27 16 62 largest increase coming in Division State College, University of Cola- Affiliated members that are new District Six. 11 14 8 33 10 1 44 II. There was a net increase of 16 rado at Colorado Springs, Colorado in the past year are the Kansas District Seven 9 8 2 19 13 1 33 new Division II institutions (8.3 Christian IJniversity, Fort Lewis Special Olympics and the Midwest- District Etght 18 1 11 30 22 12 64 percent increase). Division I in- Collcgc, Grand Canyon University, ern Independent Collegiate Officials Active .._ 106 87 103 296 209 322 - 827 creased by two, and Division III Mesa State College, University of Association. cmlsrmce went up by six new members. Southern Colorado, Wcstcrn State The only new corresponding Voting 9 8 20 37 17 28 82 The only decrease in any of the College and Oakland City College. member is the Peach Belt Athletic Other 0 2 12 14 6 8 28 categories is in corresponding AMliatad 59 Conference. Corrapmding 39 members, where there is a net loss New active members in Division A review of changes in institu- GRANDDJI’AL 1.035 of 13 members due largely to a III are Albertus Magnus College; tional classification will appear in change in definition of that category Waynesburg College (Pennsylva- the September 17 issue of The The totals by membership cate- nia); State University of New York NCAA News. 2 THE NCAA NEWS/September 141990 Another group of interns begins stay at NCAA A third group of NCAA interns Next week, the interns will par- began work last week at the national ticipate in orientation sessions to office under a program to enhance learn about the functions and re- career opportunities in intercollegi- sponsibilities of each NCAA de- ate athletics for ethnic minorities partment. and women. Following are the individuals The length of service for each of (with undergraduate institution and the interns will be approximately assigned NCAA department) who one year, during which on-the-job received internships under the ethnic learning experiences will be provided minority and women’s enhancement for ethnic minority and female col- programs: lege graduates who have expressed lkacy Marie Ellis (University of an interest in pursuing a career in Missouri, Columbia, publishing) - the administration of intercollegiate Ellis is a former basketball cocap- athletics. tain and two-time all-Big Eight Con- The interns are assigned to work ference player at Missouri, where in specific departments.