NCAA
Institute Graduates Three HBCU Administrators
July 8, 2003
Three athletic administrators from Historically Black Colleges
and Universities graduated from the 2003 NCAA Leadership Institute
for Ethnic Minority Males. They were: Joseph H. McIver, Assistant
Director of Athletics at Morgan State University; Tony
O'Neal,
Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance from Bethune
Cookman College and George "Bulldog" Smith, Assistant
Director of Athletics for Student Development at North
Carolina Central University. Overall twenty-one minority athletic administrators
from NCAA sponsored institutions across the nation graduated
from the NCAA Headquarters building in Indianapolis, IN on
June 27, 2003.
The Leadership Institute enhances job-related competencies
in selected areas through the completion of four professional-development
sessions, practical work experiences and a week-long intensive
workshop. "The Institute is off to a tremendous start," says
Rochelle Collins, NCAA Director of Professional Development. "The
goals of the program are being met in that the participants
are learning the competencies required to assume leadership
roles at their institutions. The first two classes received
the curriculum enthusiastically, and we expect the third class
to do the same."
To be eligible for the Leadership Institute, staff members
must be nominated from NCAA institutions and conferences. Upon
selection, institutions and conferences must provide travel
and lodging costs, and assist the staff members in completion
of practical assignments that enhance the understanding and
application of the content areas. Upon completion of the Institute,
participants are eligible to apply for a $2,000 scholarship
to defray costs incurred during the Institute period.
"Words cannot fully express the impact this program has
had on my life," said Smith. "During the past year,
the institute's hands-on and intense sessions have broadened
my knowledge and sharpened my instincts in athletic administration."
"I truly value the total experience that the NCAA offered,"
said McIver. "This was an opportunity usually not offered
to minorities. I take pride in my experience and thank the
Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee and the Institute
for selecting me. I am a better person for it. The program
is a great tool for advancing college athletics, because it's
the people, not the games or competition that make the difference," McIver
adds.
