CONFERENCE: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport at UNC-Chapel Hill

*2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held at UNC-Chapel Hill*

Five Keynote Speakers and Three Panel Discussions Highlight Three-Day Event

CHAPEL HILL, NC – The College Sport Research Institute and the
Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill are proud to announce the lineup of speakers and
panelists for the *2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport*, which
will be held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing
Education at UNC-CH, April 15^th -18^th .

The keynote speakers will include: Professional skier and football
player, *Jeremy Bloom*; former Davidson College All-American basketball
player and author, *John Gerdy*; *Dr. Bernie Mullin*, Principal, The
Aspire Group; University of Maryland Athletic Director *Deborah Yow*;
and /New York Times/ columnist, *William **Rhoden*.

Three panel discussions will make up the “Issues in College Sport
Symposium” on Thursday, April 16^th . The first panel, “Special Admit
Limbo: How Low Can You Go?,” will feature: *John Blanchard*, Senior
Associate Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill; *Dr. Richard Lapchick*, Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida; *Carrie Leger*,
Director, Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes, North Carolina
State University; and *Dr. Pellom McDaniels*, Assistant Professor of
History, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

The second panel, “The ‘ESPNification’ of College Sport,” will include:
former sport marketing executive, *Sonny Vaccaro*; Assistant Vice
President for Pre-College Youth Development and Academic Success
Initiatives, *Dr. Leonard Moore*; and college basketball television
analyst and attorney, *Jay Bilas*.

The third panel, “The College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in
Sight?,” will feature: *Dick Baddour*, Athletic Director, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill; *Dr. Robert “Bob” Malekoff*, Assistant
Professor of Sport Studies and Sport Management Program Director,
Guilford College; *Kelly Mehrtens*, Director of Athletics, University of
North Carolina Wilmington; and *Dr. Andrew Zimbalist*, Professor of
Economics, Smith College.

The two-day *Scholarly Conference on College Sport* program includes 54
peer-reviewed college-sport research academic presentations, 32 poster
presentations, and five roundtable/workshops.

Those interested in more information on the student-run conference and
the accompanying *Tee Off For Tar Heels *golf tournament are invited to
visit the conference website, www.csriconference.org
, as well as the tournament website,
www.teeoff4tarheels.com .

Media contact: Robert Hayden, CSRI Communications Coordinator

919-843-6774 / csri-pr@unc.edu