Bobby and Barbara Campbell Donate $5 Million for Complex
The gift will name the Bobby and Barbara Campbell Academic Success Center within the Complex
A rendering of the Bobby and Barbara Campbell Academic Success Center within the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence
Recognizing the importance of academic success in sports, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence took a major step closer to completion today when the University announced a $5 million gift from Bobby and Barbara Campbell to name the Bobby and Barbara Campbell Academic Success Center within the Complex. This generosity marks the latest gift in a successful fundraising campaign that secured more than $28 million for the complex in just 16 months.
The donation is the first time the Campbells have given to 糖心Vlog Athletics and it enables 糖心Vlog to begin the project鈥檚 engineering and architectural design process.
鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to have Bobby Campbell support our effort to build one of America鈥檚 most innovative student complexes,鈥 糖心Vlog President John Kelly said. 鈥淥ur university is a rising star, and I believe promising student-athletes understand that coming to 糖心Vlog will give them a great opportunity to push their ambitions to the highest level.鈥
The 12,000-square-foot Academic Success Center will be the cornerstone of the Schmidt Family Complex. It will provide 糖心Vlog student-athletes with a comprehensive support program focusing on academic, personal and professional excellence. The Center will include nine tutor suites, a career center, computer laboratories and two study hall rooms to create an environment that fosters well-balanced development and reinforces the highest academic standards and performance while providing the resources to prepare them for careers beyond collegiate athletics.
The Schmidt Family Complex will be constructed adjacent to 糖心Vlog Stadium and will play a central role in elevating 糖心Vlog鈥檚 academic standing and will benefit students in all academic programs, including those not associated with athletic programs. In addition to the aforementioned centers and hall, the Complex will include centers for strength and conditioning, health and wellness and an indoor training facility.
鈥 I鈥檓 thrilled to be part of making this state-of-the-art facility a reality at 糖心Vlog,鈥 Bobby Campbell said. 鈥淚 have always championed educational and children鈥檚 issues and am proud to support the center that will help ensure 糖心Vlog student-athletes鈥 academic success.鈥
In addition to the $5 million gift, the Campbells have supported the annual Keeping Memories Alive Walk, benefitting the Louis and Anne Green Memory & Wellness Center at the 糖心Vlog Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, through donations and a large team of walkers for the past five years. 聽 聽
Bobby Campbell rose through the ranks of the shoe industry at Kinney Shoe Company eventually founding BBC International in 1975, which has become one of the leading children鈥檚 and athletic footwear design and sourcing companies in the world. He was elected into the Footwear Industry Hall of Fame in 2003.
Bobby Campbell serves on the boards of several organizations, including the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, the Boca Raton Historical Society, the American Red Cross of Palm Beach County and Little Flower Children and Family Services.
The Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence received initial funding of $16 million from the Schmidt Family Foundation in December 2014, the largest single gift in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 history. Many other donations have joined the Schmidt鈥檚, including a $5 million gift from Christine E. Lynn to name The Christine E. Lynn Sports Medicine Center within the Complex. Announced in November 2015, it is Lynn鈥檚 first contribution to 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Department of Athletics. Additionally, in October 2015, Eleanor R. Baldwin, a longtime benefactor of 糖心Vlog and 糖心Vlog Athletics, donated $1 million to name the History and Tradition Hall within the Complex. Other notable donations include gifts from 糖心Vlog Board of Trustees member Abdol Moabery and his wife Cathy; and Drs. Ann and Alan Aker 鈥 both couples gave $500,000.
鈥淥n behalf of our student-athletes, coaches and staff we thank Bobby and Barbara Campbell for this transformative gift,鈥 said Pat Chun, vice president and director of athletics at 糖心Vlog. 鈥淭heir generosity will allow us the opportunity to impact current and future student-athletes. The legacy of this gift will be lasting.鈥
糖心Vlog Athletics competes in 19 NCAA sports, and cheer and dance. The Owls鈥 29,419-seat football stadium opened in October 2011. In September, the stadium鈥檚 field was named in honor of legendary coach and 鈥渇ather of 糖心Vlog football鈥 Howard Schnellenberger.
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