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Construction to begin on new FSC residence hall

LAKELAND, Fla. (April 3, 2003) -Construction begins this month on a 76-room residence hall on the Florida Southern College campus. The hall will join existing Hollis and Dell Halls on Columbia Way. The three million dollar residence hall addition is made possible through the generous funding of John R. Miller II and his wife Eleanor H. Miller, of Winter Haven, Florida. Work will be completed by the end of the year with use beginning second semester, January 2004. 

The design is by Wallis, Murphey, Boyington, Architects of Lakeland, Florida. Rodda Construction, also of Lakeland, Florida, will build the new facility. Known as Miller Residence Hall, the three story building will include 76 student rooms, an elevator, laundry facilities and lobby area. It will connect with the existing Hollis Hall, finished in '87 and Dell Hall, completed in '92. 

Eleanor H. and John R. Miller II are long-time friends of the college, establishing the Eleanor Honeyman and John R. Miller II Scholarship in 1987 and endowing the John and Eleanor Miller Chair in Communications in 1991. The Frank Lloyd Wright designed Polk County Science Building Planetarium restoration, including a new star machine, and the Honeyman Pavilion addition at Branscomb Auditorium were also made possible through their generosity. 

"I am pleased to have this next phase of additional student housing underway," said FSC President Dr. Thomas L. Reuschling. "The generosity of the Millers continues to enrich the lives of our students." 

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 15 at 11:30 a.m. between Dell and Hollis Halls. 
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MEDIA NOTE: Artist's rendering of the Miller Residence Hall is available. Contact Shari Szabo at (863) 680-6234. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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