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The Drake Group announces the recipient of the 2010 Robert Maynard Hutchins Award - TDG is proud to
announce Ms. Sally Dear-Healey as 2010 RMH Award Winner. Click here to read the press release.
The Drake Group announces the formation of its Advisory Council. TDG established this group so that we
might solicit the opinion and experts in the issues surrounding academic integrity and intercollegiate athletics. The goal
of the Advisory Council is for the members to provide insight and feedback as to how you think TDG is doing in regard
to getting out our message and defending academic integrity.
The Drake Group sends a letter to the CEO of The Knight Foundation - Below is the letter The Drake Group
sent to the CEO and President, Mr. Ibargüen, of The Knight Foundation. As many of you may be aware, The Knight
Commission will be meeting soon in Miami, FL. TDG wrote a letter to Mr. Ibargüen making him aware of the fact that
The Knight Commission has NOT been effective in defending academic integrity in the midst of the big-business of
commericialized college athletics. We will be following the outcome of this meeting as it will be interesting to see if Mr.
Ibargüen requires the committee to act in a way that will result in affecting positive change as it pertains to placing
academic interests ahead of athletic interests. Click here to download this letter.
The Drake Group mourns the passing of Dr. Myles Brand, NCAA President - click here to download the press
release
Dave Ridpath interviewed on ESPN's Outside the Lines - click here to watch the video
Kadence Otto, TDG President, quoted in articles: The Ann Arbor News, Medill Reports Chicago, and Salt Lake
Tribune - just click on the newspaper name to read the article
Follow-up Letter to President Obama - click here to read the letter sent to President Obama
Everything College Sports Blog - The intent of the Everything College Sports Blog is to allow Ohio University
students (and everyone else) interested in college athletics the chance to discuss contemporary issues in college
sports. Students, faculty, alumni, and other guests will author various blog posts and everyone is welcome to comment
and discuss the posts. This is a forum to engage in new and creative solutions to age old issues in college sport as
well as discuss current happenings around the country. Click here to link to the blog and get started in the discussions!
Kadence Otto, TDG President, and Allen Sack, TDG Member quoted in The Ann Arbor News - click here to
read
Why worry about who’s No. 1 when education is No. 2? - Editorial in Sport Business Journal by Allen Sack - click
here to download
The Drake Group mourns the passing of Jan Kemp, recipient of the 2004 Robert Maynard Hutchins Award -
click here to download the press release - additional articles on her passing can be found here, here, and here; Kemp
was buried in Griffin, GA next to her parents. Her family requests donations be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association
Georgia chapter, 1925 Century Blvd, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30345 (www.alz.org)
Kadence Otto, TDG President, quoted in The Ann Arbor News - click here to read
Jim Gundlach, 2008 Hutchins Award recipient, quoted in article "NCAA naps during golden age of
cheating" - click here to read
Dave Ridpath, Past-President of TDG, quoted in article in The Des Moines Register- click here to read the
article
Kadence Otto, newly elected TDG President, quoted in articles in The Des Moines Register - click here and
here to read the articles
BALANCING GRADES AND GRIDIRON - Editorial in LA Times by Allen Sack - click here to read or click here to
download the editorial
TDG ANNUAL MEETING & ROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS AWARD
The Drake Group has a couple of events during the inaugural Scholarly Conference on College Sport,
sponsored by the College Sport Research Institute at The University of Memphis.
The annual meeting will be held Friday evening April 18th. The Robert Maynard Hutchins Award Luncheon is
scheduled for Saturday April 19th. More information about the annual meeting and RMH luncheon will follow.
Nominees are currently being accepted for the RMH award - just email your nominee!
