FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:

Thank you for you support of the Annual Athletic Fund Drive.

This has been a year to remeber. Edinboro University brought home Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles in football, women's cross country and wrestling. Four coaches were named PSAC Coach of the Year in their respective sports. Finally, football, men's and women's cross country, wrestling, volleyball, and track and field competed in the NCAA National Championships.

We were just as successful on the academic front, where one-third of our student-athletes were honored at our annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better. Courtney Thompson was the recipient of an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. Courtney finished with a perfect 4.00 GPA while starting for three-and-a-half seasons on the women's basketball team.

That's what we're all about at Edinboro - building winners, on the playing fields and in the classroom. We're beginning to see the fruits of our labor in terms of fundraising, as improvements to the wrestling locker room are set for completion in late summer of 2004, and the women's volleyball locker room project has a 2005 completion date. We also anticipate the new McComb Fieldhouse weight room work to get under way next year.

These project are all part of the University's Capital Campaign. Another area where your donations make an immediate difference are endowed scholarships. Last year, more than 80 endowed scholarships were awarded. We recently announced the latest endowed scholarship - the Hall of Fame Scholarship. Matt Phillips, a PSAC All-Star in football, will be the initial recipient of the newly-created scholarship; one which will rotate among sports.

Your support has been greatly appreciated throughout the years. As we begin our seventh annual athletic fund drive, we hope you'll again consider a generous contribution. And just as important is letting others know what we're accomplishing and what we hope to accomplish in the future.

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