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LAWRENCE, Kan.&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;The Horejsi name has been synonymous with the University of Kansas and KU Athletics for decades. The family&apos;s three generations of Jayhawks and thirty years of philanthropic support for KU started with Stewart Horejsi, a native of Salina, Kansas, who was the first in his family to attend college, earning a bachelor&apos;s degree in business at KU in 1959. Two more generations of Jayhawks and a legacy of impact across academics and athletics followed. Today, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod and KU Director of Athletics Travis Goff announce the family&apos;s $10 million commitment to the Gateway District Project and reimagined David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. This is the latest gift in the family&apos;s continuous support for KU which includes contributions for KU Volleyball and the game-changing Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, support for the School of Business, student scholarships, KU Golf, the Booth Hall of Athletics and the Wagnon Study Center. &quot;I am proud to have my children and grandchildren join me in committing to this gift that will make a difference across KU,&quot; Stewart Horejsi said. &quot;It&apos;s important to us and to so many other Jayhawks.&quot; Goff lauded the Horejsi family&apos;s latest commitment and its impact on KU and Kansas Athletics. &quot;An ambitious project and vision require ambitious supporters,&quot; Goff said. &quot;The Horejsi and Ciciora families are precisely that and have heeded the call to invest in the future of our University and Kansas Athletics. This is a family of remarkable Jayhawks and even better people and we are exceptionally grateful for their profound support.&quot; Stewart&apos;s daughter Susan (Horejsi) Ciciora, who earned her bachelor&apos;s degree in journalism in 1987, said the Gateway District, including the new north campus entrance, will be a fantastic addition to KU and a great place to gather for games &mdash; something that often brings three generations of the family together. The family agreed the project is an essential element for the university&apos;s growth and recruitment. &quot;We were raised as Jayhawks and KU has had a significant impact on our lives. This gift ensures future families will have the same opportunity we had to fall in love with this special place,&quot; said Susan, who with husband John Ciciora, have three children who are KU alumni. &nbsp;Son Jack graduated in 2017 with a bachelor&apos;s degree in liberal arts, followed in 2018 by daughter Amanda, who followed in her mother&apos;s footsteps with a bachelor&apos;s degree in journalism. The third child, daughter Courtney, graduated with a degree in journalism in 2022. The Gateway&nbsp;District will develop the north entrance to campus in a profound way to drive student enrollment and economic benefit to Lawrence and the state, while also bolstering the trajectory of the KU football program. The project includes a new campus gateway, hotel, multi-use&nbsp;space for conferences and transformed football facilities &mdash; all of which will strengthen KU&apos;s ability to recruit and retain students. &quot;The Horejsi family&apos;s support turned our volleyball venue into a world-class arena for our student-athletes and fans, and this latest commitment will have a similar impact on not just our football program, but the entire university through the Gateway District,&quot; said Chancellor Girod. &quot;We are grateful for their continued investment in the University of Kansas.&quot; Susan, who is a director of the Horejsi Charitable Foundation, said the family&apos;s philanthropy and profound loyalty to KU started with her father Stewart and sprang from a deep appreciation of his KU education and experiences. It has grown stronger through each generation&apos;s own KU journeys, including her brother John Horejsi, who graduated from KU in 1991 with a bachelor&apos;s degree in sociology. &quot;We are thrilled to provide this gift to support KU football and the whole KU family,&quot; said John. &quot;We hope other generational Jayhawk families continue to join us in investing in the future of KU and Kansas Athletics.&quot;</div>

🏐 Horejsi family makes $10 million commitment to KU Gateway District Project