More than 2000 students from Northeast Tennessee elementary schools attended two performances of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s “Young People’s Concert” at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center, in Greeneville, on Tuesday, November 3. Sponsored b...
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...
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, reco...
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...
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...
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 fo...
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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