Twenty of his FAU players have signed professional contracts, with five drafted by the National Football League. To play a major role in building a football stadium that attracts top players, coaches and competition, we invite you to consider naming opportunities through philanthropic or sponsorship funding at the following suggested levels: “It's a gift,” Chun said. "Before you put your name on a stadium, you should do your due diligence, especially if there might be some controversy," Sexton said. The National Immigrant Youth Alliance said it was "appalled" that the university sold the naming rights to GEO Group. “As our first football coach, he forever changed Florida Atlantic University. Contributor He was an assistant to NFL Hall of Fame coaches George Allen (Los Angeles Rams) and Don Shula (Dolphins), and served as head coach of the Baltimore Colts during the 1973 season and of three games in 1974. "When you look at other things that GEO gives to, it's generally in communities where they either have contracts or are seeking contracts, and certainly Florida is a state where GEO has tremendous interest. During his tenure as FAU’s coach, the Owls garnered two bowl victories and one Sun Belt Conference championship. FAU Receives $6 Million Gift from The GEO Group to Name Football Stadium One-Time Gift is the Largest in the History of FAU Athletics The FAU Foundation, Inc. has received a $6 million gift from The GEO Group (GEO) to name its on-campus football stadium. For more than two years, Florida Atlantic University has America has a long tradition of unusual corporate athletic sponsorships -- Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena and Houston's Enron Field (now Minute Maid Park) come to mind.
Schnellenberger went 6-0 as a head coach in bowl games, the most bowl victories for a coach with a perfect record. Before he retired in 2011, Schnellenberger had already guided the Owls to a pair of bowl wins and gotten the 30,000-seat stadium built. "If it's pure philanthropy, you don't ask for your name to go on the stadium," said Don Sexton, a professor of marketing at Columbia University's Business School and president of the Arrow Group, a marketing firm.
“This is probably the highlight of my coaching career. To play a major role in building a football stadium that attracts top players, coaches and competition, we invite you to consider naming opportunities through philanthropic or sponsorship funding at the following suggested levels:All who make philanthropic gifts at the level of $5,000 and above will be honored as Team Members of the Bring it Home campaign. 's stadium and it was about average price. 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 The open-air stadium features 6,000 premium seats, including 24 suites, 26 loge boxes, 1,000 premier club seats and 4,000 priority club seats.
“The University, the community, and fans of college football everywhere look to Coach as the consummate leader, and are thankful for all he has done for the sport. BOCA RATON, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2014) – Howard Schnellenberger built his legendary coaching career and was the driving force that helped Florida Atlantic University build a football stadium. The FAU Owls hosted the first home game of the 2011 season in the 30000 seat stadium.
I know FAU will always remember this as we cheer our team on the beautiful field that will forever bear his name.” Schnellenberger welcomed the idea of bringing football to FAU in 1998. "GEO Group is based in Boca Raton, Fla., about four miles from Florida Atlantic Unviersity.
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He was an assistant coach on the Miami Dolphins' 1972 undefeated Super Bowl championship team, guided the University of Miami to its first of five national championships in 1983, and went 6-0 in bowl games as a head coach -- the most postseason wins for a college coach without a loss. ""Often, companies are criticized for not engaging in enough philanthropic ventures, but we strongly believe in the importance of good corporate citizenship," Paez said, adding that the gift will help "thousands of students attend a first-class institution of higher learning over the next 12 years.
Both FAU Athletic Director Pat Chun and FAU President Mary Jane Saunders said they had no qualms in naming the $70 million football stadium after GEO Group. "It appears to be a charitable gift that is trying to be a marketing vehicle, and it just doesn't make a lot of sense," said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon's business school.
Paez, the company spokesman, said, "We would hope that those critics can for one day put aside their criticisms and join us in supporting this important endeavor for the betterment of higher education in the State of Florida.
"For the last three election cycles, the GEO Group has donated more than $1.2 million to the Florida Republican Party. FAU also won the Motor City Bowl the following season. Thanks to the FAU Board of Trustees, the University, the fans, the players and the coaches that were an integral part of this.” A ceremony to honor Schnellenberger will be held prior to the Owls’ first home game of the season at FAU Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13. University trustees approved the move, and the school plans a ceremony before the Owls' home opener against Tulsa on Sept. Chris Kirkham By Chris Kirkham
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