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Trustees approve naming requests after three donor commitments, including $2 million gift for conference center
Summary
Trustees approved naming for two athletic and one conference center after donors pledged $1,000,000 (Tom and Stephanie Stewart), $500,000 (Gustafson family), and $2,000,000 (Deloitte and Julie Hanson) tied to the new ballpark and the Sorensen Center for Medical Innovation.
The board approved three donor naming requests presented by Jerome Davies, chief philanthropy officer (as introduced in the meeting). Davies described a $1,000,000 commitment from Tom and Stephanie Stewart to name the 'Tom and Stephanie Stewart Athletic Performance Center' at the America First Ballpark, a $500,000 Gustafson family commitment for a 'Gustafson Family Club,' and a separate $2,000,000 commitment from Deloitte and Julie Hanson to name the Dr. Julie Hanson Conference Center inside the James L. Sorensen Center for Medical Innovation.
The board considered each naming as a separate motion; motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded roll call. Trustees thanked the donors and philanthropic staff for their work. The presentation materials and meeting remarks provided the dollar amounts and the intended naming, and the board packet includes the formal gift agreements and naming language for trustees’ records.
The items were approved under the board's standard gift‑acceptance practices. Trustees and staff noted these commitments support athletics programming, student experiences and conference capacity at the new medical innovation facility.
