BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University received a generous gift from Windstream on Tuesday, Aug. 28, as part of the renovation project of the Gene Taylor National Free Enterprise Center, which was completed in the summer of 2017.
Terry Lockhart, network operations manager for Windstream, said the partnership with SBU – and the community – has been instrumental for the telecommunications provider.
“We’ve been able to work with the community, and we’re honored to have our name on
the (history and political science) classroom,” Lockhart said. “We’ve done several
projects with SBU in the past and we want to continue that relationship in our community.”
SBU President Dr. C. Pat Taylor, who is retiring on Aug. 31, said the University appreciates the partnership and support that Windstream provides to SBU.
“It’s a very good partnership, and that’s what keeps us going,” Taylor said. “They have been a very good vendor for us, too. They provide a much-needed service for the University, so it’s not only the gifting part (that benefits the University.)”
As the changing of the guard at SBU draws near, Lockhart and SBU President-Elect Dr. Eric A. Turner both said they are looking forward to the continued relationship between Windstream and SBU.
“It’s been an honor to work with Dr. Taylor; we work well together,” Lockhart said. “We’ve had a great relationship, and Dr. Turner and I will have that same relationship going forward.”
“We’re grateful for the partnership with Windstream and Terry, and his leadership with the company,” Turner said. “We look forward to a continued, long-standing partnership with Windstream.”
CUTLINE: Terry Lockhart, network operations manager for Windstream (center), presents a donation to SBU President Dr. Pat Taylor (right) and SBU President-Elect Dr. Eric A. Turner.
*Published: 8-31-18