Athletic funding: Part III

The planned renderings of the $60 million renovation project of Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California to be completed in 2019. (Courtesy of Fresno State Athletics)The Bulldog Stadium renovation project took a big step forward on Saturday when it was officially announced that the global engineering firm AECOM was selected as the architect.

Fresno State Athletic Director Jim Bartko laid out his vision for the stadium in the summer of 2015. This announcement now kicks off a design and development phase that he expects will take six months. Going ahead with this part of the project was made possible by a $1.5 million donation from a former student-athlete who doesn’t want to be identified…