In the future, providing additional funding is secured for a major renovation, Fred G. In recognition of these contributions, the board of governors today approved a resolution to name the southeast corner of the Missouri Southern campus, which encompasses many of the current athletic facilities, the Robert W. Plaster Foundation carrying on his philanthropic interests. Buildings carrying the Plaster name are found at Crowder College, College of the Ozarks, Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University and Missouri Southern with the Robert W. He formed Empire Gas Corporation in Lebanon, and before his death in 2008, he made significant contributions to educational institutions across the region. Plaster, who was an accounting student at Joplin Junior College in the 1950s, was known as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. "We feel these projects are important for the well being of our student-athletes," said Rod Anderson, chair of the MSSU Board of Governors, "and these gifts are a critical first step in the funding process." The donation also will be used to renovate Fred G. The gifts, which represent the largest contribution ever made to the foundation, will be used to help fund the construction of a baseball field and a multi-purpose athletic facility adjacent to the football field. Plaster Foundation has pledged two substantial seven-figure gifts to the Missouri Southern Foundation, it was announced today during a regular MSSU Board of Governors meeting.
Dalrymple said fundraising for the project was going well.AERIAL VIEW OF FUTURE ROBERT W.
The other hall will be be funded through the college's endowment. The college reported its best fundraising year ever in the 2018 fiscal year, raising $8.55 million.Ībout half of the building's cost will be funded by donors. The college has seen a rapid growth in its full-time undergraduate enrollment and increased philanthropic support.The building is the first new residence hall constructed since 1969. "I think our business students will really appreciate the new digs," Dalrymple said. The cost of the 60,000-square-foot building has increased from $20 million to $22 million. Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University in St.
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Plaster Free Enterprise Center, both at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin the Elsie Plaster Community Center at Crowder College in Neosho and the Robert W. Other buildings and schools funded by the foundation include the Robert W. "Columbia College students, I can't wait to see your future accomplishments," Clement said. Plaster started the foundation in 1983 with the idea of helping students through capital projects instead of student scholarships, Clement said. She said her dad believed in the free enterprise system and that free enterprise could bring about equality. "Dad would want you to know that the American dream still exists," Clement said. in 1963, a large retail propane gas distributor. She said he valued education, completing three semesters at what was then Joplin Junior College before he quit to go to work. Plaster foundation director Dolly Plaster Clement, Plaster's daughter, said her dad grew up in Neosho during the Great Depression. The business school, currently housed in Williams Hall, last year granted 28 percent of the college's degrees. The building itself hasn't been named yet. An events center included in the design will have seating for 150. The top three floors will provide living space for 150 students. Plaster School of Business will be housed in four-story, 60,000 square-foot building on the north end of campus scheduled to open in August 2019. Plaster Foundation.Ĭolumbia College President Scott Dalrymple said it was a "transormative seven-figure gift."ĭalrymple said it's the college's first named school. The Robert W. The specific amount wasn't revealed at the request of the donor, the Robert W. Plaster School of Business, the name a result of the college's largest donation in its 167-year history. Columbia College announced Wednesday that its business school will be named the Robert W.
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