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(Left to Right) The Patton College Dean’s Circle of Engagement Chair Linda Reed, Dean Renée Middleton, Emeriti Faculty Glenn Dotson, Board of Trustees Chair David Wolfort, Vice President for Development Bryan Benchoff, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit, and President Roderick McDavis cut the ceremonial ribbon to the McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)

McCracken Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony


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Dean Renée Middleton, left, of the Patton College of Education welcomes Ray Asik, middle, a 1963 Ohio University graduate, and Dr. Ellen Goldsberry, right, who got her masters at Ohio university in 1964 before the ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly renovated McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Dr. Sky Cone, left, and Trina Gannon, right, pose in front of the Mary C Doxsee Historical Costume Collection on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Dr. Sky Cone, left, and Trina Gannon, right, pose in front of the Mary C Doxsee Historical Costume Collection on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Graduate Student Marek Samblanet talks about his experiences and how grateful he is to be part of The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Graduate Student Marek Samblanet talks about his experiences and how grateful he is to be part of The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit laughs as Dean Renée Middleton talks about how she aggressively asked for the improvements to McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit laughs as Dean Renée Middleton talks about how she aggressively asked for the improvements to McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
President Roderick McDavis talks about how special McCracken Hall is and recounts his years as a student at Ohio University where he received his B.S. degree in Social Sciences in Secondary Education from Patton College on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
President Roderick McDavis talks about how special McCracken Hall is and recounts his years as a student at Ohio University where he received his B.S. degree in Social Sciences in Secondary Education from Patton College. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
President Roderick McDavis gets a standing ovation after one of his last official speeches before he leaves Ohio University at the McCracken Hall dedication on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
President Roderick McDavis gets a standing ovation after one of his last official speeches before he leaves Ohio University at the McCracken Hall dedication on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
(Left to Right) The Patton College Dean’s Circle of Engagement Chair Linda Reed, Dean Renée Middleton, Emeriti Faculty Glenn Dotson, Board of Trustees Chair David Wolfort, Vice President for Development Bryan Benchoff, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit, and President Roderick McDavis cut the ceremonial ribbon to the McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017.  (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
(Left to Right) The Patton College Dean’s Circle of Engagement Chair Linda Reed, Dean Renée Middleton, Emeriti Faculty Glenn Dotson, Board of Trustees Chair David Wolfort, Vice President for Development Bryan Benchoff, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit, and President Roderick McDavis cut the ceremonial ribbon to McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Sarah McCorkle, a graduate of The Patton College of Education, takes a selfie outside of McCracken Hall with the commemorative brick with her family name on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Sarah McCorkle, a graduate of The Patton College of Education, takes a selfie outside of McCracken Hall with the commemorative brick with her family name on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
PhD student in instructional technology Mohammed A is shown how to use virtual reality equipment by Doctoral student in instructional technology Jeff Kuhn during the open house after the ribbon cutting ceremony of McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
PhD student in instructional technology Mohammed A is shown how to use virtual reality equipment by Doctoral student in instructional technology Jeff Kuhn during the open house after the ribbon cutting ceremony of McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Outside frontal view of the newly renovated McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Outside frontal view of the newly renovated McCracken Hall on January 27, 2017. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Middle Childhood Education Major Marjorie Lang studies in one of the new smaller lounges in McCracken Hall that have replaced the library. A commuter from Nelsonville, she thinks they cater more to education majors. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Middle Childhood Education Major Marjorie Lang studies in one of the new smaller lounges in McCracken Hall that have replaced the library. A commuter from Nelsonville, she thinks McCracken caters more to education majors then where they were located during the renovation. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)