THIBODAUX, La. — Tommy Meyer, a longtime supporter of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ and its athletics programs, has made a generous pledge that will enhance several Colonel athletic facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot begin to overstate the importance of Tommy\u2019s transformative gift and its positive impact on our department as we strive to provide a model student-athlete experience. The facilities in which our young men and women practice and compete are vital to this effort,\u201d said Matt Roan, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Director of Athletics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are humbled by Tommy\u2019s ongoing leadership and generosity, and I am honored to call him a friend,\u201d Roan added. \u201cIt is our hope Tommy\u2019s gift will serve as a catalyst as we pursue various forms of support and creative partnerships to enhance the facilities of all of our 14 programs.\u201d<\/p>\n
A special dedication for Meyer and his family will take place at Didier Field on Sunday, May 7 prior to the baseball game against Stephen F. Austin. Game time is scheduled for 1 pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is an integral part of our community \u2014 a community I am blessed to be a part of,\u201d Meyer said. \u201cHelping upgrade facilities and impact programs is a way of supporting the overall health of the University. Generally, I am thrilled to be able to support ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Athletics in this way and hope others will step up and support the upward trajectory of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Athletics. Personally, I am grateful to be able to honor my brother\u2019s memory in this way. Ben was a ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ student who lost his life prematurely, but his legacy will live on through our tremendous student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Thibodaux resident, Meyer is a private wealth advisor with Meyer Financial Group of Ameriprise Financial. In addition to his support of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Athletics, he is active in local youth sports and is the founder of the Acadia Music Fest. In January 2017, Meyer was named the Frank Kennedy Citizen of the Year by the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce. He is the father of Jack and Ana.<\/p>\n
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ President Bruce Murphy said: \u201cTommy\u2019s generosity is truly remarkable, and this pledge reflects his ongoing commitment to investing in ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. A gift of this magnitude will elevate the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ experience for student-athletes and Colonel fans for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>: April 27, 2016<\/p>\n CONTACT<\/strong>: Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator, 985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THIBODAUX, La. — Tommy Meyer, a longtime supporter of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ and its athletics programs, has made a generous pledge that will enhance several Colonel athletic facilities. \u201cI cannot begin to overstate the importance of Tommy\u2019s transformative gift and its positive impact on our department as we strive to provide a model student-athlete experience. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n