Donations keep rolling in and projects keep going up around the University of Tennessee Athletic Department.

Healthy financial news and continuing improvements being made to facilities became the theme of the UT Athletics Board spring meeting on Saturday.

The board was informed a surplus of $900,000 was projected for the 2006-07 sports year, based on a budget of $73.4 million.

Donations to the Volunteer Athletics Scholarship Fund are on pace to meet a $17.1 million goal this year.

Men's basketball, on its way to a Sweet 16 showing in the NCAA tournament, continued to pull its weight on the financial side of things.

Marketing reported Bruce Pearl's basketball Vols pulled in a $1 million increase in ticket revenue and a 10 percent boost in concessions.

A number of capital improvement projects for facilities are underway, nearing completion or in the planning phase.

* Neyland Stadium -- The UTAD has secured private funding to cover $68 million in master plan renovations. Leadership gifts and club-seat campaign contributions accounted for $31 million. Additional revenue from new club and priority seating annual donations will service $37 million in long-term bonds.

The athletic department is working on commitments for the new West Club scheduled to open in 2009. It will provide $18 million in capital campaign gifts and $1.6 million of annual revenues.

* Thompson-Boling Arena -- Renovations got underway March 13 and are scheduled for completion by Oct. 15. The 32 suites and 140 new loge seats are sold out and to provide a net revenue increase of $1.7 million to fund up to $20 million in renovations.

The Pratt Pavillion Basketball Practice Facility also is scheduled for completion in October.

* Regal Soccer Stadium -- The Lady Vols' new venue has been completed and ready for use this fall.

* Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium -- Construction should be completed for the No. 1-ranked Lady Vols' softball team later this spring.

* Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center -- Construction is expected to be completed in December with practice and competitions beginning in the spring of 2008.

* Bids will go out this spring for an Intercollegiate Golf Complex. First phase will include three practice holes, a heated driving range and a practice green.

* Lindsey Nelson Stadium is due for Phase I of its upgrades to begin in July as soon as the Vols' home schedule is completed.

In other board news, concessions at various sports facilities will be outsourced to Sodexho.

The Board was informed 39 student athletes were named to the SEC Fall Honor Roll and 227 named to the Thornton Center Honor Roll.