Indiana State University Athletics

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Indiana State Department of Athletics along with the Missouri Valley Conference are proud to announce that Sherard Clinkscales has been named to the prestigious NCAA Division I Nominating Committee to a four-year term which will conclude in 2023.

The Nominating Committee facilitates the process to appoint representatives to all Division I Council Committees (non-Council positions), all Division I committees (e.g., sport committees) and Division I vacancies on Association-wide committees. 

The NCAA Nominating Committee consists of 12 persons including four members from the Football Subdivision, four members from the Football Championship Subdivision and four members from the Division I Subdivision. Clinkscales will be one of three new members on the committee when they group forms for their first meetings in September.

"I am grateful the Missouri Valley Conference nominated me to be on this committee," Clinkscales said. "I look forward to serving the membership in this important role."

Clinkscales has a long history working with the NCAA National Office as well as serving on various committees. He served as the chair of the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct for two years.

Clinkscales previously worked for two years for the NCAA at its main headquarters in Indianapolis. With the NCAA, he served as an assistant director of championships.