LEGACY DIRECTORS - Gator Boosters, Inc.

60 | YEAR IN REVIEW 2011–2012 | ATHLETIC EDUCATION FUND
Gatortown Gators
Scholarship Fund
Fundraising efforts of this group have
funded this endowment in support
of football.
Nathan and Rose Lee Gold
Football Endowment
Rose Lee graduated from FL State
College for Women, but was a
diehard Gator her entire life — Gator
football was her passion. Nathan
graduated from UF in 1939 and the
family has been season ticket holders
ever since. The Gold Family bleeds
orange and blue!
Ben Hill Griffin III
Endowment
It’s great to be a part of the total
Gator athletic program. Supporters
receive much more than they give.
Laurence W. “Red” Hall
Football Endowment
This endowment was established by
the family and friends of LW “Red”
Hall. For his entire lifetime, Red Hall
loved Gator sports, especially football.
The Gators kept him involved,
interested and hopeful for all of
his 92 years. Red cheered through
winning and losing seasons but never
lost faith.
Bill and Eloise Gay Football
Endowment
Longtime Gator fan and prominent
Jacksonville businessman, Bill, and
his wife, Eloise, in a loyal show of
support, made a gift to athletics to
fund the Ellenson Board Room and to
create this football endowment.
Ray Graves Endowment
Coach Ray Graves is honored by two
close friends for his leadership and
guidance of the Gator football team
and athletic program.
Allan and June Grimes
Football Endowment
Allan and June Grimes, staunch
believers in education, loved UF and
the Gators. They combined their
beliefs and care for our youth by
establishing this endowment. These
Gators are missed by us all, but will
be with us forever in the South End
Zone.
Bill Harlan Swimming
Endowment
An anonymous donor provided
funding for the Bill Harlan
Endowment in honor of his success
as a Gator coach and his lifelong
dedication to the Gator program.
Michael Gold Memorial
Football Endowment
The estate of Michael Gold
established this memorial football
endowment to honor Michael, a
lifelong Gator fan.
Ray and Opal Graves Trust
The estate of Harold W. Ashley,
Jacksonville, established the Ray and
Opal Graves Trust in appreciation of
their long friendship and commitment
to the Gator Program.
Bill, Dawson, Bart and Joel
Gunter Endowment
Three generations of dedicated Gator
Boosters. Bill Gunter, past president
of the UF National Alumni Association
(far right), funded this endowment in
honor of the outstanding athletic and
academic success of UF students.
Harmon, Lee, Matthews
Endowment
Lady Gator supporters Linda Harmon,
Wanda Lee and Peggy Matthews of
Jacksonville, funded this endowment
to honor the excellence of the
women’s basketball program.