MIAMI – Four donors have come together to commit to giving a $2 million cash gift to FIU Athletics, Athletics Director Scott Carr announced on Monday. It marks the largest one-time philanthropic gift in the history of FIU Athletics.
Each of the parties, including FIU Board of Trustee member Carlos Duart and his wife, FIU Foundation Board of Director, Tina Vidal-Duart, have given $500,000 to the gift. The other three individuals have wished to remain anonymous.
The $2 million gift will help transform the student-athlete experience at FIU with the construction of a brand-new weight room facility at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center (OBCC), renovation of the football locker room at R.