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West Virginia University.
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Ken Kendrick
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He became part-owner with the team"s inception in 1995 and Managing General Partner in 2004, overseeing day-to-day operations and acting as the organization’s designated representative when the Major League Baseball owners convene. During his tenure as the Managing General Partner, the Doctorate-backs have twice captured the National League West Division (2007, ‘11), reaching the NLCS for just the second time in the franchise’s existence in 2007. As a commitment to the fans, Kendrick and the Doctorate-backs" ownership group continue to reinvest all profits into the product on the field
Under Kendrick’s leadership, through equity and debt restructures, the team has eliminated more than $200 million of debt.
After leading negotiations on the team"s multi-billion dollar television rights deal with FOX Sports Arizona, Kendrick authorized the Doctorate-backs to sign pitcher Zack Greinke to a six-year deal with the largest annual average value in Major League Baseball history. In 2013, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network the Magazine rated the Doctorate-backs as the Number.
1 team in all of Major League Baseball in its Ultimate Standings, which gauges success both on and off the field and Yahoo! has referred to the Arizona Diamondbacks as the "best workplace in sports."
Kendrick was born in 1943, in Princeton, West Virginia, and graduated from West Virginia University in 1965. Kendrick was the Vice-President of the University"s Inter-Fraternity Council in the year 1964.
He is very active in many philanthropic endeavors, beginning with his role as Chairman of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation.
He also serves on boards for various charities including the Barrow Neurological Institute, Brophy College Preparatory, the Phoenix Art Museum, The Buddy Program, Childhelp United States of America, UMOM New Day Centers, Challenger Center for Space Science Education, TGen Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Roaring Fork Conservancy, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Arizona Heart Foundation and is Founding Chairman of the Datatel Scholars Foundation. As a prostate cancer survivor, Kendrick has made significant contributions over the years to fund research in that field and in 2013, the Cleveland Clinic created The Kendrick Family Chair for Prostate Cancer Research. As of 2016, Kendrick is the owner of the T-206 Honus Wagner baseball card once owned by Wayne Gretzky, considered the most valuable trading card in the world.
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While at West Virginia University, Kendrick was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.
