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Whiteheads Donate $500,000 to Stadium
In December, former football Greyhound Al Whitehead (BS 55) and is wife Lacy of Tulsa, Oklahoma contributed $500,000 to the Stadium Campaign. “Gifts of this magnitude are exceptional and will transform ENMU and Portales,” stated ENMU President Dr. Steven Gamble. “Their gift helped us to reach the $12 million mark sooner than we thought we would. Their leadership and friendship with ENMU is immeasurable. I’m thankful to all our Stadium Campaign supporters.”
“I’ve wanted ENMU to build a new stadium on campus since they built the one at Blackwater Draw,” explained Al Whitehead. “I treasure all that ENMU offered to me when I was a student athlete. My ENMU memories and lifelong friendships are indelible. Lacy and I are forever grateful to ENMU.”
The Whithead’s have a legacy of supporting ENMU that transcends the past fifty years. The couple understands the need to consistently support Starter Scholarships, Bench Club, the 2023 Endowment, as well as generously fund the Albert E. and Lacy Whitehead Endowed Scholarship in Marketing and the Albert E. and Lacy Whitehead Endowment for Theatre, the Slone Band Fund, Center Stage, and various other scholarships over the years.
Their contributions not only financially student scholarships, but also have to financially support ENMU Athletics two raffle grand prize trucks.
Al has been a dedicated member of the ENMU Alumni Board since 1985, serving on many important committees and supporting the alumni scholarship program. As a former Greyhound, he remains active in the ENMU Bench Club and helps with many fundraising activities. “Lacy has even been gracious enough to allow Al to serve on the Alumni Board for more years than we can count,” remarked Stephen Doerr, ENMU Foundation board president. “This has meant a big commitment on Lacy’s part too! We all believe that both Al and Lacy bleed green with loyalty for ENMU.”
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1955, Al Whitehead founded and co-founded several oil companies and is currently chairman and C.E.O. of Empire Petroleum Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His wife, Lacy, has been by his side the entire time.
