Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

The Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center is a three-story building which houses alumni association offices on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah.

History

Announcement and fundraising

In autumn of 2005 Brigham Young University quietly announced plans to raise money for a new alumni center named for Gordon Hinckley, the fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Walch, T. (2005, December 29). Y. raising funds for Hinckley Center. Deseret News. Retrieved June 24, 2007, from http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635172341,00.html

Groundbreaking

On June 23, 2006, Hinckley's 96th birthday, ground was broken for the building.Davis, J. (2006, June 23). President Hinckley breaks ground for new alumni center. Daily Universe. Retrieved June 24, 2007, from http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/60216The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (2004). Gordon B. Hinckley. Retrieved June 24, 2007, from http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=15&topic=facts He opted to use a well-worn shovel chosen from his own garden tools rather than the ceremonial blue and white shovels used by other participants,...
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