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9/16/02

TOM FAY BASEBALL FIELD AT SLU TO BE DEDICATED SEPT. 21

CANTON - Tom Fay Baseball Field at St. Lawrence University will 
be formally dedicated in a ceremony to be held Saturday, September 
21, at 3 p.m. President Daniel F. Sullivan will offer remarks, and 
Fay, head baseball coach, and members of the baseball team will be 
present. The event, part of Laurentian Leadership Weekend, is open 
to the public.
	Constructed in 2001, the new field was made possible with a 
gift from University Trustee Jay Ireland and his wife, Valerie 
Lanigan Ireland, both members of the Class of 1977. They, along with 
donors Theodore '48 and Jill Rosen; Vincent '84 and Linda Pacilio; 
Kirk '78 and Heather Dempsey; James Robison '72; David Wiederecht '78 
and Barbara Williams Wiederecht '77, in consultation with the 
University, chose to honor Fay by naming the field for him. 
	President Daniel F. Sullivan said, "As a former St. Lawrence 
baseball player myself, I deeply appreciate the impact our new 
field will have on baseball here. Having it named for one of the 
great Division III coaches, Tom Fay, funded by alumni who played 
for him, and spouses - it just doesn't get any better than that, 
for Tom and for St. Lawrence."
	Fay, professor of sport studies and exercise science, began 
his career at St. Lawrence in 1972. A graduate of Ithaca College, 
where he was a three-sport athlete, he earned his master's degree 
at St. Lawrence and the Ph.D. from Boston University in 1982. Fay 
has produced six conference championships and has taken the Saints 
to the ECAC tournament twice and the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association (NCAA) tournament once during the 1990's. The 
all-time win leader in St. Lawrence baseball coaching history, he 
has had nearly 400 victories to date throughout his career. In 
addition, Fay has been active in organizations promoting physical 
education in New York State and with the NCAA.

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