CoSIDA Board Minutes - Sept 2004
College Sports Information Directors of America
I. President Rod Commons (Washington State) conducted a roll call of board members.
II. Commons said the Scholarship Committee had asked about the amount of money that would be awarded this year. Treasurer Dave Wohlhueter (Ithaca, N.Y.) said that $25,000 would be awarded - as approved by the board during 2003-04.
III. Wohlhueter asked about increasing the rate charged for posting jobs on the CoSIDA website. He made a motion that it be increased from $50 to $65 for a posting. Seconded by At-Large Representative Judy Willson (Sun Belt Conference) and passed unanimously.
IV. First Vice President Joe Hernandez (Ball State) gave a report from the committee looking at the on-line Academic All-America voting proposals. He said the committee liked the concept but still had several questions. He said the committee would like to conduct a conference call with each company. Hernendez said he would proceed with setting up the calls and report back to the board.
V. There was discussion about the 2005 Workshop in Philadelphia. There was discussion that a keynote speaker would need to be lined up early since it would be July 4th. College Division Representative Dennis O'Donnell (Rochester) said he would talk to the Workshop Program Committee about the schedule for the week. Director of Marketing Ed Carpenter (Boston University) asked that the committee look at moving the major CoSIDA awards to the Kickoff Luncheon instead of the Wednesday night dinner, due to poor attendance at the final dinner. It was also suggested that a keynote speaker be used on July 5th instead of the 4th. Hernandez said he would pass along the suggestions to the Program Committee.
VI. Second Vice President Doug Dull (Maryland) said he was in contact and working with the local committee in Philadelphia on the Workshop Social schedule.
VII. Carpenter said he had talked to ESPN representatives and was ironing out the final details on the contract for the Academic All-America sponsorship.
VIII. Wohlhueter and Past President Alan Cannon (Texas A&M) said they had talked to the hotel property representatives in San Antonio and were looking at changing the convention dates to June 20-24, 2009. The hotel would still guarantee $139 per night. Willson made a motion to move the dates from those originally proposed, seconded by Wohlhueter and passed unanimously.
IX. Commons said he had looked at the data base of Academic All-America selections that had been maintained by Millsport. He said it was being updated and put in PDF format to put on the CoSIDA Web site.
X. Past President Pete Moore (Syracuse) said he and his committee were drafting a list of suggestions dealing with the CoSIDA website. Some dealth with front page photos, front page links and awards and board contact information. Meeting was adjourned.