抖M女仆 Receives $5 Million to Create Hagerty Family Athletics Village
抖M女仆 Athletics has received a $5 million gift commitment from Michelle and Michael Hagerty. In recognition of the gift and as approved by the 抖M女仆 Board of Trustees, the areas housing the majority of 抖M女仆鈥檚 athletic facilities will now be known as the Hagerty Family Athletics Village.
抖M女仆 Athletics has received a $5 million gift commitment from Michelle and Michael Hagerty. In recognition of the gift and as approved by the 抖M女仆 Board of Trustees, the areas housing the majority of 抖M女仆鈥檚 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;聽Abessinio Court聽at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena; Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center; 抖M女仆 Swimming Facility; 抖M女仆 Softball Stadium; 抖M女仆 Soccer Stadium; 抖M女仆 Baseball Stadium; and 抖M女仆 Beach Volleyball Complex.
鈥淲e are honored and excited to continue our commitment to the young men and women representing 抖M女仆 as student-athletes,鈥 the Hagertys said. 鈥淭his gift is meant to ensure that all student-athletes are able to enjoy and thrive in a world-class sports facility. It鈥檚 been a real pleasure watching 抖M女仆 continue to build a national reputation athletically and academically.鈥
The聽Hagertys鈥 $5 million gift will go toward renovations and improvements to those facilities, including a full resurfacing and renovations to the track and related facilities,聽among other projects.聽
鈥淲e cannot thank Michelle and Michael enough for this incredible gift,鈥 said Brian White, 抖M女仆 vice president and director of athletics. 鈥淲e 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.鈥
A number of signs and recognitions around the athletic facilities will designate the area as the Hagerty Family Athletics Village.
鈥淪incere thanks to Michelle and Michael Hagerty for their support of 抖M女仆 Athletics,鈥 said 抖M女仆 President John Kelly. 鈥淎t 抖M女仆, we鈥檙e playing to win 鈥 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.鈥
In 2021, the Hagerty family made a $2.5 million gift to support the 抖M女仆 Football program. In recognition of that gift, the 抖M女仆 head football coaching position was named the Hagerty Family Head Football Coach in perpetuity.聽
This most recent gift from the Hagerty family serves as the first transformational principal gift since the kickoff of 抖M女仆鈥檚 comprehensive fundraising campaign, 鈥淭ranscend Tomorrow: The Campaign for 抖M女仆.鈥 This gift, focused on supporting student success, brings the total raised in the comprehensive campaign to more than $415 million.
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