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 […]
Research-Based Practices for Effective Remote Learning Teachers are facing many challenges with student instruction during the Coronavirus pandemic, including bouncing between in-person classes, virtual learning, and hybrid instruction. They are also called on to address students’ nonacademic needs during this unprecedented health crisis. Educators across the country and around the world are working to discover […]
The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is thrilled to announce a class of NCAN Member Advocacy Fellows — 33 college attainment practitioners, who, over the next year, will engage in national higher education policy discussions. Among those selected was, Denise Arnold, Director of NiswongerCARE. Each of the fellows have recruited two current college students to join them in […]
Online courses available for teacher use can be found here: Niswonger Online Blended Courses Questions? Gina Pavlovich [email protected]
Can online supplemental course offerings bring more students to your CTE classroom? On July 23rd, Gina Pavlovich and Jill Davis, Director and Assistant Director of Niswonger Online, presented to CTE educators from across the state. The presentation focused on the Niswonger Online program and how supplementary online courses are giving students more course choices and […]
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES WE PRESENT THE NISWONGER SCHOLAR CLASS OF 2020 “The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.” -Ralph W. Sockman Kori Lynn Smith – is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she majored in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology and minored in International Agriculture and Resources. […]
Though there were many challenges due to the Coronavirus Pandemic this year, we were able to have an abbreviated version of the Scholars Summer Leadership Institute, May 25-29. Foundation President, Dr. Nancy Dishner, stated, “this year’s institute demanded the most creative of efforts. We are so proud that our Scholars participated with such positive attitudes […]
We write this with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of our close friend and director of the Niswonger Foundation L.I.F.E. program, Larry Gene Neas, who passed away on Friday, May 8th. He was 67. This kind, caring man, was a wonderful friend to all of us, being supportive of each individual person, no matter […]
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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