 In the US alone, there are approximately 250,000 people currently living with a spinal cord injury and 13,000 new injuries each year.In October 2015, Sargent College Dean Christopher Dean announced, at a fundraiser for the foundation, that a group of anonymous donors gave a gift of $2.5 million gift to establish the Travis M. Roy Professorship in Rehabilitation Sciences at Sargent and provide the foundation with office space on campus and a $50,000 annual stipend towards staffing for the next 10 years.In 1998, North Yarmouth Academy's ice arena was named the "Travis Roy Arena" in his honor.