Thursday, February 1

• Welcome 1:00 p.m.

• Keynote Address 1:15 p.m

"Perspectives on Intercollegiate Athletics and Higher Education"

Myles Brand

President of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA)

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Keynote (with introduction by Midwest Conference Commissioner Chris Graham)

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Audience Q&A
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• Panel Discussion 2:30 p.m

“Is Winning Everything?"

A look at the ethical issues that arise when winning at all costs is promoted

Panelists:

• Nancy Hogshead-Makar, three-time Olympic Gold medalist swimmer and professor, Florida Coastal School of Law
• Travis Tygart, senior managing director and general counsel of the United States Anti-Doping Agency
• Don Walker, sportswriter, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Moderator:

• Chris Graham ’93, commissioner of the Midwest Conference

• Panel Discussion 4:00 p.m

“Athletes, Character and Leadership”

How can athletics be used to foster growth in character and development in leadership skills that are widely valued both inside and outside of sport?

Panelists:

• Gerry Davis, Major League umpire and crew chief
• Jack Bennett ’71, former head coach of back-to-back NCAA Div. III national men's basketball championship teams at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Moderator:

• Ken Pinckney ’81, member of the Ripon College Athletic Hall of Fame and senior manager at Johnson Bank in Milwaukee

Friday, February 2

• Keynote Address 1:15 p.m

"Baseball in American Society"

Bud Selig

Commissioner of Major League Baseball

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Keynote (with introductions by David Seligman and Robin Woods)

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Audience Q&A
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• Panel Discussion 2:30 p.m

“Sports in a Democratic Society”

What is the role of sports in a democratic society, and how does democratic society influence how sport is experienced and delivered?

Panelists:

• Craig Benzel ’86, director of marketing and corporate sales for the Green Bay Packers
• Uri Berliner, sports director for National Public Radio
• Pamela Noakes, executive director of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport

Moderator:

• Kent Timm ’81 Ph.D., DPT, Clinic Director, Bay City Sport and Spine