{"id":52960,"date":"2011-12-29T16:07:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T21:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=52960"},"modified":"2012-01-06T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T18:13:28","slug":"peter-and-pam-werth-commit-4-5-million-to-uconn-basketball-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/12\/peter-and-pam-werth-commit-4-5-million-to-uconn-basketball-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter and Pam Werth Commit $4.5 Million to UConn Basketball Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter J. and Pamela H. Werth of Woodbridge, Conn., have made a $4.5 million pledge toward the construction of a basketball practice facility on the University of Connecticut campus.\u00a0 The commitment from the Werths is the largest single private gift ever to the Division of Athletics at the University.<\/p>\n

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Architect's rendering of the UConn Basketball Development Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe entire University of Connecticut community is grateful to the Werth family for the leadership role they are taking with this generous commitment towards the building of our new men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball facility,\u201d says UConn President Susan Herbst.\u00a0 \u201cThis historic gift will help us maintain the excellence that has long been synonymous with our University and its outstanding athletic programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter Werth is the founder and CEO of Chemwerth Inc., a full service generic drug development and supply company based in Connecticut.\u00a0 Established in 1982, Chemwerth provides high quality active pharmaceutical ingredients to regulated markets worldwide. Chemwerth has operations in China and India.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to make this commitment to UConn and its outstanding basketball programs,\u201d say Peter and Pam Werth.\u00a0 \u201cUConn Basketball is part of the fabric of our state, and we know that this facility will help the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams be successful for years to come.\u00a0 We hope that other UConn fans, who derive the same joy from the Huskies as we do, will support this project so that construction can begin as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Werths are avid Husky fans and season ticket holders for men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball, and football. They have been active UConn Athletics donors since 2003, supporting overall program enhancement in the Division of Athletics. \u00a0Their strong connection to the University\u00a0 began with their children \u2013 Peter III, Debbie and Jackie \u2013 all of whom attended UConn.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeter and Pam have a great passion for UConn Athletics and our student-athletes,\u201d says Interim Director of Athletics Paul Pendergast.\u00a0 \u201cThis wonderful gift demonstrates their dedication to enhancing the academic and athletic experience of the young men and women who wear the Husky uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UConn Basketball Development Center<\/em> will be a 70,000 square foot facility to be located on the current Memorial Stadium site, adjacent to Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.\u00a0 It will feature dedicated practice gyms for the two basketball programs, along with locker rooms, coaches\u2019 offices, and areas for academic support, video analysis, sports medicine and strength training.\u00a0 The facility is being designed by Populous, the former HOK Sport, which designed The Burton Family Football Complex and Mark R. Shenkman Training Center.<\/p>\n

With this pledge from the Werths, nearly half of the approximately $30 million project cost has now been committed, all through private sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of everyone associated with our women\u2019s basketball program at UConn \u2013 past, present, and future \u2013 we are grateful to Peter and Pam for their generosity,\u201d says Head Women\u2019s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma. \u201cThe Werths know what it takes to be successful, and they know that this facility will allow our team to practice, train, and study in a setting that promotes achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes great players to win, and the Werths are great players,\u201d says Head Men\u2019s Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun.\u00a0 \u201cThrough this commitment, they have shown their desire to be leaders and help young people have a very special college experience in Storrs.\u00a0 The Werths are helping us take a very important step toward the building of this much-needed facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A look at the main entrance of the proposed UConn Basketball Student Athlete Development Center. The pledge by the Werths is the largest single private gift ever to the Division of Athletics at UConn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":52953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[56],"class_list":["post-52960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-01 01:37:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52960"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52999,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52960\/revisions\/52999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/52953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52960"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=52960"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=52960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}