Facilities: The softball field at University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, was renamed in a special ceremony after game one of a doubleheader between Buffalo and the University of Akron May 3. The field was renamed in recognition of a monetary gift from Nan Harvey, Buffalo's associate athletics director and senior woman administrator. Harvey made a bequest to the Buffalo athletics department for a minimum of $200,000. "I've never been more touched by a gesture in my life," said Buffalo Athletics Director Bob Arkeilpane. Harvey has been with the school for almost 30 years -- first as a student, then as a coach and administrator. "The University at Buffalo has enriched my life on a daily basis and has given me opportunities to grow as a person and a professional," Harvey said. "My gift represents my contribution to ensuring that others who come after me may have the same wonderful experience that I have enjoyed at this outstanding institution."

Milestones: San Jose State University head softball coach Dee Dee Enabenter-Omidiji recorded her 500th win this season. Enabenter-Omidiji's Spartans enabled her to reach the milestone with a 9-0 win over Menlo College. To make matters sweeter, San Jose State pitcher Carol Forbes threw a no-hitter in that game. Enabenter-Omidiji earned the majority of her wins at Division III Bridgewater State College.

Miscellaneous: A 10-story tall banner that hung in New York City during the 2001 football season promoting University of Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington for the Heisman Trophy that year will help fund scholarships for students at Oregon's Lundquist College of Business. Pieces of the banner, donated to the campaign by the Oregon athletics department, will be incorporated into memorabilia and sold to a limited number of collectors. The campaign goal is to raise $250,000. All net proceeds will go to the Joey Harrington Foundation, which will work with the UO Foundation to establish a scholarship fund for business students at the university. "This is a great opportunity for me to give back to the University of Oregon," said Harrington, a Lundquist College alumnus who led the Oregon football program in 2001 to an 11-1 season and a victory in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl. "I think the banner did a lot for Oregon athletics in 2001, and now it can do a lot for Oregon academics in 2003." The scholarship program will target incoming students with similar academic interests. The Lundquist College expects to award the first scholarships in the 2004-05 academic year.

-- Compiled by Gary T. Brown