Other obituaries

Jane Lois Ross; worked in the Department of English Irma Louise Kirk; worked in gerontology following World War II

Picturing our Past

The Hilltop Campus was somewhat barren in 1911 (above). Brookings Hall had been finished, and a few buildings to the north of Brookings (not pictured) were completed. In the upper-left corner is Blewett Hall, then the chancellor’s residence. The next decade would prove to be fruitful for many facets of the University. Student life grew […]

Picturing our Past

On June 16, Francis Field will be rededicated in a ceremony beginning at 5 p.m. that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1904 Olympics and the 150th anniversary of the University. Francis Gymnasium was finished in 1903 by the Olympics Games Committee and was one of the buildings used in the third modern Olympic […]
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