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51社区 received a $1 million gift from Memphis businessman and Union trustee Roy L. White at an evening banquet featuring former Secretary of Education William Bennett, Thursday, Sept. 7. The banquet was a fund-raising event for the university抯 campus in Germantown. This fall the Germantown campus, which currently serves more than 250 students in fields covering business, nursing and education, began classes in permanent facilities purchased this summer from Immanuel Baptist Church, located at the corner of Hacks Cross Road and Poplar Pike, near Germantown High School. The Sept. 7 banquet raised more than $1.1 million for the new campus.
In his address to almost 500 Union supporters and friends, former Secretary of Education William Bennett said it is institutions like Union that give hope for a better America.
President David Dockery and Board Chairman Gary Taylor did the honors with help from Union administrators following a dedication service for the university's new campus in Germantown. Pictured from left to right are: Carla Sanderson, provost, Taylor, chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dockery, and Michael Duduit, executive vice president. At the banquet, White was presented with an artist抯 rendition of the campus. The building will be named the Roy L. White Building, in honor of its largest supporter.