Middle Tennessee State University representatives from the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center and Division of Marketing and Communications staff the information table set up Aug. 4 at the Patriots’ Outpost as part of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in downtown Nashville, Tenn. Pictured, from left, are Hilary Miller, Andrew Oppmann, Betsy Allgood, Mealand Ragland-Hudgins, Keith Huber and Jeremy Winsett. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)

From left, Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Matt Crews, founder and CEO of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, and retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU senior adviser of veterans and leadership initiatives, pause for a photo while chatting Friday, Aug. 4, at the race site in downtown Nashville, Tenn. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

From right, Harbaugh Foundation Director Joe Balla presents a $100,000 check to MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, and Daniels Veterans Center Director Hilary Miller Friday, Aug. 4, at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in downtown Nashville, Tenn. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

From right, Jeff Peoples, chairman, president and CEO of Alabama Power, presents a $250,000 check to MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, and Daniels Veterans Center Director Hilary Miller Friday, Aug. 4, at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in downtown Nashville, Tenn. Looking on are Kim Greene, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Georgia Power; Bryan Batson, executive vice president of external affairs for Southern Company Gas; and MTSU alumnus Matt Crews, founder and CEO of the Grand Prix. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)