Cedric Dempsey, Chairman of the Board

During his tenure as NCAA President from 1994 to 2002, Dempsey reorganized NCAA Divisions I, II, and III into a federated system, structuring the Association so that future Presidents would possess legislative authority. He also negotiated the single largest sports contract in history, a $6.2 billion agreement with CBS for broadcast rights to the NCAA basketball tournament. Prior to his presidency of the NCAA, Dempsey was Athletic Director at the University of Arizona, the University of Houston, the University of the Pacific and at San Diego State. He has chaired and served on numerous NCAA, Pac-10, and Southwest Conference committees, and his service on the Knight Commission, membership on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and his Presidency of the Division I-A National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics are particularly notable. Dempsey’s numerous awards and honors include his being named to the Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Arizona, Albion College and at University of the Pacific. He was also the recipient of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics’ prestigious James J. Corbett Award for being the nation’s Outstanding Athletics Administrator.


Gene Corrigan, Board Member

As Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference from 1987 to 1997, Corrigan was one of the driving forces behind formation of the Football Bowl Alliance and the BCS.

In 1996, Corrigan was awarded the National Football Foundation's highest honor, the Gold Medal for Lifetime Contribution to the sport of collegiate football, and was honored by Duke University as their Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. A past President of the NCAA, the College Commissioners Association, and the United States Lacrosse Coaches Association, Corrigan is Chairman of the Honors Court and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation.

Before serving as Commissioner of the ACC, Corrigan was Athletic Director at the universities of Washington and Lee, Virginia, and Notre Dame.


Peter Dalis, Board Member

Dalis was Athletic Director at UCLA from 1983 through 2002. During his tenure, UCLA won 102 Pac-10 Championships and 39 NCAA championships, taking over the NCAA's number-one ranking. No school can match UCLA’s combination of NCAA team titles, football bowl championships, NCAA men’s basketball tournament appearances, Sears Cup victories, USA Today rankings, and Olympic medals earned during Dalis’ UCLA leadership. In 1997, Sports Illustrated selected UCLA as the No. 1 Athletic University in the Nation.

As Chairman of the Pac-10's Television Committee, Dalis assisted in the negotiation of a new record setting long-term contract with ABC and FOX Sports Net. In 2001, the Los Angeles Times published a study ranking Dalis No. 5, among Southern California's sports power brokers.


Doug Dickey, Board Member

Dickey was Head Football Coach at University of Tennessee from 1964 to 1969, and at University of Florida from 1970 to 1978. His Tennessee teams won the SEC Championship in 1967 and 1969, as well as the National Championship in 1969. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1965 and in 1967. His overall record as a head coach is 104-58-6.

After retiring from coaching, Dickey spent five years in business before returning to college athletics as Tennessee's Athletic Director, a position he held for eighteen years, 1985 – 2003.

A member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee from 1989 to 1994, Dickey served as Chairman from 1992 to 1994. In 1998, he won the John L. Toner award as the nation's top athletic director, and in 2003, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


Marcus Katz, Board Member

In 1993, Marcus Katz co-founded Educational Loan Administration Group, which, in partnership with Union Benefit Life Insurance Company, became the nation's second largest provider of student loans to parents in its first year of operation. In 1996, the bulk of ELA's assets were sold to American Express. Katz, unencumbered by a non-compete agreement, joined with his two sons and immediately re-established ELA as a top-five provider of parental educational loans. In 1998, the company merged with UICI, a Dallas based insurance company listed on the NY Stock Exchange.

The Katz family has gone on to form other student loan companies, and today, collectively owns two of the nation's ten largest companies providing federal student loans.


Jack Lengyel, Board Member

Lengyel was Athletic Director of the USA Naval Academy from 1988 through 2001. Subsequently, he has served as Interim Director of Athletics for Temple University, Eastern Kentucky University, and at University of Colorado. Prior to his thirteen-years at the Naval Academy, he was Athletic Director for Fresno State University from 1984 to 1986, and held the same position at University of Missouri from 1986 to 1988.

