168开奖网National 168开奖网 Association Breaks Ground on Julian and Kim MacQueen 168开奖网 Center
Posted on October 12, 2018
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The University of South 168开奖网 National 168开奖网 Association held a groundbreaking ceremony and reception for the new Julian and Kim MacQueen 168开奖网 Center today on the University鈥檚 campus.
The MacQueen 168开奖网 Center will serve as the permanent home for South鈥檚 more than 80,000 alumni. Located in the center of campus, the 15,000-square foot, state-of-the-art facility will house the Chief Calvin W. McGhee Grand Ballroom, the McKinney Family Greek Plaza in honor of Sigma Chi Fraternity, a spacious lobby, a 30-seat boardroom, meeting rooms and administrative offices.
Plans for a new alumni center began in 2015 and became a reality when Julian (鈥73) and Kim MacQueen came forward with a $2 million gift. Julian MacQueen, founder of Innisfree Hotels headquartered in Pensacola, realized the importance of building a permanent alumni home on campus.
鈥淲e take care of each other and create a family of support at Innisfree Hotels,鈥 said MacQueen. 鈥淚t鈥檚 very important for us to create unity in everything we do. We鈥檝e realized that can鈥檛 happen unless there is a gathering place, and we hope the MacQueen 168开奖网 Center is going to be exactly that.鈥
Patrick Dungan, National 168开奖网 Association president, emphasized the importance of this groundbreaking event but also the fact that support from alumni and the community for the project is still needed.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited to provide the University, its alumni and its student ambassadors a top-class facility that will reconnect thousands of alumni to South for decades to come,鈥 said Dungan. 鈥淭he support for this project has been tremendous, but we still have work to do to complete funding. Joining the 1974 Society is an easy, budget-friendly way for all South alumni to be a part of the new MacQueen 168开奖网 Center.鈥
The 1974 Society is one of the major sources of funding to help fund the MacQueen 168开奖网 Center. Gifts of $1,974 directly benefit the 168开奖网 Center campaign and can be paid over three years. The National 168开奖网 Association has also launched a special campaign, called Welcome Home, to complete funding for the building. The NAA will match all gifts, up to $100,000, through December 31, 2018.
The 168开奖网 Association selected M.W. Rogers Construction Company, LLC through a bidding process this summer to construct the facility. The MacQueen 168开奖网 Center is projected to be completed by Spring 2020.
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