May 4, 1998

University of Kentucky women’s basketball player Tiffany Wait has been selected to participate in the second annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference, presented by Entergy Corporation, which will be held May 25-28, 1998, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The forum will provide an opportunity for NCAA student-athletes to discuss and explore viable solutions to critical issues facing their peers around the country; to enhance their leadership skills; and to promote better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities.

More than 370 student-athletes will attend the 1998 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference. Student-athletes were nominated from NCAA member institutions, including those that participate in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program.

Wait was selected from more than 850 nominations. She is a two-time member of the Southeastern Conference All-Academic team and is the chair of the UK student-advisory committee. In addition, Wait is involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a registered pharmacy intern. In the fall, Wait will enter UK’s School of Pharmacy. The 1998 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference will focus on topics recommended by last year’s participants as well as by recommendations of the Divisions I, II, III NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committees. Some of these topics will include: coaching roles in intercollegiate athletics, media perception, and communication and leadership skills on campus and in the community.

This year’s list of conference speakers includes: Robin Roberts, anchor and sports commentator for ABC and ESPN; Tom Curley, publisher of USA Today; Cedric W. Dempsey, executive director of the NCAA; and Quinn Buckner, CBS sports commentator and color analyst and member of the 1976 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship team.