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According to Wood Selig, WKU’s Director of Athletics, Bob and Judy Armstrong recently made a $122,000 commitment in support of the project. “WKU athletics is very grateful for the beneficence of Bob and Judy Armstrong,” he said. “The Armstrongs have been philanthropic leaders for WKU athletics for many years and have contributed greatly to the overall national athletic success WKU continues to enjoy.”
Head Football Coach David Elson agreed. “As we continue our climb to the top of the 1-A mountain, gifts like this one from Bob and Judy continue to energize our program,” he said. “Words cannot describe the appreciation we as a program have for Bob and Judy's generosity and leadership.”
Bob Armstrong said he and his wife were pleased to make this gift.
“Fortunately or unfortunately, university academia is often measured by how well the football and/or basketball teams play and win,” he said. “Football needs more opportunities to serve student-athletes who possibly would not get an education without a 1-A program. Our coaches, faculty, and administration all support this program to help students in the university. We decided to help these coaches and athletes in this endeavor.”
Judy Armstrong received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from WKU, and her son, Lane Jackson, is also an alumnus.
“The education Lane and I received gave us the skills to be productive and more financially successful,” she said. “It is my hope that our gift will provide the education for students who, like me, would not have had the opportunity without financial scholarships.”
In appreciation for the Armstrongs’ generosity, WKU will name the Offensive Coordinator’s Office in the new facility in their honor, and it will name the Offensive Line Coach’s Office in memory of Bob Armstrong’s son Butch Armstrong.
Selig said this gift will greatly enhance the football program’s goals.
“We ask a championship effort from our student-athletes and coaches every day,” he said. “We also ask our fans and donors to provide the same championship effort to help us sustain a nationally competitive intercollegiate athletic department. Many prime naming rights locations are available within Houchens-Smith Stadium that will not only recognize families or individuals in perpetuity but will also allow WKU athletics to complete the financing for our most aggressive stadium renovation and expansion project.”
