SFA Office of Public Affairs

A groundbreaking ceremony for Stephen F. Austin State University’s new $13 million Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing is set for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26.

The ceremony is being held in conjunction with the university’s Board of Regents meeting and will take place at the construction site located at 5707 North St. in Nacogdoches. The public is invited to attend.

In 2007, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 1775, authorizing the construction of the new nursing school on a 17-acre property donated to the university by Lucille and the late Richard DeWitt. The site formerly served as a distribution center for the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants owned by the DeWitts. The original structure was demolished late last year.