Why did Scott Hamilton endow a potential scholarship fund at Bowling Green?”
Scott Hamilton has donated the largest gift yet to support the Bowling Green State University Ice Arena, where he learned to skate. Hamilton, in partnership with the Pioneer Fund, is giving $500,000 to the university’s “Bring Back the Glory!” campaign to be used for scholarships for the hockey program. The gift will endow the Scott Hamilton Hockey Scholarship. “The Ice Arena has given me many of the most incredible moments of my life,” Hamilton said in a statement. “I am excited to help bring the facility back to those glory days where other young people from BG can build their own memories and dreams. I have no idea who, what, or where I would be without the BGSU Ice Arena.” Hamilton is perhaps the most recognized figure skating star worldwide. He received an Olympic gold medal 25 years ago and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. He claimed 70 titles, awards and honors for his performance on ice skates, including an Emmy Award nomination
Scott Hamilton has helped donate $500,000 to support hockey at the college ice arena in Ohio where he learned how to skate. Bowling Green State University says the gift from the figure skater, in partnership with the Pioneer Fund, will be used to endow a Scott Hamilton Hockey Scholarship at the school. The donation is the largest so far to a campaign launched in October with the goal of raising $5 million for the scholarships and improvements to the university’s ice arena. Hamilton said in a statement Thursday that he doesn’t know “who, what or where” he would be without the arena. The Bowling Green native won the 1984 Olympic gold medal. The Pioneer Fund is a private foundation established by Helen Myers McLoraine, a supporter of amateur skating.
Scott Hamilton has helped donate $500,000 to support hockey at the college ice arena in Ohio where he learned how to skate. Bowling Green State University says the gift from the figure skater, in partnership with the Pioneer Fund, will be used to endow a Scott Hamilton Hockey Scholarship at the school. The donation is the largest so far to a campaign launched in October with the goal of raising $5 million for the scholarships and improvements to the university’s ice arena. Hamilton said in a statement Thursday that he doesn’t know “who, what or where” he would be without the arena. The Bowling Green native won the 1984 Olympic gold medal.
