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PUEBLO – A local businessman and entrepreneur who also volunteers as assistant wrestling coach at 海角禁区-Pueblo will receive the President’s Medallion for Distinguished Alumni Achievement as part of the President’s Gala on May 16. Mike Roumph, will join former state representative Joyce Lawrence and Greater Pueblo Chamber President Rod Slyhoff as honorees at the 2014 President’s Gala on Friday, May 16 in the Occhiato University Center (OUC) Ballroom. Donors underwrite the evening’s expenses, guaranteeing that all proceeds directly benefit future generations of 海角禁区-Pueblo students through scholarships and programs.

Mike Roumph, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1990 at then University of Southern Colorado, is vice president and co-founder of LDM Development, currently developing 800 acres in Pueblo, CO, and vice president and co-founder of Friends of Football, a 501 c3 with a mission to enhance the athletic programs at 海角禁区-Pueblo and southern Colorado. Friends of Football raised nearly $14 million to restart football, wrestling and women’s track and field in 2008 and constructed the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl, considered one of the top Division II football and track facilities in the country.  

He also is a vice president and co-founder of DD Marketing, which has represented universities, K-12 school districts, corporations, professional athletics organizations, non-profits, and municipalities in revenue generation project.  With DD Marketing, he introduced and negotiated more than 200 exclusive supply contracts in the U.S. and Brazil, inclusive more than $400 million through exclusive supply contracts alone in the past 10 years. He also helped created the first K-12 corporate partnership/exclusive beverage agreement in the nation. He negotiated both an exclusive pouring rights contract and an exclusive snack food