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title: "Terp Couple Makes $1.75M Gift to Endow Athletics, Business Scholarships"
date: 2025-02-26T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/terp-couple-makes-1-75m-gift-to-endow-athletics-business-scholarships"
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# Terp Couple Makes $1.75M Gift to Endow Athletics, Business Scholarships

*February 26, 2025* — by [Maryland Athletics Staff](/author/maryland-athletics-staff)


> Bedingfields’ Support Focuses on Developing Student-Athletes Into Future Leaders

*20250220 IC MBB USC 104 1920x1080 1 — Much of the new gift from Bob and Margie Bedingfield (below) will support scholarships in Terps men’s basketball (shown defeating USC on Thursday). The UMD graduates and their family have a long history with Maryland Athletics and the Robert H. Smith School of Business.*

A pair of University of Maryland graduates has made a $1.75 million commitment to endow two new scholarships in Maryland Athletics and one in the Robert H. Smith School of Business.


*Margie and Bob Bedingfield*




**Topics:** [Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/tags/athletics), [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Alumni](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni), [Men's Basketball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mens-basketball), [Men's Golf](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mens-golf), [Philanthropy](https://today.umd.edu/topic/philanthropy), [Women's Golf](https://today.umd.edu/topic/womens-golf), [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience)


**Units:** [Department of Intercollegiate Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/department-intercollegiate-athletics), [Robert H. Smith School of Business](https://today.umd.edu/topic/robert-h-smith-school-business)