Lewis & Clark Community College receives $16.3 million check for the
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

On Saturday, September 19, Governor Pat Quinn presented Lewis and Clark Community College and the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center a check for $16.3 million for the Confluence Field Station in Alton. The funds were appropriated as part of the Fy2010 capital bill signed by the Governor. These funds will be used to expand the Center's research capacity, as well as incorporate state-of-the-art, sustainable features into the building, which will make it a model of advanced green construction. 

In this photo, Governor Quinn is flanked by Sen. Deanna Demuzio (D-Carlinville) and Dale Chapman, president of Lewis & Clark Community College. Just behind the Governor’s left are Sen. William Haine (D-Alton), Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Collinsville), and Rep. Daniel Beiser (D-Alton).

Governor Pat Quinn is joined by Dale Chapman (l), president of Lewis & Clark Community College, and Geoff Obrzut (r), president of the Illinois Community College Board, at the presentation ceremony for the LCCC and National Great Rivers Research and Education Center in Alton on September 19. Also in attendance were ICCB Board Members Judith Rake and Rudy Papa (not pictured).