甘佩尔家族不满康大球馆冠名 称事先未被征询
康涅狄格州斯托尔斯市消息：康涅狄格大学男篮主场甘佩尔体育馆的冠名风波11月8日有了新进展，捐资人哈里·甘佩尔的家人对校方在馆名中加入赞助商 M&T 银行的做法表示不满，称事先未被征询。
据《体育商业杂志》11月8日援引《哈特福德新闻报》11月7日刊登的信件报道，甘佩尔家族在信中表达了对增加赞助商冠名的失望，并表示他们没有被征询意见。哈里·甘佩尔是康涅狄格大学毕业生、开发商与慈善家，曾捐款100万美元帮助建设这座体育馆，馆名即以他的名字命名。
康涅狄格大学10月21日宣布，甘佩尔体育馆将更名为 M&T 银行甘佩尔体育馆中心（M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion），双方签署了一份为期20年、价值3,250万美元的冠名协议。校方在声明中回应称，在宣布之前已与代表部分家族成员的律师进行过沟通，并将继续寻求机会与家人会面，讨论他们的关切，并介绍校方现有及计划中对甘佩尔先生的表彰安排。
（来源：体育商业杂志）
Gampel Family Unhappy with UConn Arena Naming Deal, Says It Was Not Consulted
STORRS, Connecticut — The naming-rights dispute over the University of Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion took a new turn on November 8, as the family of donor Harry Gampel objected to the university adding sponsor M&T Bank to the arena's name, saying it was never consulted.
According to Sports Business Journal on November 8, citing a letter published November 7 in the Hartford Courant, the Gampel family expressed disappointment at the added corporate naming and said it had not been asked for its views. Harry Gampel, a UConn alumnus, developer and philanthropist, donated $1 million toward construction of the arena that bears his name.
UConn announced on October 21 that the venue would become the M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion under a 20-year, $32.5 million naming-rights agreement. The university said in a statement that it had communicated with attorneys representing some family members before the announcement and would continue seeking a meeting with the family to discuss their concerns and outline existing and planned tributes to Gampel.
(Source: Sports Business Journal)
来源：体育商业杂志
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图片来源：图：康涅狄格大学 Gampel 体育馆（资料图）。Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Gampel Pavilion at the University of Connecticut (file photo). Wikimedia Commons.
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