ADM/Scovill building

Kathryn Siadek
staff writer

In order to alleviate concerns among faculty regarding space, the Tabor School of Business, which is currently located in Shilling Hall, will be moved into the new ADM-Scovill Hall.

Formerly home to the science department, the building is no longer occupied, and is currently being renovated, and will be completed in the fall 2005.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), a locally based company, has provided the school with the money that it will need. ADM has made a significant five-year commitment to the Millikin Fund, an annual fundraising effort. Under this commitment, they will give Millikin $60,000 a year through 2005. By doing so, ADM hopes that there will be a spur growth in dollars from all donors and alumni who give back to their alma mater. The effort has come to be known as the Centennial Challenge.

In 1923, ADM was established under the supervision of both George A. Archer and John W. Daniels. They have several locations around the globe. Their main purpose is to efficiently provide food, animal feed and industrial materials that would improve the quality of life around the globe.

Developments regarding Scovill Hall date back several decades. On May 24, 1953, ground was broken for the new science building, and in 1955 Scovill was occupied for use and formally dedicated in chapel exercises on September 21, 1955. Renovations are in place because the building is so old. Scovill failed to meet certain fire regulations and the building is not handicapped equipped.

According to James Dahl, Dean of Tabor School of Business, “it is estimated that the whole project will cost six million dollars.” Millikin did not have to spend any of its own funds on the project; everything was provided by ADM or through grants from the state. The building will be high tech, with features such as fully wireless technology and “breakout rooms, which will allow students to work with others on projects,” Dahl said

“Benefits of the new building will [include] twenty-four hour labs, which everyone will have access to,” Dahl said. The building will have swipe card access so that the students and faculty can gain entrance day or night. It will also allow students in the SCORE, MIS, and Entrepreneuership programs to have their own classrooms. The new building should be ready for classes beginning fall 2005.

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