TWC ARCHES Summer 2014
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has embraced Kilbride’s land and have chosen to call it “The<br />
Kilbride Nature Sanctuary.” In addition to plans for arts and<br />
religious studies uses, the college’s science department will<br />
primarily use the land.<br />
“I plan to use the land for my ecology, environmental science<br />
and biology courses for field-oriented projects,” said Dr.<br />
Allen Moore, <strong>TWC</strong> associate professor of biology. “It will also<br />
be an extremely valuable asset for those students wishing to<br />
undertake independent research projects under the direction<br />
of one of the natural sciences faculty members.<br />
“This generous donation from Mr. Kilbride enables us, as<br />
instructors, the opportunity to get our students outdoors and<br />
actually see firsthand many of the interactions in nature that<br />
we lecture about in the classroom. This truly opens up many<br />
avenues of research for both <strong>TWC</strong>’s students and faculty.”<br />
The main building on the Kilbride Nature Sanctuary<br />
property holds bathrooms and other facilities.<br />
A member of the college’s Board of Trustees and the keynote<br />
speaker at the school’s Spring Commencement ceremony,<br />
Kilbride’s appreciation for Tennessee Wesleyan, and its mission<br />
to be a leader in higher education, are what led him to donate his<br />
land reserve to the college. Kilbride hopes that new generations<br />
of <strong>TWC</strong> students will learn the historical significance of the land<br />
and benefit from conducting their studies there.<br />
“The land has a rich history that dates back to the late 1500s<br />
and includes exploration from the Spanish explorer Hernando<br />
de Soto and American politician and soldier Sam Houston who<br />
lived in the area in the mid-1800s,” said Kilbride.<br />
“For me, it’s a joy to share that history with <strong>TWC</strong> and its students.<br />
I believe that this land will benefit Tennessee Wesleyan in<br />
the future in ways that we haven’t even thought of yet. <strong>TWC</strong><br />
invested in my future and my gratitude to <strong>TWC</strong> will be for the<br />
rest of my life.” A<br />
<strong>TWC</strong> science students conduct<br />
a study on the property.<br />
“I believe that this land will benefit<br />
Tennessee Wesleyan in the future in ways<br />
that we haven’t even thought of yet.”<br />
-Bill Kilbride<br />
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