Memphis Athletics Endowment Donors Honored at Xavier Halftime
During halftime of the Xavier game on February 4th, we held a special ceremony honoring Athletics donors who have established a permanent endowment for the benefit of Memphis Student-Athletes. These endowments created through various means (including wills/estates) provide key resources to enable our programs to excel, and help fund student-athlete scholarships. We appreciate these donors who have established funds that will exist to support Memphis Athletics forever.
For information on how to create an Athletics endowment contact Adam Walker, Director of Major Gifts adam.walker@memphis.edu or 678-3910.
| MEMPHIS ATHLETICS ENDOWMENTS:Curtis Person Golf Scholarship Fund |
| J.C. (Jake) Fondren Scholarship |
| Avron Fogelman Baseball Scholarship |
| Doug Granger Memorial Scholarship |
| C. Hillman Robbins Memorial Scholarship |
| Cockroft Laughlin Baseball Scholarship |
| A. Eugene “Doc” Smith Scholarship Fund |
| Helen Hamilton Memorial Golf Scholarship |
| Gilmore Family Football Scholarship |
| Tim McCage Memorial Soccer Fund |
| The Paul W. Barrett, Jr. Charitable Trust |
| Larry O. Finch Scholarship |
| Jeff Roth Memphis Basketball Scholarship |
| Roger and Sheila Cunningham Memphis Basketball Scholarship |
Endowments, the Need
Top 10 Athletics Endowments
-According to The Chronicle of Higher Education 2009
| Institution |
Athletics Endowment |
| 1. Stanford |
~$600,000,000 |
| 2.North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
~$212,000,000 |
| 3. Duke |
$150,717,426 |
| 4. Texas |
~$100,000,000 |
| 5. Boston College |
~$100,000,000 |
| 6. Georgia Tech |
$80,058,950 |
| 7. Virginia |
$61,873,981 |
| 8. Washington |
$56,000,000 |
| 9. Georgia |
$51,000,000 |
| 10. Penn State |
$49,390,069 |
| Connecticut |
$48,051,366 |
| Ohio State |
$46,139,682 |
| University of Tennessee |
$38,385,450 |
| University of Mississippi |
$13,462,889 |
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| University of Memphis |
$1,494,108 |
