Important figures
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DRAIME
building and Anna Draime
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Buildings
Buildings
buildings
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Potsdam.edu
8/7/2015
SUNY Potsdam Architecture-Stowell Hall
Stowell Hall
Year Completed 1964
named for Dr. Thomas Blanchard Stowell 1846-1927
who was the Principal of Potsdam Normal School 1889-1909 - Confident - unassuming leader - Educational innovator - Scientist - Scholar
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SUNY Potsdam Architecture-Merritt Hall
Merritt Hall/General Merritt
Year Completed 1951
is named after General Edwin Atkins Merritt 1828-1916
who was the President of Potsdam Normal Board - Educator - Soldier - Statesman Consul General in London
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This building contains offices of health related services, Sociology faculty, dance studios, and areas for sports activities
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SUNY Potsdam Architecture-Satterlee
O.Ward Satterlee and Satterlee Hall
Year Completed 1954
this hall was named after Dr. O. Ward Satterlee (1907-1970 ) who was the Director of Education 1947-1969 - First Dean of Education at State University College at Potsdam
this building was originally the administration building
98,840 square feet, contains the offices of the School of Education and Drama and houses art studios
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SUNY Potsdam Arch-MacVicar
MacVicar Hall/Reverend Malcom MacVicar
Year Completed 1951 it is named after:
The Reverend Dr. Malcolm MacVicar 1829-1904
Who was the first principal of Potsdam Normal School 1869-1880 - Scholar - Educator - Leader - Missionary
originally a residence hall
18,692 square feet, contains the math, philosophy, and computer science departments as well as the anthropology department
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SUNY Potsdam-Morey Hall
Morey Hall/Amelia Morey
Year Completed: 1951
named after Amelia Morey 1842-1911 who was the
Principal of intermediate grades and preceptress at Potsdam Normal School - Outstanding teacher and administrator
In 1869 Amelia Morey joined the Potsdam Normal School faculty in a brand new building which had replaced the original St. Lawrence Academy. She had just graduated from the Oswego Normal School. Earlier she had attended the Susquahanna Seminary and Binghampton Academy. At age 16 she had passed the necessary examinations and taught her first term of school. She coped with 70 pupils "to the satisfaction of all except herself."
Morey was principal of the intermediate department in the Practice School, with responsibility for instruction in arithmetic and grammar. She was noted for her executive ability in managing the department and was made Preceptress of the Practice School in 1876. Although Morey was offered other positions, often at higher pay, she chose to stay in Potsdam. She retired in 1901; Morey Hall is named for her.
originally a residence hall
21,152 square feet, contains classrooms for English, foreign languages, and psychology
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SUNY Potsdam Architecture-Carson Hall
Carson Hall
Year Completed 1951, converted in 1970
named after Dr. William R. Carson 1902-1975 who was a
Surgeon - Psychiatrist - Radiologist - Author and lecturer - Counselor -Community leader - Member of College Council 1948-1975
originally a college union building
21,800 square feet, contains classrooms for math and a small snack bar
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SUNY Potsdam Architecture-Sisson Hall
History of Sisson Hall and the Sisson Family
Perhaps no extended family became so thoroughly integrated into the life of Potsdam as the Sissons. George Wing Sisson and his wife Sarah Hamilton Sisson moved from Glens Falls to Potsdam in 1867. After being involved in the lumber business, he and others founded the Racquette River Paper Company in 1892.
Named After George Wing Sisson, Jr. 1862-1954
who succeeded his father as president of the Racquette River Paper Company
Businessman - Researcher - Expert in fields of paper and agriculture - Class of 1881 - President of Board of Visitors
Sisson Hall was completed in 1958, residence hall
44,226 square feet, contains 200 beds
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