GEM Buildings is a premier full-service structural steel engineering/design and fabrication organization. The firm customizes creative, value-driven solutions to satisfy each client’s unique building needs and high standards of quality, schedule and budge...

In 1965, Carl Anthon Ernstrom was made head of the newly formed Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Industries at Utah State University. Almost immediately, he began promoting the idea of constructing a new building to house the department’s facu

Marie Eccles Caine and her eight siblings were raised in Logan, Utah. She attended the Agricultural College of Utah (UAC), now USU, where her husband George Ballif Caine founded the dairy sciences department and served as department head for nearly 40 yea...

The original Lyric Theatre was opened in downtown Logan in 1913 by the Thatcher family. The building was a replacement for the Thatcher Opera House that burned down on April 15, 1912 — the top news story in Cache Valley on the same day was the sinking of

Chuck Bell served as the director of athletics at Utah State University from 1992 to 1998. During that time, Aggie teams captured 23 conference titles, competed in a pair of bowl games and participated in both the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and the

The D. Craig Aston Park at 1400 N. 800 East in Logan sits adjacent to the Dale and Adele Young Greenhouse on the Utah State University campus. Aston, a retired senior lecturer in the Plants, Soils and Climate Department, worked at USU for more than 25 yea...

An agriculturalist, Dale W. Young has made his mark in the world and at home. He earned both a bachelor’s in 1942, and master’s in 1948, from Utah State University in agronomy, before completing a doctorate in chemistry and plant physiology from Iowa Stat...

Ron and Janet Jibson Family Courtyard, Hansen Atrium, Max F. Dalby Rehearsal Hall, Nancy Peery Marriott Star Dressing Room, Laval S. Morris Lecture Hall, Sid Perkes Theatre Arts Complex, Art and Mary Heers Scene Shop, Morgan Theatre, Tippetts and Eccles G...

It is the oldest state-built residence in Utah, yet wasn't built by the state and it's no longer a residence. Built as a “Model Farm House” for the new Utah Agricultural College (USU), it was home to the 12 presidents of Utah State University for nearly a...

This building is dedicated to David G. Sant, a major contributor in its construction and for his generosity in funding many scholarships in Utah State University’s College of Engineering. David grew up in Franklin County, Idaho, with parents who instilled...

Dean F. Peterson Engineering, Richard and Moonyeen Anderson Wireless Research and Teaching Center, JUB Engineers Study Complex, Vance T. Christiansen Teaching Lab, Micron Digital Design Lab

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Nate & Heather Wickizer Men’s Basketball Locker Room and Lounge, MerLynn Pitcher Women’s Basketball Locker Room and Lounge, Rod Tueller Men’s Basketball Team Room, “Hod” and Clover Sanders Room, G.H. “Herb” & Helen A. Champ Confer...

Steelcase Education Solutions Classroom, Gramoll Construction, Cisco Conference Room

Philanthropist Emma Eccles Jones would be proud to know that her sister-in-law, Dolores Doré Eccles, joined the legacy of support for educating young children.

Eccles Conference Center, Emma Eccles Jones Conference Room, S.J. and Jessie Eccles Quinney Conference Room, Marriner S. Eccles Board Room, Tupperware Room, Marigold N. Saunders Room, W. Adrian and Edna Wright Room

Eccles Science Learning Center, George H. and Billie Bush Emert Auditorium

Edith Bowen Laboratory School, The Whittier Bench, Kaye Rhees Kindergarten Classroom, The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Classroom, Anne Carroll Moore Library, The Theresa K. Eckenbrecht Allred Reading Theater

A 30-acre property in Clarkston, Utah that has been a working farm operated by members of the same family for more than 100 years, the Emily Godfrey Research Farm was donated by Scott and Michael Fuhriman and Carl Fonnesbeck. The farm is named in honor of...

Ernest A. & Eva M. Jacobsen Conference Room, Oral and Tacy Ballam Room, Joshua F. Siegfried Auditorium, Allan M. and Ferne P. West Room, Adele and Dale Young Education Technology Center, Izar A. and Carol L. Martinez, Dee A. and Belva W. Broadbent Room, T...

As home of one of North America’s premier hubs of early childhood research and education activity, the Emma Eccles Jones Early Child Education and Research Center reflects the creative, generous spirit of Emma Eccles Jones.

