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Photos from Re-Dedication Ceremony (4/17) 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 May 13, 2004 SimmonsCooper Makes $1 Million Donation To SIUE; Board Of Trustees Approves Name For SIUE Baseball Complex (EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The proposed baseball facility expansion at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will be named the SimmonsCooper Baseball Complex in recognition of a $1 million gift to the university by SimmonsCooper Attorneys at Law in East Alton. The naming of the proposed complex was approved today by the SIU Board of Trustees at its regular monthly meeting, held May 13. SIUE alumnus John Simmons and his law partner, Jeff Cooper, announced the donation last month. The gift is designated for the baseball program and other areas to be identified by the donor. Intercollegiate Athletics will use the money to complete renovations of the Cougars’ baseball complex at Roy E. Lee Field. “The gift will enable us to complete the SIUE baseball stadium project and explore the expansion of the site into a baseball complex,” said Athletics Director Brad Hewitt. Improvements already made in the past year to the university’s baseball field include new dugouts, nets behind home plate, a warning track around the field, and a locker room facility. Hewitt said previous gifts secured from former players Fernando Aguirre, Steve Davis, and current assistant Steve Haug also were instrumental in the improvements at the field. -30- -siue cougars- |