Commentary by Richard Southall about "The Lost NCAA Conference" - click here to read it and add your
comments
Comments by The Drake Group on the Draft of a Redesigned IRS Form 990, submitted to the IRS on
September 12, 2007 - click here to read
The Drake Group Announces Public Release of Response to NCAA President Myles Brand’s Defense of the
NCAA’s Tax Exempt Status - click here to download - click here to read the full commentary
Take Action! The Drake Group is asking all TDG members to contact your representatives and support the
Congressional investigation into the tax-exempt status of the NCAA - click here for more info
Article on CBS Sportsline about the APR with comments by Dave Ridpath - click here to read the story
Commentary by Richard Southall about "The Lost NCAA Conference" - click here to read it and add your
comments
Article by Allen Sack in The Hartford Courant - "Dropping the Ball: Tax-Exempt NCAA Under Fire As
Colleges Perform End Run Around Academic Rules" - click here to access it online or click here to download a
copy of the article
TDG is urging all members to contact their representatives to support the Congressional inquiry into the
tax-exempt status of the NCAA - click here for more information
Article by Rob Benford in the latest issue of The Sociological Quarterly - "The college sports reform
movement: Reframing the “edutainment” industry" - click here to download
The Drake Group announces Linda Bensel-Meyers as the recipient of the 2007 Robert Maynard Hutchins
Award - click here to download
Letter by Jon Ericson to Congressman William Thomas regarding Myles Brand's reply to House Ways and
Means investigation of the NCAA's tax exempt status - click here to download
Audio interviews of Dave Ridpath and Frank Splitt by The Paul Finebaum Radio Network - you will need
Windows Media Player to listen to these interviews
Links to articles about the financial side of intercollegiate athletics
"A Report on Congressional Interest in College Sports Reform" by Bob Gilbert - click here
"It's hard to figure out if UH is in the red, or in the black" - click here to view
Essay by Jon Ericson and Bruce Svare "Time to expose faculty corruption in college sports"
click here to download this article
Article about TDG in The Ithacan "Staurowsky and Group Seek to Reform Collegiate Athletics"
click here to view this article online
Third Annual Robert Maynard Hutchins Award Dinner - click here!
The Drake Group at the Knight Commission Meeting
The Drake Group is pleased to announce that Executive Director, Dr. B. David Ridpath, currently an Assistant
Professor of Sport Administration at Mississippi State University, is representing TDG at the upcoming meeting of the
Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in Washington DC, at the historic Williard Hotel on November 8, 2005.
Ridpath is presenting on a faculty panel to discuss academic reform proposals and athlete well-being issues. Dr.
Ridpath will present a collection of essays by TDG member, Frank Splitt, to the Commission (see Publications below
for this document). Percy Bates, the Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of Michigan, and Virginia
Shepherd, co-chair of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA), and a Professor of Pathology at Vanderbilt
University joins him on the panel. This panel will discuss NCAA reform issues and alternative academic reform
proposals from COIA and TDG.
Dr. Ridpath becomes the third Director of The Drake Group asked to speak at a Knight Commission meeting, following
the remarks of Dr. Jon Ericson in 2000 and Dr. Linda Bensel-Meyers in 2003. Please view the Publications page to
download their statements.
TDG on Capitol Hill - TDG Associate Director, Dr. David Ridpath, testified before the U.S. Congress on September
14, 2004 in a session entitled "Due Process and the NCAA." In an online announcement about the session (click
here), Congressman Bachus says the following:
“The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) exercises a state-like authority over college athletics in this
country, yet routinely denies procedural due process to those under investigation. With the incredibly high stakes
involved in college athletics today, it is critical that the NCAA respect the basic rights of all those involved in its
investigations. The NCAA’s repeated failure to adopt meaningful reforms that afford even the most basic due process
makes it apparent that this problem will not be resolved by the NCAA unilaterally,” said Bachus.
The news release from Congressman Spencer Bachus following the session is available here. A webcast of the
session is also available online - click here for the webcast (Dr. Ridpath's testimony starts about 27 minutes into the
session). New articles about this session can be found at ESPN, The Washington Post, and The Chronicle of Higher
Education. Dr. Ridpath submitted written documentation for the record, including TDG plan and Frank Splitt's articles.
announce Ms. Sally Dear-Healey as 2010 RMH Award Winner. Click here to read the press release.
