November 22, 2016
Trine University has received a major gift from its 11th president, Carl H. Elliott, Ph.D.
Elliott’s gift is part of the Invest in Excellence Capital Campaign and will be designated to an area of that campaign at the discretion of the current president, Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D.
Elliott became Tri-State College’s 11th president on Sept. 2, 1974, serving until Sept. 1, 1983, when he was succeeded by Beaumont Davison, Ph.D. During his tenure, Tri-State became a university, changing its name from Tri-State College to Tri-State University on Aug. 1, 1975. The university was renamed Trine University in 2008.
Under Elliott’s leadership, the university received approval for its elementary education program from the Teacher Training and Licensing Commission of the Indiana Board of Education, and added degrees in computer science and marketing.
The first endowed chair at Tri-State University, the Laurence L. Dresser Chair of Engineering, was established during Elliott’s tenure.
Carl Elliott Drive, which runs by the Moyer, Bukoff, Wilson and Seculoff apartments, was dedicated on campus in his honor in October 2009.
Trine University recently announced the expansion of its Invest in Excellence Capital Campaign from its original $75 million to $125 million. The campaign, which began in 2009, has raised more than $83 million, about 66 percent of the final goal.
The expanded campaign seeks to raise a total of $30 million for the Trine Fund for operations and annual scholarships as well as $20 million for the university endowment and $75 million for capital projects.
Two Trine University students — Chloe Laird, a chemical engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Makenzie Amich, a forensic science major from Thorntown, Indiana — recently had the opportunity to connect with thousands of chemistry professionals and students from across the country at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago.
The Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society recently named Trine University pre-med biology student Lauren Hillin of Charlotte, North Carolina, its Foy-Sagabiel Undergraduate Scholar Leader of the Year.
Steuben County community members are invited to join Trine University students and alumni and local businesses for Breaking the Silence Together, the university's inaugural mental health walk, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.