Couple give Iowa $1 million for football

Posted April 14, 2010 11:00 pm

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- An Iowa City couple, Jim and Darlene McCord, have made a $1 million gift commitment through the University of Iowa Foundation to support the Hawkeye football program.

The contribution will be used toward the funding of a renovation of the UI's football facilities.

In recognition of the McCords' generosity, the UI will name the indoor club level of the Kinnick Press Box the McCord Club.

Jim McCord is a UI alumnus who earned a B.S. degree in psychology in 1969, an M.A. degree in counselor education in 1972 and a Ph.D. degree in education in 1974.

The McCords own McCord Research, an Iowa-based corporation that researches and develops high-quality products for wound and skin care.

The McCords also own Pinnaclife Inc., a Coralville-based company that provides health-related nutritional and personal-care products.

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