Topping out ceremony held for new Murray State building

MURRAY, Ky. (KFVS) - Murray State University celebrated its new School of Nursing and Health Professions Building with a topping out ceremony .

The ceremony took place on October 30 at Jackson Hall, where guests gathered in the lower-level parking lot, just north of the building’s construction site, to see the final beam placed atop the building.

Remarks were given by Murray State President Dr. Ron Patterson, President Emeritus Dr. Bob Jackson and Karen Jackson, Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management Jason Youngblood, and School of Nursing and Health Professions Dean Dr. Dina Byers.

“Our topping out ceremony was a shared opportunity to recognize all who have been involved in this wonderful project, as this new building will benefit our current and future students as the nex