Rochester, Mich. (Mar. 30, 2004) - Jane Bentham, the athletic department???s NCAA Self Study liaison, is set to retire on Wednesday after 41 years of service to Oakland University. A retirement reception for Jane will be held in the Athletics Center from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday. For the past year she has served as the department's liaison for its NCAA Self Study Certification. Prior to her work with the self study she served as the department's office manager and assistant to athletic director Jack Mehl. Bentham also assisted the compliance office in athlete certification and other areas of NCAA compliance. Bentham saw the old Lepley Sports Center open and has now seen the opening of the Athletics Center. She has worked with all four of the athletic directors that Oakland has had in its athletics history. Bentham is a 1983 graduate of Oakland University with a degree in human resources.