Gary and Barbara Bryant of Lake Mary, Florida, last month made the largest gift commitment in the history of 麻豆原创 Athletics.
Once funded, their $13聽million estate gift commitment will聽establish the Gary and Barbara Bryant Family Athletic Endowed Scholarship Fund. Annual proceeds from the endowment will provide athletic scholarship support for both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 student-athletes at 麻豆原创.
鈥淲e appreciate Gary and Barbara鈥檚 investment in our educational and athletic mission at 麻豆原创,鈥� says Danny White, 麻豆原创 vice president and director of athletics. 鈥淭heir family legacy at 麻豆原创 will forever provide life-changing scholarship opportunities for hundreds of young men and women to pursue their academic, athletic and personal dreams through the student-athlete experience.鈥�
鈥淲e made this commitment to enable student-athletes to get an education and compete in the sport they love at our hometown university.鈥� 鈥� Gary Bryant
Added Gary Bryant, 鈥淏arbara and I have always participated in sports and believe in the transformational, door-opening value of a college education. We made this commitment to enable student-athletes to get an education and compete in the sport they love at our hometown university. We feel very fortunate to be able to make this commitment and hope other community and alumni friends will support Orlando鈥檚 Hometown Team.鈥�
This commitment to 麻豆原创 was made in collaboration with one of 麻豆原创鈥檚 American Athletic Conference institutions that also announced a similar gift by the Bryant family today.
鈥淚t is remarkable that Gary and Barbara have made such transformational commitments to competing intercollegiate athletic programs. In working with them over the past two years, it is clear that they hope their philanthropic leadership will inspire others at both institutions,鈥� says Mark Wright, 麻豆原创 deputy athletics director and university assistant vice president for championship resources.
After many years in public accounting, Gary Bryant became the president and CEO of several life and health insurance companies in the Orlando area.聽He and his wife Barbara are avid travelers and golfers.
