National Advisory Board

Presidents and Chancellors
• Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., Canisius College
• Joseph Crowley, University of Nevada, Reno
• Richard Freeland, Northeastern University
• John Hitt, University of Central Florida
• Peter J. Liacouras, Temple University
• Clara Lovett, Northern Arizona University
• James McCormick, System of Higher Education,PA.
• Father John Minogue, C.M., DePaul University
• Gregory M. St. L. O'Brien,University of New Orleans
• Ladell Payne, Randolph-Macon College
• Charles Reed, System of Higher Education, CA
• John B. Slaughter, Occidental College
• Graham Spanier, Pennsylvania State University
• Gerald Turner, Southern Methodist University
• Peggy Williams, Ithaca College

Public Officials
• Richard Arrington, Mayor of Birmingham
• John Conyers Jr., United States Congressman
• Edward Kennedy, United States Senator
• John Kerry, United States Senator
• Maxine Waters, United States Congresswoman

Coaches
• Jim Calhoun, University of Connecticut
• James A. Haney, National Association of Basketball Coaches
• Betty Jaynes, Women's Basketball Coaches Association
• Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
• Nancy Lieberman-Cline, Detroit Shock (WNBA)
• Joe Paterno, Pennsylvania State University
• C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers University

School Superintendents
• Victor Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX
• Larry L. Zenke, Duval County, FL

Distinguished Advisers
• Vivian Acosta, Brooklyn College
• Alpha Alexander, YWCA
• Doug Allen, Assistant Executive Director, NFLPA
• Robert Atwell, American Council on Education Merrily
• Dean Baker
• Scott Black, Delphi Management, Inc.
• Bill Bradley
• Lou Carnesecca, St. Johns University
• Doris R. Corbett, Howard University
• Bobby Cremins
• John A. Curry, Northeastern University
• Anita DeFrantz, International Olympic Committee
• Vince Dooley, University of Georgia
• Michael Dukakis, Northeastern University
• Harry Edwards, University of California, Berkeley
• Raymond Flynn
• Christine Grant, University of Iowa
• Lillian Greene-Chamberlain, UNESCO
• Benjamin Hooks
• John E. Jacob
• Deborah Slaney Larkin
• Rev. John LoSchiavo, S.J., University of San Francisco
• Donna Lopiano, Women's Sports Foundation
• Martin Massengale, University of Nebraska
• Jewell Jackson McCabe, National Coalition of 100 Black Women
• Frank McLaughlin, Fordham University
• David Meggyesy, Western Director, NFLPA
• Digger Phelps, TV Sports Analyst
• Gene Policinski, Freedom Forum
• Marc Pollick, The Giving Back Fund
• Willis Reed, New Jersey Nets
• Rachel Robinson, Jackie Robinson Foundation
• Patti Rubin, Ortho USA, Inc.
• Dean E. Smith, University of North Carolina
• Robert R. Spillane
• John Thompson, Georgetown University
• Eugene Upshaw, Executive Director, NFLPA
• Roger Wilkins, George Mason University