Michigan State University Athletics
Ferguson To Attend NCAA Leadership Conference
5/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
May 23, 2002
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Junior Troy Ferguson (Kitchener, Ont.) has been selected as Michigan State's representative to the sixth annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference. 282 student-athletes will attend the conference, which takes place May 26-30 at Disney's Wide World of Sports and Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Ferguson is a forward on the Spartan hockey team. He scored one goal and added five assists for six points in 39 games with MSU last season.
The 2002 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of student-athletes. The conference was designed to enhance student-athletes' leadership and communication skills to enable them to become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses. The convention setting provides the student-athletes with an opportunity to discuss key issues that affect them on campus and in their communities. The conference also provides them with exercises to enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills, and improve planning and priority management.
During the five-day conference, participants have the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics, such as issues that impact intercollegiate athletics and society; diversity; student-athlete welfare; social behavior; trust gaps between coaches, administrators and student-athletes; Title IX; NCAA rules; peer pressure; competition on religious holidays; and involvement in other college and university campus activities. Following the conference, the student-athletes will be asked to share their experiences and topic discussions with their campus student-athlete advisory committees as well as other campus leaders.
Criteria for selection include the student-athletes' demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. In order to be eligible for the conference, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and must have athletics eligibility remaining in the following academic year.
