Sport Management Student Support : University of Dayton, Ohio

Sport Management Student Support

Two funds are available for students studying sport management (B.S.S.W.) to help offset the cost of professional development and continuing education, or to attend professional conferences and explore career possibilities.

John R. Schleppi Sport Management Career Enhancement Fund

The John R. Schleppi Sport Management Career Enhancement Fund creates an opportunity for sport management students to attend professional conferences and explore career possibilities.

The Career Enhancement Fund recognizes Dr. Schleppi's contribution and leadership role in UD's sport management (B.S.S.W.) program, created in 1986.

Funds are awarded annually to a sport management student, to be used to attend professional conferences. Attending these types of events offers students the opportunity for networking as they begin looking for jobs after graduation. The winner must demonstrate a desire to enhance their education.

Recent Winners

2025: Claire Hand, Daniela Peralta, John (Jack) Magilligan, Eamonn (Teddy) Murray
2024: Corinn Siefring, Maddie Kapsimalis, Alex Dufour, Collin Sattler
2023: Andy Mason, Gaby Sauer, Michael Martini, Haley Brucker
2022: Elizabeth Huber, Katie King

Make a Donation

The University of Dayton is committed to providing an education that extends beyond the walls of the University. The sport management program allows students to gain real life experience, which includes attending conferences and generating opportunities to advance in the sport industry.

Making a donation to the John R. Schleppi Sport Management Career Enhancement Fund will help support our students' opportunities to learn more about and to experience the sport industry firsthand.

You can make a donation to the fund online, or by calling 888-252-2283.

Keep Playing the Game Fund

The Keep Playing the Game fund was established to honor the legacy of Dr. Peter Titlebaum, who helped build UD's sport management program.

Dr. Titlebaum, a sport management professor, joined UD in 1996. Known to his students as "Doc T," he's challenged them to question the status quo and stretch their comfort zone. He's made a lasting impression on many students — a number of them credit him for helping them achieve professional success.

Enter the Keep Playing the Game Scholarship, named after a catchphrase familiar to any of Dr. Titlebaum's students. The scholarship annually awards $2,000 to a current senior in the sport management program or an alumni who graduated in the past year. The funds are to be used to help offset the cost of professional development or continuing education.

Recent Winners

2025: Connor McDonough
2024: Katie King
2023: Abagail Tharp

Make a Donation

The Keep Playing the Game fund, managed by The Dayton Foundation, was established to honor the legacy of professor Dr. Peter Titlebaum, who helped build UD's sport management program.

You can make a donation to the fund online, via The Dayton Foundation's website (search for "2227 Keep Playing The Game Scholarship").