A beautiful spring day gathered horse lovers and well-wishers last Saturday, April 17, for a celebration of Albion College's soon-to-be-constructed Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center.  The center, which will be constructed just south of the College's main quadrangle, is slated to welcome its first equine residents with the opening of the 2004-05 academic year this August.


Members of the Equestrian Center committee gathered to celebrate the opening of the Nancy Held Equestrian Center, slated for August 2004. From left: Albion College President Peter Mitchell, ’67; Nancy Schuler, ’76; Peggy Sindt, ’73; Sherri Sequite; David Hawsey, vice president for enrollment; Dale Dopp, vice president for finance; Randi Heathman, ’03; Troy VanAken, vice president for information technology and executive assistant to the president for athletics; Bille Wickre, associate professor of art history; Nancy Held, professor emerita of education and the center's namesake.  (Dave Trumpie photo)

Construction and the first year of operation of the equestrian facility were made possible by a $750,000 donation from Albion philanthropist Nancy Held, professor emerita of education and the former director of the College’s teacher education program. An additional $250,000 gift from Jean and Sheldon Laughlin of Parma, Mich., will help the Held Equestrian Center achieve its goal to become the premier equestrian facility for a liberal arts college in the Midwest.

Plans for the center can be found by clicking here, and a layout of the land behind Bellemont Manor can be found by clicking here.

For more information about the Held Equestrian Center, call Hawsey at 517/629-0756.

 http://www.albion.edu/sports/equestrian/held_centerlayout.asp

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