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OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS - University at Buffalo junior Adrien Walker (Rochester, NY, Aquinas Institiute) has been selected to participate in the third annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference to be held May 31-June 4, 1999, at Disney's Wide World of Sports and Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The mission of the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference is, through challenging and thought-provoking dialogue and activities, to prepare a diverse group of student-athletes to take an active leadership role on their campuses and in their communities. It will provide NCAA student-athletes with the opportunity to discuss and explore critical issues facing them; to enhance their leadership skills; and to promote better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities.

A total of 300 student-athletes representing all NCAA divisions, 20 different sports, and eleven countries have been invited to attend the 1999 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference. Student-athletes were nominated from NCAA member instituions that particpate in the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. Also, members of the national Student-Athlete Advisory Committees were invited to attend because of their role as the student-athlete voice within the Association.

Walker, a three-year member of the women's crew team, was selected from approximately 850 nominations. Walker has been extremely active in various clubs and committees at the University and in the community which include volunteering for the Boys and Girls Club Visitation program, the UB Bulls Reading Program, National Girls and Women in Sports Days activities, and Kids Voting of New York. She is also a Committee Chair for the Student-Athlete Formal and the Student Advisory Committee representative for crew.

Participants will engage in a variety of developmental activities designed to enhance their communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. As a result of participation, student-athletes will build a long-lasting network of future leaders, be better able to address issues that are critical to student athletes on campus and complete a self-directed project to address a critical issue facing the campus.

For more information on the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference or CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, visit the NCAA website, www.ncaa.org.