2004-2005 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship

From Equal Opportunity to the Highest Academic Standa.rds.•• AHISTORY OF lEIDERSHIP National Small College Basketball Tournament staged at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri (first NAIAchampionship) 1938 Basketball tournament expands to 32 teams NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Champions of Characte~ it~#~ "The central aim ofthe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is for collegiate athletics to be an integral part of the total educational program of the institution, with emphasis upon instilling high ethical and moral character, health and leadership - citizenship traits in our youth. " ~Al 0. Duer, NAIAExecutive Secretary-Treasurer NAIA District Meeting - February 16, 1960 LEADERS with LONG-RANGE VISION NA/A ChiefExecutives 1940-1949 EmilS.Liston 1949-1975 1975-1986 1986-1990 1991-1996 AIO.Duer Harry Fritz Jefferson D. Farris James R. Chasteen 1997-present Steve Baker National Association ofIntercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) formed; first convention held 1944 No basketball tournament staged (World Wu m 1948 Black student-athletes p'Mticipate in NAIB basketball tournament 19S2 NAIB adopts new moniker - National Association of 1991 19S3 Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and introduces men's championships in golf, tennis, and outdoor track & field Predominantly black institutions are admitted into full membership 1956 Baseball, cross country, football, and swimming and diving championships added for men 19S7 NAlAheadquarters moves from the campus of George Pepperdine College in Los Angeles to Kansas City, Mo. 19S8 Men's championships added f~ wrestling ('58), to soccer ('59), bowling ('62), gymnastics ('64), 1969 indoor track & field ('66) and volleyball ('69) 1976 Basketball championship moves to KemperArena in Kansas City after 38 years in Municipal Auditorium 1980 NAIA becomes firstnational association to sponsor both men's and women's championships by adding women's basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball championships 1984 Women's soccer championship added 1986 NAIA Council of Presidents moves from advisory to governance role 1987 Men's basketball championship celebrates 50th Auniversary 1988 Strict academic eligibility standards for all participating student-athletes adopted 1990 New NAIA governance structure adopted, with the Council of Presidents and the National Coordinating Committee leading the association along with the Council ofAthletic Administrators,, the Council of District Chairs and the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives Basketball championships (men's and women's) split into two divisions 1993 NAlAheadquarters move from Kansas City to Tulsa, Oklahoma, moving ,111ith it the Division I Men's Basketball tournament; membership votes to institute affiliated conference and regional groupings 1995 Women's golf is added as an NAIA-sponsored national championship 1998 NAIA hosts first Spring Championship Games with eight championships in two weeks 1999 NAIA restructures to include 14 regions to better serve its membership NAIA introduces Champions of Character initiative along with its new brand emphasizing character development among NAIA student-athletes and youth sports NAIA headquarters relocates to Olathe, Kansas