MEMORANDUM August 18, 2017 TO: NCAA Honors Committee. FROM: Sharon Tufano. SUBJECT: Honors Committee Meeting Materials. Enclosed are the materials for the September 13, 2017, Honors Committee meeting which will be held in the Chancellors and Presidents Room in the Dempsey Building at the NCAA national office. We will begin at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, with dinner. The meeting will adjourn that evening. [You must enter through the Brand Building. The Brand Building is the newer NCAA building. Walk past the Dempsey Building, past the NCAA Hall of Champions, and enter the Brand Building main entrance – Door 25.] Options for travel from the airport to hotel are taxi, Uber or Go Express Travel (goexpresstravel.com/indy_express). Sleeping rooms have been reserved at the Springhill Suites Indianapolis Downtown, 601 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; phone: 317/972-7293; in accordance with your instructions. (The NCAA is across Washington Street and approximately one block west.) If you need assistance with hotel or travel information, please feel free to contact Gloria Roseman or me. If you have not already done so, please make your travel arrangements through Short’s Travel (866/655- 9215). At this meeting, the committee will select the Today’s Top 10 Award recipients. The selection criteria and purpose of the award is explained on the enclosed supplements. To make this meeting as efficient as possible, we have enclosed ballots for prior ranking for each division. We ask that you submit your selections as noted below on the enclosed ballots and return to me via fax at 317/917-6735 (or email) not later than Thursday, September 7. Also included is a ranking worksheet that corresponds with the Top 10 ranking guidelines for your use if you wish. This ranking worksheet will be emailed to you for completion electronically if you choose. Division I Today’s Top 10 Award – rank your top 10 selections. Division II Today’s Top 10 Award – rank your top eight selections. Division III Today’s Top 10 Award – rank your top eight selections. Please contact me at 317/917-6939 if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis. SKT Enclosures
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MEMORANDUM
August 18, 2017
TO: NCAA Honors Committee. FROM: Sharon Tufano. SUBJECT: Honors Committee Meeting Materials. Enclosed are the materials for the September 13, 2017, Honors Committee meeting which will be held in the Chancellors and Presidents Room in the Dempsey Building at the NCAA national office. We will begin at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, with dinner. The meeting will adjourn that evening. [You must enter through the Brand Building. The Brand Building is the newer NCAA building. Walk past the Dempsey Building, past the NCAA Hall of Champions, and enter the Brand Building main entrance – Door 25.] Options for travel from the airport to hotel are taxi, Uber or Go Express Travel (goexpresstravel.com/indy_express). Sleeping rooms have been reserved at the Springhill Suites Indianapolis Downtown, 601 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; phone: 317/972-7293; in accordance with your instructions. (The NCAA is across Washington Street and approximately one block west.) If you need assistance with hotel or travel information, please feel free to contact Gloria Roseman or me. If you have not already done so, please make your travel arrangements through Short’s Travel (866/655-9215). At this meeting, the committee will select the Today’s Top 10 Award recipients. The selection criteria and purpose of the award is explained on the enclosed supplements. To make this meeting as efficient as possible, we have enclosed ballots for prior ranking for each division. We ask that you submit your selections as noted below on the enclosed ballots and return to me via fax at 317/917-6735 (or email) not later than Thursday, September 7. Also included is a ranking worksheet that corresponds with the Top 10 ranking guidelines for your use if you wish. This ranking worksheet will be emailed to you for completion electronically if you choose. Division I Today’s Top 10 Award – rank your top 10 selections. Division II Today’s Top 10 Award – rank your top eight selections. Division III Today’s Top 10 Award – rank your top eight selections. Please contact me at 317/917-6939 if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis. SKT Enclosures
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NCAA/08_01_2017/SKT
A G E N D A
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Honors Committee Dempsey Building – Chancellor and Presidents Room September 13, 2017 NCAA National Office 5:30 p.m. 1. Welcome. 2. Review and approve June 27, 2017, conference call report. [Supplement No. 1] Action 3. Honors Committee policies and procedures. [Supplement No. 2] Information 4. Overview of the Honors Celebration (Stacey Preston). Information 5. Select Today’s Top 10 Award recipients – Ranking guidelines. [Supplement No. 3] Action
Included for each division: a. Ballot.
b. Ranking worksheet (not included in the mailing). These Excel documents, designed
with addition formulas, will be emailed to you to complete electronically, if you wish to use them.
c. Nominee list.
d. Nominee bios.
