SANFORD - 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 celebrated the opening of its new Robert and Nannie Lou Dalrymple Veterinary Medical Technology Building with a ribbon-cutting event on Monday, 8月. 13. The Dalrymple Veterinary Medical Technology Building is located on the 在线电子游戏网赌 Lee Main Campus in Sanford.

Construction for the 13,600-square-foot facility began in February 2017. Lee County voters approved a $5 million bond for this project in November 2014.

The facility includes a large dog kennel area, 大型猫病房, 相关的工作室, 学生学习区, 教师办公室, 两个大型动物实验实验室, 两个教室, 动物恢复区, 以及相关的洗手间, 存储房间, 机械空间.

朱利安·菲尔波特, 在线电子游戏网赌校董会主席, thanked the citizens of Lee County "who recognized the educational excellence of 在线电子游戏网赌 and its Veterinary Medical Technician program by overwhelmingly approving the bond proposal that provided the funding for this important facility expansion."

"We appreciate the great partnerships we have at 在线电子游戏网赌 with our elected officials, 公立学校和我们李县的学校, and our private businesses and industries. We thank you for your continued support,菲尔波特说.

Philpott also thanked the Dalrymple family. "We want to thank the Dalrymple family members for their generous contribution to the 在线电子游戏网赌 基金会, which will help provide financial support for Lee County students who are seeking degrees, 文凭, 或在线电子游戏网赌的证书,菲尔波特说. "The 在线电子游戏网赌 Trustees were privileged to unanimously approve the naming of this Veterinary Medical facility addition for Robert and Nannie Lou Dalrymple, 这很合适, given the Dalrymples' involvement in agriculture."

Robert and Nannie Lou Dalrymple always supported 在线电子游戏网赌 and lived to hear the plans for the building and were excited about what it would mean to the community. 在农场生活, 与牛, 马, 猪, 还有鸡, they knew the importance of having access to quality animal health care. And being a family that has taken in dozens of strays over the years, they were always grateful for women and men who could take the scruffiest and sickliest animals in great need and restore them to health with gentleness and compassion.

Robert Dalrymple was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who fought in the Pacific Theater and earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. A two-term legislator as a representative in the N.C. 众议院, he was a member and chair of the Lee County Board of Education for over two decades, a土壤和水区监督员, 和在线电子游戏网赌受托人.

汤米Dalrymple, 在线电子游戏网赌 Supporter and son of Robert and Nannie Lou Dalrymple, thanked those attending on this special day to honor his father and mother. 在认出他的妹妹罗比之后, Dalrymple said they were touched to find this way to help with education. 然后他感谢博士. 马尔尚, 在线电子游戏网赌董事会, and the 在线电子游戏网赌 基金会 Board for naming the VMT facility in honor of his father and mother.

在线电子游戏网赌总裁博士. T. Eston 马尔尚 told the audience the Dalrymple family gift to 在线电子游戏网赌 would benefit the Lee County Promise program. All eligible Lee County residents who graduate from a public high school for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 will be guaranteed up to two years of free in-state tuition and required fees at Central Carolina 社区 through the Lee County Promise program.

Dr. 马尔尚 said that at a Lee County Promise kick-off event earlier in the day, one parent said the program would allow her child to be able to attend college. “谢谢，谢谢，谢谢。. 马尚告诉达尔林普尔一家.

To learn more about the 在线电子游戏网赌 Veterinary Medical Technology program, visit www.预备.edu/curriculum/majors/veterinarymedical.

For more information on 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 and its program, visit www.预备.edu.