Tuskegee holds ribbon-cutting thanks to grant from The Home Depot

Tuskegee holds ribbon-cutting thanks to grant from The Home Depot

January 25, 2017

President Brian Johnson and the Home Depot manager are joined by 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 Athletic Director, the Tennis Team and Tennis Head Coach as the ribbon is cut at the newly refurbished Tennis Courts.

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (January 25, 2017) 鈥� 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 held a campus celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to announce the completion of the newly invigorated Tennis Courts that were in disrepair. This project was made possible through a grant from The Home Depot.

91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 was one of the top winners of the 2016 Home Depot 鈥淩etool Your School鈥� Campus Improvement Grant Program, developed to benefit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Tuskegee received a $30,000 award.

Through the Home Depot program, 9 schools received the 2016 grants totaling $300,000 for on-campus improvements. The winners were chosen by a combination of public online voting and careful review by a panel of judges selected by the sponsor based on certain criteria.

Yesterday鈥檚 on-campus celebration included performances by the Marching Crimson Pipers Band and the Cheerleaders. Serving as the MC for the program was Burt Rowe, President of the 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 National Alumni Association (TNAA), who spear-headed the contest effort along with Roy Nunn from our University Advancement and Development Office.

91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 President, Dr. Brian Johnson brought greetings and thanked all who voted and were involved in this effort. He added that all we do is win.

The check to the school was presented by managers and staff of The Home Depot store on Chantilly Parkway in Montgomery, who said they were happy to partner with 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 in this effort.

Remarks were also brought by Curtis Campbell, the Athletic Director, Earnest Grant, Head Coach of the award-winning Tennis Team, and by the Captain of the Tennis Team.