The NCAA News - News and Features

October 20, 1997

Divisions solicit nominations for committees in '98

Nominations are now being accepted for vacancies that will occur in September 1998 on Divisions I and II general committees and Divisions I, II and III sports committees, as well as Association-wide and common committees.

A total of 121 vacancies are anticipated on NCAA committees in September 1998, including 83 vacancies on division-specific committees and 38 vacancies on Association-wide and common committees.

Each divisions' nominees for division-specific and Association-wide and common committees will be considered through the processes that have been established in each division for filling committee vacancies.

Information about each division's process, as well as information about specific committee vacancies, follows.

Division I

A total of 43 vacancies will be filled on Division I-specific general and sports committees.

Nominations will be accepted only from the 30 conferences represented in the governance structure (the conferences are listed in Constitution 4.2.1 of the 1997-98 NCAA Division I Manual).

Conferences must submit two completed forms for each nominee: the Division I Nomination Form and the Division I Nominee Information Form. Completed forms must be submitted by the end of business December 5, 1997.

Information will be compiled and forwarded to the appropriate appointing bodies in Division I. It is anticipated that vacancies with terms that begin September 1998 will be filled by the end of April 1998.

If an individual is eligible for re-election, the individual's conference must submit the Division I Nomination Form to confirm the conference's support of the re-election. It is not necessary to complete the Division I Nominee Information Form for individuals eligible for re-election. Re-election is not guaranteed but is at the discretion of the appointing body.

Nomination materials that have been submitted for nominees since January 1, 1997, remain available for review; therefore, there is no need to resubmit those materials.

Division I committee vacancies:

Committee on Athletics Certification: Four vacancies. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Committee on Infractions: Eligible for re-election -- Richard J. Dunn and Jack H. Friedenthal.

Infractions Appeals Committee: Eligible for re-election -- Katherine E. Noble.

Football Issues Committee: Eligible for re-election -- Rick Taylor and Richard P. Dickson.

Initial Eligiblity Waivers Committee: Eligible for re-election -- Sandra A. Sapone, Leon J. Gilbert, Colleen Lim and Robert H. Aronson.

Financial Aid Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace R. Elaine Dreidame and Charlotte West, not eligible for re-election. Neither appointee may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-AA and I-AAA.

Baseball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Joseph R. Castiglione and Ronald D. Wellman, not eligible for re-election. Only one appointee can be from Division I-A, one appointee must be from the Midwest region and one must be from the Atlantic region. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's Basketball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Charles S. Harris and M. Terrance Holland, not eligible for re-election. Neither appointee may be from the South region, only one appontee may be from the West region. Neither may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-AA and I-AAA.

Women's Basketball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Margie H. McDonald and Jean Lenti Ponsetto, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the West region and one preferably from the East, Midwest or Mideast region. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A and I-AAA.

Field Hockey Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Susan E. Caples and Jaclyn E. Silar, not eligible for re-election. One of the two appointees must be an athletics administrator. Preferably one appointee from the South region and one from the Northeast region. Only one appointee may be from Division I-A or I-AA. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Division I-AA Football Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Marino H. Casem, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the South region and must be from Division I-AA. Eligible subdivision: Division I-AA.

Men's and Women's Golf Committee: Three vacancies. Appointees will replace J. Mike Holder, Renee M. Baumgartner and Elizabeth B. Palmer, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must represent men's golf and preferably will be from the men's Central (Districts 4, 5 and 6) or West (Districts 7 and 8) region. Two appointees must represent women's golf and preferably will be from the women's South and Far West districts. None of the appointees may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's Ice Hockey Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Robert M. DeGregorio Jr., not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the East region (Districts 1, 2 and 3) and must be an athletics administrator. Appointee may not be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's Soccer Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Robert W. Montgomery, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be an athletics administrator from the New York region and may not be from Division I-AAA. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A and I-AA. Eligible for re-election: Michael J. Linenberger.

Women's Soccer Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Susan A. Collins and Meridy C. Glenn, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the Mid-Atlantic region and one at-large. Only one of the two appointees may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Women's Softball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Cindy Cohen and Paula B. Jantz, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the Northeast region and one preferably from the Mideast region. Only one of the two appointees may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's and Women's Tennis Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Jan Broggan and Barbara L. Camp, not eligible for re-election. Both appointees must represent women's tennis. One appointee preferably from the West region and one preferably from the Southeast region. Neither of the appointees may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-AA and I-AAA. Eligible for re-election: Betty Werner.

