Oakland Athletics takes pride in providing a first-class student-athlete experience through its core values of excellence, integrity, perseverance and optimism. Your support provides financial resources to invest in key areas of facility enhancements, nutrition, scholarship support and experiential learning.
With a vast array of gift funds to choose from you can select a specific sport to make a gift or through the Champions Club Fund which provides resources for critical areas. Your gift is an investment in the winning future of Oakland University Athletics and our student-athletes.
Giving Day Matching Funds:
Pete Hovland Natatorium Endowment (DPHNE-OU)
Thanks to a donation from OLY Swimming, all donations will be matched up to $25,000.
Pete Hovland led the OU Swimming and Diving programs for over four decades, and when he retired in May 2023, he left behind a legacy of excellence and dedication. To honor his incredible contributions, Oakland University is launching an initiative to name the natatorium in his honor. This project aims to not only recognize Hovland's monumental impact on the program but to ensure its continuation and further development. Contributed funds will be endowed to support Oakland University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, thereby helping to continue and to build upon the level of success that Hovland nurtured. The funds will be used for various programmatic needs, such as nutrition, equipment, team travel, recruiting, hiring additional full-time coaches, capital projects, and summer school scholarships.
Learn more about the natatorium initiative in this article in the online OU Alumni Magazine.
The Softball Gifts Fund (30223)
Donations will be matched up to $10,701 thanks to donations from: Lisa Byrnes, Al DiPrima, Suzanne DiPrima, Marc Herrington, James Johnston, Lucienne Krizka, Richard Marcucci, Michael Murphy, Joseph Newton, Heather Plitz, Diane Ruhlman, Barb Campbell Younglas and Tom Younglas.
Supports the operational and travel expenses for the Softball program.
