Rutgers Alumni Commit $5 Million to Football Program for Construction of Football Recruiting Lounge and Welcome Center

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Two Rutgers alumni with long histories of significant financial support – including the CEO of one of the nation’s best-known corporations – have committed $5 million to the football program for the construction of a new facility that will enhance the university’s ability to recruit student-athletes in football and all Rutgers sports, and raise money for athletic and academic programs.

The 7,656-square-foot football recruiting lounge and welcome center will be built on the mezzanine level in the new south end zone of the expanded Rutgers Stadium. Anticipated uses of the facility, which will seat more than 300, include:

• Year-round football recruiting functions
• In-game entertaining of appropriate groups
• High end Athletics fundraising opportunities and events.
• Recruiting tours for all other sports on non-football recruiting days
• High-end fundraising for senior level university officials and the Rutgers University Foundation
• Tours for prospective students and their families.

The donors stipulated that their gifts must be used exclusively for the construction of this facility.

“We truly appreciate this terrific commitment by our donors to the Rutgers football program and the University,” said Tim Pernetti, Rutgers Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. “They share a vision of excellence with Head Coach Greg Schiano and our Athletic Department, and have made this state-of-the-art recruiting lounge and welcome center a reality.” FULL STORY

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