GECU signs on as official sponsor for UTEP Miners
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Formerly known as Government Employees Credit Union, GECU is a state chartered credit union headquartered in El Paso, Texas and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). As of 2012, GECU had $1.96 billion in assets with approximately 311,000 plus members and 700 employees.[1] Membership in the credit union is open to anyone who works or lives in El Paso, Hudspeth and Dona Ana counties.
About Property:
The UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso. Informally, the UTEP Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTEP, or Texas-El Paso. UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice, Tulsa, and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA. The UTEP Miners are best known as the only team in Texas to win a NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. UTEP's colors are orange and blue and the mascot is a miner named Paydirt Pete. The athletic director for the Miners is Bob Stull.