Franklin Furniture Center dedication

Franklin Furniture Center dedication
Photo by Russ Houston

January 23, 2004

Commemorating the formal opening Friday of the Franklin Center for Furniture Manufacturing and Management were (l-r) Gov. Haley Barbour; MSU President Charles Lee, furniture executive Hassell Franklin, and Vance Watson, vice president for agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine. Franklin, president and chief executive officer of Houston-based Franklin Corp., made a $1 million signature contribution for construction of the center that bears his name.