LEXINGTON, Va. \u2013 Beginning this fall, VMI\u2019s Costen Court in Cameron Hall will have a bit more pop of color. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn basketball terms it was a slam dunk,\u201d said VMI athletics director Jamaal Walton. <\/p>\n
VMI has taken advantage of an opportunity to have its first ever court sponsorship. With a strong alumni base, it wasn\u2019t long before conversations were had and Estes Express Lines was ready to deliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sponsorship provided an opportunity for funds to go directly to the athletic department budget,\u201d said Steve Hupp. He serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Estes. <\/p>\n
While he\u2019s excited to have their logo on Costen Court, the partnership between Estes and VMI takes on special meaning–highlighting the importance of relationships. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur family heritage goes pretty far back at VMI, roughly 86 years or so,\u201d said Hupp. \u201cMy dad matriculated in 1940 as a rat from Chase City, Virginia. <\/p>\n
H. Thomas Hupp, Jr. started what would become a multi-generational family tradition. His son Billy is a 1977 VMI graduate, Steve earned his degree in 1984 before his sons Stephen and Thomas came through Lexington in 2016 and 2020 respectively. For VMI athletics director Jamaal Walton, the Hupp family is a big reason he too was able to be a cadet. <\/p>\n
\u201cBilly Hupp provided my scholarship, he was my scholarship donor,\u201d Walton said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s really cool to see what they\u2019ve done for me but also what they continue to do for VMI athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hupp says he\u2019s grateful to be in a position to help provide the ultimate assist to Coach Wilson and the Keydets.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust so impressed with the work he\u2019s done there at VMI in his 4-5 years, the person he is and type of person he is,\u201d Hupp said. \u201cJust want to do whatever we can to help him succeed there and for VMI to have the finances in place to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
VMI and Estes\u2014two brands with one mission\u2014deliver success in more ways than one, for years to come. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just so many similarities in the two organizations and what they\u2019re trying to do in the world of serving,\u201d said Hupp. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo be able to do some things at VMI shows that we\u2019re progressing and that we\u2019re doing things that a lot of people probably felt we couldn\u2019t do here,\u201d said Walton. <\/p>\n
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