The Drake Group announces the formation of its Advisory Council. TDG established this group so that we
might solicit the opinion and experts in the issues surrounding academic integrity and intercollegiate athletics. The goal
of the Advisory Council is for the members to provide insight and feedback as to how you think TDG is doing in regard
to getting out our message and defending academic integrity.
The Drake Group sends a letter to the CEO of The Knight Foundation - Below is the letter The Drake Group
sent to the CEO and President, Mr. Ibargüen, of The Knight Foundation. As many of you may be aware, The Knight
Commission will be meeting soon in Miami, FL. TDG wrote a letter to Mr. Ibargüen making him aware of the fact that
The Knight Commission has NOT been effective in defending academic integrity in the midst of the big-business of
commericialized college athletics. We will be following the outcome of this meeting as it will be interesting to see if Mr.
Ibargüen requires the committee to act in a way that will result in affecting positive change as it pertains to placing
academic interests ahead of athletic interests. Click here to download this letter.
The Drake Group mourns the passing of Dr. Myles Brand, NCAA President - click here to download the press
release
Dave Ridpath interviewed on ESPN's Outside the Lines - click here to watch the video
Kadence Otto, TDG President, quoted in articles: The Ann Arbor News, Medill Reports Chicago, and Salt Lake
Tribune - just click on the newspaper name to read the article
Follow-up Letter to President Obama - click here to read the letter sent to President Obama
Everything College Sports Blog - The intent of the Everything College Sports Blog is to allow Ohio University
students (and everyone else) interested in college athletics the chance to discuss contemporary issues in college
sports. Students, faculty, alumni, and other guests will author various blog posts and everyone is welcome to comment
and discuss the posts. This is a forum to engage in new and creative solutions to age old issues in college sport as
well as discuss current happenings around the country. Click here to link to the blog and get started in the discussions!
Kadence Otto, TDG President, and Allen Sack, TDG Member quoted in The Ann Arbor News - click here to
read
Why worry about who’s No. 1 when education is No. 2? - Editorial in Sport Business Journal by Allen Sack - click
here to download
The Drake Group mourns the passing of Jan Kemp, recipient of the 2004 Robert Maynard Hutchins Award -
click here to download the press release - additional articles on her passing can be found here, here, and here; Kemp
was buried in Griffin, GA next to her parents. Her family requests donations be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association
Georgia chapter, 1925 Century Blvd, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30345 (www.alz.org)
Kadence Otto, TDG President, quoted in The Ann Arbor News - click here to read
Jim Gundlach, 2008 Hutchins Award recipient, quoted in article "NCAA naps during golden age of
cheating" - click here to read
Dave Ridpath, Past-President of TDG, quoted in article in The Des Moines Register- click here to read the
article
Kadence Otto, newly elected TDG President, quoted in articles in The Des Moines Register - click here and
here to read the articles
BALANCING GRADES AND GRIDIRON - Editorial in LA Times by Allen Sack - click here to read or click here to
download the editorial
TDG ANNUAL MEETING & ROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS AWARD
The Drake Group has a couple of events during the inaugural Scholarly Conference on College Sport,
sponsored by the College Sport Research Institute at The University of Memphis.
The annual meeting will be held Friday evening April 18th. The Robert Maynard Hutchins Award Luncheon is
scheduled for Saturday April 19th. More information about the annual meeting and RMH luncheon will follow.
Nominees are currently being accepted for the RMH award - just email your nominee!
