Groundbreaking held for $35 million Math & Science building at MMI

The upcoming $35 million Math & Science building at Marion Military Institute (MMI) was celebrated with a groundbreaking by officials on Aug. 15. 

The building was made possible with a federal appropriation secured by Sen. Richard Shelby. 

Named the Anthony J. Rane Hall, the 50,000-square-foot facility was designed by Barrett Architecture Studio and will feature brick veneer, limestone accents, and a standing-seam metal roof. The work will be carried out by WAR Construction.

Attending the groundbreaking were Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Chancellor Jimmy Baker, Auburn University President Dr. Christopher Roberts, representatives of Sen. Katie Britt, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, and Congressman Gary Palmer.

“This college is an advertisement for the state of Alabama,” said Chancellor Jimmy Baker. “We have kids coming here from more than 40 states. That’s good news, spread across this country, about the good things that are happening here—and the quality of graduates, their standard of behavior, the success they have, and the support they continue to lend this school.”

Closing the ceremony was MMI President Col. David J. Mollahan, USMC (Ret).

“The entirety of our whole-person, classical education—along with new workforce pathways—are all strengthened, all because of this new facility,” he said. “Anthony J. Rane Hall will firmly establish more so MMI as a place where rigorous academics matter, where leadership and character education matter, where American ideals still matter, a place that continues to contribute young men and women with the fundamental intellectual leadership and character development of the kind desired in our businesses and industries—capable of strengthening our communities, and leading our military, our cities, our states and our country.”