RESOLUTION

naming
The Grandstands in the Balf-Savin Field
at
Central Connecticut State University
In Honor of Ricky Bottalico

March 4, 2005

WHEREAS,    In December 1999, Ricky Bottalico pledged $100,000 to the CCSU Foundation, Inc. in support of the Frank Marietta Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund, and

WHEREAS,    Mr. Bottalico fulfilled this commitment in four annual payments of $25,000 with the last payment received on December 20, 2002, and

WHEREAS,    The generosity of Mr. Bottalico will serve to the benefit of Central Connecticut State University, and

WHEREAS,    Interim President Robert Aebersold has respectfully recommended naming the Grandstands in the Balf-Savin Field in honor of Mr. Bottalico in recognition of this gift, therefore be it

RESOLVED,   That the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System hereby designates the Grandstands in the Balf-Savin Field at Central Connecticut State University to be known now and hereafter as the Ricky Bottalico Grandstands.

A Certified True Copy:

Lawrence D. McHugh, Chairman

William J. Cibes, Jr., Chancellor