ENDOWMENT
An endowment gift is one of the most powerful gifts a donor can make to Virginia Athletics. Endowed funds provide a lasting source of support for Virginia Athletics. Gifts can be made to establish endowed scholarship funds or sport-specific operational funds to assist with annual budgetary needs.
Scholarship Endowments
The Virginia Athletics Foundation (VAF) is responsible for raising the necessary funds to support all 316.6 athletics scholarships allowed by the NCAA. Distributions from Scholarship endowments provide approximately 25% of the funding each year for student-athlete scholarships.
For that reason, philanthropic support is crucial to the ongoing success of our sports. The University of Virginia’s ability to offer robust scholarships is vital to attract the best student-athletes, and it is essential if we are to continue competing for conference and national championships while maintaining elite academic standards. More significantly, athletic scholarships provide life-changing opportunities for student-athletes to pursue excellence in competition, in the classroom, and in service to the broader community.
The University has created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for donors to amplify their impact through the UVA Bicentennial Scholars Fund, which makes a 50 percent match on gifts of $100,000 or more that are fully paid within five years for new endowments to support scholarships.
Gifts to establish endowed scholarships are invested and an annual distribution is used to provide funding for designated scholarship recipients. Gifts can be made at any level to the scholarship endowments, but only gifts of $100,000 or more are eligible for the UVA Bicentennial Scholars Fund match.
An endowed scholarship recognition wall is located in John Paul Jones Arena and in Bryant Hall. The VAF works with the Virginia Athletics administration and UVA head coaches to recognize deserving student-athletes who meet the criteria of each of our named scholarships.
$1,000,000+ Scholarship Endowment | DETAILS
$500,000 Endowed In-State/Partial Out-of-State Scholarship | DETAILS
$250,000 Endowed Partial Scholarship | DETAILS
$100,000 Sport-specific Scholarship Endowment | DETAILS
Operational Endowments
Like an endowed scholarship, an operational endowment provides an ongoing source of financial support for the designated team. Gifts to an operational endowment are invested and an annual distribution is used to assist in the funding of the designated team’s budget. Naming opportunities begin at $50,000 but gifts of any size can be made toward operational endowments. Contact the VAF at 434.982.5555 or 800.626.8723 for more information
Head coach endowments begin at $3 million.
Assistant coach endowments are also available.
When a scholarship or operational gift is made to the endowment, the Foundation invests it with the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO) for long-term growth. The earnings generated by the investments are used to support the scholarship or operational needs in the area that the donor chooses to endow.
Baseball
- The Ted Davenport Endowed Baseball Scholarship – Casey Saucke | Rochester, NY | CRITERIA
- Jack Murray Endowed Baseball Fund – Nick Parker | York, PA | CRITERIA
- Timothy and Diane Naughton Bicentennial Scholarship – Colin Tuft | Vienna, VA | CRITERIA
- The T. David Fitz-Gibbon Baseball Scholarship – Anthony Stephan | Ridgewood, NJ | CRITERIA
- G. Richard Fletcher, Jr. Bicentennial Scholarship – Jake Gelof | Rehoboth Beach, DE | CRITERIA
- Thomas and Susan Giangiulio Endowed Scholarship – Ethan Anderson | Virginia Beach, VA | CRITERIA
- Charles R. Hooff, Jr. Endowed Baseball Scholarship – Jake Berry | Great Falls, VA | CRITERIA
- The James E. Rutrough, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for Baseball – Connelly Early | Midlothian, VA | CRITERIA
