Completed in 1979 as a new administration building and home to the Mountain Heritage Center, the structure was eventually named after Harold F. Robinson who served as chancellor of WCU from 1974-1984.
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was founded in 1892 by eleven former slaves. In 1929, the building and the surrounding property were sold to Cullowhee State Normal School for a sum of $3,200. The church was relocated to a nearby location…
Completed in 1979 as a new administration building and home to the Mountain Heritage Center, the structure was eventually named after Harold F. Robinson who served as chancellor of WCU from 1974-1984.
Helder Residence Hall was dedicated April 8, 1967. It was named for Horatio A. Helder, an executive at Champion Papers in Canton, North Carolina as well as a member of the Western Carolina College's Board of Trustees. Helder and his wife Adah Clark…
The Music and English Building was completed in 1978. In 1994 it was renamed for Myron Coulter, who served as Chancellor from 1984-1994, and is now known as the Myron L. Coulter Building.
Leatherwood Residence Hall was dedicated on April 8, 1967 along with Dodson Cafeteria and Helder Residence Hall. It was named in tribute to Mr. Thurman Leatherwood and his wife Mrs. Nell M. Leatherwood who provided generous monetary support to…
W. B. Harrill Residence Hall was dedicated in April of 1973. It was named for William Bunyan Harrill, who worked at Western Carolina from 1947 until his retirement in 1966. During that time he served as director of public relations and director of…
The C. D. Killian Education and Psychology building was dedicated in 1968. It was named for Dr. C. D. Killian, a man who led the Department of Education and Psychology and oversaw its transformation into the School of Education and Psychology. …
Graham Infirmary was built in 1939 as part of a large initiative to expand the physical size of campus and is one of five buildings on campus constructed with the help of the Public Works Administration. The building is named for Dr. Franklin Porter…