Colorado State University Athletics
CSU women’s tennis receives largest gift in program history
2/7/2019 10:06:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State Athletics and women's tennis head coach Jarod Camerota announced that the women's tennis program has received a gift of $200,000 from Evelyn Hoeven and Tim Sanford. The gift is the largest given to the Colorado State University tennis program.
"We are grateful to Evelyn Hoeven and Tim Sanford for their generosity to our tennis program," said Director of Athletics, Joe Parker. "This gift provides a significant boost to the program and allows us to make investments that greatly enhance the experience of our students who participate in tennis."
With the gift, the program will install six electronic scoreboards at its home facility, while also establishing the Hoeven Family Tennis scholarship, to assist in providing scholarship funds to CSU's women's varsity tennis program. The remainder of the gift will be put to use to address areas of greatest needs within the women's tennis program. The pavilion at the south campus tennis facility will be renamed in honor of Evelyn Hoeven and her late husband Jim.
"Our sincere gratitude to Tim Sanford, Evelyn Hoeven, her husband Roy Arterburn, and the Hoeven family for all they do for our CSU and Fort Collins community," said Camerota. "This gift helps us continue to recruit and attract exceptional student-athletes to our program, while also giving our fans a better in-match experience."
During Evelyn's lifetime she has served as a leader, not only in the tennis community, but Northern Colorado as a whole. Her energy, passion for relationships, bright personality, and heart for connection has led to roles in teaching, coaching, organizing and leading in meaningful ways. Jim, a Dartmouth and Harvard grad, came to work in Denver following service in the United States Air Force as a pilot. Dr. Hoeven taught finance for 22 years at Colorado State University before retiring in 1995.
"Tennis has always been such an important part of our life and our family's life," said Hoeven. "We hope this support makes a difference for the women's tennis program and its student-athletes for years to come. It is because of Tim that we are able to make this gift. Thank you for honoring Jim this way."
Evelyn founded the Fort Collins Tennis Club, now called the Fort Collins Tennis Association, in 1975. Her love for tennis spans three generations. Evelyn coached both the boys and girls tennis teams at Poudre High School and is still an assistant coach at Lesher Middle School.
Her four children and nine grandchildren have played high school tennis, with each qualifying, in various positions, to play at the State Tennis Tournament. Most recently Evelyn's granddaughter, Ky Ecton, earned back-to-back No. 1 singles championships for Poudre High School.
Charles "Tim" Sanford served as founder and president of Sanford Homes. He credits Jim Hoeven with being an important influence in his choice of Denver to establish his home construction company. Jim served on the Board of Directors of Sanford Homes for several years. Tim stated, "It was my good fortune that Jim was the first fellow student I met the first morning at Harvard Business School. As we were in the same section, we walked to the class room together and sat next to each other for most first year classes. We became very close friends. It is my privilege to honor Jim with this gift."
"We are grateful to Evelyn Hoeven and Tim Sanford for their generosity to our tennis program," said Director of Athletics, Joe Parker. "This gift provides a significant boost to the program and allows us to make investments that greatly enhance the experience of our students who participate in tennis."
With the gift, the program will install six electronic scoreboards at its home facility, while also establishing the Hoeven Family Tennis scholarship, to assist in providing scholarship funds to CSU's women's varsity tennis program. The remainder of the gift will be put to use to address areas of greatest needs within the women's tennis program. The pavilion at the south campus tennis facility will be renamed in honor of Evelyn Hoeven and her late husband Jim.
"Our sincere gratitude to Tim Sanford, Evelyn Hoeven, her husband Roy Arterburn, and the Hoeven family for all they do for our CSU and Fort Collins community," said Camerota. "This gift helps us continue to recruit and attract exceptional student-athletes to our program, while also giving our fans a better in-match experience."
During Evelyn's lifetime she has served as a leader, not only in the tennis community, but Northern Colorado as a whole. Her energy, passion for relationships, bright personality, and heart for connection has led to roles in teaching, coaching, organizing and leading in meaningful ways. Jim, a Dartmouth and Harvard grad, came to work in Denver following service in the United States Air Force as a pilot. Dr. Hoeven taught finance for 22 years at Colorado State University before retiring in 1995.
"Tennis has always been such an important part of our life and our family's life," said Hoeven. "We hope this support makes a difference for the women's tennis program and its student-athletes for years to come. It is because of Tim that we are able to make this gift. Thank you for honoring Jim this way."
Evelyn founded the Fort Collins Tennis Club, now called the Fort Collins Tennis Association, in 1975. Her love for tennis spans three generations. Evelyn coached both the boys and girls tennis teams at Poudre High School and is still an assistant coach at Lesher Middle School.
Her four children and nine grandchildren have played high school tennis, with each qualifying, in various positions, to play at the State Tennis Tournament. Most recently Evelyn's granddaughter, Ky Ecton, earned back-to-back No. 1 singles championships for Poudre High School.
Charles "Tim" Sanford served as founder and president of Sanford Homes. He credits Jim Hoeven with being an important influence in his choice of Denver to establish his home construction company. Jim served on the Board of Directors of Sanford Homes for several years. Tim stated, "It was my good fortune that Jim was the first fellow student I met the first morning at Harvard Business School. As we were in the same section, we walked to the class room together and sat next to each other for most first year classes. We became very close friends. It is my privilege to honor Jim with this gift."
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