Commentary by Richard Southall about "The Lost NCAA Conference" - click here to read it and add your
comments
Comments by The Drake Group on the Draft of a Redesigned IRS Form 990, submitted to the IRS on
September 12, 2007 - click here to read
The Drake Group Announces Public Release of Response to NCAA President Myles Brand’s Defense of the
NCAA’s Tax Exempt Status - click here to download - click here to read the full commentary
Take Action! The Drake Group is asking all TDG members to contact your representatives and support the
Congressional investigation into the tax-exempt status of the NCAA - click here for more info
Article on CBS Sportsline about the APR with comments by Dave Ridpath - click here to read the story
Commentary by Richard Southall about "The Lost NCAA Conference" - click here to read it and add your
comments
Article by Allen Sack in The Hartford Courant - "Dropping the Ball: Tax-Exempt NCAA Under Fire As
Colleges Perform End Run Around Academic Rules" - click here to access it online or click here to download a
copy of the article
TDG is urging all members to contact their representatives to support the Congressional inquiry into the
tax-exempt status of the NCAA - click here for more information
Article by Rob Benford in the latest issue of The Sociological Quarterly - "The college sports reform
movement: Reframing the “edutainment” industry" - click here to download
The Drake Group announces Linda Bensel-Meyers as the recipient of the 2007 Robert Maynard Hutchins
Award - click here to download
Letter by Jon Ericson to Congressman William Thomas regarding Myles Brand's reply to House Ways and
Means investigation of the NCAA's tax exempt status - click here to download
Audio interviews of Dave Ridpath and Frank Splitt by The Paul Finebaum Radio Network - you will need
Windows Media Player to listen to these interviews
Links to articles about the financial side of intercollegiate athletics
"A Report on Congressional Interest in College Sports Reform" by Bob Gilbert - click here
"It's hard to figure out if UH is in the red, or in the black" - click here to view
Essay by Jon Ericson and Bruce Svare "Time to expose faculty corruption in college sports"
click here to download this article
Article about TDG in The Ithacan "Staurowsky and Group Seek to Reform Collegiate Athletics"
click here to view this article online
Third Annual Robert Maynard Hutchins Award Dinner - click here!
The Drake Group at the Knight Commission Meeting
The Drake Group is pleased to announce that Executive Director, Dr. B. David Ridpath, currently an Assistant
Professor of Sport Administration at Mississippi State University, is representing TDG at the upcoming meeting of the
Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in Washington DC, at the historic Williard Hotel on November 8, 2005.
Ridpath is presenting on a faculty panel to discuss academic reform proposals and athlete well-being issues. Dr.
Ridpath will present a collection of essays by TDG member, Frank Splitt, to the Commission (see Publications below
for this document). Percy Bates, the Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of Michigan, and Virginia
Shepherd, co-chair of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA), and a Professor of Pathology at Vanderbilt
University joins him on the panel. This panel will discuss NCAA reform issues and alternative academic reform
proposals from COIA and TDG.
Dr. Ridpath becomes the third Director of The Drake Group asked to speak at a Knight Commission meeting, following
the remarks of Dr. Jon Ericson in 2000 and Dr. Linda Bensel-Meyers in 2003. Please view the Publications page to
download their statements.
TDG on Capitol Hill - TDG Associate Director, Dr. David Ridpath, testified before the U.S. Congress on September
14, 2004 in a session entitled "Due Process and the NCAA." In an online announcement about the session (click
here), Congressman Bachus says the following:
“The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) exercises a state-like authority over college athletics in this
country, yet routinely denies procedural due process to those under investigation. With the incredibly high stakes
involved in college athletics today, it is critical that the NCAA respect the basic rights of all those involved in its
investigations. The NCAA’s repeated failure to adopt meaningful reforms that afford even the most basic due process
makes it apparent that this problem will not be resolved by the NCAA unilaterally,” said Bachus.
The news release from Congressman Spencer Bachus following the session is available here. A webcast of the
session is also available online - click here for the webcast (Dr. Ridpath's testimony starts about 27 minutes into the
session). New articles about this session can be found at ESPN, The Washington Post, and The Chronicle of Higher
Education. Dr. Ridpath submitted written documentation for the record, including TDG plan and Frank Splitt's articles.
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