ISU hosts opening ceremony for Eames Complex
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – One of Idaho State University's renovation projects is officially opening its doors.
The ISU College of Technology hosted a building dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to celebrate the $22 million renovations on the William M. and Karin A. Eames Advanced Technical Education and Innovations Complex.
Governor Brad Little, Idaho State President Kevin Satterlee, and College of Technology Dean Scott Rasmussen were in attendance.
During the renovations, the Eames Complex had the interior of its building updated to accommodate the needs of the College of Technology.
The complex is now home to the Automotive Technology, Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing, Diesel Technology, Welding, Computerized Machining Technology, and Computer Aided Design Drafting programs.
Idaho State University alumnus William Eames pledged a $2.5 million gift to support the new facility, along with a $2 million gift campaign from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation.
