{"id":84129,"date":"2022-09-16T11:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T15:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=84129"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:18","slug":"new-john-ruddy-endowment-fund-secures-future-success-of-ravens-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2022\/new-john-ruddy-endowment-fund-secures-future-success-of-ravens-football\/","title":{"rendered":"New John Ruddy Endowment Fund Secures Future Success of Ravens Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n New John Ruddy Endowment Fund Secures Future Success of Ravens Football\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

With the support of a proud alumnus and former Raven football player, Carleton University has created the John Ruddy Endowment Fund<\/a> to ensure the long-term success of the Ravens Football program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fund has been established with a $1-million initial investment, and Carleton plans to attract further philanthropic support to raise it to $5-million over the next few years. Over the long term, the Fund will create a sustainable annual revenue base to support student-athletes and build a culture of success for the football program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a player or a fan, football games provide an opportunity for the student community to feel united and proudly promote the spirit of Carleton University,\u201d said Ruddy, BArch\/75, Executive Chairman of Trinity Development Group, partner in Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, and former Ravens cornerback. \u201cI had this experience during my time at Carleton, and I\u2019m proud to help ensure that another generation of students have this experience as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Ruddy is a distinguished member of the Ottawa business community and a generous supporter of many local charities. He is also a proud donor to Carleton and its students; his $5-million gift to Carleton was instrumental in bringing back the Ravens Football team in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fund has been created at a pivotal time for the program. Under the leadership of new Head Coach and former CFL-er Corey Grant, the team plans a new era of success for its student-athletes, both on the field and in the classroom. Revenue from the Fund will be used to enhance new academic and athletic support such as academic mentorship, specialized coaching, recruitment programs and financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFootball is evolving,\u201d said Coach Grant. \u201cCompetitiveness in sport will always be important, but it\u2019s not the only indicator of success. We plan to build a culture that values well-being, celebrates the individual differences within the team, puts community values at the centre of everything, and ultimately helps student-athletes win on the field, and in their lives. I\u2019m excited to count on Mr. Ruddy\u2019s support and I invite others\u2014alumni, fans and friends of Carleton\u2014to be a part of this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCorey, John, and all our football alumni make a great team,\u201d said Jennifer Brenning, Assistant Vice-President, Recreation and Athletics. \u201cAbove all, they care about the student-athletes, and they want to give them everything they can to unlock their potential as players and as people. This fund is part of that vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the John Ruddy Endowment Fund and Coach Grant\u2019s vision for Ravens Football, visit https:\/\/carleton-university.foleon.com\/athletics\/supporting-ravens-football\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact<\/strong>
\nRyan Davies
\nDir. Digital Transformation, Dept. of University Advancement
\nryandavies@cunet.carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the support of a proud alumnus and former Raven football player, Carleton University has created the John Ruddy Endowment Fund to ensure the long-term success of the Ravens Football program. The Fund has been established with a $1-million initial investment, and Carleton plans to attract further philanthropic support to raise it to $5-million over the next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":76457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1559,100,174,168],"class_list":["post-84129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-releases","tag-advancement","tag-athletics","tag-donors","tag-ravens"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84131,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84129\/revisions\/84131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}