| Myles Brand  AKA Myles David Brand
Born: 17-May-1942
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Died: 16-Sep-2009
Location of death: Indianapolis, IN
Cause of death: Cancer - Pancreatic
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator, Sports Figure Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of the NCAA, 2003-09 As President of Indiana University, in 2000 Myles Brand fired basketball coach Bobby Knight, citing a "pattern of unacceptable behavior." Knight had coached the Hoosiers since 1971, and as winning a Coach as he was, earlier antics had included throwing a chair across the court during a game, and the assault one of his players in 1997. He had denied the latter event, until a film of it surfaced. In May of 2000, Brand placed Knight on a "zero tolerance" policy, and by September he had committed an act necessitating his removal. Fury erupted among Hoosier fans as news of the firing spread.
In 2003, Brand was selected as President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the first university president to assume that office. As such, he tried to bring back the emphasis of academics into college sporting. Brand felt that the money involved in sports often blinded administrators at some schools as to the real purposes of their institutions. Eligibility standards for participation in sports were increased. Because of his non-sports background, Brand made an extra effort to listen to and address the concerns of coaches and player organizations. In January 2009, Brand was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died in September of that year. Father: Irving Brand
Mother: Shirley Berger
Wife: Wendy Hoffman (div. 1976, one son)
Son: Joshua
Wife: Margaret Zeglin ("Peg", philosophy professor, m. 1978, until his death)
University: BS Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1964)
University: PhD Philosophy, University of Rochester (1967)
Professor: Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh (1967-72)
Administrator: Chairman, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Chicago (1972-80)
Administrator: Chairman, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Arizona (1981-83)
Administrator: Dir., Cognitive Science Program, University of Arizona (1982-85)
Administrator: Dean, Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona (1983-86)
Administrator: Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arizona (1982-86)
Administrator: Provost and VP Academic Affairs, Ohio State University (1986-89)
Administrator: President, University of Oregon (1989-94)
Administrator: President, Indiana University (1994-2003)
Administrator: Trustee, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2004-09)
National Collegiate Athletic Association President (2003-09)
American Council on Education (1992-97)
Risk Factors: Pancreatic Cancer
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