Coaches Council Develops Gameplan to Beat Cancer; Syracuse's Boeheim Named Chairman; Four Other Coaches Added to Lead the Attack.ATLANTA--(BW SportsWire)--Oct. 28, 1999-- The American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, announced today that Syracuse University Syracuse University, main campus at Syracuse, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1871. Syracuse is noted for its research programs in government and industry; facilities include the Center for Science and Technology, the Newhouse Communications Center, and head basketball coach, Jim Boeheim James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim (IPA: [ˈbeʲ.haʲm]) (born November 17, 1944 in Lyons, New York) is the men's basketball head coach for Syracuse University. In his twenty-ninth season as head coach for Syracuse, he earned his 700th victory, becoming only the eighteenth , has been appointed the chairman of the Coaches Council -- the governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he for Coaches vs. Cancer. Coaches vs. Cancer was founded in 1993 by the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The partnership is dedicated to decreasing the risk of cancer by using contributions to fund cancer research, education, advocacy and services of the American Cancer Society. Boeheim, who lost both parents to cancer, has made it a personal goal to make Coaches vs. Cancer a success across the country. As the Council's leader, Boeheim succeeds Norm Stewart Norm Stewart was an American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Northern Iowa (then known as State College of Iowa) from 1961 to 1967, but is best known for his career with the University of Missouri from 1967 until 1999. , who retired as the head coach at the University of Missouri in April. Stewart served as the Council's chair for the past three years, and it was his leadership that helped expand Coaches vs. Cancer from his pilot initiative in 1993 to a program that contains over 500 coaches today. The Council was formed in 1996 to strengthen and direct the continued success of Coaches vs. Cancer fundraising and educational efforts. The Council members are responsible for approving and monitoring the program's strategic initiatives that will help the American Cancer Society achieve its goal of eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Four additional coaches have joined the Council to help take the lead in the fight against cancer; Jerry Dunn Jerry Dunn is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Michigan. He previously held the same position at West Virginia University, but followed head coach John Beilein to Michigan after the 2006–2007 season. (Penn State University), Fran Dunphy (University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. ), Rob Evans (Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. ) and Jeff Gamber (York College, Pa.). "These four individuals have been extremely involved and dedicated to Coaches vs. Cancer," said Jim Satalin, director of Coaches vs. Cancer. "Their leadership, commitment and support will be instrumental in strengthening our cancer-fighting cause."
Coaches Council members include:
Jim Boeheim (Syracuse University), Chairman
Kenneth Dennard (Easterly Associates), Vice Chairman
Tom Burish (American Cancer Society)
Denny Crum (University of Louisville)
Jerry Dunn (Penn State University)
Fran Dunphy (University of Pennsylvania)
Rob Evans (Arizona State University)
Bob Frederick (University of Kansas)
Jeff Gamber (York College)
Jim Haney (National Association of Basketball Coaches)
Mike Jarvis (George Washington University)
Steve Johnson (American Cancer Society)
Mike Krzyzewski (Duke University)
Donald Resnick (Acorn Development Corporation)
David Rosenthal (American Cancer Society)
Kelvin Sampson (University of Oklahoma)
Norm Stewart, retired, (University of Missouri)
Don Thomas (American Cancer Society)
Gary Williams (University of Maryland)
Roy Williams (University of Kansas)
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