Jerry S. Rawls Hall is a building on the
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...
campus,
Krannert School of Management
The Krannert School of Management is the school of management at Purdue University, a public research university in West Lafayette, Indiana. It offers instruction at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels.
History
The School of Ind ...
. The building is named after
Jerry S. Rawls
Jerry S. Rawls is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and chairman of Finisar.
Biography
Early life
Jerry Rawls was born in Houston, Texas, and graduated from Bellaire High School in Houston in 1962. He earned hi ...
, a Krannert alumnus, who donated $10 million toward its construction. Rawls was formerly the
chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of
Finisar Corp. The building is connected to the Krannert building via an above ground walkway.
The , four story, $37 million building houses 13 classrooms, a multimedia-based auditorium, 25 breakout rooms, distance learning facilities, computer labs and a career center. It opened for classes in August 2003 and was formally dedicated in October of that year.
School buildings completed in 2003
Purdue University buildings
Daniels School of Business
2003 establishments in Indiana
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