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New residence hall
to be dedicated at FSC

LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2004) - Florida Southern College will hold a dedication ceremony Feb. 6 for the recently completed Miller Residence Hall. The event takes place at 12:30 p.m. at the entrance to the hall on Columbia Way. 

The three-million-dollar residence hall addition was made possible through the generous funding of John R. Miller II and his wife Eleanor H. Miller, of Winter Haven, Fla. The building was designed by Wallis, Murphey, Boyington, Architects of Lakeland, Fla., and built by Rodda Construction, also of Lakeland. The three story building includes 76 student rooms, an elevator, laundry facilities and lobby area. It connects with the existing Hollis and Dell Halls on Columbia Way. 

The Millers are long-time friends of the college, establishing the Eleanor Honeyman and John R. Miller II Scholarship in 1987 and endowing the John and Eleanor Miller Chair in Communication in 1991. The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Polk County Science Building Planetarium restoration, including a new star machine, and the Honeyman Pavilion addition at Branscomb Auditorium were also made possible through their generosity. 

The Millers will attend the ceremony and Mr. Miller will speak. Officials attending and making remarks include FSC President Thomas L. Reuschling, college Chaplain Timothy S. Wright, board of trustees chair Sarah D. McKay, and Student Government Association president Cat Tobin. Invited guests include members of FSC's board of trustees and the President's Council, local officials and executives, architect Michael Murphey, and contractor John A. Rodda. 

For further information, please contact Shari Szabo at 680-6234 or sszabo@flsouthern.edu. 


About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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