BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A Shelburne couple has made the largest gift ever to a women’s athletic program at the University of Vermont.
Betty and Paul Mayer’s donation will permanently endow a women’s basketball head coach position. The university did not disclose the amount of the gift but said it allows UVM to join a short list of universities with endowed positions for women’s basketball coaches.
The university says coach Alisa Kresge is now the first coach in the America East conference to hold such a position.
The couple said they recognize the need for parity in women’s athletics and hope the fund will help the university develop a program of national prominence.
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