The award will go toward a newly constructed Veterans’ Lounge in Gullickson Hall, according to Kim White, director of military and veterans affairs.
“Enterprise’s generous contribution is going to be used in part for the construction itself and for decorating the lounge so that it’s a comfortable, modern, usable space for our veterans,” White said.
White said the new Veterans’ Lounge will open this summer, while an official ribbon cutting is slated for the fall.
Sean Devlin, vice president and general manager for Enterprise Holdings, said the company has a “very strong military heritage” and saw an opportunity to help.
“Our founder, Jack Taylor, was a fighter pilot during World War II on the USS Enterprise,” said Devlin. “We also have quite a few veterans that work with Enterprise.”
Enterprise’s longstanding relationship with Marshall includes recruitment for the management trainee program and providing rental services for the university and athletics department. The previous Jack Taylor Founding Values Award was given to Marshall for scholarship-based awards.
For more information about Marshall’s Military and Veteran’s Affairs programs, visit www.marshall.edu/military.
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Photo: Enterprise Holdings representatives presented Marshall University’s Military and Veterans Affairs with a $20,000 award for a Veterans’ Lounge on the Huntington campus. Left to right: Enterprise’s Jim Withers, director; Nikki Gray, talent manager; and Raymond Washington, area rental manager; Marshall President Jerome Gilbert; Kim White, director of military and veterans Affairs; Travis Jones, a United States Marine and nursing student at Marshall; Carla Lapelle, interim dean of student affairs; Rosie Brydie, director of philanthropy with the Marshall University Foundation; and Sean Devlin, Enterprise Holdings vice president and general manager.