Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Highest beam set on Rice Library
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A “topping out” ceremony for the new David L. Rice Library at the University of Southern Indiana took place in March 2005. Topping out celebrations are a tradition in construction projects. When the uppermost steel beam is put into place and the construction has reached its highest point, a topping out ceremony marks the event. Members of the Board of Trustees, President H. Ray Hoops, President Emeritus David L. Rice, staff of Rice Library, members of Student Government Association, and architects and contractors added their signatures to the top beam before it was hoisted in place. Construction of the new David L. Rice Library started in June 2004. The four-story building, located south of the current library, will be twice the size of the current library. The $27.5 million building is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy by fall 2006. |
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