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LWC dedicates $9 million Fugitte Science Center "Lindsey Wilson College and the Fugitte Science Center transform Columbia and Adair County from good to great. Graduating high school seniors from this area have a reason to stay close to home. And students from far away will be drawn here by Lindsey Wilson's great atmosphere and outstanding educational opportunities." - BRITT JACKSON, Fairplay, KY sophomore at LWC By Duane Bonifer, director Lindsey Wilson College Public Affairs Friday, October 6, 2006, will be one of the one of the most significant days in the history of Lindsey Wilson College. That's what Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey told more than 200 guests at the college's annual fall appreciation luncheon. Earlier in the morning, the college dedicated the Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte Science Center. Photo of ribbon cutting follows this storyDr. Luckey: Most significant day in last 24 years "This day may be the most significant day in the last 24 years of this college, and perhaps the most significant day in the 103-year history of Lindsey Wilson College," Luckey said. "What we have done today in celebrating the dedication of the Fugitte Science Center is that we have established a level of expectation for the development of this college." Building largest on campus The three-story, 42,000-square-foot Fugitte Science Center is the largest academic building on the college's 78-acre campus, and it is the finest science building among Kentucky's 20 private colleges and universities. "As we look to the future, the Fugitte Science Center will become the new standard for all of our future construction projects," Luckey said. The Fugitte Science Center was made possible by 207 gifts to the college, Luckey said, "unquestionably the most donors we have ever had for a building project." "It's amazing what we can do when we all pull in the same direction and decide to make something happen," he said. Project became reality with $3 million gift from Fugittes The $9 million project became a reality, however, with a $3 million lead gift from Lindsey Wilson trustee James R. Fugitte and his wife, Helen Lee, both of Elizabethtown, KY. The $3 million gift is the largest single gift in Lindsey Wilson's history. "Jim and Helen Fugitte are two of the most genuine, generous people I know," Luckey said at the dedication. "They are people of faith, who are passionate about mission, this college and our students." Fugitte says its humbling to have building named for him, wife Jim Fugitte said it was humbling to have the building named in honor of him and his wife. "It humbles us to represent all of you who have been donors, who have made sacrifices, who have been involved with this building," he said at the dedication. "And I know with you we are just joyful of being an instrument of God's acts in this world." Fairplay sophomore Britt Jackson says center will transform Adair Britt Jackson, a biology sophomore from Fairplay, KY, said that when students walk into the Fugitte Science Center "it seems that you have stepped out of a private college and into the science facilities of a large university." And Jackson said the Fugitte Science Center is not just a benefit boost to Lindsey Wilson, it's also an asset to his native Adair County. "Lindsey Wilson College and the Fugitte Science Center transform Columbia and Adair County from good to great," he said. "Graduating high school seniors from this area have a reason to stay close to home. And students from far away will be drawn here by Lindsey Wilson's great atmosphere and outstanding educational opportunities." Dr. Goodin says FSC will help meet needs in math and science Lindsey Wilson trustee Dr. Robert Goodin of Louisville, KY, said the Fugitte Science Center will allow Lindsey Wilson to help meet the region's growing need for math and science majors. "But we're going to attract not only strong students because of this building, we're also going to have lots of faculty who will want to work in this kind of facility," said Goodin, who is an Adair County native and 1959 Lindsey Wilson graduate. One of the current faculty members in the Fugitte Science Center said the new building allows faculty to explore new research and experiments. "Now we have a facility that cannot only benefit students in a grand way, but even the faculty,"said Associate Professor of Physics Randy Bybee. "That will only be a grand benefit for this college as a whole." Dr. Luckey: FSC may affect direction, but not character of college's mission The Fugitte Science Center may affect the direction of Lindsey Wilson, but it won't change the college's character or its mission, Luckey said. "While we can all become enamored with the excitement surrounding this new facility and the new buildings that will follow, I want to remind you that the mission of Lindsey Wilson College is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where ever student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being," he said. "While this new facility will clearly help us to better serve the educational needs of students, we must always remember that the thing that makes this college great are its people." This story was posted on 2006-10-07 06:13:15
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