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Rankin Selected to NCAA Division II Council
Posted by sausid on January 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Contact: Rebecca Bell
MAGNOLIA– Dr. David Rankin, president of Southern Arkansas University, has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division II President’s Council. His appointment fills a vacancy in the southern region, and his term expires in January 2012.
The President’s Council is a 15 member body with representation based on weighted regional membership. There is one representative for every 22 institutions. Members serve four year terms and are not eligible for immediate reelection.
Rankin, who became president of SAU in 2002, has just completed a two year term as President of the Division II Gulf South Conference and currently serves on the GSC Executive Committee. Southern Arkansas University has been a member of the Gulf South Conference since 1995.
“It has been a great pleasure to be associated with the Gulf South Conference and NCAA,” Rankin said. “I am looking forward to representing the southern region on the President’s Council.”
The Division II President’s Council serves as a leadership structure and forum for presidential interests in Division II athletic matters. The role of the Council is to establish and direct the general policy of Division II, sponsor Division II legislation, and approve regulations providing for the administration of Division II championships. The Council meets four times annually – once at the NCAA Convention in January, once in April, once in August and again in the fall.
NCAA Division II is composed of 288 member institutions nationwide. Of this total, 53 percent are public and 47 percent are private. Over 1.3 million students attend NCAA Division II colleges and universities.
