A formal ceremony honoring a family that includes eight University of Colorado at Colorado Springs alumni and donated $1 million to a new campus events center is scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday on the campus of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n
Top University of Colorado officials, including members of the CU Board of Regents, will attend the ceremony at the Gallogly Events Center along with campus faculty, staff, students and alumni. The event will formally dedicate the events center in memory of Tommy M. Gallogly who earned two degrees at UCCS as a non-traditional student and later taught in Academy District 20. Seven of the ten children born to Tommy and Margery Gallogly graduated from UCCS.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an outstanding Colorado Springs and UCCS story of success,\u201d Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak said. \u201cWe will honor the memory of Tommy Gallogly and the legacy that his children and grandchildren continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
In January, James L. \u201cJim\u201d Gallogly, a 1974 graduate, and his wife, Janet, on behalf of the Gallogly family, announced a $1 million donation to the CU Foundation. They requested the university name the events center in honor of Jim Gallogly\u2019s father, Tommy, who earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in education from UCCS in 1970 and 1973.<\/p>\n
It is the first full UCCS building named in honor of a campus alum.<\/p>\n
Tommy Gallogly died in 2000. Seven children of Tommy and Margery Gallogly earned degrees from UCCS and all ten children graduated from college. More than 47 family representatives, including Margery Gallogly, Buena Vista, are expected to attend the Wednesday ceremony and will assist in the unveiling of the Gallogly Events Center nameplate and a plaque that tells Tommy Gallogly\u2019s personal story.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased to name the new event center in honor of our father, Tom Gallogly, one of the early graduates of UCCS. He would be extremely proud of how his alma mater has grown and prospered through the years,\u201d stated Jim Gallogly.<\/p>\n
Jim Gallogly is the chief executive officer of LyondellBasell in Houston, one of the world\u2019s largest polymers, petrochemicals and refining companies. He previously held executive positions with ConocoPhillips, ChevronPhillips and Phillips Petroleum dating to 1980. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from UCCS in 1974 and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1977. Jim and Janet Gallogly have three daughters, Kelly, Kasey, and Kimberly Gallogly, and maintain a residence in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n
A graduate of Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, Jim Gallogly followed in his father\u2019s footsteps to UCCS along with six of his siblings: Mary Gallogly DeSantis, 1977; Tony Gallogly, 1983; Nicholas Gallogly, 1985; Andrew Gallogly, 1987; Paul H. Gallogly, 1988; and Thomas Gallogly, 1990.<\/p>\n
In addition to being home to the NCAA Division II and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference-member UCCS Mountain Lions, the Gallogly Events Center serves as a multi-purpose venue for all-campus events. The 27,000 square foot center features high-tech sound, lighting and high-speed data capability. Plans call for the center to be a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Efficiency-certified green building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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