Education Week April 5, 2011 ‘i3’ Grant Winners Slowly Building Momentum Eight months into program, recipients gain momentum By Michele McNeil In rural Tennessee, seven college and career counselors are working in 29 high schools to get students on track for life after graduation. In New Orleans, a nonprofit group has hand-picked three charter-management organizations […]
Save The Date for The Southeast Regional Rural Summit July 19-20 in Nashville, TN Our aim is to bring together rural educators, administrators, policymakers, and other stakeholders for two days of engaging sessions to highlight best practices and influence regional and national policy. The speaker lineup includes Former Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist; U.S. […]
The NISWONGER FOUNDATION, formed by businessman and philanthropist Scott M. Niswonger, has selected five high school seniors to join the Niswonger Scholars program. Currently, there are 22 Niswonger Scholars, with the new Scholars bringing the total to 27. The Foundation also has 32 alumni of the program. NISWONGER SCHOLARS are chosen […]
Brad Smith, SCORE Commission, Linda Irwin, Nswonger Foundation Director of School Partnerships, Nikki Niswonger and Scott Niswonger NISWONGER FOUNDATION RECEIVES FEDERAL “INVESTING IN INNOVATION” (i3) GRANT TOTALING MORE THAN EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS Greeneville, Tennessee – Scott M. Niswonger, President and Founder of the Niswonger Foundation has announced that the Foundation has received an “Investing In […]
Bredesen Appoints Tennessee First to the Top Advisory Council Released on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 – 3:25 pm NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced 14 appointments to the Tennessee First to the Top Advisory Council, a broad-based group of Tennesseans and national experts who will provide strategic guidance, direction, and thought leadership to state policymakers […]
Moving Education Reforms from the Drawing Board to Reality By Speaker Pro Tempore Jamie Woodson The coming months and years will be a critical time in Tennessee as we move to implement recently enacted education reforms. Last week, I was honored to be appointed by Governor Bredesen to Chair the First to the Top Advisory […]
Thirty-one college students who are Niswonger Scholars did maintenance at the Old Harmony Cemetery on Wednesday. Projects included cleaning headstones, and, as shown here, raising and leveling them. Their Day’s Work Is A Big Help With Cemetery Project. BY TOM YANCEY GREENEVILLE SUN STAFF WRITER Thirty-one Niswonger Scholars spent most of a very hot Wednesday […]
Emily Hollingsworth – Emily, a senior at Belmont University, along with the Belmont SIFE team attended the SIFE National Exposition in Minneapolis earlier this month. Emily serves as Vice President of Belmont SIFE, and she was asked to fill in for one of their 6 presenters at the last minute. She had to memorize her lines […]
By Jeff Keeling Press Business Editor [email protected] MOUNTAIN CITY – In a heavily wooded subdivision a half-mile off North Church Street, a large construction crew is making quick progress on a three-bedroom home. Masonry workers mix mortar in a drum and carefully apply brick to the exterior. Inside, with the house under roof and framed, […]
JUNE 15, 2010 NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE The Niswonger Foundation’s School Success Symposium is designed to showcase some of the most successful educational accomplishments in East Tennessee and to allow educators the opportunity to participate in quality professional development activities. The 2010 School Success Symposium will not only continue to highlight these accomplishments […]
The Niswonger Foundation was established in 2001 to make a positive and sustainable difference in education in Northeast Tennessee. This dream was envisioned by Scott M. Niswonger, who founded Landair Transport, Inc. and Forward Air Corporation. These companies were the first two Greeneville-based companies to be taken public in the history of Greene County, Tennessee. Jointly, the companies have combined annual revenue of over one-billion-dollars and employ more than 5000 people.
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