TECH DRIVE RAISES OVER $18 MILLION

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, February 28, 1993                   TAG: 9302280203
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: D6   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: From Associated Press and staff reports
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TECH DRIVE RAISES OVER $18 MILLION
Virginia Tech's three-year fund-raising campaign for athletics has netted $18,623,677, nearly $1.7 million more than its goal, Tech officials announced Saturday.
"When we started this effort three years ago, there were a lot of people who said it would be impossible to reach our goal of $17 million," said Joe Thomas, chairman of the Second Century Campaign. "But the volunteers in the field and the leadership we had from Virginia Tech made it a reality."
The funds will help support athletic scholarships, both on an annual basis and through endowments. Tech's endowment for athletics now exceeds $11 million and is one of the highest totals at any university in the country. Funds also will be used to pay for a number of capital projects, including The Burrows-Burleson Tennis Complex, which was completed this month. Other capital projects scheduled include construction of a new press box at English Baseball Park, modernization of the ground floor of The Jamerson Athletic Center and construction of a new outdoor track and field complex.
"We can now go full speed ahead in our continued drive to make Virginia Tech one of the top athletic programs in the country," said Dave Braine, Tech's director of athletics.
Memo: longer version ran in the New River edition.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB