6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
March 24, 1998
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Janel Frei has been selected to participate in the second annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference, presented by Entergy Corporation, which will be held May 25-28, 1998, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
This forum will provide the opportunity for NCAA student-athletes to discuss and explore critical issues facing their peers around the country; to enhance their leadership skills; and to promote better communication among student athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities.
More than 370 student-athletes will attend the 1998 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference. Student-athletes were nominated from NCAA member institutions, including those that participate in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program.
Frei, a member of the women's swim team, was selected from more than 850 nominations. A junior with a major in finance, Frei was the 1997 UNLV Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The 1998 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference will focus on topics recommended by last year's participants as well as by recommendations of the Divisions I, II, and III NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committees. Some of these topics will include: coaching roles in intercollegiate athletics, perception and portrayal of student-athletes related to their sports, campuses and communities.
This year's list of conference speakers includes: Robin Roberts, anchor and sports commentator for ABC and ESPN; Tom Curley, publisher of USA Today; Cedric W. Dempsey, executive director of the NCAA; and Quinn Buckner, ESPN sports commentator/color analyst and member of the 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship team.
For more information on the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference of the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, contact Kimberly Dickson at the NCAA National Office, 913-339-1906.