- The Ron and Barrie Tydings Endowed Baseball Scholarship – Ethan O’Donnell | Highlands Ranch, CO | CRITERIA
- McQuade Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Avery Mabe | Wytheville, VA | CRITERIA
- James F. McCabe-Blades Bicentennial Scholarship – Griff O’Ferrall | Richmond, VA | CRITERIA
Field Hockey
- The Paul B. Barringer Scholarship Fund – Annie McDonough | Kennett Square, PA | CRITERIA
- Richter Family Bicentennial Scholarship Fund – Adele Iacobucci | Malvern, PA | CRITERIA
- Michelle Cusimano Vachris Bicentennial Scholarship – Laura Janssen | Nijmegen, Netherlands | CRITERIA
Football
- The Ed Armstrong Endowed Football Scholarship – Darrius Bratton | Roanoke, VA | CRITERIA
- Shrier Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Elijah Gaines | Queens, NY | CRITERIA
- The Hedley M. Bowen Scholarship for Football – Logan Taylor | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia | CRITERIA
- The Virginia McDowell Bowen Scholarship for Football – Fentrell Cypress | Rock Hill, SC | CRITERIA
- Douglas Coleman Brown, MD (Med.’68) Bicentennial Scholarship – Ben Smiley III | Chespeake, VA | CRITERIA
- The John Eric Dahlgren Endowed Football Scholarship – Jahmeer Carter | Severn, MD | CRITERIA
- The Thompson Dean Family Endowed Football Scholarship – Derek Devine | Pittsburgh, PA | CRITERIA
- Danny Lee Fassio Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Lavel Davis | Dorchester, SC | CRITERIA
- The T. David Fitz-Gibbon Football Scholarship – Noah Josey | Brentwood, TN | CRITERIA
- Edward F. Garno III Endowed Football Scholarship – James Jackson | Roanoke, VA | CRITERIA
- The Gretchen Savin MacIlwaine Football Scholarship – Nick Jackson | Atlanta, GA | CRITERIA
- The Scott Montgomery Endowed Football Scholarship – Joshua Rawlings | Pittsburgh, PA | CRITERIA
- The Ken Newsome Endowed Football Scholarship – Chayce Chalmers | Gainesville, VA | CRITERIA
- The Sanford B. Prater Football Scholarship – Michael Hollins | Baton Rouge, LA | CRITERIA
- Judge and Mrs. Harold H. Purcell Family Scholarship – Malachi Fields | Keswick, VA | CRITERIA
- The Richmond Alumni Scholarship – Jay Woolfolk | Chesterfield, VA | CRITERIA
- Rogers Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Brennan Armstrong | Shelby, OH | CRITERIA
- The P. Gregory Shelly Endowed Football Scholarship – Amaad Foston | Milledgeville, GA | CRITERIA
- The James P. Soper III Football Scholarship – Keytaon Thompson | New Orleans, LA | CRITERIA
- The Mark and Anne Sternheimer Endowed Scholarship – Grant Misch | Sterling, VA | CRITERIA
Men’s Basketball
- Charlottesville Men’s Basketball Endowed Scholarship – Isaac Traudt | Grand Island, NE | CRITERIA
- Frank H. Dewitt Bicentennial Scholarship – Kadin Shedrick | Holly Springs, NC | CRITERIA
- Fralin Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Leon Bond | Wauwatosa, WI | Jayden Gardner | Wake Forest, NC | CRITERIA
- The Peter M. Grant II Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Reece Beekman | Baton Rouge, LA | CRITERIA
- The Leighton and Anne Rawles Huske Men’s Basketball Scholarship – Kadin Shedrick | Holly Springs, NC | CRITERIA
- The William Jackey and Rose Marie Bravo Endowed Men’s Basketball Scholarship – Armaan Franklin | Indianapolis, IN | CRITERIA
- Barry D. Koval Men’s Basketball Endowed Scholarship – Francisco Caffaro | Santa Fe, Argentina | CRITERIA
- Ledford Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Reece Beekman | Baton Rouge, LA | CRITERIA
Ledford Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Kihei Clark | Woodland Hills, CA | CRITERIA
Craig K. Littlepage Bicentennial Scholarship – Taine Murray | Auckland, New Zealand | CRITERIA
The Mizell Family Endowed Basketball Scholarship – Jayden Gardner | Wake Forest, NC | CRITERIA
