NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - A stadium renovation project estimated at $1.7 million is underway at Westminster College. Renovations to Memorial Field and Harold Burry Stadium will include lighting and artificial turf. In addition, the Joseph B. Fusco Plaza and an entranceway named in memory of Jerry C. Neff will be constructed around the existing stadium.
Construction crews have already begun digging the old field to prepare for the new synthetic surface that will be installed with the FieldTurf brand surface. The former grass surface was used sparingly - and maintained extensively - to preserve it for football home games. A new synthetic surface, along with stadium lighting, will maximize scheduling opportunities for football as well as other varsity teams and campus activities.
"The great thing about artificial turf is its flexibility for serving different sports and activities and its capacity for heavy use," said Westminster Athletic Director Jim Dafler. "This project will end up benefiting just about every student at Westminster College."
While work is yet to begin on the Fusco Plaza, school officials have approved the plans, which are included in the $1.7 million. Fusco played at Westminster before leading the Titan football team to four national championships as head coach from 1972-90 and being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The entranceway will be a memorial for Neff, the Westminster Board of Trustees member and Towering Titan Organization co-founder who passed away on Oct. 2, 2007. Neff was a basketball player at Westminster in the early 1950s and a member of the Titan Sports Hall of Fame.
To view images of the progress of the project, visit http://www.westminster.edu/athletics/turf/turf.cfm
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked 15th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly 2007 Annual College Guide. Westminster is a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 366 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - A stadium renovation project estimated at $1.7 million is underway at Westminster College. Renovations to Memorial Field and Harold Burry Stadium will include lighting and artificial turf. In addition, the Joseph B. Fusco Plaza and an entranceway named in memory of Jerry C. Neff will be constructed around the existing stadium.
Construction crews have already begun digging the old field to prepare for the new synthetic surface that will be installed with the FieldTurf brand surface. The former grass surface was used sparingly - and maintained extensively - to preserve it for football home games. A new synthetic surface, along with stadium lighting, will maximize scheduling opportunities for football as well as other varsity teams and campus activities.
"The great thing about artificial turf is its flexibility for serving different sports and activities and its capacity for heavy use," said Westminster Athletic Director Jim Dafler. "This project will end up benefiting just about every student at Westminster College."
While work is yet to begin on the Fusco Plaza, school officials have approved the plans, which are included in the $1.7 million. Fusco played at Westminster before leading the Titan football team to four national championships as head coach from 1972-90 and being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The entranceway will be a memorial for Neff, the Westminster Board of Trustees member and Towering Titan Organization co-founder who passed away on Oct. 2, 2007. Neff was a basketball player at Westminster in the early 1950s and a member of the Titan Sports Hall of Fame.
To view images of the progress of the project, visit http://www.westminster.edu/athletics/turf/turf.cfm
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked 15th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly 2007 Annual College Guide. Westminster is a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 366 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.
