The NISWONGER FOUNDATION, formed by businessman and philanthropist Scott M. Niswonger, has selected five high school seniors to join the Niswonger Scholars program. Currently, there are 22 Niswonger Scholars, with the new Scholars bring...
Brad Smith, SCORE Commission, Linda Irwin, Nswonger Foundation Director of School Partnerships, Nikki Niswonger and Scott Niswonger NISWONGER FOUNDATION RECEIVES FEDERAL “INVESTING IN INNOVATION” (i3) GRANT TOTALING MORE THAN EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS...
Bredesen Appoints Tennessee First to the Top Advisory Council Released on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 – 3:25 pm NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced 14 appointments to the Tennessee First to the Top Advisory Council, a broad-based group of...
Moving Education Reforms from the Drawing Board to Reality By Speaker Pro Tempore Jamie Woodson The coming months and years will be a critical time in Tennessee as we move to implement recently enacted education reforms. Last week, I was honored to b...
Thirty-one college students who are Niswonger Scholars did maintenance at the Old Harmony Cemetery on Wednesday. Projects included cleaning headstones, and, as shown here, raising and leveling them. Their Day’s Work Is A Big Help With Cemetery Proje...
Emily Hollingsworth – Emily, a senior at Belmont University, along with the Belmont SIFE team attended the SIFE National Exposition in Minneapolis earlier this month. Emily serves as Vice President of Belmont SIFE, and she was asked to fill in for on...
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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