The Division I Board of Directors today announced the roster of the Transformation Committee charged with making recommendations to the board for how to address Division I's most significant challenges and more effectively meet the needs of current and future student-athletes.
The committee, co-chaired by Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey and Ohio Athletics Director Julie Cromer, will consider what it means to be a Division I member and how the division should be organized, what is the best process for making decisions, and how to better meet the needs of and set expectations for Division I student-athletes.
"The Division I Board of Directors is relying on the Transformation Committee, with their collective expertise and broad and diverse experiences, to do the important work that will be brought to the Division I Board of Directors for final consideration," said board chair Jere Morehead, president at Georgia. "The time is now for transformative change, and will require the full engagement and input of the Division I membership to work with the Transformation Committee and Division I Board to address the challenges facing Division I. The initial work of the committee will begin immediately in preparation for the expected new constitution at the 2022 NCAA Convention in January and continue through August 2022."
The work of the Constitution Committee will be reviewed at the Convention and is intended to provide a framework for each division to follow in updating its rules. The action of appointing a committee does not assume adoption of a new constitution in January.
TheConstitution Committeehas been meeting since August and is expected to recommend changes to the NCAA constitution to transform college sports. Asstated earlier this month, the committee intends to ask each division to review its rules to ensure they are aligned with the new principles.
NCAADivision I Transformation CommitteeRoster
| Name | Conference |
|---|---|
| JavauneAdams-Gaston President Norfolk State University | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Jeri Beggs Faculty athleticsrepresentative Illinois State University | Missouri Valley Conference |
| JannaBlais Senior woman administrator NorthwesternUniversity | Big Ten Conference |
| Dean Bresciani President North Dakota State University | Summit League |
| Greg Christopher Director of athletics Xavier University | Big East Conference |
| Patrick Chun Director of athletics Washington StateUniversity | Pac-12 Conference |
| Julie Cromer, co-chair Director of athletics OhioUniversity | Mid-AmericanConference |
| Troy Dannen Director of athletics Tulane University | AmericanAthletic Conference |
| JackDeGioia President GeorgetownUniversity | Big EastConference |
| Damon Evans Director of athletics University of Maryland, College Park | Big Ten Conference |
| Robin Harris Executive director The Ivy League | The Ivy League |
| Linda Livingstone President Baylor University | Big 12 Conference |
| Shane Lyons Director of athletics West VirginiaUniversity | Big 12 Conference |
| Jere Morehead President University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference |
| Gloria Nevarez Commissioner West Coast Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Jim Phillips Commissioner AtlanticCoast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Greg Sankey, co-chair Commissioner Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Kendall Spencer Former track and field athlete University of New Mexico | |
| Lynda Tealer Senior woman administrator University of Florida | Southeastern Conference |
| Randy Woodson Chancellor North Carolina StateUniversity | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Bob Jacobson Faculty athletics representative University of California, Berkeley | Pac-12 Conference |