Mary Gates Hall

December 1, 2007

One for the Rhodes

DeLaine Emmert, wife of President Mark A. Emmert, '75, asked a simple question: How many Rhodes Scholars does the UW have? No one knew the answer.


September 1, 2005

CLUE is the answer

“Professor Chernicoff … in the hall … with the candlestick …” Nightly study sessions solve the puzzle of how to shrink the University.


June 1, 2000

High-tech hall

Inside the shell of a 1928 structure sits the University's first true 21st century building.


September 1, 1995

Bill Gates gives $10 million to honor mother; Physics Building renamed Mary Gates Hall

Bill Gates's gift will establish the Mary Gates Endowment for Students, income from which will support outstanding undergraduate students.