A three-month investigation at the University of...

A three-month investigation at the University of Georgia found “no substantial basis” for recent complaints filed by Jan Kemp, the professor whose 1986 lawsuit sparked reforms in the education of Georgia’s student athletes.

The report said, however, that Kemp had been the victim of retaliation, though it did not identify those responsible.

Kemp, the English coordinator in Georgia’s developmental studies program, filed grievances in March alleging that tutors for student athletes were incompetent, that athletes were being taught how to avoid being caught in random drug testing and that athletes received partiality in student judiciary cases.

Kemp said that the report was flawed, but added that she was gratified by the stand it took against the retaliatory acts.

The investigation also examined alleged irregularities in Georgia’s SAT testing, scoring and reporting practices; interference from Athletic Assn. personnel in academic matters, and inappropriate behavior by student judiciary personnel in an academic dishonesty hearing.

Georgia President Charles B. Knapp said that Kemp’s complaints about retaliation would result in some “tightening up” of academic and administrative procedures. He said corrective action has been taken regarding the acts of retaliation, which included: inaccuracies placed in Kemp’s personnel file, altering of her mailing address in the campus directory, the apparent diversion of her mail, and interference by an administrator with one of Kemp’s speaking engagements.