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The Wittenberg Board of Directors has approved more than $2 million worth of improvements to the university’s athletic complex. Ground was broken on March 14, and the improvements will be completed by Aug. 1.

The centerpiece of the project is the $750,000 Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center to be built onto the existing HPER Center. New strength training and cardiovascular exercise equipment will also be purchased for both the new fitness center and the existing facility, the Earl F. Morris Track will be re-surfaced, Edwards-Maurer Field will get a new synthetic grass surface, and the lobby of the HPER Center will receive a variety of aesthetic improvements.

Rosencrans ’58, a three-year letterwinner on the football team, enjoyed a career as an assistant football coach, head golf coach and athletic director at Wittenberg from 1970-95. He was also a member of the Athletic Hall of Honor Class of 2000.

He passed away in 2003 after suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
“This is an honor to me and my family,” said Sharon Rosencrans, Bob’s widow. “This is something that our family will always have as a connection to Wittenberg.”

The fitness center will add 4,622 square feet of space to the front of the building, which will be filled with state-of-the-art fitness equipment available for use by anyone in the Wittenberg community. A new “Wall of Honor,” which will include plaques for each of the 147 inductees in the university’s Athletic Hall of Honor, will be in an attractive display just outside of the fitness center.

Renovations to the Earl F. Morris Track and Edwards-Maurer Field, including improvements to the Hoyt-Sullivan Pressbox and the staircase on the north end of the field, will commence as soon as the 2005 spring sports seasons conclude in early May.

Ken Benne ’68, associate director of advancement and alumni relations, is leading the fund-raising effort on behalf of the university’s Office of Advancement.