FRANKLIN, Ind. — Franklin College has received a $30,500 grant from the Clarence E. Custer and Inez R. Custer Foundation of Columbus to upgrade the audio/visual system. The upgrade will enhance musical and academic programs.
“Due to the awarding of the Custer Foundation grant for improvements in the theatre, our students will now be able to have amplified sound on the stage with a state-of-the-art speaker system and a locked-control system that is mounted on the side of the stage,” said Casey Hayes, Ph.D., A.J. Thurston chair of music, music department chair and director of choral activities.
Franklin College has a long-standing relationship with the Custer Foundation since its inception. Clarence and Inez Custer’s son, William Ruddick Custer, attended Franklin College in the early 1930s.
