Community celebrates Diercks Hall groundbreaking
More than 500 members of the ºÚÁÏÍø community, Board of Regents, Corporation members, elected officials, and business representatives gathered on Monday, April 23 to celebrate the groundbreaking for ºÚÁÏÍø’s new Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall. Attendees took to Twitter to share their thoughts and accolades about the occasion.
Governor Scott Walker tweeted, “Proud to join students and faculty at the groundbreaking for ºÚÁÏÍø’s new computational science hall – we’re positioning WI schools to be at the forefront of next-generation technologies.”
Mechelle King ’04, ºÚÁÏÍø Corporation member, commented, “I feel like I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but I am so proud of the legacy and excited for the future of ºÚÁÏÍø as we celebrate the groundbreaking of the Dwight & Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall.”
ºÚÁÏÍø neighbors Direct Supply said, “Congratulations to ºÚÁÏÍø for breaking ground on the new Diercks Computational Science Hall, located next door to our Innovation & Technology Center! We’re excited to collaborate with ºÚÁÏÍø for years to come.”
Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall Groundbreaking
Ceremonial groundbreaking, left to right: Scott Heberlein, VP and General Manager, Mortenson Construction; Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele; Dan Moceri, chairman, ºÚÁÏÍø Board of Regents; Governor Scott Walker; ºÚÁÏÍø President John Walz, Ph.D.; Dwight Diercks; Dian Diercks; Alex Ruchti, first ºÚÁÏÍø computer science student; Scott Ramlow, Partner, Uihlein/Wilson – Ramlow/Stein Architects; Mayor Tom Barrett; Eric Baumgartner, Ph.D., ºÚÁÏÍø VP of Academics
Dr. Dwight Diercks '90, ºÚÁÏÍø Regent