America East Announces Partnership With Forty Nine Degrees 11/14/2018 3:13:54 PM BOSTON - The America East Conference is proud to announce Forty Nine Degrees as the Preferred Branding Partner of the America East Conference. “We welcome Forty Nine Degrees as our newest partner and are excited to see how they can help enhance the Conference and member institution brands through their innovative designs,” Amy Huchthausen, America East Conference Commissioner said. Forty Nine Degrees has partnered with athletic departments of all sizes. Recent projects include Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center, Marquette’s Fiserv Forum locker room, Alabama’s Champions Hall, Georgia’s Sanford Stadium west end zone expansion and Kentucky’s new baseball stadium. The Coldwater, OH based Forty Nine Degrees joins the America East Conference’s partnership line-up which includes Baron Championship Rings, BookMyGroup, Canon, GEICO, Paramount & Co., and Qualite Sports Lighting. “We look forward to the partnership with the America East Conference and its member institutions,” Michael McClurg President of Forty Nine Degrees said. “We believe that there are great synergies surrounding this partnership and cannot wait to deliver.” Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, who manages the America East Conference’s sponsorship and marketing partners program, negotiated the partnership with Forty Nine Degrees on behalf of the league. ABOUT FORTY NINE DEGREES Forty Nine Degrees is the leading provider of environmental graphics and wayfinding in the collegiate industry. From existing facilities to new, their team of strategists works to deliver experiences that maximize brand potential and unify athletic departments. For a better understanding of their partners and their work, please visit www.fortyninedegrees.com. ABOUT THE AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field. For more information, visit AmericaEast.com or follow the America East Conference on Twitter @AmericaEast. ABOUT VAN WAGNER SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment LLC (VWSE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Wagner Group LLC, is one of the preeminent sports marketing and media sales organizations in the world. It is an acknowledged innovator in property consulting and branding solutions and a global leader in naming rights, team and venue services, high-impact visible TV signage throughout the MLB, NBA, NCAA, MLS, and internationally in soccer, advertising and sponsorships sales, premium ticketing, technology design and integration, and in-venue content production. VWSE works with more than 300 professional and college teams worldwide. VWSE assists teams, organizations and properties in creating and selling advertising; sponsorships; and media that maximize revenue potential, and helps clients develop effective and powerful customized brand campaigns.