Welcome to Fundraising Friday: AB Today's weekly digest of recent developments in development.
Boise State University's athletic department has received an estate gift from longtime supporters Allen and Billie Dee Noble in the amount of $25 million, the largest one-time gift in BSU's history. The investment will be used to benefit Broncos football, director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey announced Thursday. Noble was a legendary local businessman and farmer, who developed a passion for Boise State football in the late 1960s.
Welcome to Fundraising Friday: AB Today's weekly digest of recent developments in development.
Boise State University's athletic department has received an estate gift from longtime supporters Allen and Billie Dee Noble in the amount of $25 million, the largest one-time gift in BSU's history. The investment will be used to benefit Broncos football, director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey announced Thursday. Noble was a legendary local businessman and farmer, who developed a passion for Boise State football in the late 1960s.
The University of Southern Indiana announced Thursday that Liberty Federal Credit Union has made a historic $10 million gift to the USI athletic department, securing the naming rights to the Screaming Eagles Arena for the next 20 years. The Arena will now be named Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles, which will be displayed on the arena exterior. In additionally, the Liberty Federal Credit Union logo will be featured prominently on both halves of the arena floor. The landmark gift marks the largest single donation in the history of the university.
The University of West Florida announced Monday a $320,000 gift from Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care to name the Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care Master of Science in Athletic Training program, as well as support UWF Athletics. Fifty percent of the gift will provide scholarship support for MSAT students and also provide operational support that will enhance the ability of the Usha Kundu MD, College of Health to deliver a world-class teaching and learning environment. The other half of the gift aims to improve and transform the student-athlete experience at UWF by supporting the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center and increasing academic tutoring and advising resources for student-athletes.
Total amount of these gifts:
$35,320,000
