Widener University Athletics

The former chair of the Widener University Board of Trustees, Trainer has been a strong supporter of the university and its athletics for many years. The 1964 graduate of Pennsylvania Military College (now Widener University) was a two-sport athlete in basketball and football. He served as captain of the football team and represented the college on the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Southern Division first team in 1963. Trainer went on to spend more than 30 years as a NCAA Division I football replay official. His support for the university never waned, and in 1985 he won the Outstanding Alumnus Award, followed by the Alumni Association Service Award in 1996. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Delaware County Chapter in 2005. He has played a vital role in the growth of the university, and in his role as chair, directed the university's first major capital campaign, Widener2000, which was responsible for the Leslie C. Quick Center. Trainer served on the university's board for 30 years, including five years as chair.