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 41
2010: The reach and visibility of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship expands with the announcement of a new 14-year, $10.8 billion television, Internet and wireless rights agreement with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting System. April 22, 2010 46
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 50
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 50
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 51