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May 2007
Patrick Kerney Makes Significant Gift To Virginia Athletics
 Patrick Kerney, a former All-America defensive end at Virginia and currently a member of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League, has made a significant gift to the Virginia Athletics Foundation for improvements to the football program.
"The University of Virginia football program propelled me to the point where I am today," Kerney said. ÒWithout the opportunity I was given at Virginia, I certainly wouldn't be in the position I am today and wouldn't have had the success I've enjoyed in the National Football League.
"I take great pride in having played football at Virginia and I know a lot of other football alumni do, too. We are proud of the program and want to see it continue to do well. Hopefully my gift and the gifts of others will spur additional football alumni to support the program and assist in moving it to another level of success."
The gift from Kerney is designated for a $3 million renovation project at the athletics department's McCue Center. The project includes renovation of the football locker room, players' lounge, weight room and training room along with areas devoted to the history of U.Va. football on the building's first and second floors. Kerney's gift matches the largest made by an individual to the McCue Center project.
" I am delighted with Patrick's generous gift to the Virginia Athletics Foundation," said Virginia Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage. "This is another example of a former student-athlete showing his affinity for the University and the football program. Every day our players and coaching staff will benefit from the improvements made as a result of Patrick's generosity."
Kerney, a 1999 graduate of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in history, originally came to the University on a lacrosse scholarship. "I have nothing but great memories of my time at U.Va., especially on the football field," Kerney said. "I made lifelong friends and some of my best football memories to this day come from playing at Scott Stadium. I continue to follow the program and still bleed orange and blue."
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