Coach Schnellenberger's Statement on Board of Trustees Stadium Approval

July 21, 2010

BOCA RATON, FL - "The unanimous affirmative vote by the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees on the funding for the proposed on-campus stadium on this day, July 21, 2010, will go down as one of the most important milestones in the history of FAU.

This achievement belongs to many individuals, starting with the first recruits and coaches who had the courage and faith to commit their lives in the critical years of our development. That team carried us through the developing years and qualified us to be invited to compete in our first Division I-AA playoffs. The teams that followed not only took us to a Sun Belt Conference championship but also to back-to-back bowl wins.

It could not have happened without the initial dream of former FAU Presidents Anthony J. Catanese, Frank T. Brogan and the new energy and vision of President Mary Jane Saunders and their staffs in keeping the faith and belief that the stadium would become the catalyst for the university's new direction.

As important as anyone else, are the thousands of donors who have helped keep the program alive and given us the financial tools to succeed. A special thanks to the faculty and staff, but especially the students who have given support through their enthusiastic spirit and financial generosity.

Now is the time for all loyal sons and daughters of FAU to join together with a new vigor to move our program to the next level."

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