Celebrating with Governor Bob Taft (second from left) after cutting the
ribbon to the Center for Workforce Development at Columbus State Community
College on July 20 are (from left) Jeffrey Scheiman, Columbus State Board
of Trustees member; Columbus State President Valeriana Moeller; Columbus
Mayor Michael Coleman; William Antonoplos, board of trustees member; and
Dean Jan Wagner of the Community Education and Workforce Development
Division of Columbus State.
The State Architect’s Office,
which is part of the DAS General Services
Division, received praise at the dedication ceremony
held recently for the Center for
Workforce Development at Columbus State Community College.
Columbus State President Valeriana Moeller began
her commentary by saying, “When touring
this wonderful new facility, I want you to remember
just five words: ‘On time and under budget.’"
Later in her speech, Moeller acknowledged
the fine support the project received from
the State Architect’s Office and specifically
named Kathy Stewart, project coordinator;
Ned Thiell, project manager; and Keith Wagenknecht,
deputy state architect. Later in the ceremony Governor
Bob Taft acknowledged State Architect Roger Booker
and the excellent work of the office.
The State Architect’s Office was the manager
of the $27 million project to build the 141,000-square-foot
Center for Workforce Development, the largest academic
center at Columbus State. The facility, located at 315 Cleveland Ave.,
includes classrooms, laboratories, workshops and offices for the
college’s Community Education and Workforce Development Division,
which serves more than 20,000 students. It also houses a conference
center and a child development center.
For more information about the facility, including photos, please
visit the Columbus State Web site at http://www.cscc.edu.
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