“Athletic Business” magazine has named the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center a 2005 Facility of Merit.  The Thurmond Center is one of only six university facilities to win this honor, and the only one in the Southeast.

The Facility of Merit Award was presented to Director of Student Life Jerry Brewer at a reception Friday, Dec. 2 during the Athletic Business Conference in Orlando, Fla. 

Since the Thurmond Center opened its doors in 2003, more than one million visitors have enjoyed the center’s state-of-the-art wellness and fitness opportunities.  Basketball, swimming, climbing, soccer, running, racquetball and strength training are just a few of the activities in which students, faculty and staff can participate at the Thurmond Center.

The center’s excellence also has been recognized in previous years.  In 2004, the Thurmond Center won the Outstanding Sports Facility Award given by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.

Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center
“Facilities of Merit,” from December 2005 “Athletic Business”
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