HELENA — Carroll College has received one of its largest donations to date thanks to a 1962 graduate. The money will go to improving and update the campus library and learning commons.
Roy Simperman, Carroll class of 1962 and Chairman and CEO of Semaphore Corporation, and his wife Frances, have designated to the college a gift of over $2.3 million to fund continued renovations of the Jack and Sallie Corette Library and Simperman Learning Commons.
The donation is the 4th largest single gift in the history of the college.
“This is an incredible gift for Carroll College,” said Dr. John Cech, president of Carroll College. “Thanks to the generosity of the Simpermans, the college will be able to complete the transformation of the library into a center for collaboration and innovation that integrates highly sophisticated technology into all aspects of scholarship and student…