Andre A. Prefontaine

Andy Prefontaine is the founder and CEO of Family Leisure Inc. and an entrepreneur
who started home, property and advertising businesses. In addition to owning nine
Family Leisure retail stores across the South and Midwest, he is also the founder and
CEO of Sierra Advertising and owner of Pendelton Pike Properties, Watson’s Properties
and Watson of Minnesota Properties.

As a student at MSU, he was a member of the MSU ROTC program’s first
commissioned graduating class and served as the last president of the Aquila Club
before the social organization became the national fraternal organization Pi Kappa
Alpha. After he graduated from MSU in 1971, he was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the United States Army and served six years as a reserve engineer officer.

Andy met his wife, Debbie, at a country music venue in Cincinnati, Ohio – her hometown
and the city that launched his retail career. The couple has three children and eight
grandchildren.

The Prefontaine family has a desire to pay it forward. The Prefontaine’s work closely
with Sister of the Holy Cross in a Vietnam orphanage that exclusively take in blind and
visually impaired children.

Andy was recognized for his business success, charitable giving and university support
when inducted into the MSU Alumni Hall of Fame in 2016. He has also served on the
MSU Foundation Board of Trustees.

In 2018, Andy and Debbie contributed $750,000 to establish the Andy and Debbie
Prefontaine Scholarship Endowment. The proceeds from the endowment provide
scholarships to assist in recruiting and retaining current and future Eagles. In honor of
this charitable commitment, two spaces in the renovated Adron Doran University Center
(ADUC) were named in their honor: the Prefontaine Tower and the Prefontaine Pub. In
2021, the Prefontaine’s pledged an additional $500,000 to support Athletic Renovations.
To recognize this philanthropic gift, the Prefontaine Fieldhouse in the Eagle Center was
named in their honor. Also in 2021, their company, Family Leisure, committed to a five-
year sponsorship, and temporary naming of the basketball court valued at over
$200,000.