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Inside Hokie Sports
The Virginia Tech Athletics Department received the largest donation in university
history when Tech President Dr. Timothy Sands and Director of Athletics Whit
Babcock announced on Dec. 18 the securing of a $15.2 million gift from a family who
wished to remain anonymous. The money will be used to construct a 17,000-square
foot Student-Athlete Performance Center as part of a renovation and expansion of the
fourth floor of the Jamerson Athletics Center. The remainder of the costs for the $16.5
million project, which takes the place of the current Bowman Room, has been taken
care of by other families. The center will provide space for multiple uses, including
donor hospitality functions before football and basketball games, departmental
meetings, recruiting functions, etc., but will be used primarily to provide meals for
Tech’s approximately 600 student-athletes. Athletics department officials plan to enter
into the design phase quickly and hope to conclude the project by the start of the
2019 football season.
TECH ATHLETICS RECEIVES
“GAME-CHANGING” DONATION
Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949