Adele and Dale Young Child Development Laboratory, Emily Elder Barrus Outdoor Imaginarium, Phyllis R. Snow Conference Room, Reva L. and W. Rulon White Auditorium, The Caine Room, Tanner Room

Donald W. Fiesinger Petrology Teaching Lab, Thomas E. Oldham Geology Computer Laboratory

After graduating high school, George Caine enrolled in the Agricultural College of Utah (now Utah State University). At ACU he studied animal husbandry and graduated with a bachelor’s in 1912. Later that year he enrolled in the University of Missouri, and...

The Utah Water Research Laboratory came into being at the convergence of an idea and some determined and farsighted individuals from Utah State University in the late 1950s. They foresaw the need for a focused investment in water resources research and ac...

George S. Eccles Business Building, Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center, Shingo Institute/ Shigeo Shingo Auditorium, FJ Management Center for Student Success, O.C. Tanner Lounge

Tanner Fountain and Plaza, Glen L. Taggart Student Center, Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom, B. Orson and Afton B. Tew International Student Lounge, Val R. Christensen Service Center, Neil O. Gruwell Senate Chamber

The Smart Gymnasium offered exercise facilities for UAC student body, including a heated pool. More importantly, the facility provided a home for Aggie basketball, previously relegated to leasing facilities at its chief local rival, the Brigham Young Coll...

Alva C. Snow Hall, Bullen Hall, Ethelyn O. Greaves Hall, Helen Lundstrom Student Center, Jones Hall, Merrill Hall, Moen Hall, Richards Hall, Reeder Hall

Jake Garn Space Research Complex - Named after the former Utah U.S. senator and astronaut, the Jake Garn Space Research Building, provides additional room for Utah State University’s growing Space Dynamics Laboratory.

The Janet Quinney Lawson building is one of the oldest buildings on Utah State University’s campus, but has undergone many changes. It did not always house the Information Technology department, as it does today.

Jim and Carol Laub Athletics-Academic Complex, Steve Mothersell Aggie Hall of Honor, J. Kenneth “Kenny” Seamons Equipment Room, Gary Andersen Family Locker Room, Randy and Becky Spetman Auditorium, Hunsaker Family Defensive Team Room, John Ralston Head Co...

In December 2007, Utah State University announced that its College of Business would be renamed the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, in recognition of a gift from Huntsman and his wife of $26 million. In 2016, Huntsman was the lead donor for the $50 mi...

LaRee Kesler Johnson was born in 1911, in Cove Fort, Utah. Her early years were split between Fillmore, Utah, and the family farm at Cove Fort. LaRee attended college in Cedar City, Utah. LeGrand was born in 1906 in Newton, Cache County, Utah.

Originally named for E. Lowell “Dick” Romney, Utah State University’s all-time most-winning football coach and former athletics director, Romney Stadium was officially dedicated on Sept. 27, 1969. The first game in the stadium came a season earlier in 196...

Dr. Arthur W. Mahoney served as a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences for 22 years. He died in 1992.

Milton R. Merrill (1904-1971) began his career at Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in 1926, as an instructor of political science, within the School of Commerce. He taught courses in politics and history, later serving as department h...

In 1916, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Jim Bridger Battalion was officially established. The battalion was named after famous frontiersmen Jim Bridger.

George “Doc” Nelson served as Utah State University’s head athletic trainer for 38 years. He established the wrestling program at Utah State in 1923, where he coached the team to 13 state wrestling championships, 10 Western Division Rocky Mountain Confere...

Noelle E. Cockett was appointed as Utah State University’s 16th president in October 2016, beginning her official tenure in January 2017. At the time, Cockett was serving as executive vice president and provost at USU, a position she had held since 2013.

Named for its benefactor, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art was founded in 1982 through a generous gift from the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation. The museum’s four-story, 23,000-square-foot facility was designed by architect Edward Larabee Barnes.

George A. Meyer, professor emeritus of languages and philosophy, was at Utah State University for 33 years, during which time he was a professor, department head and foreign student advisor. A gentle, quiet scholar, Dr. Meyer was a friend and advisor to a...

Ralph Maughan’s association with Utah State University Athletics began in 1941 and spanned nearly five decades. Standing 6-foot-2, Ralph’s career as a USU athlete included lettering for four years in both football and track and three years in basketball.

