STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR COMPLETION OF A NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT & OFFER OF GRANT-IN-AID

  1. Coach Submits request for National Letter of Intent (NLI) and Offer of Grant-in-Aid (GIA) to Assistant Director of Compliance, Bert Locklin.
  2. Bert returns typed NLI and GIA.
  3. Head Coach reviews material for accuracy and signs the GIA.
  4. Head Coach forwards NLI/GIA to Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance, Tim Parker (Shauna Cobb can also sign).
  5. Tim initials and forwards to Business Office, Gary Steck (Lisa Rudd can also sign) for approval.
  6. Gary initials and forwards to Sport Administrator for approval.
  7. Sport Administrator initials and forwards to Director of Athletics, Jim Weaver, or Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA, Sharon McCloskey, for their signature.
  8. Jim/Sharon forwards NLI/GIA to Bert.
  9. Bert takes to University Scholarships and Financial Aid for the Counseling Coordinator for Athletics, Dawn Brown, to sign.
  10. Bert returns NLI/GIA to Head Coach.
  11. Head Coach sends out packet including National Letter of Intent (NLI) and Offer of Grant-in-Aid to prospect.
  12. Prospect signs and returns packet to Head Coach.
  13. Head Coach Submits Original of signed National Letter of Intent and yellow/pink copies of Grant-in-Aid to Bert.
  14. Upon receipt:
    1. One copy of NLI and a copy of the GIA are forwarded to the ACC office.
    2. One copy of the NLI and the pink carbon copy remains with the Compliance Office.
    3. Yellow carbon copy of GIA goes to University Scholarships and Financial Aid.
  15. Bert types the Athletic Scholarship Authorization (ASA) for signee and sends to Head Coach for processing.
SIGNING IS NOW OFFICIAL!!!