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...
Rural LIFE kicked off its third year by welcoming 31 new schools to the program. During an introductory meeting in March, principals and central office personnel learned about the program. In June, lead teachers joined their principals in a two-day...
DEVELOPING ACADEMIC COACHES PROGRAM In fall 2019, the Niswonger Consortium of School Systems in Northeast Tennessee (TN Consortium) was among four districts to be selected to partner with New Teacher Center (NTC) to implement a high-quality, standard...
We regret to inform you that the 2020 Niswonger Foundation School Success Symposium and Counselor Convening have been cancelled. This decision was not made easily. Given the current situation with COVID-19, the uncertainty of the availability of the...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 BROADWAY COMES TO GREENEVILLE NISWONGER SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS In late January, auditions began across the region for the 2020 Broadway comes to Greeneville event, which benefits Niswonger Children’s Hospital. This eve...
William Quesinberry would like to thank Scott Niswonger, the Niswonger Foundation, and Matthew Desjardins with the ETSU Department of Computing, for the ETSU summer code camps, where William was introduced to coding and engineering. William was able...
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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