Myles Brand passes away

[MikeAnderson]

http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/NCAANewsArchive/SplashPage/mylesbrand/mainstory.html

NCAA President Myles Brand, the first university president to serve as the Association's chief executive, died Wednesday from pancreatic cancer. He was 67.

"Myles Brand was a dear friend and a great academic leader. He was a tireless advocate for the student-athlete," said Michael Adams, president of the University of Georgia and chair of the NCAA Executive Committee. "Indeed, he worked to ensure that the student was first in the student-athlete model. He will be greatly missed."

Brand, who began his tenure in January 2003 after having served as president at Indiana and Oregon, died at his Indianapolis home. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2008 and announced his condition to the NCAA Executive Committee, the national office staff and the leadership at NCAA member schools in January, saying the long-term prognosis for his condition was "not good."

Brand remained committed to leading the Association even through his illness, guiding the national office staff and communicating with presidential leadership up until the final days. He attended the Men's Final Four in Detroit, was at the table for the Association's spring governance meetings and worked at his office into September.

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Sorry if this was posted elsewhere.

 

[goldy_331]

Re: Myles Brand passes away

http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/NCAANewsArchive/SplashPage/mylesbrand/mainstory.html



Sorry if this was posted elsewhere.

Yup, the "bring out your dead" thread - started s there wouldn't be a thread for every known person passing.

 

[Boosh]

Re: Myles Brand passes away

At first I thought this was a thread for Russell Brand dying, and I was happy because he is incredibly annoying and not funny, and then I realized it was a person who actually made a contribution to society

 

[Ralph Baer]

Re: Myles Brand passes away

Yup, the "bring out your dead" thread - started s there wouldn't be a thread for every known person passing.

Also on the D-I forum http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?t=85311.