According to an Associated Press report, the NCAA has chosen James Ish, vice president for administration and chief financial office, to be the interim replacement of former NCAA president Myles Brand, who died of pancreatic cancer last week. Brand was 67.
According to NCAA Executive Committee Chairman Michael Adams, there is no timetable for naming a new full-time president, although Ish is a contender for the job.
Ish was one of four members in the president’s Cabinet who helped oversee day-to-day tasks as Brand was treated for cancer during the past nine months. Ish said his top priority as the interim president is to follow Brand’s vision with a personal touch.
The executive committee won’t meet again until Oct. 29. The election of a president will most likely be the main topic of discussion. Besides Adams, Cabinet member Bernard Franklin and University of Hartford president Walter Harrison are believed to be top candidates for the position.