Constructed during World War I, Utah State University’s original Engineering Building was named posthumously for Dean of School Ray B. West in 1986. The College of Education moved into what is now the Ray B. West Building in 1962, following completion of

The Ray L. and Eloise Lillywhite building is home to Utah State University’s Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education that includes majors such as audiology, speech-language pathology and deaf education.

Richard Anderson was born and raised in Brigham City, Utah, while Moonyeen Rigby grew up on a family ranch located at the base of the Teton Mountains in Wyoming. The two met and married while attending Utah State University.

In 1970, former Utah State University President Daryl Chase envisioned a farm that would showcase agriculture “throughout the ages.” The idea began to take shape when former USU agriculture student Ronald V. Jensen purchased the 120-acre Grant Hill Farm o...

The Ross A. Smart Animal Diagnostic Laboratory was completed and dedicated in 1994 on Utah State University’s main campus. Ross had considerable input into its planning, construction and implementation. He attended Utah State University for his pre-veteri...

Seymour Joseph and Jessie Eccles Quinney left as true legacies their beliefs and philosophies of life. They gave unselfishly to their alma mater, Utah State University, where S.J. graduated in 1916 and Jessie in 1917.

Utah State University’s S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources has a long tradition of providing mini-libraries for its students. Both the Fisheries and Wildlife Library and the International Range Management Library were started informal...

The namesake of Utah State University’s Equine Education Center is largely responsible for the completion of the facility. Founded in 1986 by L.S. and Aline W. Skaggs, the ALSAM Foundation aims to support education, among many other areas.

These rooms made possible by the generosity of: US West, Room 101E TRW, Room 107 Harold W. Ritchey, Room 110 Mountain Fuel Supply: A Questar Company, Room 112 Chevron Oil Company, Room 113 Getty/Texaco Oil Company, Room 114

L.S. “Sam” Skaggs, Jr., was born in 1923 in Yakama, Washington. His family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1932 where Sam attended local schools and later Westminster College. Sam served his country in the U. S. Army, Chemical Warfare Division during Wo...

Utah State University’s Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence is a 100,000-square-foot facility where integration of research, academic and clinical services enables training for students, interdisciplinary research among faculty and c...

Stan L. Albrecht was named Utah State University’s 15th president and assumed his new position on February 1, 2005. At the time of the announcement, Albrecht was serving as executive vice president and provost at Utah State. He previously served as dean o...

Richard Stanley “Stan” Laub was born in Logan, Utah on November 1, 1958. He was raised in Logan and graduated from Logan High School. Stan’s life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident on May 23, 1982.

Steven Todd Reeder was born on September 4, 1952, in Brigham City, Utah. As a boy, Steve worked in his dad’s cherry orchard and on his uncle’s farm in Box Elder. He graduated from Box Elder High School in 1970.

The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter has a rich history. Its earliest origins date back to 1600s Native Americans, who honored the land by naming it Holy in the Sky. Two hundred years later, Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers passed through what is now Sw...

The H. Paul and Mary Jane Rasmussen Teaching Garden, adjacent to the Utah State University Botanical Center Greenhouse, is open to the public and is used extensively by the more than 150 students working toward degrees in the Utah State University off-cam...

The College of Eastern Utah (now Utah State University Eastern) Student Center was named for Jennifer Leavitt, the granddaughter of Helen Leavitt, who donated money to CEU to provide scholarships.

Utah State University’s 75,000-square-foot Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center is a state-of-the-art, high-tech educational facility in Vernal, Utah, where students are trained in business, entrepreneurship, accounting, education, engineer...

Wayne Estes was an All-American basketball player for Utah State University from 1963 to 1965. Wayne still ranks as the third-leading scorer in program history with 2,001 points, as well as the fourth-leading rebounder (893). He holds school records for c...

Old Widtsoe Hall, constructed in 1914-1915, was named in honor of chemist John A. Widtsoe, who was president of what was then the Agricultural College of Utah (now Utah State University). Dr. Widtsoe, a Norwegian, immigrated to Logan with his widowed moth...

In 1977, Utah State University students Scott Watterson and Gary E. Stevenson sat a kitchen table sketching business ideas on a napkin. The college classmates began with a small import business selling various items including wood-burning stoves and clock...