The largest individual donation in Bison Sports history has led to the creation of the T.D. “Davey” Einarsson Bison Women’s Volleyball Endowment Fund.

The $360,000 donation made to the fund by alumnus Theodore David Einarsson will be matched by the University of Manitoba through a Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative (MSBI) grant from the province. 

The endowment fund will generate revenue to provide substantial support to women’s volleyball student-athletes in perpetuity.

“Both the generosity and the impact of this gift to the Bison Women's Volleyball Program on behalf of T.D. “Davey” Einarsson cannot be underestimated,” said Bison women’s volleyball head coach Ken Bentley. “Generation upon generation of tremendously talented young people will benefit from this gift. Their impact on society after graduation, and the lives they touch, will be a fantastic testament to the gift they received through the creation of this endowment fund.”

Bentley added, “This will be one of those gifts that truly keeps on giving. I am so proud to be a part of the Einarsson family and the eternal legacy it will provide for the Einarsson name.”

Dr. Emőke Szathmáry, president of the University of Manitoba, also expressed her appreciation to Einarsson for his unprecedented generosity in supporting student athletes in the women's volleyball program.

“The financial support that will be provided by the T.D. “Davey” Einarsson Bison Women’s Volleyball Endowment Fund will greatly assist student athletes in meeting (athletic and academic) commitments,” she said.

The president also noted that a boost to the women’s volleyball program is a boost to the whole university.

“Student athletes do much to rally school spirit, and inspire others by their commitment to their sports and by their achievements,” she said.

The University of Manitoba women’s volleyball program will have a major celebration to honour the creation of the T.D. “Davey” Einarsson Bison Women’s Volleyball Endowment Fund over the weekend of November 3-4.

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T.D. Einarsson, an alumnus of the University of Manitoba (BSc 1956), is the youngest of a family of 10 children. “Davey” was the only sibling to attend university. He has created this endowment out of respect for his siblings and his parents, and as a result of this donation, each of his siblings and parents will have an individual scholarship named in their honor, allowing the family an eternal legacy through the University of Manitoba.

Beginning in 2006, each year, there will be 12 scholarships presented under the T.D. “Davey” Einarsson Bison Women’s Volleyball Endowment Fund: Davey’s parents, Gudmundur & Elin and Davey’s siblings, Gudlaug (Lauga), Asta, Halldor (Dori), Josep (Joe), Kristin (Stina), Ragnar (Rex), Haroldur (Harold), Fredrik (Raymond), Elin, Theodore David, (Davey).

For more information, contact Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Ken Bentley at 474-6003.