KNOXVILLE, TN — Those who support education pass the benefits of scholarly enlightenment to the next generation. So it was entirely appropriate that the invitation-only dinner that marked the completion of a new six-story, 174,000-square-foot building at the University of Tennessee College of Business Administration was a brightly-lit affair. Bandit Lites LD Shawn Beaulieu used ETC Source 4s, Martin MAC 2000 Washes, Vari*Lite 3000 Spots and Coemar LED Pars to light the building for the event. He used the MAC 2000s to provide an amber wash that highlighted the exterior and PAR 64s to illuminate the entrance, mirroring the central archway of the old building. The Vari*Lite 3000s created a searchlight effect at the entrance.
Inside, the LED Pars provided ambient lighting on the ceiling. Lekos projected custom UT gobos onto the walls. For mood lighting, Beaulieu chose to project lekos with a foliage breakup pattern on the tables and floors. Bandit employee Giff Swart was project manager and crew chief on this project.
The building is named in honor of Jim Haslam, founder and chairman of the board of Pilot Travel Centers LLC and chairman of the board and president of Pilot Corp. Haslam his wife, Natalie, both 1952 graduates, donated $7.5 million of the $46 million raised in state and private funding for the building, which houses 34 classrooms, more than 50 staff offices and 35 team and presentation rooms. It also features a technology center, an investment center and an atrium with a glass elevator.
The Haslams are also co-chairs of UT's $1 billion capital campaign, the Campaign for Tennessee, and they have supported the university with donations totalling $38.2 million in all. Bandit Chairman, Michael T. Strickland, a UT graduate and member of its Development Council, attended the event as well.
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