The Niswonger Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at East Tennessee State University, is entering the third year of providing opportunities for students to learn and practice coding skills. Week-long co...
Offers “Inspired” Theme Providing quality professional development to support the efforts of our high school counselors continues to be a major focus of the work of the Niswonger Foundation. Through our annual “Counselor Convening” we are able to br...
The Niswonger Foundation hopes to increase literacy in Greene County by partnering with the Greene County School System. The Greene County Board of Education heard from the Foundation’s staff during a board workshop in early February. One of t...
Christian Dalton Elijah “Bo” Pless Kori Smith Savannah Agan Tanner Shively The NISWONGER FOUNDATION, founded by Greeneville, Tennessee businessman and philanthropist Scott M. Niswonger, has sel...
Rachel shares the journey that led to her passion for the biological and cultural history of humanity. From her curiosity in high school to her travels in Peru, Bolivia and Columbia she passionately describes her love of, and desire to share, scienc...
Our Niswonger Alumni Scholars continue to represent the mission of the Foundation in wonderful ways. Rachel Witt, a Niswonger Alumna, attends Tulane University in their doctoral program, and recently had the opportunity to share her knowledge of ant...
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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