The NCAA News - News and Features

May 11, 1998

Committee notices

Nominations are being accepted for the following interim (immediate) committee vacancies and vacancies with terms beginning September 1, 1998.

Division I

Division I candidates must be nominated by their institution's multisport conference. The Division I Nomination Form and Division I Nominee Information Form must be completed for each nominee. Nomination materials are to be sent to Julie Quickel, committee coordinator, at the national office (fax 913/339-0035).

Newly announced vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancies is June 12, 1998.

Division I Infractions Appeals Committee: One interim vacancy. The appointee will replace John W. Stoepler, University of Toledo, deceased. The appointee may be from Divisions I-A, I-AA or I-AAA. Eligible subdivisions: I-A, I-AA, I-AAA.

Division I Women's Soccer Committee: One interim vacancy. The appointee will replace Kathy E. Lindahl, Michigan State University, who resigned from the committee. The appointee preferably will be from the Great Lakes region. Eligible subdivisions: I-A, I-AA, I-AAA.

Previously announced vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancy is June 12, 1998.

Men's and Women's Fencing Committee: One Division I vacancy. The appointee will replace Merry L. Ormsby, Columbia University-Barnard College, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee must represent women's fencing and must be from the Northeast region. Eligible subdivisions: I-A, I-AA, I-AAA.

Division II

Division II individuals may be nominated by peers. Self nominations also are accepted in Division II. A Division II Nomination Form and Division II Nominee Information Form must be completed for each nominee. Nomination materials are to be sent to Julie Quickel, committee coordinator, at the national office (fax 913/339-0035).

Newly announced vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancies is June 12, 1998.

Men's Ice Hockey Rules Committee: One interim Division II vacancy. The appointee will replace Robert A. DeFelice, Bentley College, who resigned from the committee. The appointee must be on staff at a Division II institution that sponsors Division II men's ice hockey.

Division II Women's Soccer Committee: Four immediate vacancies. Noncontroversial legislation will be adopted to expand the committee from four to eight members, creating four new positions. The appointees must be from the following regions: Great Lakes, Southeast, New England, Great Plains. Two of the new appointees must be athletics administrators.

Previously listed vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancies is June 12, 1998.

Division II Women's Softball Committee: One vacancy. The appointee will replace Linda J. Wooster, Quinnipiac College, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee must be from the Northeast region.

Division II Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee: One vacancy. The appointee will replace Frances Nee, Indiana University (Pennsylvania), not eligible for reappointment. The appointee must represent men's swimming interests and must be an athletics administrator.

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancy is May 29, 1998.

Division II Committee on Infractions: One interim vacancy. The appointee will replace William Weidner, director of athletics, Ashland University, who will resign from the committee due to his selection as athletics director at the University of Texas-Pan American, a Division I institution.

Division III

Division III individuals may be nominated by peers. Self nominations also are accepted in Division III. A Division III Nominee Information Form must be completed for each nominee. Nomination materials are to be sent to Julie Quickel, committee coordinator, at the national office (fax 913/339-0035).

Previously listed vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancy is May 29, 1998.

Division III Nominating Committee: One interim vacancy. The appointee will replace Marjorie Giles, faculty athletics representative, Central College (Iowa), who will retire effective June 30, 1998. The appointee must be female and must be a former NCAA officer or former member of the NCAA Council and must be from geographic Region 4 (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming). The appointee may not be from the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.