Category: Athletics

Otto Tschudi
A Legacy in Skiing and Leadership: Otto Tschudi Endows Alpine Head Coach Position
10 July 2024
“Don’t give up on the first turn. Be persistent. Keep charging.”   Insight from Otto Tschudi (BSBA ’75) – for skiing and for DU students in their career pursuits – reflects a ...
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Hockey team players during a hockey game
Honoring a Legend by Supporting DU’s Hockey Student-Athletes
9 February 2022
DU Men’s Hockey has a long and storied history – inspiring students, alumni, and the Denver community for decades. Head Coach Murray Armstrong, who led the Men’s Hockey team from ...
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Archive photo of a young Joy Burns
Joy Burns’ Estate Gift Extends Her Legacy of Supporting Students
18 November 2021
When the University of Denver most needed steady and strategic leadership, Joy Burns provided it. When DU needed an indefatigable champion, Joy Burns was there. And now, thanks to a generous estate ...
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Jack and Sheila Weinberg
Leadership Gift Names Denver Men’s Soccer Head Coaching Position
28 June 2021
DENVER – The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation has launched its third head coaching endowment, the Jack and Sheila Weinberg Men's Soccer Head Coach Endowed Fund, made possible ...
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Lacrosse Coach
Pioneers Establish William G. Tierney Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Endowment
18 February 2020
DENVER – The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation has launched its second head coaching endowment. Thanks to the generosity of former players, parents, alums and friends of the ...
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Man with a Hockey T-shirt and Woman with flowers at a Hockey game
Denver Announces First Endowment of Head Coaching Position
15 February 2018
DENVER - The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation received its first head coaching endowment: a seven-figure commitment to establish the Richard and Kitzia Goodman Head Hockey Coach position ...
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Cappy Shopneck, Jane Hamilton and families seated at ceremony for tennis gift.
DU Trustees and Alumni Donate $2 Million for Denver Tennis Park
11 January 2018
The University of Denver Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams have a new home at the Denver Tennis Park, a new $14 million public indoor/outdoor tennis facility, built in part thanks ...
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