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Building Names Flashcards

1
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Who was Lamkin named after?

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Uel Lamkin

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2
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What was the station called?

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Taylor Commons

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3
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Who is the student union named after?

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John W. Jones (Dedicated in 1956)

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4
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Who was Residence Hall named after?

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Roberta Steel

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5
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Who is the aquatic center named after?

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Robert Foster

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Who were Garrett and Strong?

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William T. Garrett, of the Department of Biological Sciences; and J. Gordon Strong, of the Department of Chemistry and Physics

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Who was Olive DeLuce?

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Idk

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Who was Donald Valk?

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long-time chair of the Department of Technology

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Who was Colden Hall named after?

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Charles Colden - 1st President of BoR at NW

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Who was Martindale?

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Nell Martindale Kuchs, who, beginning in the 1920s, was instrumental in developing the women’s physical education program at Northwest.

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Who was the library named after?

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B.D. Owens

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Who did students want to name the Admin building after?

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Dean Hubbard

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Who was the architect for the admin building?

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John H. Felt - Oxford University Style, Tudor Gothic,

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Fire of 1979

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July 24, 1979, a fire destroyed 60 percent of the building on the central and west wing as well as the north wing housing the auditorium and Little Theater. Many thought the building was going to be razed, However the east wing survived with relatively little damage.

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Who is Wells Hall named after?

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Wells Hall is named for the University’s first librarian, Edwin C. Wells

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16
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Who were Thompson and Ringold

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Kenneth Thompson and Howard Ringold were long-time faculty members of the Industrial Arts

17
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Which halls are in South Complex?

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Wilson Hall (for Lon Wilson, dean of men), Richardson Hall (for fourth University president Ira Richardson), and Cook Hall (for T.H. Cook, history faculty)

18
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Which halls a in North Complex?

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Cooper Hall (for Albert H. Cooper, director of extension), Douglas Hall (for former Regent R.L. Douglas), and Tower Hall.

19
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Who is Millikan names after?

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Chloe Millikan, education faculty

20
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Who is McKemy named after?

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former member and president of the Board of Regents.

21
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Who is Mary Linn?

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Mary Casteel Linn was a regent and dedicated patron of the arts.

22
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Who is Mabel Cook?

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graduate of the Department of Human Environmental Services who later served on the faculty and chaired the department.

23
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Who were Hudson and Perrin?

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first woman registrar, Nell Hudson, and the first dean of women, Alice R. Perrin.

24
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Who was the Tennis Court named after?

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Frank Grube, long‐time Department of English chair and first varsity tennis coach at the University.

25
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Who is Franken named after?

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Katherine Franken, psychology faculty

26
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Who is Dietrich named after?

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H.R. Dieterich - NW faculty 1928-69 served as principal of Horace Mann and chair of Secondary Ed department

27
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Everett W. Brown Education Hall named after?

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Everett W. Brown, an alumnus, long-time staff member and eight-term member of the Missouri House of Representatives.

28
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Where was Deerwester Theater?

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Destroyed North wing of the old Admin Building

29
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Who is Phillips hall named after?

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Homer T. Phillips - Started Horace Mann Laboratory School

30
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Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion is named after?

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long-time vice president for finance and support services who retired in 2009.

31
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Who is the Gaunt House named after?

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Thomas J. Gaunt -

32
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What style is the Gaunt House built in?

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Classical revival

33
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What was Bearcat Stadiums first name? Who was it named after?

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Memorial Stadium and Rickenbrode Stadium. William Rickenbrode long-time university business manager and athletic booster.

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