2024 Fundraiser – A Celebration of Dawn Staley featuring Robin Roberts
The August 13 fundraising event, “A Celebration of Dawn Staley featuring Robin Roberts” will recognize Coach Staley’s recent achievements on and off the court, and most importantly, it will benefit the Dawn Staley Champions Fund. The event will also feature a fireside chat between Coach Dawn Staley and special guest Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America," President of Rock’n Robin Productions and best-selling author.
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About Dawn Staley
Dawn Staley's career is a testament to grit and determination. Since taking over the South Carolina women's basketball team in 2008, she has won three national championships (2017, 2022, 2024). In 2024, her team had a perfect 38-0 season. She was recently named the 2024 Associated Press Coach of the Year and the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, becoming the first men’s or women’s coach to earn Naismith Coach of the Year honors in three consecutive seasons. She also led the U.S. women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2021.
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About Robin Roberts
An award-winning broadcaster and co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Robin Roberts has traveled the world as an interviewer and reporter. She founded Rock’n Robin Productions, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast and digital production company of which she is president, and is a best-selling author, cancer survivor and MDS survivor. Roberts earned a communications degree and played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University and was inducted to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
Supported Education Initiatives
The event will highlight three key education initiatives supported through the Dawn Staley Champions Fund — Gamecock Guarantee, the Richard T. Greener Scholarship and the Women’s Basketball Leadership Fund.
Gamecock Guarantee
The Gamecock Guarantee is a need-based financial and academic support program for academically talented first-generation students from South Carolina. The program offers students $4,500 of support per year, additional assistance such as scholarships, as well as access to programs and services that bolster their academic achievement and further enrich their undergraduate experiences.
Richard T. Greener Scholarship
Named in honor of the first Black faculty member at the university, the Richard T. Greener Scholarship is a $2,000, four-year scholarship awarded to incoming underrepresented freshmen based on academic achievement, leadership ability, community service and financial need.
Women’s Basketball Leadership Fund
The Women’s Basketball Leadership Fund improves the overall student-athlete experience by providing resources to foster success on campus and throughout life. Focus areas include leadership training, career resourcing and life skills development.
2024 Event Sponsors
Thank you to our 2024 event sponsors* for your support of the Dawn Staley Champions Fund.
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
- Grace Outdoor Advertising
- First Horizon Bank
- Michelin
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Prisma Health
- SouthState Bank
Bronze Sponsors
- atkinslaw
- Chernoff Newman
- First Citizens Bank
- Founders Federal Credit Union
- Truist
*as of July 17, 2024
Thank you to our 2023 event sponsors for your support of the Dawn Staley Champions Fund.
Platinum Sponsor
- Silver Sponsors
- Garnet Trust Foundation
- Grace Outdoor Advertising
- Michelin
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- NMDP/Be The Match
- Truist
- Bronze Sponsors
- atkins law
- Canal Insurance
- Chernoff Newman
- First Citizens Bank
- Founders Federal Credit Union
- SouthState Bank
- USC Board of Trustees
- USC Development Foundation
- USC Educational Foundation