Marsha

[Guns Up!]

A few mistakes in this article, but still good. http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?

[This message has been edited by Guns Up! (edited 02-26-2002).]

[Guns Up!]

Originally posted by Guns Up!:
A few mistakes in this article, but still good.
http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=540&xlc=622282&xld=540

[DblT81]

Gosh-a-mighty, let's have some more:

Construction Set for Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes
Construction will begin in the fall of 2002.

Feb. 26, 2002

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech officials announced today that construction of the Marsha Sharp Center for Student Athletes would begin in fall 2002 and be completed in 2003.

Texas Tech University System Interim Chancellor David R. Smith, M.D., said construction of the facility is a top priority and correctly reflects Texas Tech's commitment to academic excellence.

"This building is a priority because it recognizes our commitment to academics. It also is a priority because it recognizes Coach Sharp and her dedication to ensuring that student-athletes are successful in their chosen sport, and more importantly that they are successful in life,'' Smith said. "Coach Sharp and the Lady Raiders have earned a national reputation for excellence on the basketball court, the classroom and in life. That reputation has benefited all of Texas Tech.''

Texas Tech University President David J. Schmidly said the center would build on Texas Tech's goal to be a top tier academic institution.

"We set high standards for our student-athletes. We want all of our athletic teams to win, but more importantly we want ours to graduate and to represent the academic standards of this institution,'' Schmidly said. "This center will show our appreciation to Marsha Sharp, who has served Texas Tech for 20 years. It will also demonstrate that we want the standards of excellence that she has established for her teams to be the standards set for all students on this campus.''

Sharp said the concept of an academic center for student-athletes can be traced to earlier decisions to construct top-of-the-line facilities for athletic competition.

"We wanted to stress the importance of academics for our athletes at Texas Tech. We believed that if we were going to have excellent athletic facilities, we needed to have excellent academic facilities as well,'' Sharp said.

"The reason I got involved in this project is because it benefits all of our student-athletes. We want all of our students to do well at Texas Tech and after they graduate. For most of these kids, athletics is a means to an end. The true benefit is earning a degree that will serve them in life,'' Sharp said.

Fund-raising for the center began in 1998 and included a $100,000 anchor gift from Coach Sharp.

The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-athletes will include two classrooms, a 43-station computer lab, study rooms and offices. It will also include an Academic Hall of Fame recognizing student-athletes who excelled both in the classroom and the field.
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[grojc]

Nice article. She deserves it.