The NCAA News - News and Features

July 20, 1998

Committee notices

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

Any division:

Previously listed vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancy is July 24, 1998.

Honors Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace George Raveling. The appointee must be a nationally distinguished citizen and does not have to be currently affiliated with an NCAA institution or conference. Eligible divisions: I-A, I-AA, I-AAA, II, III.

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 August 14, 1998.

Committee noticesDivision I Women's Softball Committee: One vacancy. The appointee will replace Paula B. Jantz, University of Iowa, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee will preferably be from the Mideast region. Eligible subdivisions: I-A, I-AA, I-AAA.

Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace Lisa Fortman, Northwestern University, who retired. The appointee must represent women's tennis and will preferably be from the Southwest region. The appointee may not be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: I-AA, I-AAA.

Division I Women's Volleyball Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace Terry Condon, formerly of Northeastern University, no longer at a member institution. The appointee will preferably be from volleyball district 1 and will preferably be an athletics administrator. The appointee may not be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: I-AA, I-AAA.

Previously listed vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancies is July 24, 1998.

Core-Course Review Committee: Two immediate vacancies. One appointee will serve on the social science subcommittee and one on the English subcommittee. The Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, which appoints the Division I members of the Core-Course Review Committee, specifically is seeking faculty members with recent experience in either social sciences or English. The cabinet also hopes to increase the diversity of the pool of nominees. Eligible subdivisions: I-A, I-AA, I-AAA.

Division I Men's and Women's Golf Committee: One vacancy, women's subcommittee. The appointee will replace Tana Figueras, Northern Arizona University, who will not accept the appointment effective September 1, 1998. The appointee must represent women's golf and will preferably be from the Far West women's golf district. The appointee may not be from Division I-A. Eligible subdivisions: I-AA, I-AAA.

Honors Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace Julie Riccardelli, formerly of Brown University, who resigned from the committee. The appointee must be from Division I-AA. Eligible subdivision: I-AA.

Postgraduate Scholarship Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace Chet Gladchuk, University of Houston, who resigned from the committee. 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 August 14, 1998.

Division II Field Hockey Committee: One vacancy. The appointee will replace Debbie Tweed, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee will preferably be from the South region.

Division II Women's Basketball Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace David Smith, formerly of Shippensburg University, no longer eligible to represent the East region. The appointee must be from the East region.

Divisions II/III Women's Golf Committee: Two Division II interim (immediate) vacancies. One appointee will replace Julie Garner, formerly of Rollins College, no longer at a member institution. The other appointee will replace Patti Butcher, who resigned from the committee. One appointee must be from the Midwest region and one from the West region. One of the appointees must be an athletics administrator.

Previously listed vacancies

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancy is July 24, 1998.

Division II Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace Tom Henderson, South Dakota State University, who resigned from the committee. The appointee must represent women's track and will preferably be from the North Central region.

Additional nominations solicited

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancies is August 14, 1998.

Division II Women's Soccer Committee: Three vacancies (including one interim). The committee was expanded to eight members, creating new positions on the committee. The interim appointee will replace Linda Hackett, Bryant College, who resigned from the committee. One of the appointees must be from the Northeast region, one from the Southeast region and one from the New England region. At least two of the appointees must be athletics administrators.

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 and must be an athletics administrator.

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 July 24, 1998.

Division III Women's Basketball Committee: One interim (immediate) vacancy. The appointee will replace Julie Oja, College Misericordia, who resigned from the committee. The appointee must be from the Mid-Atlantic region and may not be from the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

Additional nominations solicited

The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms for the following vacancies is August 14, 1998.

Division III Women's Lacrosse Committee: Three vacancies (including one interim). One appointee will replace Suzanne Coffey, Bates College, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee must be from the New England region and must be an athletics administrator who does not coach women's lacrosse. The committee was expanded by one new member. The new appointee must be from the Metro region and must be an athletics administrator. The interim appointee will replace Donna Ledwin, who is no longer at an institution that sponsors women's lacrosse. The interim appointee must be from the Central region and must be an athletics administrator. None of the appointees may be from the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

Division III Women's Tennis Committee: One vacancy. The appointee will replace Christine J. Davis, Smith College, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee must represent women's tennis and must be from the East region. The appointee may not be from the New England Women's 8 Conference or the New England Small College Athletic Conference.