Prairie View A&M State University News April 23, 2018 Prairie View A&M University Announces Partnership With Adidas Prairie View A&M University and adidas announced today a new multi-year partnership in which the Portland, Ore., based company will be the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Panthers. "We are thrilled to officially announce our exciting partnership with adidas," said PVAMU Vice President / Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson<http://pvpanthers.com/staff.aspx?staff=114>. "Since its inception, adidas has continued to redefine innovation by always listening to the needs of the world's best athletes and helping them be the best they can be. In partnering with this iconic brand, Prairie View A&M University student-athletes will now wear the best apparel to help them achieve competitive greatness." With the new deal, adidas will supply the Panthers with all their headwear, apparel, footwear, and accessory needs for all sports starting July 1 through the 2022-23 season. "Our mission is to help athletes perform better and we'll bring our newest and most innovative high-performance products to the Panthers," said Jim Murphy, director of NCAA Sports Marketing at adidas North America. "We seek to inspire through our products, our style and in communities and we're looking forward to partnering with Prairie View A&M Athletics to help them empower student-athletes." adidas is a global designer, developer and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to make all athletes better. adidas is the official uniform, footwear and apparel provider for more than 100 collegiate programs including Arizona State, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina State and Texas A&M. adidas has marketing agreements with the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Soccer (MLS). SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/