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Rush Residence Hall reopened on Wednesday, April
26, at 11:30 a.m.
On the National Register of Historic Places, Rush
Residence Hall, built in 1937, is a 25,284 square
foot building originally constructed for $106,000.
This facility has undergone $2.2 million in
renovations and will house 83 students. Cabinetry,
ceiling grid, acoustical ceiling and lighting were
replaced in the residence hall. New additions
include: a new elevator tower, telecom rooms,
electrical rooms, guest apartment on the ground
floor, and a computer room with wireless access.
Upgraded finishes were installed throughout the
residence hall as well as upgraded heating and
cooling systems.
Named in honor of Ruth Gwendolyn Rush, the facility
is located in the heart of the campus. Dean Rush
served as dean of women, teacher of education, and
director of student teaching (1929-1948). She gave
thirty-eight years of service to the university,
beginning when the school was known as the National
Religious Training School.
Born in 1893, in Atlanta, Georgia, Rush received her
bachelor’s degree from Clark College in Atlanta, and
in 1927, a master’s degree in education from Harvard
University. She studied personnel and education
administration at Radcliffe College from 1925 to
1926, and at Columbia University from 1930 to 1931.
The joined the faculty of the National Religious
Training School in 1915. In 1935, she became dean of
women but continued to teach courses in psychology,
tests and measurements, and other areas. She was a
member of the interim committee that administered
the university’s affairs from October 10, 1947, to
January 20, 1948. Following the death of Dr. James
E. Shepard, she resigned from the college and became
dean of students at Spelman College in Atlanta. She
was dean of women at Spelman from 1953 to 1958. Rush
died in Atlanta in January of 1967.
The ribbon cutting took take place at the main
entrance of the Rush Residence Hall and it was free
and open to the public. |
