CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The family of John and Anne Dossey has pledged a $5 million gift in their parents' names to fund the renovation and expansion of the Richard T. Ubben Basketball Complex. The donation increases the announced pledges for the project to $8 million.
The gift will create the John and Anne Dossey Student-Athlete Development Center inside the Ubben facility, honoring the couple who were both educators and placed a high level of importance on education and athletics. John Dossey received his Ph.D. from the Illinois College of Education in 1971. Although the project is still under design, it is anticipated that the center will include academic and study areas, nutrition and dining spaces, and the Ubben facility's new strength and conditioning complex.