6. Discuss public member replacement for Sonja Henning to begin after the January 2018
Honors Celebration. Replacements for Robin Arnold, Michael Benson, and Bob Mattox will be selected by the Division I and the Division II governance structures.
7. Honors Committee chair. Term to begin after the January 2018 Honors Celebration. If you
are interested in being considered for chair, please contact President Benson or staff. 8. Future meeting – conference call – June 2018 (date and time TBD after new committee
members are selected). Information 9. Other business. 10. Adjournment.
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ROSTER
NCAA/6_08_2017/SKT
2017 NCAA Honors Committee Roster
Robin Arnold Associate Director of Athletics/ Senior Woman Administrator Holy Family University 9801 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19114 Telephone: 267/341-3675 Cell: 215/687-2962 Email: [email protected] Term expiration: January 2018 Heather Benning Executive Director Midwest Conference 821 5th Avenue, Suite 405 P.O. Box 150 Grinnell, IA 50112 Telephone: 920/430-0934 Cell: 920/229-0934 Email: [email protected] Term Expiration: January 2021 Michael Benson, Chair President Eastern Kentucky University 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, Kentucky 40475 Telephone: 859/622-2101 Cell: 859/408-5654 Email: [email protected] Assistant: Jeremy Raines, 859/622-2977 Cell: 859/248-0559 [email protected] Term expiration: January 2018 Doris Burke ESPN Game Analyst 33 Eastern View Avenue Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 Telephone: 401/595-4976 Email: [email protected] Term Expiration: January 2020 Sonja Henning Sr. Director Business Affairs Nike, Inc. One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, Oregon 97005 Telephone: 503/671-4709 Cell: 503/962-9052 Email: [email protected] Assistant: Alicia Brown, 503/532-5402, [email protected] Term expiration: January 2018
Christopher Howard President Robert Morris University 6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108 Telephone: 412/397-6403 Email: [email protected] Assistant: Roni Giles, 412/397-6403 [email protected] Term expiration: January 2021 Steve Malchow Senior Associate Athletics Director Iowa State University 1800 S. 4th Street Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, Iowa 50010 Telephone: 515/294-5095 Cell: 515/520-9111 Email: [email protected] Assistant: Janet Lovell, 515/294-0123 [email protected] Term expiration: January 2019 (eligible for reappt.) Bob Mattox Assistant Dean and Director Student Success Services Kennesaw State University 1000 Chastain Road MS0117 Building 1, Room 2401 Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Telephone: 470/578-6600 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant: Louise Irizarry, 470/578-2325 [email protected] Term expiration: January 2018 Wally Walker 192 Boundry Lane NW Shoreline, WA 98177 Telephone: 206/223-8546 Cell: 206/354-6340 Email: [email protected] Assistant: Janna Ford, 206/223-8550 [email protected] Term expiration: January 2019 NCAA Staff Sharon Tufano Gloria Roseman Committee Coordinator Administrative Assistant P.O. Box 6222 P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, IN 46206 Indianapolis, IN 46206 Telephone: 317/917-6939 Telephone: 317/917-6977 Fax: 317/917-6735 Fax : 317/917-6735 E-mail: [email protected][email protected] Cell phone: 317/443-3390
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REPORT OF THE
NCAA HONORS COMMITTEE June 27, 2017 Teleconference
The Honors Committee consists of nine members, including one current or former chancellor or pres-ident from a member institution, one member from each division and subdivision of Division I and three nationally distinguished citizens, one of which must be a former NCAA honors recipient. Divi-sions II and III are represented by members of the Management Councils. Two positions are allocated for men and two positions are allocated for women. Five positions are unallocated.