- Rivas Family Men’s Basketball Scholarship Endowment – Francisco Caffaro | Santa Fe, Argentina | CRITERIA
Rogers Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Ben Vander Plas | Ripon, WI | CRITERIA
- Dr. Samuel H. Carter Endowed Scholarship – Isaac McKneely | Poca, WV | CRITERIA
Men’s Golf
- The Jim Copeland Endowed Scholarship – Pietro Bovari | Milano, Italy | CRITERIA
- David G. Williamson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship – Liam Powderly | Cockeysville, MD | CRITERIA
- Barry Parkhill Bicentennial Scholarship – George Duangmanee | Fairfax, VA | CRITERIA
Men’s Lacrosse
- The Commonwealth Men’s Lacrosse Scholarship – Connor Shellenberger | Charlottesville, VA | CRITERIA
- The Kass Family Endowed Scholarship for Men’s Lacrosse – Griffin Schutz | Trumbull, CT | CRITERIA
- The Peele Rakowski Endowed Scholarship – Scott Bower | Dallas, TX | CRITERIA
The Thomas C. Rixey Endowed Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship – Matthew Nunes | The Woodlands, TX | CRITERIA
- The E. Doyle Smith, Jr. Endowed Men’s Lacrosse Scholarship – Michael Bienkowski | Islip, NY | CRITERIA
- Charles Howgate Guy, Jr. Endowed Lacrosse Fund – Quentin Matsui | Eden Prairie, MN | CRITERIA
Men’s Soccer
- The Betty Sams Christian Coca-Cola Classic Scholarship – Andreas Ueland | Bryne, Norway | CRITERIA
- The Timothy Doran Men’s Soccer Endowment – Leo Afonso | San Paulo, Brazil | CRITERIA
- The Douglas S. Luke Family Scholarship for Men’s Soccer – Kevin Ogudugu | Oslo, Norway | CRITERIA
- The Michael W. Rogers Endowed Men’s Soccer Scholarship – Nils Orywol | Frankfurt, Germany | CRITERIA
- C. David Cox Bicentennial Scholarship – Asparuh Slavov | Alpharetta, GA | CRITERIA
Men’s Swimming & Diving
- The Mark Bernardino Endowed Swimming Scholarship – Sean Conway | Round Hill, VA | CRITERIA
- The Gus and Becky Ramirez Swimming and Diving Scholarship – Jack Wright | Wexford, PA | CRITERIA
- Louis S. Waldrop Scholarship Fund – Matt Brownstead | Port Matilda, PA | CRITERIA
Men’s Tennis
- The Harold M. Burrows, Jr. Endowed Tennis Scholarship – Ryan Goetz | Greenlawn, NY | CRITERIA
- The Cameron M. Corse Endowed Tennis Scholarship – Bar Botzer | Tel Aviv, Israel | CRITERIA
- The Downing Family Endowed Tennis and Leadership Scholarship – Alex Kiefer | The Woodlands, TX | CRITERIA
- The John H. Mulholland Men’s Tennis Scholarship – Iñaki Montes de la Torre | Pamplona, Spain | CRITERIA
- The Jonathan W. Old, Jr. Endowed Men’s Tennis Scholarship – Chris Rodesch | Angelsberg, Luxembourg | CRITERIA
- Thomas Family Endowed Scholarship Fund – Jeffrey von der Schulenburg | Zurich, Switzerland | CRITERIA
- Men’s Tennis Bicentennial Scholarship – Jeffrey von der Schulenburg | Zurich, Switzerland | CRITERIA
E. Massie Valentine Men’s Tennis Scholarship – Iñaki Montes de la Torre | Pamplona, Spain | CRITERIA
Men’s Track & Field
- Milton G. Abramson Track Scholarship Fund – Jacob Lemmon | Sanibel, FL | CRITERIA
Rowing
- The Leonard W. Sandridge, Jr. Endowed Scholarship – Tahne Badenhorst | Benoni, South Africa | CRITERIA
- Women’s Rowing STEM Bicentennial Scholarship Fund – Lauren Orr | Hood River, OR | CRITERIA
Softball
- Anonymous Endowed Scholarship Fund – Kailyn Jones | Grayson, GA | CRITERIA
- The Lisa and Frances Palmer Endowed Softball Scholarship – Mikaila Fox | Ocean Springs, MS | CRITERIA
- The Packer Family Athletics Bicentennial Scholarship – Mikayla Houge | Collins, IA | CRITERIA
- Rutrough Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Sarah Coon | Elmira, NY | CRITERIA
Volleyball
The Bob Olderman Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund – Madison Morey | Marietta, GA | CRITERIA
- Amy Mitchell Griffin Bicentennial Scholarship – Chloe Wilson | Nashville, TN | CRITERIA
- Mark and Anne Sternheimer Scholarship for Excellence in Athletics Fund – Grace Turner | Cincinnati, OH | CRITERIA
