State and local officials joined ETSU in the dedication of the university’s Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media Center on Tuesday.
The ceremony honored Niswonger, chairman and CEO of Forward Air and Landair corporations in Greeneville. In May 2000, university officials announced that Niswonger had committed $1.5 million to the ETSU Tomorrow Campaign and that the digital media center, located in the Adelphia Centre at Millennium Park would be named after him.
Speakers for the event included Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Alex Fischer, Johnson City Mayor Vance Cheek Jr., ETSU President Paul Stanton and Dr. Carroll Hyder, interim dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology.
Tennessee Tourist Development Commissioner John Wade, Chet Frist, executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music commissions, and Tennessee Board of Regents members Jack Fishman and Leslie Parks Pope also attended the event.
During the dedication, ETSU faculty and students offered demonstrations and tours of the facility.

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