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The NCAA News - News and FeaturesThe NCAA News -- January 4, 1999 Six administrators named as 1999-2000 class of NCAA fellows Six female and ethnic-minority athletics administrators from NCAA member conferences and institutions have been selection as participants in the NCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program. The 1999-2000 fellows class includes Jacqueline Campbell, assistant commissioner for compliance, Atlantic 10 Conference; Sean T. Frazier, assistant athletics director for diversity and student/staff welfare, University of Maine, Orono; Floyd Kerr, assistant director of athletics, Youngstown State University; Dell D. Robinson, assistant commissioner for compliance services, Western Athletic Conference; Alecia Shields-Gadson, head men's and women's track and field and cross country coach, Alcorn State University; and Kathleen Worthington, associate director of athletics/senior woman administrator, Morehead State University. The mission of the program is to enhance employment and leadership opportunities for ethnic minorities and women at the senior management level of intercollegiate athletics administration. Fellows will work toward achieving this mission through academic and practical work experiences that will enable them to develop their talents and abilities. Participants will be provided several networking and mentoring opportunities throughout the year and will complete their 18-month program in June 2000. The fellows program was first proposed in 1994 by the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and was endorsed by what was then the NCAA Presidents Commission and the NCAA Council. A pilot version of the program was developed in 1995, and a pilot group of fellows was accepted in 1996. Those fellows graduated at the 1998 NCAA Convention. Each of the 1999 fellows will be assigned an executive mentor. The mentors' responsibilities will include interaction with the fellow to address problem areas, answer questions, provide support and ensure meaningful and practical experiences. The fellows also will interact with other top administrators as deemed necessary by the mentor. Mentors for this fellows class are Patty Viverito, commissioner, Missouri Valley Conference; Dan Guerrero, director of athletics, University of California, Irvine; Charles Harris, commissioner, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference; Chris Monasch, commissioner, America East Conference; Barbara Hedges, director of athletics, University of Washington; Jim Livengood, director of athletics, University of Arizona; and John McNamara, associate commissioner, Western Athletic Conference. Selection of the fellows was made by the NCAA Fellows Leadership Review Committee. This five-member committee includes two members of the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (Charles Whitcomb, faculty athletics representative at San Jose State University, chair; and Paula Smith, assistant commissioner, Big West Conference); two members of the Committee on Women's Athletics (Cheryl L. Levick, senior associate director of athletics at Stanford University, chair; and Richard A. Rasmussen, executive officer, University Athletic Association); and Gerald L. Bepko, president of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. Following are biographical sketches of the 1999-2000 NCAA fellows:
Jacqueline Grace Campbell
Before joining the Atlantic 10, Campbell worked for six years at the NCAA national office, serving as a legislative assistant and as assistant chief of staff for Division I.
Campbell earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and a master's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Sean T. Frazier
Frazier started his career at Maine as an assistant football coach in 1995 and was named assistant to the di-
Frazier earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and a master's degree from Maine.
Floyd Kerr
Kerr earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Colorado State University and is currently pursuing his doctorate at Youngstown State.
Before joining the WAC, Robinson was director of compliance and enforcement at the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Robinson earned his bachelor's degree from Ohio University and master's degree from Iowa State University.
Alecia Shields-Gadson
Shields-Gadson's duties include overseeing the men's and women's teams, along with budget and travel planning. She also is responsible for academic compliance and tutorial planning. Shields-Gadson earned a bachelor's degree from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and a master's degree from Alcorn State.
Prior to joining Morehead State, Worthington was an assistant to the director of athletics at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Worthington earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Notre Dame (Maryland) and two master's degrees from Syracuse University and the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. |
Campbell is responsible for all compliance needs of the Atlantic 10 Conference's member institutions as assistant commissioner for compliance. Her responsibilities include daily rules interpretation, processing of waivers, conducting compliance reviews and rules education sessions, and the administration of the National Letter of Intent program and the NCAA Special Assistance Fund for Student-Athletes.
Frazier is responsible for developing programs that enhance and cultivate diversity and gender-equity education in athletics. He also is responsible for providing leadership in the areas of professional development, recruitment and retention.
Kerr has been an assistant director of athletics at Youngstown State since 1996. He oversees 15 men's and women's varsity sports, monitors student life activities and coordinates awards and recognition dinners. He began his career at Youngstown State as an assistant basketball coach.
Robinson was named assistant commissioner for compliance services for the Western Athletic Conference in 1996. His responsibilities include providing interpretations of NCAA and WAC rules and regulations, overseeing the coaches certification program, and conducting compliance reviews and rules education sessions.
Shields-Gadson has been the head track and field and cross country coach at Alcorn State since 1995. Additionally, she is a strength and conditioning consultant and an instructor in the department of health, physical education and recreation.
As associate director of athletics/senior woman administrator, Worthington has oversight responsibility for the18-sport athletics program at Morehead State. Her primary responsibilities focus on managing business operations of the athletics association, which include finance, compliance, policy development, external relations and strategic planning.