Since FGCU was founded in 1997 and since intercollegiate athletics began play began a short time later, there has perhaps been no bigger supporter and friend to FGCU than Butch Perchan. He began "friendraising” and fundraising efforts for FGCU Athletics as one of the first members of the department’s staff in November 2000. Since then, he has created and implemented all aspects of fundraising, marketing and special events for the department. Under his direction, FGCU developed one of the most successful fundraising programs in the NCAA, attracting more than $18 million in gifts during a 10-year period from 2004-14. In addition, he has assisted with the design and creation of nearly $28 million in athletic facilities. In February 2013, Perchan was recognized as a winner of FGCU’s Staff Advisory Council’s Finest of the Flock award. The award acknowledges staff members for exhibiting exceptional effort that reflects the values and mission of Florida Gulf Coast University. Additionally, in 2014, the "Green and Blue" Award was renamed the Stanley "Butch" Perchan Award.  The award, which Perchan won in 2012, is presented annually to someone in the department who is a tremendous teammate to student-athletes and fellow staff alike, and who makes FGCU athletics a better place every day. He was also bestowed by President Wilson Bradshaw in January 2015 the distinction of being named the fourth-ever honorary letter winner - joining the founding father of FGCU Athletics Dr. Bill Merwin, Ben Hill Griffin III, and Duane Swanson, Sr. in Eagles' history.