Term of Office Honors Committee members serve a four-year term and are not eligible for election to another term on the committee until three years have elapsed. A member may not serve on the committee more than two terms. Committee members appointed to serve half of a term or less (due to interim vacancies) are not con-sidered to have served a full term and, thus, are eligible for immediate election and are eligible to serve a full four-year term beyond their interim service.
Selection of Members
Division I members of the Honors Committee are selected by the Division I Administration Cabinet after a review of nominees submitted by the Division I conferences. Divisions II and III representatives are assigned from the Division II and Division III Management Councils. Nationally distinguished citizen members, and the current or former institutional president or chancel-lor member, are recommended by the Honors Committee and those recommendations are forwarded to the three divisional governance bodies for approval.
Selection of Chair The chair is elected by the Honors Committee and may serve as chair for the remainder of his/her term. The election of a new chair will occur during the final in-person meeting or conference call of the outgoing chair.
Duties (NCAA Bylaw 21.2.4.3) The committee shall receive nominations for the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the Silver Anniversary Awards, the Today’s Top 10 Awards, the Award of Valor and the Inspiration Award and shall select the recipients of those awards.
NCAA Honors Committee Page No. 2 _________
Honors Committee Operating Policies The Honors Committee strives to select honorees who are representative of the NCAA student-athlete population. Theodore Roosevelt Award The “Teddy” is the highest honor the NCAA may confer on an individual. It is named after President Theodore Roosevelt, whose concern for the conduct of intercollegiate athletics led to the formation of the NCAA in 1906.
The “Teddy” is presented annually to a distinguished citizen of national reputation and outstanding accomplishment. To be eligible the recipient must have graduated from an NCAA member institution and earned a varsity athletics award, or participated in competitive intercollegiate athletics. Further-more, the awardee, by personal example and contributions to society, exemplifies the ideals to which collegiate athletics programs and amateur sports competition are dedicated. Nominees need not be alumni of nominator’s institution; however, an employee of an athletics depart-ment at an NCAA member institution, or anyone who has been so employed within the last three years is not eligible for the award. Nominations submitted the past three years will be included automatically among the candidates for the current year’s award. The recipient must attend the award presentation to receive the award. Committee members will forward their top three selections (ranked) for consideration by the full com-mittee. Silver Anniversary Award The Silver Anniversary Award shall be presented annually to six varsity letter winners from NCAA member institutions on the 25th anniversary of the end of their athletics eligibility. The nominee must be a college graduate and must have achieved personal distinction since his or her graduation. The award recipients must attend the award presentation to receive the award. Selection Criteria Prominent Collegiate Athlete .............................................................................................................. 1/3 Career Achievement ............................................................................................................................ 2/3 Committee members will forward their top five selections (ranked) for consideration by the full com-mittee. Today’s Top 10 Award The Today’s Top 10 Award is presented to 10 NCAA member institution student-athletes at the end of their athletics eligibility. Nominees must be varsity letter winners and have at least a 3.300 grade-point average. There is no set male-female ratio. At least one recipient must be selected from each
NCAA Honors Committee Page No. 3 _________ division. Geographical equality is not necessary. No more than three Today’s Top 10 award recipients may come from any sport. There is no limit on awardees from a single institution. Selection Criteria Athletics Ability and Achievement ......................................................................................... 50 percent Academic Excellence .............................................................................................................. 30 percent Character, Leadership, Activities ............................................................................................ 15 percent [Note: Five percentage points may be awarded by the committee member in any category.] Committee members will forward their top 10 Division I selections (ranked) and their top eight Divi-sion II and Division III selections (ranked) for consideration by the full committee. Award of Valor The NCAA Award of Valor may be presented to a coach or administrator currently associated with intercollegiate athletics, or to a current or former varsity letter-winner at an NCAA institution who, when confronted with a situation involving personal danger, averted or minimized potential disaster by courageous action or noteworthy bravery. For a member of the armed forces confronted with a duty-connected situation to be eligible for the Award of Valor, the action must be clearly above and beyond the call of duty and so recognized by the appropriate military command. For an on-duty member of a police force or similar security or protective organization to be eligible for the Award of Valor, the action must be clearly above and beyond the call of duty and so recognized by the appropriate authority. The Award of Valor is not presented automatically on an annual basis. Selection is based on heroic action occurring January 1 of the previous year to May of the current solicitation year. (For example, for the 2017 Honors program, the act of heroism must have occurred between January 1, 2015, and May 2016.) Non-selected nominees for acts of heroism between January 1 and May 1 of the solicita-tion year should be carried forward to the next year’s selection meeting. (For example, for the 2017 Honors program, nominations received for acts of heroism that took place between January 1, 2015, and May 1, 2016, would be forwarded to the committee for consideration.) Committee members will forward their first choice (if any) for consideration by the full committee. Inspiration Award The Inspiration Award may be presented to a coach or administrator currently associated with inter-collegiate athletics, or to a current or former varsity letter-winner at an NCAA institution who, when confronted with a life-altering situation used perseverance, dedication and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations.
