University of Richmond Athletics
New on-campus stadium to be named E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
09/16/2009 | Women's Lacrosse
Sept. 16, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -
The University of Richmond's new on-campus stadium will have a new name, honoring the legacy of E. Claiborne Robins, Sr. and his historic philanthropy to the school.
At a black-tie event Wednesday night celebrating the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking gift given by E. Claiborne Robins, Sr. to the University of Richmond, E. Claiborne Robins Jr. announced that the University's new on-campus stadium will be named E. Claiborne Robins Stadium, in honor of the decades of generous support that the Robins Family and the Robins Foundation have provided to the University, including athletics and the new stadium project.
Since 2001, the current on-campus facility has been known as First Market Stadium, in recognition of a gift from Bobby Ukrop, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ukrop's Supermarkets, Richmond alumnus and emeritus member of the University's Board of Trustees.
Robins, Sr., Robins, Jr. and Ukrop have all been inducted into the University of Richmond's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Robins Stadium, as the facility will now be known, is under construction to enlarge it into a multi-sports venue and bring Richmond Spiders football to campus for the first time since 1929. It is scheduled to open in September 2010. The first football game is slated for September 18, 2010. Robins Stadium will also be home to soccer, lacrosse, and track and field.
