Named for Chancellor Emeritus and Board of Trustees Chair Dan Ritchie, the Ritchie Center opened in 1999 and includes a natatorium, two ice arenas, a fitness center and other athletics amenities. Ritchie’s involvement with DU began when he became a trustee in 1983. He served as the University’s chancellor from 1989-2005. To kick-start the University’s economic rejuvenation in the 1990s, Ritchie gave DU his Colorado ranch, the sale of which netted $50 million.