NCAA Honors Committee Page No. 4 _________ For a member of the armed forces confronted with a duty-connected situation to be eligible for the Inspiration Award, the action must be clearly above and beyond the call of duty and so recognized by the appropriate military command. For an on-duty member of a police force or similar security or protective organization to be eligible for the Inspiration Award, the action must be clearly above and beyond the call of duty and so recog-nized by the appropriate authority. The Inspiration Award is not presented automatically on an annual basis. The award recipient must attend the award presentation to receive the award. Committee members will forward their top three choices (if any) for consideration by the full commit-tee. Award of Valor and Inspiration Awards A maximum total of two Awards of Valor and/or Inspiration Awards can be awarded in any given year. Deserving nominations can be held for consideration the following year at the discretion of the committee.
Honors Committee Meetings Expense Policies The NCAA pays for transportation to and from Honors Committee meetings, hotel room and tax charges, and a $75 per diem for each day or part thereof involved in traveling to and from and attend-ance at the meeting. All members must use Short's Travel Management, the Association’s travel agency, for their transportation arrangements to committee meetings. The NCAA will also pay mileage to and from the committee member’s home/institution and airport if the round-trip mileage exceeds 50 miles. The NCAA will also reimburse committee members for the cost of checking one bag. Transportation and the hotel room and tax are billed directly to the NCAA; committee members are responsible for incidental charges to his or her hotel room. At the conclusion of the meeting, each member will receive an e-mail which includes a link to access an online expense system on which to claim per diem and any other expenses permitted under NCAA policies. Meetings The Honors Committee meets in-person in January (in conjunction with the NCAA Convention). The committee meets by conference call in June to select the Theodore Roosevelt, Silver Anniversary, Valor (if merited), and Inspiration (if merited) Awards recipients. The committee meets in person in September to select the Today’s Top 10 Award recipients. Expenses associated with attendance at the NCAA Convention to attend the Honors presentation are covered for committee members in the same manner as attendance at a committee meeting (transportation, hotel room and tax, per diem). The NCAA will provide hotel accommodations for two
NCAA Honors Committee Page No. 5 _________ nights. Management Council representatives’ travel and hotel arrangements for the Convention should be coordinated through their divisional Management Council liaisons. Meeting materials for the June conference call and September in-person meeting are sent to the com-mittee at least 25 days prior to the meeting. Materials for the January meeting are sent to the committee at least two weeks prior to the meeting. Meeting Reports Reports of all NCAA meetings are restricted to actions only and such factual data as may be needed. Discussion and general commentary shall be included in reports as informational items if deemed ap-propriate. Due to the confidential nature of the Honors Committee actions, reports of the Honors Committee meetings are not posted on the NCAA website. Conflict of Interest Statement
The NCAA is a voluntary Association comprised of colleges, universities, conferences and other or-ganizations, and governed through a membership-led committee structure. Within the governance structure, committee members must carefully balance their responsibilities to their respective institu-tions and/or conferences with the obligation to advance the interests of the Association, the division, or the sport, and ultimately enhance the student-athlete experience. While the fiduciary obligations of committee members to their own institution, their conference, and to the Association ordinarily are not in conflict, it is recognized that as a representative membership organization, committee members’ fiduciary obligations are first to their institution, second to their conference, and third to the Associa-tion. NCAA committee service involves important ethical and moral obligations. Committee integrity is critical to the decision-making process and includes trust, confidentiality and honesty in all issues and aspects of service and representation. NCAA committee members shall disclose any conflict or potential conflict between their respective personal, professional, institutional, conference, or