We invite you to take action to amplify our message
Aug 16, 2022
On August 15, No College Mandates sent a letter (below) to 183 NCAA leaders. In it, we urge them to issue a new recommendation that all colleges remove Covid-19 vaccine mandates for student-athletes based on new CDC guidance.
We’re asking that you help us with this effort. Here’s how to take action:
- Please share the letter widely on social media and tag the NCAA.
- Look through the list of people (below) who received the letter and identify those who work for your college of interest. Send an email with link to the letter and notify them that you expect them to push the NCAA to recommend that all participating institutions remove vaccine and booster mandates for student-athletes. You can find the list of email addresses of the recipients HERE.
- If your school’s athletic director is not on this list, send them a copy of the letter and urge them to contact the NCAA to ask for new policy.
- Reach out to any of the NCAA leadership team directly and push them to act.
Our letter to the NCAA on revised CDC guidance
Sent via email
August 15, 2022
Dear Mr. Emmert, all NCAA executives, members of the NCAA Board of Governors, Athletic Directors, and all NCAA Safety Committee members,
We have not received a response to our June 30 letter which was sent to each of you via US mail and email. We write not to re-state our concerns of that letter, which still hold true today, but to prompt you to act based on new CDC guidance.
You are all undoubtedly aware of the revised CDC guidance issued last week, which states among other things that the unvaccinated now have the same guidance as the vaccinated. We now implore you to make a public statement on your website and across social media with an official NCAA position on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for student-athletes that reflects this updated guidance.
To facilitate the immediate release of new policy, we have drafted the policy position for you. It reads:
“The CDC has revised its guidance and now recognizes natural immunity, the importance of non-discrimination based on vaccine status, and the importance of individual decision-making regarding vaccine uptake. Therefore, the NCAA is recommending that all participating institutions remove vaccine and booster mandates for all student-athletes.”
Hundreds of thousands of student-athletes are returning to campus in the coming weeks, which is why our request is urgent. Please publicly announce this position prior to Friday, August 19th. Continued inaction on behalf of the NCAA will certainly lead to ongoing baseless discrimination and unequal treatment of unvaccinated student-athletes, future student-athlete vaccine injuries, and potential lawsuits resulting from both. Inaction will also prompt a general loss of confidence in your governance.
How many of the individuals who receive this email today have the courage to simply “reply all” and state “I support this recommendation”?
Time is running out to be on the right side of history on this issue. Act now.
Sincerely,
No College Mandates
NoCollegeMandates.com is a coalition of thousands of concerned students, parents, professors, staff, and community members working to end college Covid-19 vaccination mandates and restore medical choice on college campuses.
This letter is being sent via email to the stakeholders below:
NCAA Leadership
Stan Wilcox, Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Scott Bearby, Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Brian Hainline, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Felicia Martin, Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education & Community Engagement
Kathleen McNeely, Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Cari Van Senus, Senior Vice President of Governance, Policy and Human Resources
Bob Williams, Senior Vice President of Communications
Jon Duncan, Vice President of Enforcement
Kevin Lennon, Vice President of Division I
Terri Steeb Gronau, Vice President of Division II
Louise McCleary, Vice President of Division III
Derrick Crawford, Vice President of Hearing Operations
Board of Governors/Division I Board of Directors
Shane Lyons, West Virginia University, Athletic Director
Sean Buck, U.S. Naval Academy
Kelly Damphousse, Arkansas State University, Chancellor
Randy Woodson, North Carolina State University, Chancellor
Rebecca Blank, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chancellor
Geoff Mearns, Ball State University, President
Jere Morehead, University of Georgia, President
Linda Livingstone, Baylor University, President
Michael Schill, University of Oregon, President
David Wilson, Morgan State University, President
Philip Oldham, Tennessee Technological University, President
James Harris, University of San Diego, President
John DeGioia, Georgetown University, President
John Fry, Drexel University, President
Jeri Beggs, Illinois State University, FAR
Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, University of Evansville, President
Guy Bailey, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, President
Ken Chenault, General Catalyst
Robert Gates, William & Mary
Troy Hammond, North Central College, President
Grant Hill, Atlanta Hawks
Gayle Hutchinson, California State University, Chico, President
James Schmidt, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Chancellor
Steven Shirley, Minot State University, President
Neal Smatresk, University of North Texas, President
Jim Johnson, Pittsburg State University, AD
Michelle Morgan, John Carroll University, Director of Athletics
Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports
Patrick Chun, Washington State University, AD
Kim Terrell, University of Oregon
Auburn Weisensale, University of Pittsburgh
Pam Hinton-Bruzina, University of Missouri, Columbia
James Houle, The Ohio State University
Luis Feigenbaum, University of Miami
Stephanie Chu, University of Colorado, Boulder
Deena Casiero, University of Connecticut
Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth College
Alan Hirahara, California State University, Sacramento
N. Jeremi Duru, American University
Nadine Mastroleo, Binghamton University
Cody Shimp, St. Bonaventure University
Richard Hendricks, Shorter University
Julie Rochester, Northern Michigan University
Tim Singleton, Wingate University
Wiley Cain, Kentucky Wesleyan College
Douglas Zipp, Ohio Wesleyan University
Michelle Walsh, Vassar College
Nicole Pieart, Lake Forest College
Talia Williams, Carleton College
Bob Colgate, National Federation for State High School Assoc.
