April 27, 2010: Mark A. Emmert, president of the University of Washington, is named the fifth NCAA president. He takes over the office’s duties Oct. 5, 2010. April 27, 2010 39
March 17-20, 2010: Emory wins the first of 10 straight team titles in the Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. March 20, 2010 44
Sept. 16, 2009: President Myles Brand dies of cancer. James L. Isch, formerly an NCAA senior vice president and chief financial officer, is later named interim president. September 16, 2009 45
2009: Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, becomes the NCAA’s first member school outside the United States, joining Division II. September 1, 2009 40
April 17-18, 2009: Georgia’s Courtney Kupets wins four individual titles to bring her career total to a record nine titles in the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships. April 17, 2009 47
Dec. 1, 2007: Concordia-St. Paul wins the first of seven straight Division II Women’s Volleyball Championships under coach Brady Starkey. The team also won two more in 2016 and 2017. December 1, 2007 44
Aug. 27, 2007: The NCAA Executive Committee approves a new seating configuration that will increase capacity to about 70,000 at the Men’s Final Four beginning in 2009, creating sections that will put thousands of students courtside for the national championship. The Executive Committee authorized the purchase of temporary seating to be transported and installed at all Final Four sites. August 27, 2007 46
2006: The NCAA celebrates its 100th anniversary. One of the centennial projects is a list of the top 25 defining moments in the first 100 years of the NCAA. The list was based on nominations from the membership and selected by a committee chaired by Alfreeda Goff of the Horizon League. January 11, 2006 116
Aug. 5, 2005: The NCAA Executive Committee announces a new Native American mascot policy to prohibit NCAA colleges and universities from displaying hostile and abusive racial/ethnic/national origin mascots, nicknames or imagery at any NCAA championships. The policy, which took effect Feb. 1, 2006, prohibits schools with such mascots from hosting any NCAA championship competitions. August 5, 2005 36
June 24-26, 2005: Division II brings together presidents and chancellors in Orlando, Florida, to discuss issues important to the future of the division. It is the first such presidential summit in Association history. June 26, 2005 46
