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July 23, 2009

Donor secures naming rights to Technical Education Center

Retired Brenham attorney A. W. Hodde, Jr. today presented a $350,000 check to the Blinn College Foundation to place his name on the Technical Education Center that Blinn College is building in the Brenham Business Center. Construction is estimated to cost as much as $1.9 million. This donation will put the college within $50,000 of that goal, said center director Dr. Milton Radke.

Scheduled for completion in October, the facility will house classrooms, laboratories, offices, a reception area, and a commons area with planning for additional space. Annually, 1,200-1,500 people will be trained in manufacturing, electrical, construction crafts, mechanical, leadership and management, and health.

Other donations of money, services, equipment are still being accepted. The Foundation hopes to raise another $600,000 in matching funds for scholarships benefiting students at the center.

Photo:  (L-R:  Gus Mutscher, Blinn College Foundation; Milton Radke, Technical Education Center director; A.W. Hodde, Jr.; Dan Holt, Blinn College president/CEO; Atwood Kenjura, Blinn Board of Trustees chairman; Joe Al Picone, Blinn College Foundation executive director)

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