Linda B. Luken (left) and Nancy Moore (center) talk with another person at the reception following the Gallahue Hall groundbreaking ceremony

Description:	Linda B. Luken (Class of 1968) (left), Butler University Trustee; and Nancy Moore (Class of 1933, M.A. 1934) (center), Demia Butler Professor of English, talk with another person at the reception following the groundbreaking ceremony for the Dorothy and Edward Gallahue Science Hall. Occurring in a tent on January 29, 1971, the groundbreaking ceremony featured remarks by University faculty, trustees, and students, as well as George Kassabaum of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, the architecture firm that designed the building. The exact location of the tent is unknown, but after the ceremony, refreshments were served in Jordan Hall. A capital funds campaign was launched in 1968 to raise $21.8 million for improvements to campus facilities and to plan for an expected increase in student enrollment. At the time, it was the largest capital funds campaign in University history. The first part of the campaign, the Science Building Fund, was devised to raise $6,125,000 for the construction of a science building to replace the outdated science labs and classrooms in Jordan Hall, which opened in 1928. The Gallahues donated more than $1 million towards this project, so the building was named in their honor. When the building opened in 1973, it freed up 40,000 square feet of space in Jordan Hall, which had previously housed the science departments. Gallahue Hall was one half of a new Science Complex and was built concurrently with the Holcomb Research Institute (HRI) building. The dream of the late J. I. Holcomb, former President of the University Board of Trustees, the Institute was announced and approved by the Trustees in October 1958. Both Holcomb and his wife Musetta left funds to build the HRI building and establish an endowment to support scientific research. A division of the University, the HRI conducted research in environmental biology and offered opportunities for students to assist with their research projects. The HRI closed in 1991 and today the structure is more commonly known as the Holcomb Building. It does not seem that a separate groundbreaking ceremony was held for the HRI.
Origin:	1971-01-29
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2965
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, 39.838822, -86.172560 39.838822 -86.172560
Subjects:	College trustees College teachers Butler University--Employees Butler University--Alumni and alumnae Drinking cups Drinking glasses Holcomb Research Institute Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Luken, Linda B. Moore, Nancy People Groundbreaking ceremonies Science Complex Dorothy and Edward Gallahue Science Hall Gallahue Hall Holcomb Building Jordan Hall Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall Fairview campus

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