SAN MARCOS – John and Chloe Navarrette, San Marcos business leaders and philanthropists, have made a $2.5 million gift to Texas State University to support student-athlete scholarships and endowments.
The outright gift and bequest will be used primarily for scholarship support for eight athletic programs in perpetuity. The goal is to encourage involvement from other passionate Texas State alumni to increase support for the athletics programs, coaches and student-athletes.
"We are humbled to be able make a gift of this size to help our deserving student-athletes in this way," John Navarrette said. "We have always felt the coaches and student-athletes have been an extension of our family.