Five New Niswonger Scholars Selected
Sarah Douthat Alexis Harvey Jasmine Martin Aubrie Strange […]
January 10, 2018
All posts by: Admin
- Home
- Author: Admin
October 11, 2017
Niswonger Foundation Receives Eight Million Dollar Federal Grant To Improve Literacy
Scott M. Niswonger, Chairman and Founder of the Niswonger Foundation announced the award of an “Education Innovation and Research” (EIR) Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This grant, with the required matching funds, will provide more than eight million dollars to assist schools in Northeast Tennessee. Niswonger stated: “This is a day of tremendous […]
October 10, 2017
Niswonger Foundation Announces $500,000 Literacy Grants To Hancock County Schools
At a media event held at Hancock County Elementary School, the Niswonger Foundation and Hancock County Schools announced the Niswonger Foundation’s receipt of two significant grants that will focus on kindergarten through second grade literacy development at Hancock County Elementary. The goal of this effort is increasing third-grade reading proficiency. A $450,000 grant from the Walmart […]
July 19, 2017
Interview With Code Camp Volunteer Veronica Watson
In an interview by Niswonger Foundation Vice President, Richard Kitzmiller, we learned that Veronica Watson has spent most of her 2017 “summer break” as a volunteer in Niswonger/ETSU Code & Technology camps. After participating in summer camps for middle-schoolers in 2016, her interest and passion led her to volunteer to help (without pay) during the […]
June 27, 2017
Niswonger Foundation Alumni, Ben Fox, Named Head Coach at Maryville College
Ben Fox, a native of Gray, Tennessee and a Niswonger Foundation Alumni, Class of 2009, was recently named the Head Coach at Maryville College. Ben is a graduate and former quarterback of Daniel Boone High School. He earned a degree in Business Administration from Washington University and an MBA from Bryant University. He was receivers […]
June 27, 2017
Niswonger Online Turns 10 Years Old!
Scott M. Niswonger, Chairman and Founder of the Niswonger Foundation announced the award of an “Education Innovation and Research” (EIR) Grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will focus on educational opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). This five-year grant, with the required matching funds, will provide $8.8 million dollars to serve […]
May 8, 2017
Registration Is Now Open
Niswonger & ETSU 2017 Code & Technology Camps CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Girls in Science & Technology (GIST) Camps -June 12 – 16 (Rising 5th Graders) -June 26 – 30 (Rising 6th Graders) __________________________________ Advanced Code & Tech Camps (Advanced Java) -July 10 – 14 (Middle School) -July 17 – 21 (High School) (3D Printing/Drone/Imbedded Devices) – […]
May 4, 2017
ETSU Names Niswonger Village
Dr. Randy Wykoff and Scott Niswonger Story by: East Tennessee State University – University Relations JOHNSON CITY – For years, leaders in East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health have utilized the ETSU Eastman Valleybrook campus in rural Washington County to teach students valuable skills – everything from making a brick from scratch to […]
March 31, 2017
Humanitarian of the Year: Scott Niswonger
We would like to share the International Storytelling Center’s “President’s Blog” that appeared in their recent e-newsletter and shared with us by the writer, Kiran Singh Sirah, President, International Storytelling Center. I recently had the pleasure of attending the American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee’s first annual Humanitarian of the Year award ceremony, which was […]
March 21, 2017
Red Cross Names Niswonger Humanitarian Of The Year
Greeneville businessman and philanthropist Scott M. Niswonger has been named Humanitarian of the Year by the American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee. Niswonger was honored Thursday, March 16, at a breakfast meeting attended by regional business and community leaders, held at the Millennium Centre in Johnson City. The Humanitarian of the Year award, presented annually […]