A past President of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and of the Division 1-A Athletic Directors, Lengyel is currently a Trustee of the United States Naval Academy Foundation, a member of the NACDA Board, and of the Board of the National Football Foundation. He consults for organizations too numerous to mention.

Among Lengyel’s other honors, is the Homer Rice Award for Distinguished Service as an Athletic Director, and the James J. Corbett Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics as Outstanding Athletics Administrator.


Martin Massengale, Ph.D., Board Member

Massengale served as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1981 to 1991. He served as both Chancellor of UNL and Interim President of the University of Nebraska from 1989 to 1991 and as President from 1991 to 1994. Since 1994, he has served as President Emeritus, Director of the Center for Grassland Studies and Foundation Distinguished Professor–positions that he still holds.

An international expert on agronomy, botany and ecology, Massengale is author of over 75 publications. He has provided service to more than 60 professional, public service and philanthropic organizations, including two-time Chair of the NCAA Presidents Commission and Chair of the Board of the College Football Association. He has received numerous awards, honors and recognitions, including the Outstanding Presidents Award from the All-American Football Foundation.

Massengale is a trustee of the University of Nebraska Foundation, member of corporate boards, initial member of the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and is Chair of the National Advisory Board to the Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Extension, Education and Economics.


Gary R. Roberts, Board Member

Gary R. Roberts is the Dean at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. Dean Roberts joined Indiana University in the summer of 2007. Before coming to IU, he was a faculty member at Tulane University Law School for 24 years, where he directed the Sports Law Program, served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs from 1990-95, and became Deputy Dean in 2001.

He has taught sports law, antitrust, labor law, and business enterprises. A recognized expert in sports law, he has published several articles and book chapters on antitrust, labor, and other issues in the sports industry, and has co-authored the leading casebook on sports law. Dean Roberts has served as president of the Sports Lawyers Association and as chairman of the AALS Sports Law Section. He is currently an officer and board member of The Sports Lawyers Association and is editor-in-chief of its monthly on-line newsletter, The Sports Lawyer. He has served for many years on committees for the NCAA, including the Academics, Eligibility & Compliance Cabinet (2004-07) and the Student Review Group (2006-07). Dean Roberts is a certified commercial and sports arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (2005 - present). He is also a founding member and member of the board of directors for the International Association of Sports Professionals and Executives (2004 - present).


Charles T. Wethington, Jr., Ph.D., Board Member

Wethington was President of University of Kentucky from 1990 to 2001. Since 2001, he has served as President Emeritus. During his presidency, the university made significant progress in becoming a more diverse, inclusive learning environment, as evidenced by a 100% increase in African-American enrollment, the hiring of the university’s first African-American men’s and women’s basketball coaches, its first female chancellor, and its initial African-American dean. Under Wethington, Kentucky realized an increase in its graduation rate from 47% to 57% and in its endowment fund from $76 million to over $400 million.

Wethington has provided professional service to numerous and diverse organizations, including the Southeastern Conference, of which he was President from 1993 to 1995. He served as Chairman of the NCAA Executive Committee from 1999 to 2001, and currently sits on the Board of Trustees for the Markey Cancer Center Foundation, the Board of Resources Education and Assistance for Community Housing and the Board of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation.


Charles Young, Ph.D., Board Member

In 1968, when Young became Chancellor of UCLA at the age of 36, he was the youngest person at the helm of any American university. During his three-decade tenure as the Chief Executive of UCLA, and later at the University of Florida, he was a strong proponent of excellence in academics and athletics, often drawing the national spotlight as a leader of intercollegiate athletics reform. He was likewise active in the movement to raise academic eligibility standards for student athletes and for curbing recruiting abuse.

During Young’s appointment at UCLA, the school's endowment increased from $19 million to $752 million, and its annual fundraising jumped from $6 million to $190 million. Under his leadership at Florida, research grant totals increased from $296 million in 1999 to more than $458 million in 2003.

Young has proven his leadership on corporate boards and educational commissions, including the NCAA Presidents Commission, a Carnegie Commission Task Force, and at the National Academy of Sciences' Roundtable. He has led as chairman of the Association of American Universities and been the recipient of marks of distinction including the UCLA Alumni Association's highest honor, the Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year Award.