Stockton, Calif. - A $2.6 million gift from the trust of a devoted Tiger basketball enthusiast will fund three scholarships for University of the Pacific student-athletes for generations to come, university officials announced today.
This is by far the largest single gift dedicated to scholarships for Pacific student-athletes.
The late Helen Harney Crittenden, a descendant of a pioneer family and long-time Stockton resident, enjoyed watching Pacific men's basketball from half court with her sister, Marge Poggio, and other friends. While she was not a Pacific alumna, she wore the Pacific colors of orange and black with great pride and enthusiasm and wanted to establish a scholarship for worthy and deserving students in Pacific's men's basketball program.