{"id":3388,"date":"2023-10-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3388"},"modified":"2024-06-17T21:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T21:13:40","slug":"tedricks-make-historic-6m-donation-naming-siu-welcome-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3388","title":{"rendered":"Tedricks make historic $6M donation, naming SIU welcome center"},"content":{"rendered":"

New building planned to engage prospective students, community<\/h3>\n
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This concept art shows what the Tedrick Welcome Center could look like once constructed. (Provided by Hafer Architects)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Jeff Wilson<\/p>\n

CARBONDALE \u2013 With a $6 million donation, Roger and Sally Tedrick are leaving yet another indelible mark on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus.<\/p>\n

In honor of their donation, a planned new building on campus will be named the Tedrick Welcome Center. The proposed building was presented to the SIU Board of Trustees\u2019 architecture and design committee in April, and approval of its construction will be on the board\u2019s Feb. 8 agenda.<\/p>\n

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Roger and Sally Tedrick are both alumni of Southern Illinois University and have long been supporters of the university. (Provided by Roger and Sally Tedrick)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis university is moving forward in an exciting way, imagining a future with more students and prolific success,\u201d Roger Tedrick said. \u201cSally and I knew we wanted to be part of something that would make a tremendous impact, and this welcome center is just that. It will be the launching point for thousands of Saluki journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n

SIU Admissions will begin open houses, orientations and host groups of students at the welcome center, which will be located just off U.S. Highway 51, near the previous location of McAndrew Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoger and Sally Tedrick are visionaries. They believe in our mission, and this gift exemplifies their remarkable dedication to this university and all Southern Illinois,\u201d said Chancellor Austin Lane. \u201cThe Tedrick Welcome Center will be the first place that students walk into and experience what it\u2019s like to be a Saluki. It is the capstone to our strategic plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roger Tedrick, a 1970 graduate of SIU\u2019s College of Liberal Arts, is a member of the SIU Board of Trustees and the SIU Foundation Board of Directors. He is the owner and CEO of Tedrick Group Risk Management Solutions, based in Mount Vernon. Raised in Carbondale, he attended University High School on SIU\u2019s campus. Sally Tedrick is a 1973 graduate of the SIU School of Education.<\/p>\n

The Tedricks have a rich tradition of supporting the university. Their many contributions have included creating an endowed fund to enhance university excellence, making a lead donation toward the construction of the Saluki Alumni Plaza, sponsoring the inaugural Saluki Ball, and supporting numerous causes across campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great pleasure to thank Sally and Rogers for how they have served SIU Carbondale,\u201d said SIU System President Dan Mahony.<\/p>\n

The state-of-the-art building will also house the philanthropy center, which will include SIU Foundation offices.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is more important than ever to support an institution as historic and impactful as SIU,\u201d Roger Tedrick said. \u201cThis is the perfect thing for us to do. This building is going to help bring in and recruit the next generation of Saluki students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the animated walkthrough video:<\/p>\n