Word: wieman
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...most out of the educational facilities-and educators. S.I.U. was the first university in the nation deliberately to hire visiting professors who were retired or soon to be retired at other schools. Among dozens of such luminaries have been Harvard Astronomer Harlow Shapley, University of Chicago Theologian Henry Wieman and Designer-Dreamer Buckminster Fuller (TIME Cover...
Denver Athletic Director "Tad" Wieman indicates the nature of the problem when he said "I defy anyone to find any instance in which we have played a Canadian in violation of NCAA rulings...
Denver's athletic director is Elton E. "Tad" Wieman, a highly respected former coach at Princeton (1932 to 1943) and a member of the Football Hall of Fame. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1921 after election to Phi Beta Kappa and recognition on the All-America football team. He is regarded locally as an arch-conservative who abides by the letter of NCAA law--"an Ivy Leaguer at heart...
Noticeably conscientious and confident about his athletic policies, Wieman is candid and direct about DU's attitudes toward recruiting. "I defy anyone to find any instance in which we have played a Canadian in violation of NCAA or WCHA rulings," he said, noting that each year he sends the Denver hockey roster to the Central Registry in Montreal (which lists Canadian players) to check up on their amateur standings. He also sends the roster to all of DU's opponents so that they may question or investigate the eligibility of any players if they wish. "We want to make sure...
Unlike most of the Eastern colleges, but consistent with the policies of the majority of Western schools, Denver pursues an active over-the-counter recruiting program and awards players athletic Grant-in-Aid scholarships not necessarily based on need. Wieman explained that Coach Armstrong has a total of 26 hockey scholarships for freshmen and upperclassmen which cover tuition, fees, room and board (each worth about $1500 per year). Also, Armstrong gets $500 each year from a "Student Promotion Fund" to cover traveling expenses for an annual recruiting trip into Western Canada at the end of the season...