{"id":2201,"date":"2008-12-01T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T18:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu\/osu_archives\/2008\/12\/01\/2201\/"},"modified":"2008-12-01T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T18:12:01","slug":"2201","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/scarc\/2008\/12\/01\/2201\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Buildings Named for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"aerial-osc-2.jpg\"<\/a>Thanks to the OSU Retirement Association<\/a> for compiling this list<\/a>!<\/p>\n

The exact number of OSU buildings named for women is not as clear cut as one might hope. To paraphrase a recent U.S. President, it all depends on how you define the phrase “named for.” Under the strictest possible criterion, “named for” requires naming in honor of a single, specific, identifiable person.<\/p>\n

Using that criterion, here is their list of thirteen (13) qualifying buildings, in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n

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  1. Azalea House: Named for Azalea Sager, a Home Economics Extension leader who raised the money to build this women’s co-op.<\/li>\n
  2. Bates Hall: OSU Home Economics graduate Mercedes Bates went on to become not only the original Betty Crocker but also the first female Vice President of General Mills.<\/li>\n
  3. Callahan Hall: Ida Burdette Callahan taught English for 40 years, lived in women’s residence halls, and was one of three women responsible for starting the Corvallis Public Library.<\/li>\n
  4. Dawes House: This house was the home of Melissa Martin Dawes, Professor of German.<\/li>\n
  5. Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center: Named for Gladys Valley, who was a huge fan of gymnastics.<\/li>\n
  6. Heckart Lodge: Zelia Heckart ran a local boarding house for men for many years.<\/li>\n
  7. Kidder Hall: Ida Angeline Kidder, librarian from 1908 to 1920, fought constantly for better library facilities for the growing campus.<\/li>\n
  8. Milam Hall: Ava Milam Clark was Dean of Home Economics for four decades, from 1913-1952.<\/li>\n
  9. Plageman Hall: Named for an early staff member who was a nurse for student health services.<\/li>\n
  10. Richardson Hall: Ms. Richardson donated the resources which allowed for this facility to be built.<\/li>\n
  11. Sackett Hall: Beatrice Walton Sackett was a member of the Board of Regents.<\/li>\n
  12. Snell Hall: Margaret Comstock Snell, M.D., was Head of Household Economics from 1889 to 1909. The building now called Ballard Hall was the original Snell Hall and was a women’s dormitory. Dr. Snell established the first College of Home Economics in the western United States, which began as a single classroom on the third floor of what is now Benton Hall.<\/li>\n
  13. Waldo Hall: Like Beatrice Sackett, Clara Waldo was a member of the Board of Regents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If we range beyond the strict boundaries of the Corvallis campus, we can add a 14th entry: Potts Guin Library, HMSC: Marilyn Potts-Guin was the founding librarian at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, on the Oregon Coast at Newport.<\/p>\n

    Two buildings are named for couples or families which, of course, included women: Dixon Recreation Center: Jim and Jeanette Dixon were long time members of the Department of Physical Education and championed recreational sports. Valley Library: Our library recognizes the generous contributions of the Valley family, which includes Gladys (noted above) and her daughter, Sunny.<\/p>\n

    That brings the list to 16. But we aren’t quite done.<\/p>\n

    The list grows to 17 when we add the one building most recognized of all for acknowledging the women of OSU: The Women’s Building: This one speaks for itself!<\/p>\n

    **Larry Landis, University Archivist and unequivocal campus building expert, reminded me that Halsell Hall was named for Carrie Halsell, OSU\u2019s first African-American graduate.**<\/p>\n

    [This listing organized by Gary Tiedeman, based mostly upon information gathered and assembled by Jo Anne Trow and partially upon additional material found in the OSU Archives.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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