The University of British Columbia has received a $1M gift from UBC alumna and philanthropist Lynda Hamilton to create the Marilyn Pomfret Memorial Award for Women in Athletics. The gift—the largest ever dedicated to women athletes at UBC—will be used to create scholarships for UBC Thunderbird women athletes and fund more opportunities for the development of women coaches. Hamilton requested that the award be named in honour of former UBC Athletic Director Marilyn Pomfret, who UBC says “lobbied tirelessly for increased opportunities and funding for women athletes.”
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