June 5-7, 1968: The first College Division Baseball Championship is conducted at Southwest Missouri State (now named Missouri State). June 7, 1968 58
March 7-9, 1968: The first College Division Gymnastics Championships are conducted at Springfield College. March 9, 1968 45
1968: James “Doc” Counsilman publishes “The Science of Swimming” during a period of success for his Indiana swim teams. January 2, 1968 48
Oct. 24, 1967: The NCAA appoints a committee to study the feasibility of establishing ways to develop and supervise women’s intercollegiate athletics. October 24, 1967 40
September 1967: Indiana State becomes the first member school to install an artificial playing surface (AstroTurf). September 1, 1967 47
April 23, 1966: The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau is separated into publishing and public relations functions. The new College Athletics Publishing Service is moved to Phoenix. April 23, 1966 50
April 23, 1966: The Theodore Roosevelt Award, the Association’s highest honor, is established. Dwight Eisenhower receives the first award at the 1967 Convention, where 12 astronauts who won varsity letters also are honored. April 23, 1966 50
March 11, 1966: Kentucky Wesleyan wins the College Division Basketball Championship, the first of eight Division II titles between 1966 and 2001. March 11, 1966 41
Jan. 11, 1966: The first Honors Luncheon is conducted at the 60th Convention (50 government officials — including three Cabinet members, 17 senators and 30 congressional representatives — are honored). January 11, 1966 45
June 19, 1965: UCLA senior Arthur Ashe wins the NCAA singles and doubles titles and leads the Bruins to a team championship. June 19, 1965 42
