OU now has $11 million in gift money from a deceased alumnus, whose career in geology and interest in sports will influence how the money is distributed throughout the university.

Logan Wickliffe “Wick” Carry, Jr. left the money from his estate to OU. The gift will be used to establish an endowment for football athletic scholarships. The geology department, the International Programs Center, the Honors College and the Institute for America’s Constitutional Heritage will also receive some of the funding.

“As the nation, state and University of Oklahoma continue to address economic challenges, the generosity of alumni and friends help us advance the progress and new ideas that are the hallmark of great universities and that further strengthen OU’s position as a pacesetter in American public higher education,” President David Boren said in a press release.

Wick was born in Oklahoma City, attended Classen High School and pursued undergraduate studies at Yale. In 1954, he received his master’s degree in geophysics from OU. Wick moved to New Orleans in 1960, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He died May 11, 2009.

An avid sports fan, Carry was known to keep football teams’ current game schedules, including OU’s, in his shirt pocket, according to his obituary from 2009.