Jackie Stiles, the pride of the Claflin Wildcats, no one has scored more points in Kansas high school basketball history – male or female. Also, no women’s player has scored more points at the NCAA level than Stiles, who starred at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) and led the Lady Bears in the 2001 Final Four.

Rob Miller, NAIA Director of Champions of Character Initiatives, leads the NAIA's pioneering effort to change the culture of sport through character. He delivers presentations to NAIA and community youth groups about the Champions of Character program, and steers the development of the program for the NAIA.

A key feature of the spring 2008 conference includes educational activities which revolve around the Nazi Olympics; Berlin, 1936, traveling exhibit at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. The 1936 Olympics are best remembered for Adolf Hitler’s attempt to prove German and racial supremacy.

As it turned out, however, the most popular hero of the games was an African American sprinter and long jumper, Jesse Owens, who won 4 gold medals. Using historical photographs, written documents, film footage, and athlete testimonials, students will study the Nazi rise to power, the Nazification of German supremacy, the Olympic boycott controversy in the United States, and the Olympic games themselves. Conference facilitators will use this athletic and political event in history as a tool to teach about racism and discrimination, propaganda, fair play, and decision making. This U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibit is designed for students interested in U.S. history, world history, world cultures, government, current world issues, and even art.

Coaches, athletic directors and educators sessions

A "coaching clinic" will be held in conjunction with the student conference for participating sponsors. Educators will receive information and training on the same five educational tracks as the student athletes.