Title: Lutheran College Received $650,000 Grant ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF February 11, 1997 HOWARD MILLER CENTER Thiel College, Greenville, Pa., has received a $650,000 grant to complete phase two of the renovation and expansion of the Howard Miller Center. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot center houses the college's dining facilities, student services and Livingston Hall, a women's residence hall. "The grant will be used to complete the final construction of the main floor, which includes an art gallery, bookstore, student health services, the dean of students office and the career planning and counseling center. The second phase of construction will be completed July 1998," said Dr. John O. McCandless, vice president for college advancement. Phase one, completed in the fall of 1996, included the installation of a food court, cafeteria, restrooms and handicap accessibility structures. The grant was provided by The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich. In announcing the award, Dr. C. Carlyle Haaland, president of Thiel College, stated, "To receive a challenge grant from this foundation with its national stature is an affirmation that will clearly enable Thiel to approach successfully other foundations and major donors." Thiel College is one of 28 colleges and universities associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html