Women's Volleyball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Margaret J. Bradley-Doppes and Roxanne K. Levenson, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from volleyball District 2 and one from volleyball District 4. Neither of the appointees may be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's and Women's Fencing Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Ronald C. Miller and Merry L. Ormsby, not eligible for re-election. Both appointees must represent women's fencing. One appointee must be from the Mid-Atlantic/South region and one from the Northeast region. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's Gymnastics Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Richard A. Chew, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the West region. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Women's Gymnastics Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace John Spini and Chris Voelz, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the Midwest region and one from the Central region. One of the two appointees must be an athletics administrator. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Women's Lacrosse Committee: Eligible for re-election: Joan W. Taylor.

Women's Rowing Committee: Eligible for re-election: Christine H. B. Grant.

Men's Volleyball Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Robert J. Hiegert, not eligible for re-election. Appointee preferably from the Midwest region and may not be from Division I-AAA. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A and I-AA.

Men's Lacrosse Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace William J. O'Hara and John C. Parry, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the North region and one preferably from the West region. One of the appointees must be an athletics administrator. It is preferred that one of the appointees is an active coach. One of the two appointees must be from Division I-AAA. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Donald L. Gambril, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must represent women's swimming. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA. Eligible for re-election: C. Rob Orr.

Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee: Three vacancies. Appointees will replace Joseph C. Lang, Lauren E. Anderson and Vince O'Boyle, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from region 1 (Districts 1 and 2) and one appointee must be female. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Water Polo Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Steven Heaston and John T. Loughran, not eligible for re-election. Appointee may be from the East or West region and must be from Division I-AAA. Eligible subdivision: Division I-AAA.

Wrestling Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Dan M. Gable and Chris Horpel, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from District 6, 7 or 8. At least one appointee must be an athletics administrator. Eligible subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Division II

A total of 24 vacancies will be filled on Division II-specific general and sports committees.

Nominations will be accepted from any source on a Division II Nomination Form. Once a written nomination is received, a Nominee Information Form will be faxed to the nominee. All completed forms must be submitted by the end of business December 5, 1997.

Information will be compiled and provided to the Division II Nominating Committee, which will meet January 29-30, 1998, to formulate its recommendations.

Recommendations for appointments to sports committees will be forwarded to the Division II Championships Committee for selection and then to the Division II Management Council for ratification. Recommendations for appointments to Division II general committees will be forwarded to the Management Council for selection and then to the Division II Presidents Council for ratification.

It is anticipated that vacancies with terms that begin September 1998 will be filled by the end of April 1998.

Nominees who have submitted materials since January 1, 1997, will remain active in the pool of candidates; therefore, there is no need to resubmit forms.

Division II committee vacancies:

Baseball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace William J. Matthews and F. Douglas Weiss, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the South region and one preferably from the West region. One of the appointees must be an athletics administrator.

Men's Basketball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Ralph E. Burns and Jack Doyle, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the South Atlantic region and one preferably from the North Central region.

Women's Basketball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Pamela L. Gill-Fisher and Peggy L. Green, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the West region and one preferably from the South Atlantic region.

Field Hockey Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Debbie L. Tweed, not eligible for re-election. Appointee may be from either the North or South region.

Football Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Gene Bright, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the South region.

Men's Golf Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Earl Bagley, not eligible for re-election. Appointee preferably from the South region (golf districts 3-South and 3-North). Appointee must be an athletics administrator.

Men's Ice Hockey Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Gary T. Wright, not eligible for re-election. Appointee may be from either the East or West region.

Men's Soccer Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace James L. DiNobile, not eligible for re-election. Appointee preferably from the South region.

Women's Softball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Rhesa Sumrell and Linda J. Wooster, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the South Central region and one preferably from the Northeast region. One of the two appointees must be an athletics administrator.

Men's and Women's Tennis Committee: Four vacancies. Two appointees will replace Burton Reese and Donna L. Arnold, not eligible for re-election. Subject to the adoption of legislation at the 1998 NCAA Convention, the committee will expand to eight members. Based on the assumption that the legislation will be adopted, the following vacancies will exist: Two appointees must represent men's tennis interests and preferably will be from the East and Midwest regions. Two appointees must represent women's tennis and preferably will be from the East and West regions. Three of the four appointees must be female. All of the appointees must be athletics administrators.

Women's Volleyball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Sandra P. Hoffman and Peggy E. Martin, not eligible for re-election. One appointee preferably from the Northeast region and one preferably from the South Central region. One of the appointees must be an athletics administrator.

Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Peter N. Hovland and Frances A. Nee, not eligible for re-election. Both appointees must represent men's swimming interests and both must be athletics administrators.

Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Sarah Moore Preston and Deanne M. Vochatzer, not eligible for re-election. Both appointees must represent women's track and field interests and both must be athletics administrators. Both appointees must be female. One appointee preferably from the Great Lakes region and one preferably from the East region.

Water Polo Committee: One vacancy. Appointee may be from either the East or West region and preferably will be an athletics administrator.

Division III

A total of 16 vacancies will be filled on Division III-specific sports committees.

Written nominations will be accepted from any source. Once a written nomination is received, a Nominee Information Form will be faxed to the nominee. All completed forms must be submitted by the end of business December 5, 1997.

Information will be compiled and provided to the Division III Nominating Committee, which will meet February 19-20, 1998, to formulate its recommendations.

Recommendations for appointments to sports committees will be forwarded to the Division III Championships Committee for approval and then to the Division III Management Council and Presidents Council for ratification.

It is anticipated that vacancies with terms that begin September 1998 will be filled by the end of April 1998.

Nominees who have submitted materials since January 1, 1997, will remain active in the pool of candidates; therefore, there is no need to resubmit forms.

Division III committee nominations:

Men's Basketball Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Dennis Bridges, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the Midwest region and must be an athletics administrator. May not be from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Football Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Stephen R. Bamford and Armin P. Pipho, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from the East region and one from the West region. Appointees may not be from the Little East Conference or the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Men's Golf Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Judith M. Sweet, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from golf district 6.

Men's Ice Hockey Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Francis T. O'Brien, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the West region, and must be an athletics administrator. Appointee may not be from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Women's Lacrosse Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Suzanee R. Coffey, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the New England region. Appointee must be an athletics administrator. Appointee may not be from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Men's Soccer Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Nicholas Mykulak, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the Metro region.

Women's Soccer Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Amy Howley Reifert, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the Great Lakes region and may not be from the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Women's Softball Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Deborah J. Pallozzi and Sharon M. Panske, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from the Northeast region and one from the Great Lakes region. Neither of the appointees may be from the Empire Athletic Association or the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Men's and Women's Tennis Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace Christine J. Davis and Sarah R. Hatgas, not eligible for re-election. Both appointees must represent women's tennis. One appointee must be from the East region and one from the South region. Neither appointee may be from the New England Women's Eight Conference or the Southern Collegiate Conference.

Women's Volleyball Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Gloria Jean Lojko, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from the South region and may not be from the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee: Two vacancies. Appointees will replace George Kennedy and Susan Bassett, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must represent men's swimming and one must
represent women's swimming. One of the appointees must be an athletics administrator. One appointee must be from District 3 and one must be from District 2. Neither appointee may be from the University Athletic Association or the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Wrestling Committee: One vacancy. Appointee will replace Willie Myers, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from Division III.

Association-wide/common committees

Each division will solicit and select nominees for Association-wide and common committees using the same procedures detailed above for division-specific committees.

Division I will fill 20 vacancies on these committees, Division II will fill seven vacancies and Division III will fill 11 vacancies.

Association-wide and common committee vacancies:

Baseball Rules Committee: One vacancy. Division I -- Appointee will replace Robert J. Hiegert, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from Division I-AA. Eligible division/subdivision: Division I-AA.

Men's Basketball Rules Committee: Three vacancies. Division I -- Eligible for re-election: Timothy J. Autry Jr. Division III -- Appointees will replace Tom C. Bryant, Herbert F. Kenny Jr. and Eugene L. Meheffey, not eligible for re-election. At least one appointee from Region 3 (Districts 4 and 5). All of the appointees must be from Division III. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Division III.

Women's Basketball Rules Committee: Five vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace Joan M. Bonvicini and Elaine Elliott, not eligible for re-election. Division II -- Appointee will replace Mary Elizabeth Palmer, not eligible for re-election. Division III -- Appointees will replace Kitty R. Baird and Nancy Kathryn Fahey, not eligible for re-election. Two appointees must be from Division I. One appointee must be from Division II and must be an athletics administrator. Two appointees must be from Division III. At least one appointee must be from Region 2 (District 3) and at least one must be from Region 4 (Districts 6, 7 and 8). Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA, II and III.

