TCU Announces Creation of the First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship
6/4/2020 10:21:00 AM | General
Scholarship will support a Horned Frogs student-athlete whose relative is a First Responder
FORT WORTH -- TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeremiah Donati has announced the creation of the First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship, thanks to the generosity of the Mead family.
The First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship will support a Horned Frogs student-athlete whose relative is a First Responder (i.e., firefighter, police, EMT, nurse, etc.). The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is further reminder of the sacrifices and contributions of First Responders to the safety and health of our community.
Following the October 2017 mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the Meads were inspired to begin the First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship. They felt compelled to do something for First Responders who might not have the resources to send their children to TCU. The Meads discussed the idea while attending a TCU football game, days after the shooting, when the eighth-ranked Horned Frogs defeated No. 23 West Virginia, 31-24.
"Especially during these current times, we cannot thank the Mead family enough for their continued support of TCU and our student-athletes," Donati said. "This gift will significantly impact the lives of our student-athletes and continue forever. It also bolsters Lead On: A Campaign for TCU, our university-wide initiative to fuel the university's strategic plan by investing in people and programs and strengthening the endowment."
The Meads have long been active with TCU. Their support and love of the university continued when their son attended TCU and graduated in 2014.
Many TCU student-athletes have become First Responders, including brothers Jake '13 and Justin Sanchez '18 who competed in football and track and field, respectively. They both graduated from TCU's Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Jake Sanchez is currently lead nurse practitioner for Resurgence Wellness and most appreciative of his relationship with the Mead family.
"Through Resurgence Wellness clinic, I encountered the Meads, and they immediately had a positive impact on my life," Jake Sanchez said. "Come to find out, they also bleed TCU purple and are just another way TCU is still impacting me. In a nursing translation, the Meads are the exact description of the field: selfless ones who gain trust, inspire the ones they encounter, love to serve and have a mission to make a positive difference."
To learn more about the First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship, ways to support TCU student-athletes and Lead On: A Campaign for TCU, please contact the TCU Frog Club at frogclub@tcu.edu or 817.257.7700.
Lead On: A Campaign for TCU is the university's most ambitious philanthropic campaign in its nearly 150-year history. The $1 billion goal of this campaign will strengthen TCU's people, programs and endowment. For more information, visit Lead On: A Campaign for TCU.
The First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship will support a Horned Frogs student-athlete whose relative is a First Responder (i.e., firefighter, police, EMT, nurse, etc.). The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is further reminder of the sacrifices and contributions of First Responders to the safety and health of our community.
Following the October 2017 mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the Meads were inspired to begin the First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship. They felt compelled to do something for First Responders who might not have the resources to send their children to TCU. The Meads discussed the idea while attending a TCU football game, days after the shooting, when the eighth-ranked Horned Frogs defeated No. 23 West Virginia, 31-24.
"Especially during these current times, we cannot thank the Mead family enough for their continued support of TCU and our student-athletes," Donati said. "This gift will significantly impact the lives of our student-athletes and continue forever. It also bolsters Lead On: A Campaign for TCU, our university-wide initiative to fuel the university's strategic plan by investing in people and programs and strengthening the endowment."
The Meads have long been active with TCU. Their support and love of the university continued when their son attended TCU and graduated in 2014.
Many TCU student-athletes have become First Responders, including brothers Jake '13 and Justin Sanchez '18 who competed in football and track and field, respectively. They both graduated from TCU's Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Jake Sanchez is currently lead nurse practitioner for Resurgence Wellness and most appreciative of his relationship with the Mead family.
"Through Resurgence Wellness clinic, I encountered the Meads, and they immediately had a positive impact on my life," Jake Sanchez said. "Come to find out, they also bleed TCU purple and are just another way TCU is still impacting me. In a nursing translation, the Meads are the exact description of the field: selfless ones who gain trust, inspire the ones they encounter, love to serve and have a mission to make a positive difference."
To learn more about the First Responders Endowed Athletics Scholarship, ways to support TCU student-athletes and Lead On: A Campaign for TCU, please contact the TCU Frog Club at frogclub@tcu.edu or 817.257.7700.
Lead On: A Campaign for TCU is the university's most ambitious philanthropic campaign in its nearly 150-year history. The $1 billion goal of this campaign will strengthen TCU's people, programs and endowment. For more information, visit Lead On: A Campaign for TCU.
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