NU to Coordinate Title IX Forum Featuring Athena Yiamouyiannis - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site

In conjunction with the celebration of National Girls and Women in Sport Day, the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is coordinating a Title IX forum Friday, Jan. 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the fourth level of the Memorial Stadium Skyboxes. The forum will feature guest speaker Athena Yiamouyiannis, the executive director of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. NAGWS is a national non-profit educational organization of physical educators, college professors and administrators dedicated to providing equitable opportunities for girls and women in sport.

In her presentation, entitled "Title IX: Its History and Current Issues," Yiamouyiannis will focus on the brief history of women in sports, along with an udpate on the recent nationwide town hall meetings that have been conducted in review of the law and its purpose. Yiamouyiannis was appointed by President Bush to serve on the Title IX review committee and has served as an advisor on gender equity issues for universities, conferences and national organizations.

Prior to NAGWS, Yiamouyiannis worked at the NCAA for 10 years. As Director of Membership Services at the NCAA, she oversaw the NCAA rules education program and assisted the NCAA