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The NCAA Eligibility Center now is administering the National Letter of Intent program, following the signing of an agreement with the Collegiate Commissioners Association and the Southeastern Conference.
No changes are being made to the National Letter of Intent process, either between institutions and prospective student-athletes or between institutions and conference offices. Institutions will continue to submit NLIs and NLI Release Request Forms to their respective conferences for validation, and conference offices will continue to maintain the NLI database, according to Todd Leyden, NCAA Eligibility Center president.
Leyden added the only substantial change is that questions regarding the NLI will be directed to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
The NLI Program website will remain www.national-letter.org. All NLI documents and forms have been updated and are now available for download from the NLI website.
Convention
Frank, former president at Lincoln University (Missouri) and commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, is the sixth recipient of the award given for significant leadership as an advocate for higher education and intercollegiate athletics over time.
NCAA President Myles Brand will present Frank the award January 12 during the opening business session of the 2008 NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The NCAA will donate an honorarium to the institution of his choice for the benefit of student-athletes.
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Eligibility Center
Center given responsibility for National Letter of IntentThe NCAA Eligibility Center now is administering the National Letter of Intent program, following the signing of an agreement with the Collegiate Commissioners Association and the Southeastern Conference.
No changes are being made to the National Letter of Intent process, either between institutions and prospective student-athletes or between institutions and conference offices. Institutions will continue to submit NLIs and NLI Release Request Forms to their respective conferences for validation, and conference offices will continue to maintain the NLI database, according to Todd Leyden, NCAA Eligibility Center president.
Leyden added the only substantial change is that questions regarding the NLI will be directed to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
The NLI Program website will remain www.national-letter.org. All NLI documents and forms have been updated and are now available for download from the NLI website.
Convention
Former President Frank honored with Ford Award
Former NCAA membership president and longtime athletics advocate James Frank has been selected to receive the NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award.Frank, former president at Lincoln University (Missouri) and commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, is the sixth recipient of the award given for significant leadership as an advocate for higher education and intercollegiate athletics over time.
NCAA President Myles Brand will present Frank the award January 12 during the opening business session of the 2008 NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The NCAA will donate an honorarium to the institution of his choice for the benefit of student-athletes.
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