The Educational Foundation, Inc.
FoundedDecember 7, 1938 (1938-12-07) [1]
TypeEducational Charity
56-6058412[2]
Location
Coordinates35°54′00″N 79°2′40″W / 35.90000°N 79.04444°W / 35.90000; -79.04444 [3]
Area served
North Carolina, United States
Members
c. 17,000[4]
Employees
41 [5]
Websiteramsclub.com

The Educational Foundation, Inc., better known as The Rams Club [6] is the athletic booster club and scholarship organization of the North Carolina Tar Heels at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[7][8] The Rams Club was founded on December 7, 1938[1] and has approximately 17,000 members as of November, 2019.[4] It is based at the Williamson Athletics Center,[3] located next to the Dean E. Smith Center, named for former executive director Ernie Williamson.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mission and Vision". Chapel Hill, NC: The Educational Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Stock Transfer Instructions for The Educational Foundation, Inc". Chapel Hill, NC: The Educational Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Contact Us". Chapel Hill, NC: The Educational Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Tysiac, K.; Blythe, A. (August 12, 2011). "UNC Chief Vows To Stay On Amid Firing of Football Coach". Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, NC. The Rams Club has about 16,000 members.
  5. ↑ "Rams Club Staff Directory".
  6. ↑ "The Ram's Goat". Times-News. Hendersonville, NC. December 4, 1987. p. 4. ... the Rams Club, less well known as the Educational Foundation.
  7. ↑ Clarke, L. (March 5, 2005). "Most ACC Tickets: Booster Seats; Big Donors Will Fill Up MCI Center During Tournament". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. p. A-01.
  8. ↑ Hooks, J. (December 21, 1975). "Big Four Change". Wilmington Star-News. Wilmington, NC. p. C-3. The tickets are distributed to members of the competing university's athletic supporting organizations, the Wolfpack Club, The Rams Club, the Iron Dukes, etc.
  9. ↑ "Former Rams Club Leader Dies at 79". News & Record. Greensboro, NC. March 8, 2002. p. C-10. Ernie Williamson, the executive director of North Carolina's athletic booster club and scholarship organization ...


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