Athletic committee starts FAMU fund-raising

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- A committee of FAMU alumni that president Elmira Mangum introduced almost two months ago to serve as a liaison between her office and athletic director Kellen Winslow Sr. has disclosed the initial phase of an ambitious plan to raise $3.2 million for upgrades to the school’s football facilities.

Gregory Clark, a former FAMU baseball player who heads up the President’s Alumni Advisory Committee, said the initial plan is to upgrade the field house and resurface the turf in Bragg Stadium by next spring. A more in-depth study will be done to determine how much and how long it will take to upgrade the rest of the stadium, he said.

The concentration is on football, Clark said, because it’s the primary revenue generator for athletics.

“We should commit to this sport to ensure that it bears the fruit that we are looking for,” he said.

“Hence, we want to start by addressing some of these football issues.”

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