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S. Gary Spicer, Sr., who earned an MBA from Wayne State University, is a 2018 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee.
Spicer, who has had an extensive career as legal counsel to professional athletes and entertainers, as well as corporate executives, has assisted WSU Athletics in many supportive ventures. He served as the chair of the WSU Athletics Capital Campaign, as well as serving as co-chair of the Harwell Field project, which opened in April 2017. Mr. Spicer's strategic insight has impacted the physical landscape of the athletic campus well into the future.
Since creating an association with WSU athletics in 2010, he has been involved in every facet of the program. Most notably, he co-founded the Alan Trammell/Lance Parrish Baseball Camp, fifth-year academic scholarships to promote graduation, graduate school scholarships to advance student-athlete enrollment in master's degrees and law school, and general athletic support that has now exceeded one million dollars.
An advocate of "silent" philanthropy, Mr. Spicer's support of many initiatives has transformed the Detroit community and education on all levels – prep school, middle school, high school and Universities. He has long advocated for WSU student-athletes whose focus exceeds undergraduate school, and helping them realize where they are going to graduate school.
The author of "Surviving Success," Spicer has served as the legal counsel for such luminaries as Conway Twitty, the Oak Ridge Boys, Daniel J. Loepp, Ernie Harwell, Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson, Don Baylor and Pamela Lewis.
His support of the University dates back to 1987 through his work with the Doris J. and Donald L. Duchene, Sr. Foundation, the Joanne Nicolay Foundation, the Mary McCloud Foundation, the Loepp Family Foundation, the Richard A. and Donna L. Sterban Foundation, the Joseph S. and Mary Ann Bonsall Foundation, and Thelma Fox Murray.
His direct involvement in the Ernie and Lulu Harwell Stadium project has brought national media attention to Wayne State University and offered opportunities for numerous youth and civic organizations.
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