{"id":50591,"date":"2021-10-22T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=50591"},"modified":"2022-02-10T11:51:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:51:02","slug":"suter-west-ceremony-dedicates-renovated-swartzendruber-hall-natural-history-collection-and-classroom-lab-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/suter-west-ceremony-dedicates-renovated-swartzendruber-hall-natural-history-collection-and-classroom-lab-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Suter West ceremony dedicates renovated Swartzendruber Hall, natural history collection, and classroom\/lab spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since opening in 1968, the Suter Science Center has been an important site of learning, research and inspiration for hundreds of Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s alumni working in the STEM fields. <strong>Collin Longenecker \u201820 <\/strong>represented them all at the Saturday, Oct. 16, Suter West dedication ceremony when he called the building his \u201chome away from home\u201d during the four years he earned his engineering degree at EMU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115509\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50596\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115509\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115509\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115509\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115509\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115509\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-25-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Collin Longenecker &#8217;20, a graduate of EMU&#8217;s engineering program, talks about the impact of Suter Science Center on his education.<\/strong> <strong>(Photo by Rachel Holderman)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The young alumnus added personal thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/homecoming\/docs\/suter-west-dedication.pdf\">more than 700 donors <\/a>who contributed to the newly transformed, energy-efficient, well-lighted and state-of-the art spaces so important to his education &#8212; where he worked on projects, learned in classrooms, studied for exams, and engaged with professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony, attended by a veritable \u201cWho\u2019s Who\u201d of EMU STEM history, marked the end of the second and final phase of the multi-year, $12 million Suter Science Center renovations. Suter East, the first phase, and its new biology, chemistry, and physics labs, classrooms and office space, was dedicated in October 2015. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite\/live\/\">View the recorded ceremony on EMU&#8217;s Facebook Live page.<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony, initially scheduled for 2020 but delayed a year by the pandemic, provided a wonderful \u201cfinish line\u201d for a host of guests, including Vice President for Advancement <strong>Kirk Shisler<\/strong>, who has led the multi-year fundraising campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115140\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115140\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115140\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115140\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115140\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115140\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-28-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>EMU Vice President for Advancement Kirk Shisler addresses those gathered at the dedication service for the new Suter Science Center West wing. (Photo by Rachel Holderman)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday&#8217;s dedication of Suter Science Center West<em> <\/em>is a truly exhilarating moment for many people who worked hard over many years, both to raise the $12 million in philanthropic support to fund the renovations, and to design and implement the major renovations of Suter East and now Suter West,\u201d he said. \u201cIt&#8217;s even more gratifying to see how students and faculty are thriving in the state of the art labs of EMU&#8217;s strong STEM programs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/18145425\/image1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50553\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/18145425\/image1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/18145425\/image1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/18145425\/image1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/18145425\/image1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/18145425\/image1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption><strong>President Emeritus Loren Swartendruber and wife, Pat, were honored with the renaming of S-106 for their years of dedication from 2003-16 to the university. (Photo by Laura Daily)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Among the guests of honor were President Emeritus <strong>Loren Swartzendruber<\/strong>, his wife, <strong>Pat<\/strong>, and their family. The couple were jointly honored with the renaming of the iconic S-106 lecture hall as \u201cSwartendruber Hall.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with new seating, lighting and upgraded technology for S-106, Suter West renovations included modernized classrooms, new laboratory space for EMU\u2019s engineering program, upgrading of the discovery room and expanded displays from the D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Collection, upgraded climate-control system and an improved sprinkler system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115147\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115147\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115147\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115147\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115147\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/10\/21115147\/20211016-Homecoming-Suter-Science-Dedication_RKH-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The display at the west entrance of Suter Science Center recognizes supporters of the multi-year renovation project<\/strong>. <strong>(Photo by Rachel Holderman)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The project\u2019s donors and contributors are recognized in a special display at the building\u2019s west entrance. Accompanying this recognition, Shisler offered special commendations to &nbsp;individuals \u201cwho have been a very special part of this remarkable journey\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&nbsp; Professor <strong>Daniel Suter<\/strong>, for whom the building is named, and his exemplary guidance over several decades enabled scores of EMU students to qualify for medical school with great success and global impact. His daughter, <strong>Jan Suter Showalter<\/strong>, and her husband, Dr. <strong>Sam Showalter<\/strong>, were in attendance;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;faculty involved in shaping EMU\u2019s outstanding science programs having built upon the legacy of Daniel Suter and others of his era: professors <strong>Kenton Brubaker, Glenn Kaufman, Galen Lehman, Robert Lehman, Joseph Mast, Clair Mellinger, Roman Miller, Millard Showalter<\/strong>, <strong>Gary Stucky,<\/strong> <strong>Robert D. Yoder<\/strong>, and <strong>John Horst<\/strong>;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; project leaders during both major phases <strong>Ed Lehman, Eldon Kurtz, Jack Rutt <\/strong>and <strong>Phil Martin<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After thanking the university for the honor and sharing a few anecdotes from his experiences in S-106, Swartzendruber offered praise for EMU\u2019s \u201cwell-founded reputation across academic disciplines\u201d and the dedication and commitment of its \u201cextraordinary faculty members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The importance of science education, of teaching and research, is all the more apparent now, he said. \u201cWe will continue to educate future doctors, nurses, and other scientists. Our graduates will serve and lead with compassion and empathy. Some will lead in preparing for future pandemics. Others will partner with health educators and ethicists to address the complexities of distribution and access. Graduates of the engineering program will help solve some of the world\u2019s most vexing problems such as climate change. 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