NCAA President To Discuss Ethics in College Athletics While on TCU Campus
Jan. 21, 2004
From illegal recruiting practices to player and coach misconduct to academic fraud, college athletics has faced its share of high-profile scandals in recent years.
On Thurs., Feb. 12 four of college athletics most influential personalities, including NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, will gather on the TCU campus in Fort Worth to discuss a wide range of ethical issues facing athletes, coaches and administrators in today's high-pressure sports world.
The panel discussion entitled "Ethical Issues in College Athletics" will be held at 7:30 p.m. in TCU's Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
In addition to Brand, other panelists will include Roy Kramer, former commissioner of the Southeastern Conference and architect of the BCS; Andy Geiger, athletic director at Ohio State University; and University of Texas head football coach Mack Brown. Dutch Baughman, executive director of the Division I-A Athletic Directors' Association, will moderate the discussion. The final portion of the program will allow audience members to ask questions of the panel.
"TCU is proud to host a discussion of 'Ethical Issues in College Athletics,' a subject of great interest nationally," says TCU Athletics Director Eric Hyman. "We are especially pleased to welcome such a prominent panel of speakers to share their opinions on this matter and look forward to a special night Feb. 12 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum."
The event is sponsored by TCU, the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Delta Gamma Foundation and the TCU Student Government Programming Council.
For more information on the event, please call the lecture's information line at 817-257-5276.
