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| Pictured: John and Sue Logan of Blytheville present ANC President Dr. James Shemwell a check for $25,000 toward the College's new Center for Allied Technologies. |
Arkansas
Northeastern College’s Center for Allied Technologies just received another
gift toward its new Center for Allied Technologies. Mr. and Mrs. John Logan of
Blytheville have donated $25,000 to the project which broke ground in April.
The Logan’s donation
will allow them naming rights to the courtyard area of the facility—the Logan
Memorial Courtyard. Mr. Logan has given
this gift to honor his father, Max Logan, and other family members who served
and loved the former Mississippi County Community College now Arkansas
Northeastern College. Mr. Logan’s father, who passed away in 1987, was the
co-chairman of the committee to pass a tax to establish the College in 1975. He
was later appointed to the first Board of Trustees at the College. Mr. Logan
has continued his father’s support of the College and education and has served
on the Arkansas Northeastern College’s Board of Trustees and now is a member of
the Arkansas Northeastern College Foundation Board of Governors.
Mr. Logan, a
lifelong resident of Blytheville, has always been a community supporter. He
currently serves as the Chairman of the Mississippi County Hospital System and
on the Board of Southern Bancorp as well as his role with Arkansas Northeastern
College.
“My family
and I have always enjoyed this school,” said Logan, adding, “My father believed
in giving back to the community and he instilled that in me. We thought this
project would be the perfect opportunity to do so.”
“We are so appreciative of this generous gift
by the Logans,” said ANC President Dr. James Shemwell. “Mr. Logan has served as a Trustee for our
College, and he and his wife Sue have been active members of our community for
many years. We are so glad to be able to
name an area on our campus after the Logan family.”
The new 88,000 square foot
facility will be located on the ANC Main Campus and will actually decrease the
College’s overall facilities by 30,000 square feet by consolidating the
Burdette Center, Harry L. Crisp Center, and the ACME Center—with an estimated
costs savings for the College of approximately $100,000 a year in maintenance. This
new facility will feature a headquarters for the College’s customized training
force—The Solutions Group, including general purpose classrooms, electrical
classroom & lab, mechanical classroom/lab, safety classroom/lab, HVAC
classroom & lab, computer classroom, and large multi-purpose room.
Additionally, a world-class welding laboratory will be available for students.
Secondary Center students
from area high schools also will be served by this facility through classroom
& laboratories for advanced manufacturing, welding, criminal justice,
education, and construction/carpentry. The design incorporates a computer
lab for the Secondary Center. Also featured is an aircraft hangar/lab,
combination non-destructive testing (NDT) & composites laboratory, and
general purpose classrooms to fully accommodate ANC’s Federal Aviation
Administration—certified Aviation Maintenance Program.
Though construction on the
project has begun, the ANC Foundation is still raising funds toward
constructing and equipping the facility. Anyone interested in contributing
toward the project can contact Rachel Gifford at 870-838-2902.
