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4-February-1998 
98045 
 
    College News 
 
    by Julian Shipp 
 
GREENEVILLE, Tenn.-The Tusculum College Sports Center, a new $6.4 million 
facility on the Greeneville campus, opened its doors Jan.17. The center was 
made possible by the Tusculum College 2000 Campaign, a $20 million capital 
campaign that is providing funds for a variety of campus needs, from 
renovations to the library and residence halls to new construction. The 
campaigning was launched by a $2.5 million gift from Scott Niswonger, 
chairman and CEO of Landair Services, Inc., of Greeneville and his wife, 
Nikki.  Niswonger is an alumnus and trustee of the college. To date, more 
than 360 friends have made gifts designated in support of the sports center 
project. 
 
JAMESTOWN, N.D.-James Walker, president of Jamestown College, has announced 
that James Stone will become vice president and dean of academic affairs 
and Thompson Brandt will become associate dean of academic affairs as of 
July 1. Jerry Combee, executive vice president and dean of academic 
affairs, was previously selected to become president when Walker retires 
June 30. 
 
HASTINGS, Neb.-Hastings College has received a $3.1 million bequest, the 
college's largest gift ever, from Althea McClelland, a 1931 alumna. She 
died on Dec. 25, 1997, in Sun City, Ariz., at the age of 87. At the donor's 
request, the money will be used for the music department at Hastings. The 
Hastings College Foundation will set aside $2.5 million to endow 
scholarships for music students and use $600,000 for general education 
programs of the college. 
 
DANVILLE, Ky.-Centre College has received a $1.5 million gift in honor of a 
former president of the college, Thomas A. Spragens, and his wife, 
Catharine. The donation was made recently during Centre's annual observance 
of Founder's Day. The gift was made on an anonymous basis by a former 
college trustee and his wife. The funds will be used to endow a new 
scholarship that will bear the Spragenses' names. A Kentucky native, 
Spragens became president of Centre College in 1957 and headed the college 
for 24 years. Mrs. Spragens played a long supportive role in her husband's 
presidency, planning social events that encouraged trustees to spend more 
time on campus and hosting functions for faculty members and students. 

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