PHOTO GALLERY: Donation, changes announced for MU athletics department

June 26, 2012 | 7:46 p.m. CDT

MU Athletics Director Mike Alden announced a $30 million donation from the Kansas City Sports Trust to help fund the athletics department's master plan. The donation would be the second largest single donation to MU, exceeded only by a $31 million donation by the Reynolds Foundation to the School of Journalism.

Missouri athletics director Mike Alden announces the $30 million donation given to Missouri's athletics department by the Kansas City Sports Trust on Tuesday afternoon at the Reynolds Alumni Center. The donation is the second largest single donation in MU history.
| Robert Swain

Chad Moller, MU's director of athletic media relations, unveils an artist rendition of the approved plans for the athletics department at MU on Tuesday afternoon. The $30 million donation given by the Kansas City Sports Trust is a jump-start toward a 10-year master plan that calls for a $200 million investment for facility improvements.
| Robert Swain

An artist rendition of Memorial Stadium, part of the approved plans for the athletic department at MU, was presented Tuesday afternoon at the Reynolds Alumni Center. The UM System Board of Curators approved the plans to change the MU Sports Park.
| Robert Swain

An artist's rendering of Taylor Stadium is presented during the news conference Tuesday afternoon at the Reynolds Alumni Center. The artist's rendering shows what is to come for the MU Sports Park.
| Robert Swain