Assistant A.D. Ricardo Hooper picked for NCAA Leadership Institute Program
Indianapolis, Ind.---Ricardo Hooper, assistant athletics director for academic services is one of 22 athletics administrators selected for the 2003-04 NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males.
| Ricardo Hooper is in his second year at San Jose State. |
The Leadership Institute was designed as a model for ethnic minority athletics administrators to receive training and acquire skill sets necessary to advance to leadership roles in athletics. This program is the result of a recommendation from the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee to address the critical shortage of senior-level ethnic minority males involved at the campus and conference levels. According to the NCAA’s latest study of race demographics in intercollegiate athletics, minority males held less than seven percent of positions in athletics administration.
"The NCAA is in a position to provide quality training and leadership skills for those ethnic minority male administrators who, in the normal course of their jobs, may not have an opportunity to be exposed to all the areas the Institute provides," said Rochelle Collins, NCAA director of professional development.
"We are proud of the fact that we can assist in adequately preparing individuals to become successful athletics directors or conference commissioners."
The following individuals were selected to participate in the 2003-04 class:
Sohail Agroatwala, Troy State University, director, academic support
Curtis Campbell, Kentucky State University, assistant athletics director
Byron Clark, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, business manager
Timothy Clark, NCAA, assistant director of education outreach
Nathaniel Colon, Michigan State University, freshman football counselor/learning specialist
John W. Greene, Pennsylvania State University, associate director of development
Terrence Hines, University of Kansas, associate athletics director
RICARDO HOOPER, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
Christopher Howard, NCAA, assistant director of enforcement
Machli Joseph, Bernard M. Baruch College/City University of New York Conference, director of athletic facilities and operations
David Mines, Ohio Valley Conference, director of special projects
Richard "Pete" Moore, Southern Conference, assistant commissioner/marketing and development
Paul Patterson, Augusta State University, assistant athletics media director
Troy Peace, Georgia Institute of Technology, associate director of academic services
Donald Reed, Iowa State University, director, student-athlete services
Earl Robinson, Alcorn State University, assistant athletics director
Jerome Rogers, Big East Conference, assistant commissioner for compliance
Gary Smith, City College of New York, assistant athletics director
Leon Smith, University of Kentucky, director of basketball operations
Bradley Walker, West Coast Conference, assistant commissioner
Kevin White, Florida State University, associate athletics director, academic support
Jason Williams, Illinois Wesleyan University, CHAMPS Life Skills coordinator
The 12-month Leadership Institute, which was established in 2001, will enhance job-related competencies in selected areas through the completion of four professional development sessions, practical work experiences and a week-long intensive workshop. The participants gain valuable networking experiences and also gain insight into other opportunities within athletics.
The areas of focus include leadership and administration; human resource management; finance and fundraising; and booster, public and media relations. All sessions are held at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis, Indiana.