University of Vermont president Tom Sullivan has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. He will begin serving immediately and continue through August 31, 2021.
The committee is an independent administrative body charged with deciding infractions cases involving NCAA member institutions, their employees and their student. Its membership includes volunteers from NCAA member institutions and conferences and individuals from the general public who have legal training.
“It’s a great honor to be asked by the NCAA to serve on the Committee on Infractions,” Sullivan said. “Working to ensure the fairness and integrity of collegiate athletics is of paramount importance. I look forward to contributing to the committee’s important work.”
The committee has the authority to address prehearing procedural matters, set and conduct hearings or reviews, find facts, conclude violations of NCAA legislation, prescribe appropriate penalties and monitor institutions on probation to ensure compliance with penalties and terms of probation, as well as conduct follow-up proceedings as may be necessary.
In July 2016, Sullivan was appointed vice chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Presidential Forum; his term expired in October 2018. He also has served as chair of the Board of Presidents of the America East Athletic Conference. Before becoming a law school faculty member and dean, Sullivan was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and a trial attorney with a large New York/Washington, D.C. law firm.
Source: UVM News