Aquinas College wants to add a sports and fitness center to the campus, and they've brought home one of Grand Rapids' most famous athletes to lead the capital campaign and increase the college's endowment fund. It doesn't hurt that he's also an experienced director of planned giving for one of the state's largest universities.
According to excerpts from the story:
GRAND RAPIDS -- After setting two world and 10 national road-racing records, and helping the University of Michigan raise more than $125 million, Grand Rapids native and marathon runner Greg Meyer has shown he's the kind of guy who gets things done.
Aquinas College administrators are hoping Meyer's experience and skills will come in handy as he leads the college's upcoming $11 million capital campaign for a proposed sports and fitness center. He is to begin March 1.
As the new associate vice president for institutional advancement, Meyer also will be in charge of increasing Aquinas' $28 million endowment — among the lowest of comparable colleges in the area.
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