Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Owl Club Holds Special Board Meeting
1/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 20, 2006
Oxley Center - Florida Atlantic University's Owl Club held its monthly meeting Jan. 8 in the Tom Oxley Founders' lounge giving board members the opportunity to meet head coaches Howard Schnellenberger, Matt Doherty and Chancellor Dugan.
"Volunteers are essential to the success of the University," said Dr. Staller, FAU's Owl Club President. "We have over 400 student athletes at FAU. When the student athletes graduate, they will become professional, but it probably won't be in sports. That is why scholarships are so important to the education process."
The organization was reorganized a year ago with the mission to raise scholarship dollars for FAU student athletes, which number more than 400.
"More than 200 full scholarships are awarded each season to student athletes who represent FAU," said Shelley Binegar, FAU's Owl Club Director. "These scholarship dollars are not state funded, therefore we look for outside funding. The Owl Club realizes its most significant impact can be in the form of sending a young man or woman to college and has taken upon the enormous task of raising unrestricted dollars."
While it is a working organization, the Owl Club's efforts are directly witnessed at games and social functions, much like the annual golf tournament, scheduled for May 14, and the Athletic Department Auction, scheduled for April 18.
Individuals are welcome to attend the Clubs meetings, many of which are scheduled around FAU games. The Owl Club is also open to corporations who have the similar goal of raising money for students to attend college through scholarship dollars.
Several of the guests who attended January's meeting include:
LaMont Carr, Basketball Coordinator Athletic Club Boca Raton
Jerry Marcus, Owner Custom Shirt Maker
Michael Kaplan, General Manager Indian Spring Country Club
Carlton Marlow, Shoreline Realty, Inc.
Leonard Turesky, President and CEO of Van Ameringen's Insurance and Financial Service
Peter Holland, Assistant Professor Biomedical Science FAU
Eric Lullove D.P.M., P.A., Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Greg LaManna, Campaign Manager for Len Turesky for House District 90 - Democrat
John Giordano, Jr., Presiden5t/CEO Giordano Associates, Inc.
Jess Frank, Manager of Business Development with Boca Greens Country Club
Fred Fulmer, Attorney
Joshua Yager, Staff Coordinator for Imperator for President 2008
Charles Helton, President Suncoast Engineering Consultants
John Masor, Vice President UBS
Bruce Allen, The Private Bank of America
Jeff Hansel, customer Motivators, LLC
Marc Margolies, Branch Manager UBS
Matt Shafer, Vice President UBS
Bob Rollins, The Beacon Group
Richard Staller, Dentist and FAU team dentist.
