JBU arena construction begins
Posted: July 29, 2009 at 8:16 a.m.
SILOAM SPRINGS — John Brown University in Siloam Springs has recently announced that the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., has committed $1.5 million toward the construction of the Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center and the arena. Including the Mabee challenge grant, JBU has raised $14,700,000 for the construction of both buildings. Over the next year JBU will continue to raise the $3.3 million needed to meet the Mabee challenge grant. The 28,000-square-foot Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center will be a venue for JBU theatre productions, music recitals and performances, speakers and lecturers, small chapel programs, and other special campus events.
News, Pages 11 on 07/29/2009
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