Groundbreaking ceremony for an Atherton Union addition

Description: A speaker stands at a lectern in front of a construction project sign during the groundbreaking ceremony for an Atherton Union addition on Friday, October 9, 1992. An audience watches from their chairs as people take their turns shoveling dirt from the site. From left to right the people standing with shovels are Student Government Association President Robert P. Benson (Class of 1993), Alumni Association President Jamene Phillippe (Class of 1973), Faculty Assembly Chair Dr. W. Kent Van Tyle (Class of 1967), Butler University President Geoffrey Bannister, and Butler University Board of Trustees Chair Paul Schmidt, M.D. (back to the camera). Originally named the John Whistler Atherton Center, in honor of John W. Atherton (Class of 1900), who served for 26 years as the secretary-treasurer for the University, the building opened on January 3, 1950. However, four decades later, the administration of the University felt the building was not being used to its true potential. The building was updated and a 24,000 square-foot addition was constructed at the southern end of the building and it was renamed Atherton Union. Behind the sign, there are piles of dirt and a portion of Schwitzer Hall is visible.
Origin: 1992-10-09
Source: http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1833
Collection: Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.836848, -86.172097
39.836848
-86.172097
Subjects: Student unions
Fences
Signs and signboards
College students
College presidents
College teachers
Butler University--Faculty
Butler University--Employees
Butler University--Alumni and alumnae
College trustees
Spectators
Microphone
Hats
Construction projects
Sidewalks
Trees
Dormitories
Butler University--Buildings
College buildings
Butler University--History
Indianapolis (Ind.)--History
Groundbreaking ceremonies
John Whistler Atherton Center
Atherton Union
Lecterns
Bannister, Geoffrey
Benson, Robert P.
Phillippe, Jamene
Schmidt, Paul
Tyle, W. Kent van
People
Lecterns
Hard hats
Schwitzer Residence Hall
Womens Residence Hall
Fairview campus

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