endowments
ENDOWMENTS BENEFIT TENNESSEE TECH ATHLETICS BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENT-ATHLETES
Johnny Donnelly Memorial Scholarship Endowment The Johnny Donnelly Memorial Scholarship Endowment is awarded annually to a fifth-year student who has completed his/her athletic eligibility but has not yet finished degree requirements for graduation. The Johnny Donnelly Memorial Scholarship Endowment winner for the 2012-13 season goes to Alex Chen, Men’s Tennis. The Johnny Donnelly Memorial Scholarship is named for former Tech Athletics Fan Johnny Donnelly. In 1999, Johnny Donnelly was the first fan and the youngest person inducted into the TTU Sports Hall of Fame. The Scholarship is presented each year in his memory by his parents, John and Marty Donnelly of Cookeville, to recognize his fighting spirit and his love for Tennessee Tech athletics. Johnny passed away in 1998 after a longfought battle with muscular dystrophy. The Johnny Donnelly Scholarship Endowment was funded by several people including his parents John and Marty, along with Tom Sergio and Steve Copeland.
How can you help? Each Spring the Tennessee Tech Athletics Association transfers funds from the Tennessee Tech University Foundation to the University to help offset costs associated with scholarships and program operations for its 300-plus student-athletes. Nearly half of the total Tennessee Tech Athletics budget is budgeted toward scholarship aid. Covering these financial obligations has become more difficult. With costs increasing each year, privately funded endowments are crucial to TTU and its studentathletes, such as Katherine Barker and Alex Chen. The Anita Myers Barker and Johnny Donnelly Memorial Scholarship Endowments are two of 26 endowments available to Tennessee Tech student-athletes that are funded by private donors. The donors that make these endowments possible are able to help young men and women reach their dreams of playing sports at the college level. For more information about establishing an endowment, please contact Kevin Bostian, Associate AD for Development at 931-372-3929 or via email at KBostian@tntech.edu.
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