College Sports Information Directors of America

I. President Alan Cannon (Texas A&M) was not present on the call and it was coordinated by First Vice-President Tammy Boclair (Vanderbilt). She said she had talked to Kevin Ruple and the Cleveland Convention schedule was coming together. She said she was excited about the possible schedule and the focus on issues like health and respect for the profession. II. Secretary Jeff Hodges (North Alabama) said the December Digest mailing had gone to over 1,500 members. He also reported that the CoSIDA letterhead was completed and had been shipped by Multi-Ad. He said CoSIDA had also built up over $3,000 in credit at Multi-Ad for future publications. III. Director of Marketing Ed Carpenter (Boston University) gave the Board an update on two potential sponsors. He also said Sears had processed its sponsorship check for 2002 and that it was on its way. IV. There was discussion about Info. Sports and a situation where press credentials, media guides, etc., were being auctioned off on E-Bay. College Division Representative Tom DiCamillo (West Chester) said the company was just a few minutes from him and that he was going to go by and see what their story was and update the board. V. Past President Pete Moore (Syracuse) said he had sent a letter from CoSIDA to Steve Richardson regarding his column and he was circulating that response to the Board. VI. There was a discussion about the Rainy Day Fund and a proposal to provide a donation to former SID Robin Hartman, who is battling cancer. There was a motion and second to donate $1,000 to the Robin Hartman Fund on behalf of CoSIDA. It was passed unanimously. Past President Fred Stabley, Jr. (Central Michigan) also asked that a note about the Fund be run in the CoSIDA Digest in case other members wish to donate. VII. Under old business, there was a discussion about possibly increasing CoSIDA dues for the first time since 1993. There was a motion and second made to increase annual Active dues to $50, Associate dues to $60 and leave student dues at $25 - for the 2003-04 year, beginning at the Cleveland Convention. It was passed unanimously. It was suggested that a future CoSIDA Digest column detail the rationale behind the increase, including information compiled by Wohlhueter showing that the annual cost of providing the Digest and Directory to each member exceeded the amount of annual dues received per member. VIII. There was discussion about a successor for Wally Johnson as coordinator of convention exhibits. That information of prospects will be passed on to President Alan Cannon. The call was adjourned.