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Trustees approve stadium‑club gift and multiple construction awards including infusion center and air‑handling replacements

Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees · December 5, 2025
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Summary

The board's architectural design committee approved a nearly $1 million gift to remodel and name a stadium club, awarded a $917,600 construction contract for a Simmons Cancer Institute infusion center, and approved approximately $1.3 million for residence‑hall air‑handling unit replacements.

The Architectural Design Committee approved a package of donor‑funded and capital projects during the Dec. 4 meeting.

Donor gift and naming: Athletic Director Leonard presented a gift of approximately $1,000,000 from Jamie and Netta Hayes to remodel the stadium club and asked to name the space the Jim Hayes Stadium Club in recognition of the donor’s family. Leonard described the project as a remodel of an existing…

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