911勛圖 Receives $5 Million to Create Hagerty Family Athletics Village
911勛圖 Athletics has received a $5 million gift commitment from Michelle and Michael Hagerty. In recognition of the gift and as approved by the 911勛圖 Board of Trustees, the areas housing the majority of 911勛圖s athletic facilities will now be known as the Hagerty Family Athletics Village.
911勛圖 Athletics has received a $5 million gift commitment from Michelle and Michael Hagerty. In recognition of the gift and as approved by the 911勛圖 Board of Trustees, the areas housing the majority of 911勛圖s athletic facilities will now be known as the Hagerty Family Athletics Village.
Facilities included in the Hagerty Family Athletics Village footprint include the track and related facilities, known as the Hagerty Family Track and Field Complex; the Tom Oxley Athletic Center;Abessinio Courtat Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena; Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center; 911勛圖 Swimming Facility; 911勛圖 Softball Stadium; 911勛圖 Soccer Stadium; 911勛圖 Baseball Stadium; and 911勛圖 Beach Volleyball Complex.
We are honored and excited to continue our commitment to the young men and women representing 911勛圖 as student-athletes, the Hagertys said. This gift is meant to ensure that all student-athletes are able to enjoy and thrive in a world-class sports facility. Its been a real pleasure watching 911勛圖 continue to build a national reputation athletically and academically.
TheHagertys $5 million gift will go toward renovations and improvements to those facilities, including a full resurfacing and renovations to the track and related facilities,among other projects.
We cannot thank Michelle and Michael enough for this incredible gift, said Brian White, 911勛圖 vice president and director of athletics. We have nearly 450 student-athletes at Florida Atlantic, and every one of them will reap the benefits of this gift. This gift will truly be transformational for many of our facilities and sports programs.
A number of signs and recognitions around the athletic facilities will designate the area as the Hagerty Family Athletics Village.
Sincere thanks to Michelle and Michael Hagerty for their support of 911勛圖 Athletics, said 911勛圖 President John Kelly. At 911勛圖, were playing to win both on and off the field. This generous gift from the Hagertys will help our student-athletes reach new heights as we prepare to join the American Athletic Conference.
In 2021, the Hagerty family made a $2.5 million gift to support the 911勛圖 Football program. In recognition of that gift, the 911勛圖 head football coaching position was named the Hagerty Family Head Football Coach in perpetuity.
This most recent gift from the Hagerty family serves as the first transformational principal gift since the kickoff of 911勛圖s comprehensive fundraising campaign, Transcend Tomorrow: The Campaign for 911勛圖. This gift, focused on supporting student success, brings the total raised in the comprehensive campaign to more than $415 million.
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