Football Rules Committee: Four vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace W. Mack Brown and Vincent J. Dooley, not eligible for re-election. Division II -- Appointee will replace Gene A. Carpenter, not eligible for re-election. Division III -- Appointee will replace Michael C. Holloway, not eligible for re-election. Two appointees must be from Division I. At least one of the two Division I appointees must be from Division I-AAA. One appointee must be from Division II and must be an athletics administrator. One appointee must be from Division III and may not be from the North Coast Conference. Two of the appointees must be from Region 2 (District 3). Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA, II and III.

Men's Ice Hockey Rules Committee: One vacancy. Division I -- Eligible for re-election: Joseph Bertagna. Division III -- Appointee will replace Steven E. Nelson, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from Division III and may not be from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Division III.

Men's and Women's Soccer Rules Committee: Two vacancies. Division I -- Appointee will replace Christine Ann Dawson, not eligible for re-election. Division III -- Appointee will replace Catherine A. Benton, not eligible for re-election. Both appointees must represent women's soccer interests. One appointee must be from Division I and may not be from Division I-A. One appointee must be from Division III and may not be from the University Athletic Association. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-AA, I-AAA and III.

Women's Softball Rules Committee: One vacancy. Division II -- Appointee will replace Lori Meyer, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from Division II and must be an athletics administrator. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Division II.

Men's and Women's Rifle Committee: Two vacancies. Division I -- Appointee will replace James M. Skidmore, not eligible for re-election. Division III -- Appointee will replace George T. Brenzovich, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from Division I-AAA. One appointee must be from Division III and may not be from the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference. At least one of the two appointees must be an athletics administrator. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-AAA and III.

Men's and Women's Skiing: Division I -- Eligible for re-election: Cami Thompson.

Initial-Eligiblity Clearinghouse Committee: Division I -- Eligible for re-election: Richard J. Ensor.

Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports: Four vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace Patricia Thomas and Bernard F. DePalma, not eligible for re-election. Division II -- Appointee will replace Ann K. Quinn-Zobeck, not eligible for re-election. Other -- Appointee will represent secondary-school representative Susan True. Two appointees must be from Division I and two appointees must be from Division II. One appointee must be an athletic trainer and must be male. One appointee must be an athletics director or senior woman administrator. One appointee must be an active coach. At least two of the appointees must be female. One appointee must represent secondary schools. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA and II.

Honors Committee: One vacancy. Division I -- Appointee will replace Barbara A. Hedges, not eligible for re-election. Appointee must be from Division I-A and must be a former NCAA president. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Division I-A.

Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee: Division I -- Eligible for re-election: Lori Ebihara.

National Youth Sports Program Committee: Two vacancies: Division I -- Appointee will replace Michael F. Alden, not eligible for re-election. Division II -- Appointee will replace Horace T. Small, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from Division I-A and one must be from Division I-AAA. One of the appointees must be female. Both appointees must have recent experience in the administration of a National Youth Sports Program. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A and I-AAA.

Olympic Sports Liaison Committee: Three vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace Rev. E. William Beauchamp and Robert A. Bowlsby, not eligible for re-election. Division III -- Appointee will replace G. Larry James, not eligible for re-election. Two appointees must be from Division I and one appointee must be from Division III. The Division III appointee may not be from the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA and III.

Research Committee: Three vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace Margaret J. Gatz, Thurston E. Banks and David B. Knight, not eligible for re-election. One of the appointees must be from Division I-AAA. One of the appointees must be athletics administrator and one must be a faculty athletics representative with appropriate research experience. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA.

Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct: Division I -- Eligible for re-election: Robert E. Frederick.

Walter Byers Scholarship Committee: Two vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace John P. Hardt and James Frank, not eligible for re-election. One appointee must be from Division I-A and one must be from Division I-AA. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A and I-AA.

Committee on Women's Athletics: Four vacancies. Division I -- Appointees will replace Robert E. Frederick and Patty Viverito, not eligible for re-election. Division II -- Appointee will replace Diantha M. Ford, not eligible for re-election. Division III -- Appointee will replace Sheila Wallace Kovalchik, not eligible for re-election. Two appointees must be from Division I. One appointee must be from Division II. One appointee must be from Division III. One of the appointees must be male. Eligible divisions/subdivisions: Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA, II and III.

Fax on demand

All of the committee vacancies reported in the accompanying story will be listed on the NCAA Fax-on-Demand System.

From the handset of a fax machine, callers can access the service at 770/399-3060. The system passcode for member institutions is 1915.

The following request numbers may be used:

1867 -- Division I committees

1868 -- Division II general committees

1869 -- Division II sports committees

1871 -- Division III sports committees

1872 -- Association-wide committees