Durland-Rathbone-Fiedler Hall
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Durland-Rathbone-Fiedler Hall | |
|---|---|
| "Main Engineering Building" | |
| Location | Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506 |
| Building Type | Academic Building |
| Floor Count | 3 |
| Completed | 1976 (Durland) |
| 1st Addition | 1982 (Rathbone) |
| 2nd Addition | 2000 (Fiedler) |
| Current Tenants | KSU College of Engineering |
Durland Hall, Rathbone Hall, and Fiedler Hall are the names of three wings of the main building in the engineering complex on the campus of Kansas State University. The building is set on the old football practice field.
Additional engineering building include Nichols Hall and the others in the Engineering Complex, Ward Hall and the "Architecture" wing of Seaton Hall.
[edit] Construction and Naming
Durland Hall was the first wing constructed in 1976 at a cost of over $3 million. The building is named after Dean Merrill A. Durland, a Kansas State College graduate, professor, and Dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, and Director of the Engineering Experiment Station.
Rathbone Hall was added on the north end of Durland Hall in 1982 at a cost of $8 million. The building is named after former dean of Engineering, Donald E. Rathbone.
Fiedler Hall was added on to the west end of Rathbone Hall and was completed in 2000. The building was dedicated on September 9, 2000 to George and Alice Fiedler. George was an inductee into the Kansas State Engineering Hall of Fame.
[edit] Facilities
The Chemical Engineering computer laboratory, located within the Durland wing of the engineering complex, is a common meeting ground for many chemical engineers to discuss class developments. Students are often found discussing the intricacies of Chemical Engineering with distinguished professors, such as Doctors Glasgow, Anthony, Berry, Walton, Rezac, Schlup, D-Berg, Walawender, Edgar, Erickson, Fan and Hohn.
|
|||||||||||||||||
