A recommendation that the tower of new library at Fresno State be named for Table Mountain Rancheria was approved today by a committee of the California State University Board of Trustees. Final approval by the full board is expected Wednesday.
The naming was proposed by Fresno State in recognition of the tribe’s gift of $10 million to the Henry Madden Library construction project now under way. It is the largest single cash gift in the university’s history and will enhance the $105-million Madden Library project, which includes construction of a new building and renovation of the existing south wing. The project will be completed in fall 2008.
Table Mountain Rancheria, which is in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Friant, is a federally recognized American Indian tribe. The tribe has supported numerous efforts to improve health care and education in Central California. The $10 million gift to Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library is the largest by the tribe to support education.
Related links:
www.fresnostatenews.com/2006/12/librarygift.htm
www.maddenlibrary.org
