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The NCAA News - DigestJune 10, 1996
ACEIkenberry to succeed Atwell as president of ACE The American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that Stanley O. Ikenberry will succeed Robert Atwell as the organization's 10th president beginning November 1. Ikenberry is regent professor and president emeritus of the University of Illinois, where he served as president from 1979 to 1995. Before that, Ikenberry was senior vice-president for administration at Pennsylvania State University from 1971 to 1978. Ikenberry served on the NCAA Presidents Commission in 1991-92.
RESTRUCTURINGOversight committee agrees on staffing principles The NCAA Transition Oversight Committee has agreed on a set of principles relating to increased staffing needs that may be caused by new or expanded division-specific programs. The recommendations will be forwarded to the NCAA Presidents Commission, which will consider them at its meeting later this month. The discussion grew out of the possibility of a restructured Division III championships program. Governance groups in that division are considering a number of championships options, including subdividing the division in team sports, which would result in additional championships. The oversight committee also discussed matters relating to Association-wide committees, National Collegiate championships and student-athlete representation in the new governance structure. The group's next meeting has been scheduled for June 18. Staff contact: Mike L. Racy.
LITIGATIONDivision I members receive request for earnings data In response to a ruling by a federal district judge in the case involving the NCAA's restricted-earnings coaching legislation, a packet was sent to all Division I member institutions May 31 requesting financial information pertaining to the antitrust litigation. On May 29, Kathryn H. Vratil, U. S. district judge for Kansas, ordered the Association to transmit to each Division I member a set of questions from the plaintiffs, along with a copy of her order compelling a response. Vratil's order requires each Division I institution to respond to the questions by July 5. Beginning the next day, a fine of $100 a day will be levied on the Association and its legal counsel for each school that fails to comply. Vratil's order relates to a hearing March 29 concerning financial data the coaches say they need to determine damages in the case. The NCAA has claimed it does not have the information and can obtain it from member schools only if the schools choose to provide it. In May 1995, Vratil ruled that the NCAA violates federal antitrust law with its restricted-earnings coaching provision. The provision limited coaches in the position to $12,000 in income and $4,000 for the summer. Since Vratil's ruling a year ago, the coaches have been attempting to get the financial information to prepare for the damages phase of the litigation. Staff contact: Stephen R. Morgan.
CFACollege Football Association votes to disband in 1997 The College Football Association has voted for the organization to cease operations June 30, 1997. The action was taken by the association's board of directors at the recent CFA meeting in Dallas.
TV reviewAll or part of 28 NCAA championships were carried on national television in 1995-96, either on CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 or Prime Network. The complete list, by season, in alphabetical order: Fall Event -- Round(s) -- Network Division I-AA Football Semifinals Prime (live) Final ESPN (live) Division II Football Final ESPN (live) Division III Football Final ESPN2 (live) Division I Men's Soccer Semifinals and finals Prime (live) Division I Women's Soccer Semifinals and finals Prime (live) Division I Women's Volleyball Regionals Prime (live) Semifinals ESPN2 (live) Final ESPN2 (live) Winter Event -- Round(s) -- Network Division I Men's Basketball All rounds CBS (live) Division II Men's Basketball Quarterfinals, semifinals, final CBS Division I Women's Basketball All rounds ESPN and ESPN2 (live) Division II Women's Basketball Quarterfinals, semifinals, final ESPN and ESPN2 National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics -- ESPN National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics -- CBS Division I Men's Ice Hockey Regionals Syndicated (live) Semifinals ESPN2 (live) Final ESPN (live) Division I Men's Indoor Track -- ESPN Division I Women's Indoor Track -- ESPN Division I Men's Swimming and Diving -- ESPN and ESPN2 Division I Women's Swimming and Diving -- ESPN and ESPN2 Division I Wrestling -- ESPN and ESPN2 Spring Event -- Round(s) -- Network Division I Baseball College World Series ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS (live) Division I Women's Golf -- Prime Division I Men's Lacrosse Semifinals ESPN2 (live) Final ESPN (live) Division III Men's Lacrosse Final ESPN2 Division I Men's Tennis -- ESPN Division I Women's Tennis -- ESPN and ESPN2 Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field -- CBS Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field -- CBS National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Semifinals and final ESPN and ESPN2 Division I Women's Softball Semifinals and final ESPN and ESPN2
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