Ed Fraim served Old Dominion University athletics for 32 years as a primary athletic fundraiser and was a driving force behind the continued success of the ODU Baseball Clinic. Fraim was the 33rd recipient of the Bud Metheny Award in 2010. In November of 2009, he was inducted into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame. Over the course of 32 years, he held titles of associate director of development, acting director of development, executive director of the ODUIF (now ODAF), assistant athletic director for fund raising and senior director of athletic development. He also served as the director of home events for a period in athletics in addition to his development duties. As a fund raiser for all athletics, contributions for scholarships grew in his first 10 years from $37,000 to over $600,00, and then to over $1.8 million in 2008 from more than 1700 Big Blue Club members. A 1964 graduate of ODU, Ed earned a bachelor of science in psychology. He is the father of four children: Tara, Lisa, Eddie, Jr, and Brent.