CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Dr. Scott Wagner and Kristi Norman, of Advanced Pain Management of Virginia have pledged a $5 million gift to back Virginia athletics. The donation will fund resources for the football and men’s basketball program and support scholarships for the women’s basketball program, according to the release.
“Some of our most cherished memories have come through sports and our connection to Virginia Athletics,” Norman and Wagner said in a statement. “Athletics have played a defining role in our lives and in shaping the values that have guided our family.”
The financial contribution is designed to strengthen football and men’s basketball operational support while expanding scholarship opportunities for Virginia women’s sports, according to the release.
“Scott and Kristin have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to our student-athletes, coaches and sport programs,” said Virginia Athletics Director Carla Williams in a statement. “Their generosity reflects a belief in the power of athletics to transform lives and a vision for Virginia’s future that will impact generations of Cavaliers. This gift strengthens our ability to compete for championships while expanding opportunities for our student-athletes across multiple sports.”
The donation will be the largest gift in the history of the men’s basketball enhancement fund and one of the largest gifts ever made to the football enhancement fund.
“Through sports, we have learned the importance of respect, loyalty, hard work and pursuing meaningful results,” Wagner and Norman said. “We see those same values reflected every day in Virginia’s student-athletes, coaches and staff. It is our hope that this gift helps ensure future generations of Cavaliers have the opportunity to grow, compete, and lead through the lessons that sports uniquely provide and experience the same lifelong impact athletics has had on our family.”
In addition, a portion of the gift will help establish resources to support new scholarships across Virginia women’s sports, further strengthening opportunities for student-athletes across Grounds.
The gift, according to the announcement, will provide essential current-use resources for Virginia Athletics while expanding the capacity to compete at the highest levels in a rapidly evolving landscape for collegiate sports.
“This gift represents far more than support for individual programs,” said Virginia Athletic Fund Executive Director Kevin Miller. “It is a statement of belief in what Virginia Athletics can be at its very best. Scott and Kristin’s remarkable generosity will provide immediate resources across football, men’s basketball and women’s sports, directly empowering student-athletes and coaches to pursue excellence every day.”
