Join the fun Inside this edition: Kids still Celebrate 2nd President’s Day Gilman Scholars ready to learn, page 2 getting Open House at Honors College New director for UAS Program, page 3 inventive, page 8 see page 6 Don’t miss safety video Feb. 21-24, page 7 a publication for the Middle Tennessee State University community www.mtsunews.com • Feb. 14, 2011 • Vol. 19/No. 15 $1M gift will support students, redo offices by Tom Tozer Lady Raiders’ basketball program. “His generosity will make it possible for us to
[email protected] Shipp, who just celebrated his 83rd birthday, provide the finest athletic facilities for our coaches said he had been thinking for a and also offer the opportunity of a college educa- en Shipp, a 1947 MTSU graduate and long- long time about making a pledge tion to students here at home in Rutherford time athletic coach who established the Ken of this kind. County,” the president continued. K Shipp Endowed Scholarship, has commit- “I mainly wanted to help “When we can challenge our young people to ted $1 million to his alma mater through the MTSU those who need the money to pursue learning at an even higher level, our state Foundation. have the opportunity to go to and nation are the beneficiaries. We are grateful to A formal presentation of the gift took place MTSU,” he said, adding, “I’m Ken Shipp, whose success as a person and a profes- during halftime at the Feb. 5 MTSU-South Alabama proud of the (MTSU women’s sional will serve as an example to thousands of basketball game.