<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Iowa basketball player Dr. P. Sue Beckwith has given $7 million to endow the Hawkeyes’ head coaching position, the athletic department announced Tuesday.</p>
<p>Known as Sue Beckwith when she played for the Hawkeyes from 1976-80, she received her medical degree from Iowa in 1984 and practices in Des Moines.</p>
<p>Lisa Bluder and all future head women’s basketball coaches will hold the title of P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach. </p>
<p>Beckwith has now given nearly $9 million to Iowa women’s athletics, with a portion going to a fund that provides annual support to all of Iowa’s women’s sports.</p>
<p>“My experiences are one of the reasons I feel so strongly about athletics, the lessons it teaches us," Beckwith said. “Iowa was such a formative time for me — learning teamwork and time management, overcoming adversity, and gaining self-confidence and self-control.”</p>
<p>Bluder called Beckwith a “passionate and ardent supporter” of all women’s sports and has made a difference through her involvement and financial contributions.</p>
<p>“For me,” Bluder said, "this is truly a great day to be a Hawkeye.”</p>
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