University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Athletics receives $2.4 million commitment
Jan 17, 2019 | General
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis Athletics received a $2.4 million commitment that will support the department's Time to Shine campaign, men's and women's golf and student-athletes' medical wellness, athletic director Tom Bowen announced Thursday.
The anonymous gift is the third-largest commitment in Memphis Athletics history, with the two previous largest occurring during the Time to Shine campaign.
"We are incredibly grateful for this transformative gift that will support multiple sports programs and overall student-athlete welfare," said Bowen. "I am confident that this leadership gift will inspire others to give in similar ways to support our student-athletes."
The gift for men's and women's golf will assist in renovations of the Frank L. Flautt Golf Center and enhance other areas of the University's Park Avenue athletics facilities and will support sports medicine by adding state-of-the-art medical equipment that will benefit all student-athletes. In addition, the gift will provide transportation vehicles, including a Memphis Athletics RV that multiple programs can use in recruiting and short team trips within the region. Sports medicine also will utilize the new vehicles.
The generous contribution marks the 13thseven-figure commitment during the Time to Shine campaign, including an eight-figure gift of $10 million – the largest in the department's history – from Bill and Nancy Laurie to name the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center. The second-largest commitment came from the Helen and Jabie Hardin Family Charitable Trust. In 2012, the HardinTrust presented $2.6 million to Memphis Athletics for facility construction and development of various women's athletics programs.It is thelargest donation for women's athletics in the history of the University of Memphis.
Since the beginning of the Time to Shine campaign, nearly every sport has seen a facility enhancement. Recent renovations include:
For information on contributing to the Time to Shine campaign, please contact the Athletics Development Office at 901-678-2334.
The anonymous gift is the third-largest commitment in Memphis Athletics history, with the two previous largest occurring during the Time to Shine campaign.
"We are incredibly grateful for this transformative gift that will support multiple sports programs and overall student-athlete welfare," said Bowen. "I am confident that this leadership gift will inspire others to give in similar ways to support our student-athletes."
The gift for men's and women's golf will assist in renovations of the Frank L. Flautt Golf Center and enhance other areas of the University's Park Avenue athletics facilities and will support sports medicine by adding state-of-the-art medical equipment that will benefit all student-athletes. In addition, the gift will provide transportation vehicles, including a Memphis Athletics RV that multiple programs can use in recruiting and short team trips within the region. Sports medicine also will utilize the new vehicles.
The generous contribution marks the 13thseven-figure commitment during the Time to Shine campaign, including an eight-figure gift of $10 million – the largest in the department's history – from Bill and Nancy Laurie to name the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center. The second-largest commitment came from the Helen and Jabie Hardin Family Charitable Trust. In 2012, the HardinTrust presented $2.6 million to Memphis Athletics for facility construction and development of various women's athletics programs.It is thelargest donation for women's athletics in the history of the University of Memphis.
Since the beginning of the Time to Shine campaign, nearly every sport has seen a facility enhancement. Recent renovations include:
- Baseball's W.S. "Babe" Howard Training Facility, which includes coaches offices, a players lounge and dining facility
- Track and field/soccer field on the University's Park Avenue campus
- Softball's Clubhouse at the Tigers Softball Complex. The clubhouse, which sits behind the Memphis dugout down the first base line, includes coaches offices, meeting and recruiting rooms, indoor pitching and batting areas, an athletic training room, equipment room and laundry room.
- Rifle's R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range, which is located in South Hall, brought the program back to campus after practicing and competing at off-campus facilities for 20 seasons
- Women's basketball's Elma Roane Fieldhouse renovations to the training room, locker rooms, coaches offices and players lounge
- Football's indoor practice facility and training complex
- Volleyball's recent Finch Center renovations to convert the basketball facility to volleyball
For information on contributing to the Time to Shine campaign, please contact the Athletics Development Office at 901-678-2334.
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