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Roane State Community College and its nonprofit Foundation hosted a ceremony on July 2, 2024, commemorating a major milestone in the construction of the colleges new Knox Regional Health Science Education Center in west Knoxville.
Construction crews hoisted and installed the final piece of steel for the facilitys frame as part of the event. Project supporters and members of the community were invited to watch the topping off ceremony. Many of those in attendance signed their names to the beam prior to it being lifted into place at the top of the structure.
This moment is symbolic as we move ever closer to opening the doors of this new campus, a facility which will help the college fulfill its mission of strengthening lives through the power of higher education and building thriving communities, said Scott Niermann, Roane State Foundations executive director.
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