Mizzou Athletics Receives $10 Million Gift
9/8/2016 8:05:00 AM | Football, General
Kansas City Sports Trust Gift to Benefit Football Facilities Project
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is pleased to announce that it has received a $10 million gift from the Kansas City Sports Trust. The Trust has given the gift toward the building of football facilities, which are currently being developed in the master planning process by Athletics and campus facilities.
"We are so pleased to make this announcement today," said Director of Athletics Jim Sterk. "The Kansas City Sports Trust has stepped up with a tremendous leadership gift that demonstrates true philanthropic giving. We're so appreciative of this support, and we're hopeful that this will encourage others to join in and help us achieve our goals of building football facilities that put us in the upper echelon of the Southeastern Conference. Making this facility become a reality is critical to our commitment in providing one of the best student-athlete experiences in the country," Sterk said.
Sterk said the gift is an important starting point to kick off a fundraising campaign for the football facility project. Specific details and scope of the campaign and the project will be announced at a later date after plans are approved and finalized.
"The Kansas City Sports Trust has such a generous history of giving to Mizzou, and we're very grateful for their continued commitment," said Head Football Coach Barry Odom. "We've said from the start that we can't do this alone – we need support from our fans to get where we want to be, and this is an amazing statement of support. I'm excited to get to work with our administration and our architects to develop plans that will showcase Mizzou in a first-class manner," Odom said.
Those interested in more information on giving to support Mizzou Athletics, please contact the Tiger Scholarship Fund Office at 573-882-0704, and online at www.tsfmizzou.com.
Odom and his Tigers are preparing for their 2016 home opener, set for this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium. Tickets remain available for the game, and can be purchased online at www.mutigers.com, in person at the Mizzou Athletics Ticket Office at Mizzou Arena, or on the phone at 1-800-CAT-PAWS (884-PAWS locally).
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With an overall fundraising goal of $1.3 billion, the Mizzou: Our Time to Lead campaign helps to secure the University of Missouri's status among the nation's elite public universities by focusing on three priorities: endowment — building the university's endowment to compete with other institutions will strengthen the ability to attract and retain stellar students and faculty; signature centers and institutes — interdisciplinary centers and institutes will be the engine of research growth that will enhance MU's AAU status and add to the university's distinctiveness; and a campus renaissance — new and renovated facilities will propel Mizzou to global leadership in education and research and will help attract and retain students and faculty.
