Waste Management Court at Western Hall officially dedicated with ribbon-cutting ceremony

Waste Management Director of Operations Steve Fedash and Account Manager Dale Rockhold joined members of the Western Illinois University administration January 24 to present the Western Illinois Athletics Department with a $100,000 donation and officially dedicate Waste Management Court at Western Hall.

Waste Management Court dedication“We are very proud to partner with Waste Management,” said Director of Athletics Tim Van Alstine. “This partnership, along with our other corporate sponsors such as McDonough District Hospital, Citizens National Bank and First Bankers Trust, will help provide not only athletics, but the university and the entire Macomb community a bright future. These partners assist us in advancing the overall educational process of our students. We owe a lot of this particular partnership to the hard work of (former marketing director) Cindy Green MS ‘04.”

The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at halftime of Western Illinois' men's basketball victory over IPFW. Both basketball teams and the volleyball team will play their home games on Waste Management Court at Western Hall for the next 10 years.

Photo caption: (L to R) WIU Director of Athletics Tim Van Alstine, Waste Management Account Manager Dale Rockhold, WIU President Al Goldfarb, WIU Provost Jack Thomas, WIU Vice President Jackie Thompson '85 MS-ED '94, WIU Vice President Dan Hendricks, Waste Management Director of Operations Steve Fedash, WIU Vice President Garry Johnson, WIU Associate Athletics Director Dwaine Roche '94.

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