Mary B. Hecth passed away back in 1982, but has fulfilled a promise made thirty-five years ago in her last will and testament. The $4.2M donation was a gift that could not be executed until the recent passing of the income beneficiary of her estate.
“We are very moved by this wonderful gift. Mary Hecht was a passionate supporter of her favorite team, the Miami Hurricanes, and now her generous legacy will help future generations of student-athletes fulfill their dream to get a great education and play for the ‘U,’” UM President Donna Shalala said in a statement.
For a program always in need of a buck, over four million of them making up the largest endowment ever for football scholarships at ‘The U’ is huge.
Choke on that, Nevin Shapiro. You’ve been one-upped by someone who’s been gone since a year before UM’s first championship.
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Thank you, Ms. Hecth!!! Miami is definately a place that needs donations as a private institution, not getting state money. Go Canes!
Is it known whether she intended the donation to be used in a specific way?
I only ask because we constantly hear about Miami's terrible facilities.
How bad are they really and are there any plans to improve them?
Willis, the $4.2M will be used for football scholarships. Miami received a $5M donation from the Schwartz last year which is being used as an athletic department overhaul. All this talk of facilities being "terrible" is overblown. Miami's facilities can't hang with Oregon and that Phil Knight money or Florida and their huge athletic department funding, but for a small private school in the big city which has overachieved, the facilities are good enough and are getting better.