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M. Grace Calhoun: NCAA Division I Council

Grace Calhoun

M. Grace Calhoun, director of athletics and recreation at the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Council, a group of 40 members responsible for day-to-day decision making for Division I. The council includes a representative from each of the 32 Division I conferences, four commissioners, two student-athletes and two faculty athletics representatives. Dr. Calhoun’s appointment begins on July 1, 2017 and runs until 2021.

“I am honored to serve as the Ivy League’s representative on the NCAA Division I Council,” Dr. Calhoun said. “There have been very few periods of more rapid change in the college athletics landscape than right now, making this a pivotal time in the strategic leadership of, and policy development for, Division I. I am passionate about the holistic development of young men and women through athletics participation, and am a firm believer that the educational value of college athletics must remain at the forefront of decision-making.”

Dr. Calhoun previously served the NCAA as chair of the Awards, Benefits, Expenses and Financial Aid Cabinet, chair of the Research Committee and vice chair of the Olympic Sport Liaison Committee. In addition, she has been a member of the former Committee on Academic Performance as well as the Track and Field Committee.

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