Tusculum receives $10,000 toward $50,000 grant from First Tennessee Foundation to name foyer of new science building

Jill Salyers, left, and Dr. James Hurley, right, accept $10,000 toward a $50,000 grant to Tusculum College from Jennifer Keller, vice president of First Tennessee in Greeneville. The grant from First Tennessee Foundation will name the foyer area of the new Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Math.

 

Tusculum was recently presented $10,000 toward a $50,000 grant from First Tennessee Foundation to name the foyer area of the new Center for Science and Math. The grant for the foyer naming assisted with the construction costs of the new 100,000 square foot, state-of-the-art Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Math. The First Tennessee Foundation Foyer is located on the ground floor which will be the main entrance to the center utilized by faculty, staff, students and visitors.

Dr. James Hurley, president of Tusculum and Jill Salyers, vice president of institutional advancement and government relations, accepted the gift from Jennifer Keller, vice president of First Tennessee in Greeneville and expressed appreciation on behalf of the students, faculty and staff of Tusculum.