TexasTerror
January 29th, 2007, 06:36 PM
Done deal! The Board of Regents have approved the name of the stadium and the donation to Sam Houston State's baseball program of $1M. This is a great donation and will go a long way in the efforts to restore Sam Houston State's baseball program.
Sanders has worked with new head coach Mark Johnson in bringing in Nolan Ryan for a 'Meet the Players' event that sold out a few weeks ago. There's a new excitement for Bearkat baseball. Hope this excitement translates to a few more wins on the field!
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Sam Houston State's one-year-old baseball complex will now be known as Don Sanders Baseball Stadium.
The Houston entrepreneur and philanthropist has donated $1 million to establish an endowment fund to enhance the baseball program at Sam Houston State University, Sanders's alma mater.
Sanders is founder and chairman of the investment firm Sanders Morris Harris. He is a former owner of the Houston Sports Association and the Houston Astros Baseball Club and currently, along with Nolan Ryan, is co-owner of Ryan-Sanders Baseball. Ryan-Sanders Baseball owns the Astros' Class AAA Round Rock Express and Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks.
Sanders is a leading figure in Houston in a variety of civic, corporate and financial enterprises. He was the founder and chairman of the Houston Police Foundation and was a member of the University of Houston System Board of Regents and Houston Police Pension System. In 2001, he was named Houston Interfaith Charities' “Sportsman of the Year.”
http://www.gobearkats.com/athletics/sandersbaseballstadium.html
Sanders has worked with new head coach Mark Johnson in bringing in Nolan Ryan for a 'Meet the Players' event that sold out a few weeks ago. There's a new excitement for Bearkat baseball. Hope this excitement translates to a few more wins on the field!
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Sam Houston State's one-year-old baseball complex will now be known as Don Sanders Baseball Stadium.
The Houston entrepreneur and philanthropist has donated $1 million to establish an endowment fund to enhance the baseball program at Sam Houston State University, Sanders's alma mater.
Sanders is founder and chairman of the investment firm Sanders Morris Harris. He is a former owner of the Houston Sports Association and the Houston Astros Baseball Club and currently, along with Nolan Ryan, is co-owner of Ryan-Sanders Baseball. Ryan-Sanders Baseball owns the Astros' Class AAA Round Rock Express and Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks.
Sanders is a leading figure in Houston in a variety of civic, corporate and financial enterprises. He was the founder and chairman of the Houston Police Foundation and was a member of the University of Houston System Board of Regents and Houston Police Pension System. In 2001, he was named Houston Interfaith Charities' “Sportsman of the Year.”
http://www.gobearkats.com/athletics/sandersbaseballstadium.html