Can’t make it to this year’s National Storytelling Festival? We’ve got you covered. On Friday, October 2nd, we’re streaming video live from our Family Tent so you can join us in Jonesborough from wherever you happen to be. The live broadcast of family-friendly storytelling will run all day, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Whether you […]
Congratulations to our Region’s SCORE Prize Finalists! The Niswonger Foundation is proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of Grassy Fork Elementary School, recognized as a finalist in the middle school category, and Johnson City School System, recognized as a finalist in the district category, for the distinguished SCORE Prize. For the past five years, the State Collaborative on Reforming […]
International Storytelling Center Offers Free Teacher Workshop The International Storytelling Center (ISC) is excited to offer a teacher workshop, “Traditional Stories in the 21st Classroom,” on Saturday, September 26, from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Provided free to teachers through the support of the Niswonger Foundation, the workshop will be led by Tom Lee, a professional storyteller with […]
The Niswonger Foundation would like to congratulate Sullivan North High School for their success of increasing ACT scores (see story below). Principal Brent Palmer and all of the teachers at Sullivan North are using all of the resources available to them to see that every student has the opportunity to attend college. As is evidenced […]
We are pleased to announce that it is time to begin accepting nominations from schools and organizations for the Niswonger Scholarship Program for the 2016-17 academic year. Schools or organizations may nominate one or two students. We are looking for well-rounded students who demonstrate strength of character as well as academic skills. It is important […]
NiswongerCare to bring peer advisers to area high schools July 14th, 2015 10:29 pm by NATHAN BAKER JOHNSON CITY PRESS Near-peer advisors and program leaders pose Monday at an announcement for funding for the Niswonger Foundation’s college and career advisor program. (Nathan Baker/Johnson City Press) An expiring federal grant could have meant the end of a college […]
NISWONGER FOUNDATION AND TENNESSEE CODE ACADEMY IS SPONSORING SUMMER CODE CAMPS 2015
Matthew Widener, one of Niswonger Foundation’s newest Scholars, and three of his classmates, Chase Partin, Joshua Christian and Payton Garland are some of this year’s top graduates at David Crockett High School, With sky high dreams and lots of determination, they are sure to reach their goals. Follow the link below to the Johnson City […]
On May 6, ASCD convened the third ASCD Whole Child Symposium in Washington, D.C. The symposium focused on the issue of poverty as it relates to school reform and education improvement efforts. Brittany Maness, a fourth year science teacher at Clinch School in Sneedville, Tennessee spoke as a panelist at the symposium. You may visit […]
The five newest Niswonger Scholars and their families were honored at the Annual Welcome Dinner hosted by Scott and Nikki Niswonger on April 23rd at the General Morgan Inn in Greeneville. These Scholars represent the fourteenth year of the Scholarship and Leadership program. The Niswonger Foundation’s guiding philosophy of “Learn, Earn and Return” is firmly […]
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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