Oct. 15, 2002
Groundbreaking Set for Duques Hall Oct. 17
New Building To Be Located Next To Funger Hall
The University community is set to break ground
on a new 167,000 square-foot addition to the existing Funger Hall Oct.
17 at 4:30 pm.
GW Trustee Henry “Ric” Duques and his wife, Dawn, donated
$5 million to name the School of Business and Public Management’s
new building.
Duques is chair of First Data Corporation. He earned his BBA in accountancy
in 1965 and his MBA in accountancy and finance in 1969, both from GW.
He also received a GW Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 1993.
Dawn Duques earned a BA at GW’s former School of Education and
Human Development in 1968. Their son, David, graduated from GW with
a BBA in 1997, and their daughter, Tiffany, graduated with a BBA in
2002.
A late 2004 or early 2005 occupancy date is planned. The $50 million
business school complex will include new high-tech classrooms, team
rooms, a career center, and computer labs.
Duques Hall will include a Capital Markets Room, where students can
access real-time quotes, use proprietary software and financial information
systems, and learn skills necessary for financial modeling, trading,
and portfolio management. Guest lectures and special events will be
held in the 115-seat auditorium. Students will meet informally and collaborate
on projects and other learning exercises in a series of study lounges.
The building also will house an executive conference center.
SBPM’s primary building is the Hall of Government, which it moved
into in 1938. The school also occupies the adjacent Monroe Hall, as
well as four other buildings spread across campus. The new complex will
house the entire school. SmithGroup, Inc. is the architect of the project;
construction is being managed by Whiting-Turner.
Other alumni who have made leadership gifts to SBPM include Raymond
J. Oglethorpe (MSAdmin ’69), president, America Online, Inc.; George
Wellde (MBA ’76), managing partner, Goldman Sachs; and Clifford
M. Kendall (MBA ’65), co-founder of Computer Data Systems, Inc.
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