2019-20 Georgia Tech Everyday Champions Issue #3

ALEXANDER-THARPE FUND

BERGMARKS ENDOW SWIMMING & DIVING HEAD COACH POSITION

As part of Athletics Initiative 2020, former Georgia Tech swimming and diving student- athlete Richard L. Bergmark and his wife,

“We would like this gift to provide Coach Hart with the resources to develop her student-athletes in the pool and the classroom, in preparation for their successes in life beyond their time at Georgia Tech,” the Bergmarks said. By making the commitment to endow the swimming and diving head coach position, the Bergmarks also hope to inspire others to support the Georgia Tech athletics programs that they are passionate about. “I am especially grateful to Dick and Toni Bergmark for their generous contributions to the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams,” Shealy Hart said. “Dick and Toni Bergmark are true friends of the swimming and diving program, and the head coach endowment will be a legacy of the Bergmarks’ love for Georgia Tech athletics and our swimming and diving teams for decades to come. “Dick and Toni are fantastic advocates of the Georgia Tech swimming and diving program and consistently reach out to fellow alums and friends of the program to encourage them to engage in the support of our swimmers and divers,” Shealy Hart continued. “We are extremely happy that the Bergmark family believes so strongly in what we are trying to accomplish at Georgia Tech.” For more information about transformational giving, contact the A-T Fund office at (404) 894-5400 or visit atfund.org. For more on AI 2020, Georgia Tech athletics’ $125 million fundraising initiative for endowments, facilities and operations, visit ramblinwreck.com/2020. their many notable contributions, the Zelnaks also provided the lead gift for the construction of the Zelnak Center, Georgia Tech men’s and women’s basketball’s 20,000-square-foot practice and training facility, which opened in 2009. Steve Zelnak is a Georgia Tech graduate, chairman and majority owner of ZP Enterprises and former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Martin Marietta. He and his wife, Judy, are members of the Alexander- Tharpe Fund’s Golden Jacket Society for more than $1 million in lifetime giving to Georgia Tech athletics. The Zelnaks hope that providing the lead commitment to the O’Keefe Gym renovation will encourage others to participate in supporting the project. For more information on how to participate, call the A-T Fund office at (404) 894-5400. Under the leadership of Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year Michelle Collier, Georgia Tech volleyball is 23-8 in 2019, heading into Tuesday night’s National Invitational Volleyball Championship quarterfinal versus Liberty. The Yellow Jackets finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 14-4 ACC record and have 15 of their last 16 matches overall. The Jackets return five of their six all-conference honorees next season, including ACC Freshman of the Year Julia Bergmann and ACC Setter of the Year Matti McKissock. For the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on Twitter (@GTAthletics), Facebook, Instagram or visit us at www. ramblinwreck.com.

Toni, have made a commitment to endow the swimming and diving head coach position at Georgia Tech. The position, held by Courtney Shealy Hart, will now be titled the Toni M. and Richard L. Bergmark Swimming and Diving Head Coach. “We are incredibly grateful to Dick and Toni Bergmark for becoming the first donors to endow a head coaching position at Georgia Tech,” said director of athletics Todd Stansbury. “The Bergmarks’ generosity will provide Georgia Tech swimming and diving with additional strategic annual revenue to compete at the highest level of collegiate swimming.” Richard L. “Dick” Bergmark was a Georgia Tech swimming letterwinner from 1972-75 and graduated from the Institute with a degree in industrial management in ’75. He went on to earn an MBA from the University of Oklahoma and became a Certified Public Accountant in Texas before embarking on a career that culminated with him serving as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Core Laboratories NV. He continues to serve Georgia Tech as a member of the Alexander- Tharpe Fund Board, the Georgia Tech Foundation Board and the Scheller College of Business Advisory Board, and is a member of the A-T Fund’s Golden Jackets Society, in recognition of more than $1 million in lifetime giving to Georgia Tech athletics.

ZELNAKS MAKE LEAD COMMITMENT FOR O’KEEFE RENOVATION Steve and Judy Zelnak, longtime

supporters of Georgia Tech athletics, have provided the lead commitment to renovate

the home of Georgia Tech volleyball, O’Keefe Gymnasium. While the project is still in its early planning stages, it will be a major renovation of the venue that has been home to Georgia Tech volleyball since 1995. Details include an enhanced entrance to the building, a potential increase in capacity (including addition of premium seating) and a complete overhaul of the volleyball team’s locker room and team spaces that will incorporate state-of-the-art amenities to aid in student-athlete development and recovery. Renderings, a construction timeline and naming opportunities are all forthcoming. “We can’t thank Steve and Judy Zelnak enough for once again demonstrating unbelievable support for our student-athletes and our athletics program by providing the lead commitment for the renovation of O’Keefe Gym,” Georgia Tech director of athletics Todd Stansbury said. “Thanks to Steve and Judy, Georgia Tech volleyball student-athletes will soon have top-of-the-line amenities to aid them in competing for championships at the highest level, while student- athletes and fans alike will enjoy an enhanced gameday experience that will only add to what is already one of the best atmospheres in all of college volleyball.” The lead commitment to renovate O’Keefe Gym is just the latest in a long line of generous gifts to Georgia Tech athletics by Steve and Judy Zelnak. Among

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