Christopher Newport University
Announces the Naming of the Ferguson Center for the Arts
News Release - December 15, 2003
contact:
Margaret O. Yancey
myancey@cnu.edu
757-594-7942
Christopher Newport University (CNU) announced the naming of the Ferguson Center for the Arts – a world-class, I.M. Pei designed performing arts center located in Newport News, Virginia.
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. made a $1.3 million gift to the center, bringing their total commitment to $2.6 million. Ferguson supplies a vast array of plumbing and builder products, industrial pipe, valves and fittings, heating and cooling equipment, waterworks products, and tool and safety products.
“We are very grateful to Ferguson Enterprises and Ferguson’s many associates for their generous financial support and leadership through the years,” said CNU President and former U.S. Senator Paul S. Trible.
To date, CNU has raised $53.5 million in pledges and contributions toward a goal of $53.9 million. The first phase of the Ferguson Center for the Arts will be completed in spring 2004 and will include a 500-seat theater and music hall, 200-seat experimental theater and teaching and learning spaces that will enhance the lives of CNU students, faculty and staff. The second phase consists of the 1700-seat concert hall and all the supporting spaces for that venue. The concert hall will be completed in the spring of 2005.