$1 million gift to help fund new turf at NMSU’s Aggie Memorial Stadium

Quote:A $1 million donation from businessman Stan Fulton will help New Mexico State University fund installation of a new, synthetic turf at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The new turf is expected to improve player development, help with player recruitment and increase community accessibility to the stadium.

“Stan Fulton continues to be one of the university’s greatest supporters,” said NMSU President Garrey Carruthers. “From faculty chairs to academic buildings to university athletics, his support continues to help in moving the university forward.”

NMSU head football coach Doug Martin said the new, synthetic turf will help the team train year-round and boost recruiting efforts.

“There are three areas in which I feel the field turf will really impact our football program,” Martin said. “The first is on player development. The turf will give us a surface that we can train on year-round and especially during the off-season, where we don’t have to worry about tearing up the grass inside the stadium.

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Also NMSU received a donation back in February for much needed improvements to our weight room. Also in the works is to get funding for something being described as "athletic-entertainment". What that is and which sport that is for I have no idea.