The contribution toward the university’s hands-on agricultural education facility comes from Mike and Brenda Miller.
The program will be available beginning in the Summer 2025 semester to help Licensed Practical Nurses earn their associate degree and allow them to pursue licensure to become a Registered Nurse.
The grant was awarded to the university’s Aquatic and Recreation Center to improve the facility’s accessibility via the installation of an ADA-compliant chair lift.
The new Associate of Applied Science degree program will be launched in August 2025 and will be offered both on campus and online.
The grant comes on the heels of a partnership between Lipscomb University’s School of Nursing and Ascension St. Thomas Midtown, established in 2023, designed to address nursing education and staffing needs.
The partnership will guarantee that Lee University pre-med students are guaranteed to receive an interview for admission to Lincoln Memorial University’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The gift comes from Milton and Denice Johnson. The Johnson Academic Challenge will match donor gifts to create up to 20 endowed professorships.
The partnership has been designed to help ease workforce shortages in the area of power line maintenance and repair.
Two new separate scholarships at Columbia State Community College will benefit nursing students living in Maury County and Williamson County.
Tennessee State University’s College of Engineering will see $700,000 of the $10 million awarded to the City of Nashville from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help improve safety on roads for pedestrians and drivers.
