The Stratton Foster Academic Center was completely renovated and expanded before the 2010-11 academic year. The center is named in honor of M. Stratton Foster. Foster graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University a year later. He developed a strong belief in the importance of education and upon his death, the M. Stratton Foster Charitable Foundation was created in his name to promote many of his cherished ideals.
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The Stratton Foster Foundation has contributed over $1 million since 1986 towards improvements and upkeep of the academic center. These contributions have allowed the student-athletes to have access to a comprehensive academic support program, allowing the Commodores to continually rank among the nation’s elite scholar-athletes.
The Stratton Foster Academic Center is conveniently located in the McGugin Center, home of Commodore Student Athletics. It is a resource center to meet with a tutor or academic counselor, use a computer, or to study and read during spare moments.
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