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Noyer

Noyer has four different halls that work in pairs: Baker and Klipple as well as Howick and Williams. Each hall has four floors and they are all centered around the dinning and lounging areas. It holds approximately 900 student and cost 4 million dollars to construct. The dedication ceremony was held in November of 1962. Today it is very accessible to students with physical handicaps.

The Noyer complex was named after Dr. Ralph Noyer who was the dean of the Ball State Teacher’s College and head of the foreign language department in the early years of the College starting his career there in 1928. He also sponsored the Blue Key Fraternity.

Viletta E. Baker was at Ball State from 1918 through 1946. During her time here she served as an instructor of Latin, German, French, and women’s physical education. She was also the dean of women, head of the foreign language department, sponsor of the Latin and German clubs, and Alpha Sorority.

May A. Klipple came to Ball State in 1921 and became dean of women and the director of the old Forest Hall for women which stood between Lucina and Beneficence. She taught Children’s Literature and grammar for the English Department as an Associate professor of English. After 26 years of service to the college she retired in 1947.

Harry Howick was a professor of science from 1921 to 1953 as well as the dean of men. After his retirement he returned to the college to help the Traffic and Safety office in 1955 and 1956. He has always been a resident of Muncie.

Paul Williams was the head of the physical education department in 1921 and retired in 1958 after being the director of athletics, a basketball coach, cross country coach, football coach, and tennis coach.

Wagoner

Wagoner is the oldest of the halls still in use. It was built for approximately 400 men but is no longer used as university housing. It cost $1,380,000 to build.

Elliot

Elliot was dedicated in 1939 to Frank Elliot Ball. It is built in the Tudor Gothic design and cost $400,000. It was built for 120 men that were separated by fraternal affiliation. It is also rumored to be haunted. Today it is co-ed residence hall and houses an over twenty one community on its first floor.

DeHority

DeHority was originally dedicated to Grace DeHority on November 13, 1960? And was a women’s hall. It was renovated and reopened in 2009. It is now co-ed and houses Honors College students.

Kelsey

Park Hall

Opening in the fall of 2007, Park Hall is located on the southeast corner on the campus of Ball State. The Park Hall brochure confirms that “Park Hall is a dynamic living and learning environment that sets a standard of excellence at Ball State University.” This particular residence hall is comfortable and convenient for the 500 students who live in this area. According to csoinc.net, “Park Hall is 162,000 square feet.” Formally the East Residence Hall, Park Hall was named after Don Park. BSU.edu states that “Don Park was a professor of educational administration from 1966-1974, and was an associate director of Alumni and Development Programs at Ball State from 1974-1977” .

Key Features of Park Hall
Double rooms clustered around a semi-private bathroom
Studio Rooms with a private bathroom and a kitchenette
Two-Story lounges with gas fireplaces, plasma televisions, soft-seating lounges and lounge furniture
Three study lounges on each floor
State of the art computer lab, music practice room, and multipurpose room
Fitness room
Laundry facility accessible online
Central air conditioning

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Fredrick Taylor

Kinghorn Hall

Opened in the fall of 2010, Kinghorn Hall is located on the east side of campus at Ball State University. According to csoinc.net, “Kinghorn Hall is 205,000 square feet.” Formally known as the North Hall, Kinghorn Hall is named after Thomas Kinghorn. Bsu.edu confirms that “Thomas Kinghorn has served in various capacities in Business Affairs since 1968, including 10 years as the university's representa-tive to the Indiana General Assembly. Kinghorn has been vice president for business affairs and treasurer of Ball State since 1980....

Key Features of Kinghorn Hall
Air-conditioning
Rectangular double and single rooms
Apartments
Semi-private restrooms for specific rooms
Multipurpose room
Space for meetings and presentations
Computer lab, fitness room, lounge space, laundry facility that uses card readers
Music practice room with recording space

Johnson Hall

Johnson Hall is one of Ball State University’s oldest and most historically unique residence halls. The first bids to construct the residence hall took place on November 30th 1967. The project was approved and it was decided at the meeting that majority of the project would be financed by the use of private bonds. There were originally two phases of construction of the residence hall. The first phase included three buildings and would cost between and eight and nine million dollars. Ground was broken for construction of phase 1 on May 21st of 1968 , and the target date for completion of phase 1 was set for September of 1969. Construction of phase 1 was completed before the fall semester began in 1969 and the dedication of the new residence hall took place on November 30th of 1967 . .

Some of the particulars of the three buildings that were constructed during phase 1 of Johnson Hall are as follows: The hall houses around 939 undergraduate students and was Ball State’s first ‘living and learning’ facility, meaning that classrooms, dining halls, and dorm rooms would all be included in the residence halls. The A Unit of Johnson Hall includes two 4 story units (one male and one female), connected by a lounge. The B Unit is an 8 story coeducational structure that includes a recreation room and a separate elevator shaft. The C Unit of the first phase of Johnson Hall includes 4 dining halls and multiple classrooms. Recognition for the design and construction of phase 1 of Johnson Hall is credited to Walter Scholer and Associates, Lafayette Architects and constructed by Allen and O’Hars from Memphis Tennessee .

Phase Two of the Johnson Hall construction gained approval on February 17th, 1969. The project cost a little over ten million dollars and was financed mostly through federal loans. The project included one 12 story structure that houses 1200 graduate students in 2 person studio apartment like rooms that include a bathroom for every room. Unlike phase 1, this structure does not include any classrooms or dining halls .

The Johnson Hall complex is named after Dr. Earl A. Johnson, a former employee of Ball State University. Dr. Johnson earned a PhD in philosophy from Indiana University and focused is career efforts to reforming education in Indiana. He was involved in the organization Burris Laboratory School in Muncie Indiana and served as the school’s first principal. He later taught classes at Ball State Teacher’s College and when Ball State became a University Dr. Johnson became the Dean of the teacher’s college . Currently Johnson Complex houses students studying criminal justice and emerging media .

Derek