Michael A. and Juanita L. Turner Tidewater Scholarship – Jayna Francis | Virginia Beach, VA | CRITERIA
Women’s Basketball
- The Thomas J. Ryan Memorial Women’s Basketball Scholarship – Sam Brunelle | Ruckersville, VA | CRITERIA
- Leroy and Betty Strickler Bicentennial Scholarship – Mir McLean | Baltimore, MD | CRITERIA
- The Christine J. Toretti Women’s Basketball Scholarship – Carole Miller | Alexandria, VA | CRITERIA
- Virginia Women’s Basketball Alumni Scholarship – London Clarkson | Pflugerville, TX | CRITERIA
Women’s Golf
The William C. Eacho Women’s Golf Scholarship Endowment – Virginia Bossi | Como, Italy | CRITERIA
The William C. Eacho Women’s Golf Scholarship Endowment – Riley Smyth | Cary, NC | CRITERIA
- Jim and Sharon Todd Bicentennial Scholarship – Jennifer Cleary | Wilmington, DE | CRITERIA
- John and Audrey Lewis Endowed Women’s Golf Scholarship – Amanda Sambach | Pinehurst, NC | CRITERIA
Women’s Lacrosse
Michael S. and Ellen A. Geismar Bicentennial Scholarship – Courtlynne Caskin | Potomac, MD | CRITERIA
- Kendall G. Speno Bicentennial Scholarship – Rachel Clark | Devon, PA | CRITERIA
- The Yeardley Reynolds Love Endowed Women’s Lacrosse Scholarship – Mackenzie Hoeg | Mattituck, NY | CRITERIA
- The Bob Olderman Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund – Jaime Biskup | Manorville, NY | CRITERIA
- The Jane Miller Endowed Scholarship – Devon Whitaker | Wayne, PA | CRITERIA
Women’s Soccer
- The Betty Sams Christian Coca-Cola Classic Scholarship – Natalia Staude | Atlanta, GA | CRITERIA
- The Fang Family Women’s Soccer Endowed Scholarship – Alexa Spaanstra | Brighton, MI | CRITERIA
- Margaret Littlepage Bicentennial Scholarship – Rebecca Jarrett | Washington Township, NJ | CRITERIA
- Jacqueline O’Reilly Endowed Athletics Scholarship – Claire Constant | Alexandria, VA | CRITERIA
Women’s Swimming & Diving
- Hollingsworth Family Bicentennial Scholarship – Ella Nelson | Nashville, TN | CRITERIA
- Juliana Schulte O’Reilly and Brian T. O’Reilly Bicentennial Scholarship – Gretchen Walsh | Nashville, TN | CRITERIA
- The Gus and Becky Ramirez Swimming and Diving Scholarship – Alex Walsh | Nashville, TN | CRITERIA
- 2018-19 Championships Bicentennial Scholarship – Kate Douglass | Pelham, NY | CRITERIA
Llewellyn and Sarah Watts Miller Bicentennial Scholars Fund – Reilly Tiltmann | Brookfield, WI | CRITERIA
Women’s Tennis
- Nancy Wachtel Shrier Endowed Scholarship for Women’s Tennis – Hibah Shaikh | Teaneck, NJ | CRITERIA
- The Cindy Brinker Simmons Endowed Scholarship for Women’s Tennis – Natasha Subhash | Fairfax, VA | CRITERIA
- The Virginia Athletics Foundation Endowed Tennis Scholarship – Elaine Chervinsky | Baltimore, MD | CRITERIA
- Llewellyn and Sarah Watts Miller Scholarship Fund – Sara Ziodato | Trieste, Italy | CRITERIA
Women’s Track & Field
- Rachel Ward Sheridan Scholarship – Jada Seaman | Pikesville, MD | CRITERIA
- The Fred and Nancy Stubblefield Endowed Scholarship – Anna Workman | Kingston, Ontario | CRITERIA
Wrestling
- The Jonathan A. Frent Endowed Memorial Wrestling Scholarship – Justin McCoy | New Paris, PA | CRITERIA
- The Robert J. Kane, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund – Patrick McCormick | Poquoson, VA | CRITERIA
- Henry H. and Laura K. McVey Bicentennial Scholarship – Robby Patrick | Ligonier, PA | CRITERIA
- Dr. Colin G. Steele Bicentennial Scholarship – Jake Keating | Naperville, IL | CRITERIA
- Henry A. Wise II, M.D. Bicentennial Scholarship in Honor of Coach Frank W. Finger – Dylan Cedeno | Fair Lawn, NJ | CRITERIA
“OUR PLAYERS ALWAYS DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES WITH LOADS OF HEART AND SPIRIT. WE ENDOWED THIS BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO HONOR OUR PARENTS’ MEMORY AND TO SUPPORT THAT CONTINUED CHARACTER IN OUR TEAMS.”
KYLE HUSKE (COL ’94)
VAF Endowed Scholarship donor