business interests and the interests of the Association that may affect or otherwise threaten such integrity, in any and all actions taken by them on behalf of the Association, for committee evaluation under this State-ment. In addition to any fiduciary obligation to their institution and conference, committee members also have a fiduciary duty to the Association not to use knowledge or information obtained solely due to service on that committee to the disadvantage of the Association during the term of committee service. Further, a Committee member shall not participate in the committee’s discussion or vote on any action that might bring direct or indirect personal financial benefit to the member or any organization (other than the member’s institution or conference) in which the member is financially interested. A commit-tee member should also not participate in a discussion or vote for which the member’s institution or conference is to be accorded a special benefit beyond benefits shared with other institutions or confer-ences or is to receive a penalty or disqualification. A violation of either of the above rules by a member of the committee shall not invalidate the action taken by the committee if, following disclosure of the conflict of interest, the committee authorizes, ratifies or approves the action by a vote sufficient for the purpose, without counting the vote of the committee member with the conflict of interest, and the appropriate oversight body approves the action.
NCAA Honors Committee Page No. 6 _________ A committee member is responsible for advising the chair of any actual or potential conflicts of interest or obligations which he/she may have hereunder, and should recuse him/herself from participating in proceedings, as may be warranted by this policy. Abuse of one’s position as a member of a committee may result in dismissal from that position. Where such abuse appears evident, a committee member will be notified by the committee chair and will have the opportunity to present a rebuttal or details of the situation. Speaking Agent Policy The president of the Association and the chair of the Executive Committee are the only individuals authorized to speak on behalf of the Association except as outlined below. An individual representing a member institution or conference who speaks or opines on an Association issue only has the authority to express the view of that individual or the member institution or confer-ence unless the individual has been designated by the Executive Committee of the Association as a speaking agent of the Association on that issue. Committee chairs are hereby designated as speaking agents of their committees regarding issues within their committees’ jurisdiction on which there is consensus, except that positions of advocacy on behalf of the committee or the Association to be communicated in writing or orally to persons or entities external to the Association must have prior approval by the NCAA Executive Committee or the pres-ident of the Association. The president of the Association is hereby granted authority to designate additional speaking agents of the Association. NCAA/05_17_2016/SKT
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Ranking
Guidelines
NCAA/01_20_2016/SKT
TODAY’S TOP 10 RANKING GUIDELINES
Nomination Eligibility: Must be a varsity letter winner. Must have at least a 3.300 GPA. Must attend the NCAA Honors Celebration. No set male-female ratio. At least one winner from Division II and Division III. Geographical equality is not necessary. No more than three Today’s Top 10 winners may come from any sport. There is no limit on winners from one institution.
Team champion, First-team athletic all-American or a member of a national or Olympic team – 25 points.
Top-three finisher in an individual sport at an NCAA institution – 25 points. Athletic all-America honors other than first team – 20 points. First team athletic all-conference honors or individual or team conference champion – 15
points. Multi-sport athlete – 10 points. Varsity letter-winner or athletic all-conference honors other than first team – 5 points.
Academic achievement – 30 percent (maximum of 30 points possible)
3.900 – 4.000 cumulative GPA – 25 points. 3.700 – 3.899 cumulative GPA – 20 points. 3.500 – 3.699 cumulative GPA – 15 points. 3.300 – 3.499 cumulative GPA – 10 points. Up to an additional five points may be given for course work difficulty.
Service and leadership – 15 percent (maximum of 15 points possible)
Points are based on the nominee’s involvement in campus and community activities and organizations.
Up to five discretionary points may be awarded in any category.