Yolanda Malone-Gilbert, Independent
Directors of Athletics
Dave Heeke, University of Arizona
Ray Anderson, Arizona State University
Jim Knowlton, University of California, Berkeley
Martin Jarmond, University of California, Los Angeles
Rick George, University of Colorado
Rob Mullens, University of Oregon
Scott Barnes, Oregon State University
Mike Bohn, University of Southern California
Bernard Muir, Stanford University
Mark Harlan, University of Utah
Jennifer Cohen, University of Washington
Patrick Chun, Washington State University
Scott Stricklin, University of Florida
Josh Brooks, University of Georgia
Mitch Barnhart, University of Kentucky
Desiree Reed-Francois, University of Missouri
Danny White, University of Tennessee
Ray Tanner, University of South Carolina
Candice Storey Lee, Vanderbilt University
Greg Byrne, University of Alabama
Hunter Yurachek, University of Arkansas
Allen Green, Auburn University
Scott Woodward, Louisiana State University
Keith Carter, University of Mississippi
John Cohen, Mississippi State University
Ross Bjork, Texas A&M University
Joe Manhertz, St. Bonaventure University
Gerald Young, Carleton College
Doug Gillin, Appalachian State University
Jared Benko, Georgia Southern University
Charlie Cobb, Georgia State University
Scott McDonald, University of Louisiana Monroe
Joel Erdmann, University of South Alabama
Don Coryell, Texas State University
Brent Jones, Troy University
George Lee, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Tyler Mariucci, California Baptist University
Cindy Goodman, California State University, Bakersfield
Jessica Poole, Chicago State University
Brandon Martin, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mario Moccia, New Mexico State University
Shaney Fink, Seattle University
Chasse Conque, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Jared Sumsion, Utah Valley University
Brandon Martin, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mario Moccia, New Mexico State University
Shaney Fink, Seattle University
Chasse Conque, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Jared Sumsion, Utah Valley University
Derrick Gragg, Northwestern University
Mike Bobinski, Purdue University
Chris McInstosh, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Mack Rhoades, Baylor University
Jamie Pollard, Iowa State University
Travis Goff, University of Kansas
Gene Taylor, Kansas State University
Joe Castiglione, University of Oklahoma
Chad Weiberg, Oklahoma State University
Jeremiah Donati, J.D., Texas Christian University
Chris Del Conte, University of Texas at Austin
Kirby Hocutt, Texas Tech University
Shane Lyons, West Virginia University
Randale Richmond, Kent State University
David Saylor, Miami University
Julie Cromer, Ohio University
Bob Moosbrugger, Bowling Green State University
Mark Alnutt, University at Buffalo
Charles Guthrie, University of Akron
Sean Frazier, Northern Illinois University
Amy Folan, Central Michigan University
Bryan Blair, University of Toledo
Beth Goetz, Ball State University
Scott Wetherbee, Eastern Michigan University
Dan Bartholomae, Western Michigan University
John Hartwell, Utah State University
Nathan Pine, US Air Force Academy
Jeramiah Dickey, Boise State University
Tom Burman, University of Wyoming
Joe Parker, Colorado State University
Eddie Nunez, University of New Mexico
John Wicker, San Diego State University
Terry Tummy, Fresno State
Stephanie Rempe, University of Nevada
Jeff Konya, San Jose State University
David Matlin, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Erick Harper, UNLV
Chris Kenny, St Michael’s College
Jeff Purinton, Arkansas State University
Matt Hogue, Coastal Carolina University
Bryan Maggard, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jamie Boggs, Grand Canyon University
Lisa Campos, University of Texas San Antonio