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      A Planned Gift for Athletics


On behalf of the wrestling team, the coaches thank the Mestemachers for their generous gift to the program. Shown are (left to right) Assistant Coaches Kenny Liddel, Boyd Ballard, and Tim Lahart; Carol and Mark Mestrmacher; Assistant Coach Ron Bessemer andHead Coach Khris Whelan.
Weather he's working with elementary, middle school, high school, or college-age wrestlers, Mark Mestemacher's passion for the sport of wrestling is evident. He has served as coach, director, and fun raiser for the sport both in Edwardsville and at SIUE. His efforts spearheaded the fund drive to raise the money needed to keep SIUE's intercollegiate wrestling program viable. His efforts for the SIUE team continue with a new scholarship and a planned gift, both created to benefit the SIUE wrestling program.

The Danny McGinnis Memorial Scholarship will provide a scholarship for a wrestler on the SIUE intercollegiate wrestling team. Mr. Mestemacher and the Friends of Wrestling created the scholarship in memory of Danny McGinnis, a 1985 All-American wrestler at SIUE who died in 2003.

In addition, Mr. Mestemacher created the Mark D. Mestemacher Endowment, which in the future will provide annual income for the intercollegiate wrestling program. The income may be used for any facet of the wrestling program. The endowment is being funded through a planned gift, specifically a life insurance policy. Under the terms of the policy, the SIUE Foundation is the beneficiary with the Mestemacher Endowment listed as the final designation. By providing this planned gift, along with his past support of SIUE, Mark and his wife Carol, become members of the Benefactors Society and the Heritage Society.

"A life insurance policy is just one of the many creative giving opportunities that allow a donor to provide a sizeable charitable future gift to SIUE," said Harold Melser, the Executive Director for University Development and the SIUE Foundation's expert in planned giving. "Mark is encouraging others who support wrestling to also assure future funding through life insurance or other planned gifts such as charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts."

Mr. Mestemacher's record in coaching is impressive with the Edwardsville Wrestling Club, where in the last 12 years the Club has produced three State Champions, 32 state place winners, and 121 state qualifies. Over the last five years, the Edwardsville CLU has averaged over 100 members each year, making it one of the largest kids' clubs in Illinois.

His interest in the intercollegiate team at SIUE was a natural "next step" for him, wanting to ensure that the local high school wrestlers had access to a local college-level program. He also recognizes the SIUE wrestling program as a way to attract talented, bright students.


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