The University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation, established in
2001, is a non-profit support organization
of Southern Miss. The purpose for which the
USM Athletic Foundation was created is to
aid in the development of Southern Miss by
establishing and administering endowment
funds, which are used and applied for educational purposes. The Foundation creates,
controls and manages such scholarship and
educational funds. The scholarship monies
raised by the Foundation will be transfered
to USM for disbursement to the scholarship
beneficiaries.
The Athletic Foundation works in conjunction to the Eagle Scholarship Club to
provide deserving student-athletes a means
to obtain a quality education while exhibiting their athletic talents. The Eagle Club
provides its members the opportunity to
contribute to the success of the University,
both on and off the field of competition.
Eagle Club members know they have
done their part to enhance the lives of students and to advance the interests of The
University of Southern Mississippi. More
than 350 students in 16 different sports
receive some type of benefit from athletic
scholarships at Southern Miss.
In order to give these individuals a
chance to realize their dreams, the scholarships must be funded. The current cost for
these scholarships totals $4.5 million annually. Loyal alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends of the University join the
membership of the Eagle Club in an effort to
offset these costs.
This, in turn, allows the Department of
Athletics to disburse its income to other
needed areas, which further enhances the
success of Southern Miss as a whole.
The Eagle Club has been contributing
to this effort for over 20 years. During that
time, athletic scholarship recipients have
gone on to greatness in professional sports
and in medicine, law, education, busi-
ness, the arts, sciences and the humanities.
Eagle Club
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #15458
Hattiesburg, MS 39404
Telephone: 601-266-5299
E-mail: eagle.club@usm.edu
richard.vogel@usm.edu
Jeff Hammond
Interim Director of Athletics/
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Southern Miss
Athletic Foundation
Dick Vogel
Associate Director of
Athletics/ Executive Director
of the Eagle Club
Christi Holloway
Chief Financial Officer
Vickey DeLancey
Office Manager
Emily Dykes
Office Secretary
