The Purdue Varsity Glee Club, including Greenevillian and Niswonger Scholar Patrick Brown on the drums, at left, presented a stunning concert of eclectic music Friday evening at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The group played to a near-capacity crowd. The highlight of the evening for many in the audience came during the segment by “Ba-Na-Na,” […]
WE CELEBRATE OUR 2010 GRADUATES Thomas Cully, Indiana Wesleyan University Meredith Wachs, College of William & Mary Lucas Deloach, Vanderbilt University Adriana Penalba, Georgetown University Chelsea Goodson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Patrick Brown, Purdue University Trey Reliford, Sewanee University (Not pictured) Rian Rainey, Ohio State University Todd Skelton, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Jessica Verran-Lingard, Vanderbilt University Trenton […]
Todd Skelton, Senior, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Todd Skelton has been selected as part of the University of Tennessee contingent to attend the Posters at the Capitol event in February. Select students from universities across the state will be there to present their research and interact with legislators. Trey Reliford, Senior, Sewanee University Trey Reliford […]
Niswonger Scholars Meet for Winter Leadership Training Greeneville, Tennessee, January 7, 2010: The Niswonger Foundation conducted its annual Winter Leadership Training for their Niswonger Scholars on December 28-29, 2009 at the General Morgan Inn in Greeneville. The theme for this year’s training was “Becoming a First-Time Manager.” Among those making presentations at this year’s training […]
PRESS RELEASE Niswonger Foundation 16 Gilland Street P.O. Box 5112 Greeneville, Tennessee 37743 Phone (423) 798.7837 Fax (423) 636.0523 GREENEVILLE, TN, DECEMBER 11, 2009: The Niswonger Foundation Board of Directors has announced the resignation of Oliver “Buzz” Thomas as Executive Director of the Niswonger Foundation effective December 31, 2009. Thomas has served in this role […]
Steve Hawkins with WCYB-TV 5 recently opened his report with the good news that “On Tuesday morning before Thanksgiving, students at Bristol’s Tennessee High School were busy packing Thanksgiving boxes. Each year the student council puts together a Thanksgiving food drive. The items are collected by student clubs and athletics and are delivered to needy […]
NISWONGER FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE Niswonger Foundation 16 Gilland Street P.O. Box 5112 Greeneville, Tennessee 37743 Phone (423) 798.7837 Fax (423) 636.0523 www.niswongerfoundation.org December 2, 2009 NISWONGER FOUNDATION SELECTS FIVE NEW SCHOLARS The NISWONGER FOUNDATION, formed by Landair and Forward Air Founder, Scott M. Niswonger, has selected five high school seniors […]
We congratulate Lucas Deloach, a Senior at Vanderbilt University. Lucas has received a scholarship to attend University of Virginia Law School. Lucas is the son of Beth and Doug Deloach of Elizabethton. After law school, Lucas plans to be involved politically in his community.
Sean McCullough, a Junior at Notre Dame University, is pictured above (back row, second from right) with the Notre Dame cheerleading team. Sean is happiest when he is cheering for his beloved “Fighting Irish” team. Sean is the son of Mike and Betty McCullough of Dandridge. Sean’s future plans include graduate school and then working […]
Katie Baker, a Niswonger Foundation Alumna, has received a position as the Senior Student Fellow with the Maternal & Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association. She will act as a liaison between Section leadership and Student Fellows. She will also be developing a module through which to evaluate the Section’s student leadership […]
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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