Tuskegee University News April 29, 2016 Tuskegee University online appeal will restore historic residence hall Part of Tuskegee University's historic infrastructure will be able to make its way back with the support of a new restoration fundraiser. Today through June 30, donors can contribute to housing the next generation of Tuskegee graduates when they give to the Bring Back Emery III appeal. The proceeds will go toward restoring Third Emery residence hall, a 30-bed facility. Built in 1907 by Tuskegee students, Third Emery was a vital part of the student learning and living environment until the building was taken off-line in 2014. The project to renovate Third Emery will cover making several structural repairs and improvements to areas such as the roof and the HVAC system. The project will cost $375,000. The renovations to the Third Emery are part of an overall plan to bring all of the Emery residence halls online. In late 2015, an alumni family gifted $500,000 to Tuskegee University to restore First and Second Emery as living-learning facilities. Designed by famous black architect Located near the main gate, there are four Emery buildings on Tuskegee's campus. They were designed by Robert R. Taylor and built by students between 1903 and 1909. Taylor is believed to have been both the first black graduate of MIT and the country's first academically trained black architect. In 2015, the United States Postal Service issued a limited edition of the Forever Stamp featuring him. The stamp was the 38th addition to the service's Black Heritage series. Funding to build the Emery halls was the gift of wealthy American philanthropist Elizabeth Julia Emery. She spent the first 20 years of her life in Cincinnati, Ohio and later lived in Europe. However, the memory of the harsh treatment of blacks during her childhood had a profound impact on her and she decided, at age 70, to put her wealth to use helping African Americans. To contribute to restoring Third Emery, click here<http://www.tuskegee.edu/give> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/ 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 150 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.