Rendering of the fieldhouse

TU Athletics’ $12 million Campaign for Excellence reaches milestone with Eber gift, among others

Mark ’93 and Jody ’93 Eber have deep ties to both Towson University and to the greater Towson community, where they have lived for more than 30 years. Their most recent gift of $500,000, through their Eber Family Foundation, will support a $40 million capital renovation and expansion project on South Campus and transform the Field House and Towson Center Gym. 

Mark, a former TU student-athlete who played baseball from 1987-1990, met Jody as an undergraduate student. Together, they raised four daughters, all competitive athletes. “Towson has always been a special place for me,” he says. “Playing baseball and being a member of the 1988 East Coast Conference Championship team is an experience I will never forget.” Baseball and Towson were lifechanging for Mark. “It’s where friendships were made,” he says. And, they are friendships he continues to nurture 36 years later.

“Student athletes need a space to build community,” Jody adds. “This new space will encourage those friendships and allow the TU athletics community to thrive. Athletics shaped so much of our daughters’ lives, and we know the role it plays in building confidence, discipline and teamwork.” 

We want our gift to be about more than just the dollars. We want to encourage others to remember what Towson gave them and think about how they can give back.

Mark ‘93 and Jody ‘93 Eber

The Campaign for Excellence launched in November 2024. The $28 million Phase 1 will expand and modernize the Field House with team meeting rooms, enhancements to the

Dr. Frances S. Soistman Jr. ’79, ’15 (hon.) and Family Athletics Academic Achievement Center and training room, and the creation of a Fueling Zone to support student-athletes’ nutritional needs. This phase will also combine the current weight rooms and turf training areas into a state-of-the-art Sports Performance Center. Groundbreaking for Phase 1 is anticipated in spring 2026. 

Tall-Wiedefeld Society tea

Members and guests of the Tall-Wiedefeld Society were welcomed to the Auburn House Oct. 12 for a Homecoming tea and social. More than 35 friends enjoyed each other’s company and learned more about the history of tea at TU and the society’s grants program. President Mark Ginsberg also shared inspiring statistics about TU’s recent rankings success and the opening of the Ben and Myrna Cardin Center for Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse.

For more information on the Tall-Wiedefeld Society or becoming a member, contact Sarah Metzgar at or visit the Tall-Wiedefeld Society website.