Post by The Cats on Jan 18, 2024 11:33:31 GMT -5
Former WCU Tennis Player Serves Up $1 Million Fundraising Campaign Gift
A former Western Carolina University tennis player and his wife have served up an ace for the Catamount athletics program in the form of a $1 million contribution to the university's "Fill the Western Sky" comprehensive fundraising campaign.
Tad Grattan, a 1987 WCU graduate with a bachelor's degree in sport management, and spouse Susan recently made the financial commitment to his alma mater out of a desire to help future Catamount student-athletes have access to the type of top-notch athletics facilities lacking during his time as an intercollegiate tennis player.
The gifts and pledges from the Grattans came after a meeting with Alex Gary, WCU director of athletics, and Chancellor Kelli R. Brown.
"They enlightened me that, in terms of funding for athletics, we are in the bottom percentile of the Southern Conference. I felt like it just wasn't fair that we still don't have the resources to be able to do the things our athletes need. I said, 'I have the ability. I want to give them something that can really transform them and give them a more competitive environment in which to play," said Grattan, who is retired after selling Align Networks, an outpatient physical therapy network he cofounded in 2005.
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A former Western Carolina University tennis player and his wife have served up an ace for the Catamount athletics program in the form of a $1 million contribution to the university's "Fill the Western Sky" comprehensive fundraising campaign.
Tad Grattan, a 1987 WCU graduate with a bachelor's degree in sport management, and spouse Susan recently made the financial commitment to his alma mater out of a desire to help future Catamount student-athletes have access to the type of top-notch athletics facilities lacking during his time as an intercollegiate tennis player.
The gifts and pledges from the Grattans came after a meeting with Alex Gary, WCU director of athletics, and Chancellor Kelli R. Brown.
"They enlightened me that, in terms of funding for athletics, we are in the bottom percentile of the Southern Conference. I felt like it just wasn't fair that we still don't have the resources to be able to do the things our athletes need. I said, 'I have the ability. I want to give them something that can really transform them and give them a more competitive environment in which to play," said Grattan, who is retired after selling Align Networks, an outpatient physical therapy network he cofounded in 2005.
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