Quote Sheet

Myles Brand, NCAA President
“The focus of our Centennial celebration will be to commemorate 100 years of intercollegiate athletics, focusing on 100 years of the student-athlete, in a manner that honors the past, highlights the advocacy and reform initiatives of the present, and provides a look into the future.”

Dennis Cryder, NCAA Senior Vice-President for Branding and Communications
“The Centennial will provide opportunities for the members of the Association to celebrate the accomplishments of the past 100 years and look to the future of intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of higher education. We encourage all NCAA member institutions to celebrate the Centennial beginning with the 2006 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, continuing through all 88 NCAA championships, as well as through special campus and community events that will commemorate 100 years of the student-athlete.”

Judy Sweet, NCAA Senior Vice-President for Championships and Education Services/NCAA Senior Woman Administrator
“The year of the NCAA Centennial also marks the 25th anniversary of NCAA women’s championships. Both male and female student-athletes have benefited from the many opportunities provided to them through NCAA programs. In celebration of the Centennial anniversary of the NCAA, one site from each of the 88 NCAA championships will be a beneficiary of the NCAA’s legacy program. I am pleased to say the NCAA will make a contribution that supports NCAA values, such as library books or the creation of a scholarship fund, to the local community. Long after the NCAA championship has left the community, a piece of the NCAA will remain.”

John L. Johnson, NCAA Director of Promotions and Events
"The NCAA Centennial is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring the focus on student-athletes and their stories like never before. It is a chance to shine a bright light on 100 years of student-athlete experiences and consider the positive, collective impact they have had on society while forecasting what the next 100 years will hold.”