Danielle R. Wright 01/04/10
Atlanta
(January 4, 2010) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
has selected Dr. Tamica Smith Jones, Clark Atlanta University Director
of Athletics, to participate as a panelist at the 2010 NCAA Convention’s
Diversity Day Leadership Session. The session, Leadership: Becoming the
Best at What I Do, will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. This year’s convention takes place
January 13-16 in Atlanta at the Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency. The
focus of the convention will be on diversity and inclusion and will
provide educational and professional development sessions for NCAA
member institutions’ administrators. Moderated by Derrick Magee, Chief Business Officer of Athletics at the University of Cincinnati, this event will address each panelist’s meaning of leadership, the different roles that a leader must play and the situations that impact leadership style. The goal of the session is to assist attendees in obtaining a better understanding of the differences between a leader and a manager, while encouraging others to consider a career in athletics administration.
Other panelists include Joseph R. Castiglione, Director of Athletics, University of Oklahoma; Page Cotton, Director of Athletics, DePauw University; Clyde Dought Jr., Director of Athletics, New York Institute of Technology; and Dianthia Ford-Kee, Director of Athletics, Lincoln University.