2.1.8p Naming of College Buildings, Grounds or Programs

Approved: May 2016
Contact: President
References: SBTCSG Policy 2.1.8, SBTCSG Procedure 2.1.8p

Purpose: The naming of buildings, facilities, grounds, and organizational units of a cCollege for individuals, businesses, or groups who have made significant contributions to society is an honored tradition of higher education. The prerogative and privilege of such naming on the campuses of the College are vested in the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.

Applicability: This policy applies to all buildings, other facilities, grounds, and organizational units that the College wishes to dedicate in the name of individuals, businesses, or groups. Buildings named for their general purpose or functions are not subject to this policy.

General Considerations:

Generally technical colleges and off-campus facilities bear the name of a political subdivision, a region, or a geographical feature of Georgia.
An off-campus facility shall include the name of the host technical college in its official name.
Official signage identifying technical colleges and off-campus facilities shall include "A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia."
An individual room within a building on a technical college campus or off-campus facility may be named by the Board of Directors of the technical college as long as such name is in accordance with state law.

Criteria

In general, individuals, businesses, and groups for who building are named must have made a significant contribution to the field of education, government, science, or human betterment. In the case of philanthropic gifts, the Lanier Technical College Board of Directors has accepted a schedule allowing for buildings to be named for individuals, businesses, or groups as recommended by the College Foundation Board of Trustees, provided the donor or donors are qualified based on defined criteria.

New or Existing — $500,000
A minimum donation of $500,000 or donation of at least one-half of the cost of the new building or one-half of the replacement value of an existing building made to the College Foundation, is required to name a new or existing building. The value of the building will be assessed by members of the college or TCSG System office.

Interior Building — $25,000
A minimum donation of $25,000 to the College Foundation, is required for the naming of a classroom, laboratory, conference room, lobby, hallway, or other interior or exterior space. A larger donation may be required for high-profile building components.
To preserve the integrity of all buildings named at the College, this honor must be reserved for individuals of recognized accomplishment and character; no building may bear the name of an individual convicted of a felony.

With respect to the naming of buildings on the College campus, special consideration shall be given to:

a.	The historical significance of the contribution of the individual or group to the College;
b.	The association by the individual, business, or group with the building to be named;
c.	Any financial contribution of the individual, business, or group to the Foundation; and
d.	State, regional, national, or international recognition of the individual's, business's, or group's contributions and achievements.

The President may use his discretion to modify the minimum donation levels specified above based on factors such as a donor's history of service to the College.

Process

The College President shall charge a committee to consider and make recommendations for the naming of a building.
The committee shall consider all suggested namings that satisfy the criteria cited above. Any individual or group associated with the College may suggest a name for consideration by the committee.
The committee shall submit a report to the College President, which will include a recommendation for the naming, documentation of all suggestions considered, and justification of its recommendation.
The President shall submit his or her recommendation, along with the committee's report and any additional support information deemed appropriate, to the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia through the Commissioner.
No publicity shall be given to the recommendation for naming until it is approved by the State Board.

Process of Removing the Name of a Building

The College President, the Commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, or any State Board Member may raise the subject of the continued appropriateness of the name of any technical college building, facility, ground or unit of the Technical College System of Georgia State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.
The President shall submit recommendations along with any documentation of discussion, to the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia through the Commissioner.