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Elsa Tullos, City Colleges of Chicago 312-287-1201
Truman College to name new building after late State Rep. Larry McKeon
Chicago – Harry S Truman College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, will name its new student services center and parking structure after late State Representative Larry McKeon, who was largely responsible for its creation. The new building will be known as the Larry McKeon Administrative Building. A groundbreaking ceremony has been planned for noon August 19, 2008.
The new building will provide 1,100 parking spaces, allow the college to consolidate student services, and create much needed classroom space in the main building. The $55 million project is funded by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago. Rep. McKeon, who passed away in May, worked on the project for several years with previous Truman presidents and secured the initial funding from the state that allowed it to go forward.
“We owe Larry McKeon a great debt,” said Truman College Interim President Lynn Walker. “Were it not for him, the college would not be able to grow and provide the kinds of academic, workforce training, and career programs that our students and our community need. He saw a great future for this institution and I hope that by naming the building in his honor, we can, in some small way, do honor to that vision.”
Construction on the Larry McKeon Administrative Building is slated to begin August 18 and due to be completed in the spring of 2010. The August 19 program will take place on the college’s south mall, the site of the new building.
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