November, 2003

On Friday, November 21, 2003, the University of Michigan dedicated the new "J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Football Locker Room" during a special ceremony inside the newly renovated area on the east side of Michigan Stadium next to the tunnel. Al Glick, CEO of Alro Steel and the Glick family contributed to this event with a gift for the "Glick Family Coaches' Suite."

The University of Michigan Athletic Department and the Football Program dedicate
this suite to the Glick Family with appreciation for their generosity, loyalty and
unyielding faith in the coaches and young men who proudly wear the Maize & Blue.

Below is an excerpt from the University of Michigan Website www.mgoblue.com

The new quarters, designed by Rossetti Architects, Southfield, Mich., provide the U-M football team with improved medical facilities, a coaches' suite and a completely updated locker room where the full complement of 116 players can dress at the stadium. The 10,208-square-foot facility is three times larger than the previous locker room (3,145 square feet).

The old locker room had remained structurally the same since the 1950s and was built to accommodate 80 players. In recent years, due to the limited space, many players were required to dress in the visitors and wrestlers locker rooms inside Crisler Arena.

"The new locker room is a key component in improving our facilities," said head coach Lloyd Carr. "On behalf of our program I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this project, and in particular our gratitude is extended to Ira and Nicki Harris, Al Glick, and Tom and JoAnn Maentz. Your generosity has given all present and future football players at Michigan a facility they can enjoy, appreciate and take great pride in.”

"When you have people like Ira and Nicki, Al, Tom and JoAnn, this type of giving fosters special relationships between the University of Michigan football program and those constituents," said U-M athletics director Bill Martin. "We are very excited about the involvement and the loyalty of our donors as they continue to support our athletic department."