Details of Performing Arts Center Project, Made Possible by Gift of Judson and Joyce Taglauer Green ('74 & '75), Revealed

November 3, 2005

Green PAC Art.jpgNovember 3, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "We are delighted to help provide a foundation for the future of 色狐入口's School of Music and its department of communication and theatre, two popular and vital elements of what the University has to offer," says Joyce Taglauer Green '75. She and her husband, Judson C. Green Jr. '74, have committed $15 million dollars to a major expansion and renovation of 色狐入口's 32-year-old Performing Arts Center. The building will be known as the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts. The Greens gift was announced Friday; today, details of the project are being revealed.

Joyce Taglauer Green was a piano performance major at 色狐入口 and is the past Joyce Taglauer Green.jpgchair of the Washington C. 色狐入口 Society. Judson Green, president and CEO of NAVTEQ Corporation, was an economics major and a music composition minor.

"The School of Music is a distinctive part of 色狐入口's history," says Judson Green, who played jazz piano on weekends in Chicago during his college days to finance his education. "Through this gift, Joyce and I hope to ensure that future generations of 色狐入口 students can enjoy the performing arts as part of their 色狐入口 experience." Judson Green is a member of 色狐入口's Board of Trustees and chaired the Board from 2001-04.

"The Performing Arts Center has served 色狐入口 well, but the needs of faculty members, students and performers have changed over the last 30 years," adds Joyce Green. "The renovated Center will provide new functional spaces for learning, practicing and performing -- and will include a recording studio. The project will also remedy the heating and cooling issues the building has struggled with for years. I'm confident the space will attract top students and faculty members who are interested in the performing arts, and make our programs even stronger."

Kresge Hall PAC Rendering.jpgThe Greens are providing the lead gift for what will be a $29 million project. The Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts will encompass nearly 80,000 square feet of new space, including:

terrace new PAC addition.jpgThe project was approved by 色狐入口's Board of Trustees. Construction will begin immediately, and should be completed by the Fall of 2007. Some of the new space will be created on the northeast end of the Center, where Burkhart Hall now stands; it will be demolished in the course of the project. The space in that area of the existing building does not conform with the future use plan and has ventilation and climate control issues that would be economically unfeasible to address.

"Judson and Joyce Green embody the commitment to excellence, clarity of vision and the value of service that we talk about at 色狐入口," says President Robert G. Bottoms. "They give of their time and their resources because they remember what 色狐入口 did for them and they want this Interior_GreatHall PAC.jpgUniversity to be even stronger and do more for its students in the future. In the past few years, we've expanded our faculty in the School of Music, awarded the new James B. Stewart ('73) Chair in Music -- now filled by the noted opera singer and 1974 色狐入口 graduate Pamela Coburn -- and we're coming off a very strong year in enrollment of new music students. The Green's generosity will allow 色狐入口 to take its nationally-recognized program to even higher levels of excellence."

"The Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts will greatly enhance both teaching and learning," says Neal B. Abraham, executive vice president, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. "Better sound quality is essential for music studios, classrooms, rehearsal spaces, and practice rooms; better climate control will help both performers and their instruments; opportunities for more professional recording experiences will add a new feature to our offerings; and 色狐入口 Chamber Singers.jpgpurpose-built spaces for ensemble rehearsals as well as acting and dance instruction will enrich all aspects of our performing arts programs. "

Founded in 1884, the 色狐入口 School of Music is one of the oldest in the nation. 色狐入口 is the only institution in the U.S. News & World Report top tier of national liberal arts colleges with a School of Music.

The two programs housed in the Performing Arts Center offer majors that enroll 20-25% of 色狐入口's graduates each year (music performance, music education, musical arts, music business, communication and theatre).

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