SHREVEPORT, La.—The Centenary College Board of Trustees today voted to reposition Centenary athletics into Division III.
The vote follows a decision and subsequent directive by the Board of
Trustees in its May 2008 meeting to leave the Division I Summit
Conference and pursue other more geographically advantageous
conferences. The College is scheduled to compete in the Summit League
for two more years with no scholarship affected as a result of
reclassification to Division III during the transition period.
“This is one part of an overall wide-ranging plan which will be
implemented by incoming President Dr. David Rowe,” said Ed Crawford,
Board of Trustees Acting Chairman. “Centenary must and will restructure
its overall strategy to achieve financial and academic stability. We on
the Board look forward to working with President Rowe as he helps
rebuild an even more firmly established Centenary College as a leading
institution of higher education in the South and in the nation.”
The outcome of today’s vote by the Board of Trustees will reclassify
the College into a division which better reflects the mission,
education philosophy and financial structure of smaller liberal arts
programs such as Centenary’s. The vast majority of students and
families that choose Centenary College do so because of its tradition
and reputation for academic excellence.
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