RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday that the Football Founders Society, a group of loyal donors who are coming together to help the football program hit the ground running, has already raised $1.5 million.
Along with the UTRGV Foundation's $1 million allocation to supplement the expansion of spirit programs and the establishment of marching band, women's swimming & diving, and football, UTRGV has already generated $2.5 million in support of sport expansion.
"I want to personally thank all of our Football Founders Society members for joining us on the ground floor of this period of rapid transformation," UTRGV Vice President and Director of Athletics
Chasse Conque said. "With their support, and the support of future investors in our program, we will be able to create a football program that the Valley will be proud to rally around."
The Football Founders Society is a select group of donors who have elected to invest in the foundational support to launch the UTRGV football program. Football Founders Society membership is limited, and members are given elite benefits including special access to the UTRGV football program and head coach.
The Football Founders Society will provide direct support to the UTRGV football program to help cover foundational expenses such as the construction of practice fields and a locker room, and the purchase of field equipment, football apparel, and equipment for student-athletes, in addition to other program-related investments needed to compete at the Division I level.
Entrance into the Football Founders Society requires a minimum pledge of $50,000 over five years.
The Football Founders Society currently has 29 members:
Lori and Guillermo Aguilar
Debbie and Ernie Aliseda
Ameriprise Financial
Val LaMantia and Dr. Guy Bailey
Karen and Bob Boggus
Kent Burns
Orlando Castaneda
Lisa and Chasse Conque
Diana and Gilbert Enriquez
Domain Development
Esperanza Homes
Gail and Jack Ewing
Rina and Jaime Gonzalez
Dr. Victor Gonzalez
Lone Star National Bank
Drs. Elena and Carlos Marin
Michael Mueller
Drs. Kelly and Herb Nassour
Susie and David Oliveira
Sandra and Dr. Nolan Perez
Velma and Arturo Perez
Cindy and Senovio Ramirez
RGV Partnership
Rio Bank
Cris and David Rivera
Viveca and Nick Serafy
Lizeth and Vicente Solar
Janet and Robert Vackar
Kasey and Lalo Villareal
To learn more about additional opportunities to support UTRGV Athletics contact UTRGV Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Revenue Officer
Vince Volpe at
(956) 665-4069 or
vince.volpe@utrgv.edu.
The creation of the Football Founders Society is a direct response to support the will of the UTRGV student body, which voted in favor of expanding the spirit program and adding football, marching band, and women's swimming & diving programs in a student referendum in November 2021.
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