Images of the U.J. Noblet Building
Expansion Project
Completed October 2000
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Images of the U.J. Noblet Building Expansion Project Completed October 2000 |
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the forestry expansion was held April 23, 1999. The expansion more than doubled the space available to the School, from 48,000 to 98,000 square feet. It included Gene Hesterberg Hall, named for the former head of the forestry department, built in the center of the Noblet building over the existing concrete court. Hesterberg Hall includes a 135-seat auditorium, a large conference room, and a student organizations office, as well as a large atrium featuring four wood columns representing trees. The second part of the expansion was a new wing to be named Sam Horner Hall. This hall was made possible by the generous support of Robert and Virginia Horner. Sam Horner, Robert's father, built the Horner Flooring Company mill in Dollar Bay in 1938. His father, William Horner, pioneered the manufacture of hardwood flooring in 1891 at his Reed City plant. Later, with his son Sam, he built the nation's largest hardwood flooring mill in Newberry. The floors in the hallways and offices of Sam Horner Hall are Horner Flooring. October 6, 2000 was the official dedication of Sam Horner and Gene Hesterberg Halls. Over 300 people gathered for lunch and to be present for the ceremony that dedicated thetwo additions to the original Forestry building. Special guests Bob and Ginny Horner and Gene and Judy Hesterberg were honored for their gifts and dedication to the expansion project. The $10 million dollar project was funded by 7.5 million in State funds that MTU President Curt Tompkins was instrumental in securing, and $2.5 million in support from our alumni and friends. During the dedication ceremony MTU president Curt Tompkins commented, "We are pleased to have such handsome facilities. They are celebrations of wood. They are as visually striking as they are important to our educational endeavors….the facilities symbolize our aspirations to train foresters, wood scientists, environmental scientists, researchers and ecologists who will use and manage our natural bounty." |
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August 25, 2000 -- Images of Hesterberg Hall: an outside shot, Group 1, and Group 2 July 12, 2000 -- Images
of the outside of Horner Hall and
Hesterberg Hall May 09, 2000 -- Images of Hesterberg Hall and Horner Hall showing interior work. April 12, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall (more shots of exterior progress) April 4, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. (photographs of interior work and of the siding going up!) February 9, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. January 27, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. January 17, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. January 11, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. January 3, 2000 -- Images of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. December 13, 1999 -- Progress on Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. November 30, 1999 -- Some shots of Horner Hall and Hesterberg Hall. November 15, 1999 -- Some outside shots of Horner Hall, and Hesterberg Hall from the outside, inside, and some close up images of the "trees". November 9, 1999 -- Hesterberg Hall and Horner Hall November 5, 1999 -- Shots of progress on Hesterberg Hall and Horner Hall November 1, 1999 -- Images of Hesterberg Hall, showing the "trees" still going up, and Horner Hall, with the walls still going up. October 27, 1999 -- Hesterberg Hall, showing the laminated beams and "trees" being installed: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, with Dean Ed Frayer watching: Photo 6 October 21, 1999 -- Hesterberg Hall, as the concrete is poured over the steel subfloor of the atrium walkway: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3 October 18, 1999 --
Hesterberg Hall, showing the ongoing steel work: Photo
1, and demolition of parts of the existing building:Photo
2, Photo 3, Photo
4 October 12, 1999 --
Images of Hesterberg Hall, with more concrete being poured: Photo
1, and the steel subfloor going down for the walkway around the atrium:
Photo 2, October 6, 1999 --
Photos showing some of the the materials for the atrium of Hesterberg
Hall: Photo 1, Photo
2, some concrete work: Photo 3, and
the utility room for both new wings Photo
4 September 27, 1999
-- More images of Hesterberg Hall: Photo 1,
Photo 2, Photo 3
September 14, 1999 -- Work progresses on Horner Hall, and the steel continues to go up in Hesterberg Hall: Photo 1, Photo 2 September 9, 1999 -- The steel goes up in Hesterberg Hall: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3 September 7, 1999 --
An image of the flooring going in at Horner
Hall August 27, 1999 -- A picture of Horner Hall and a shot of the forthcoming utility room near the pilot plant. August 20, 1999 -- A
picture of the Hesterberg Hall site:
Photo 1 August 12, 1999 -- Images
of progress on Hesterberg Hall:
Photo 1 August 6, 1999 -- Images
of the Horners viewing the construction of Horner Hall:
Photo 1, Photo 2,
Photo 3, Photo 4 August 6, 1999 -- Photos
of the Hesterberg Hall Site: Photo
1 August 5, 1999 -- Photos
of the Hesterberg Hall Site: Photo
1, Photo 2 July 22, 1999 -- Photos
of the Hesterberg Hall Site: Photo
1, Photo 2 July 17, 1999 -- Photos
taken from the roof of the Noblet building showing the Hesterberg
Hall Site and the Horner Hall Site
(photos courtesy of the project architect) July 15, 1999 -- Photos
of the Hesterberg Hall Site: Photo
1, Photo 2, Photo
3; and the Horner Hall Site: Photo
1, Photo 2, Photo
3 July 2, 1999 -- Photos
showing the first footings being set up for Hesterberg hall: Photo
1, Photo 2, Photo
3 June 22, 1999 -- Photos
showing a portion of the work site: Photo 1,
Photo 2 June 16, 1999 -- Photos
showing excavation and concrete work: Photo
1, Photo 2, Photo
3, Photo 4, Photo
5, Photo 6 June 8, 1999 -- The
Horner Hall site, showing forms going up for the walls: Photo
1, , and concrete being poured into the forms Photo
2 June 3 and 4, 1999 --
The Horner Hall site, showing forms going up for the walls: Photo
1, and Photo 2 June 3, 1999 -- The
Hesterberg Hall site, showing work on the access tunnel for new utilities:
Photo 1, new drainage being set in the
parking lot: Photo 2 May 26, 1999 -- The
Hesterberg Hall site, showing removal of the retaining wall near the (now
old) main entrance to the building: Photo
1, and the hole cut in the existing foundation for utilities to be
routed to Horner hall: Photo 2 May 19 and 20, 1999
-- The Horner Hall site, showing forms for the walls going up: Photo
1, Photo 2, Photo
3, Photo 4 May 19, 1999 -- The
Hesterberg Hall site, showing demolition of the canopy over the current
main entrance to the building: Photo 1
May 13, 1999 -- An
image of the Hesterberg Hall site: Photo 1,
several of the Horner Hall site: Photo 2,
Photo 3, Photo
4, and shots of the first concrete being poured for footings:
Photo 5, Photo 6 May 11, 1999 -- Some
images from the hill above the building: Photo
1, Photo 2, and one of the Horner
Hall site: Photo 3 May 11, 1999 -- More
preparation for Hesterberg Hall Photo 1,
Photo 2, Photo
3 May 10, 1999 -- Concrete
removal in preparation for Hesterberg Hall: Photo
1 May 7, 1999 -- Moving
the trailers... Photo 1, Photo
2, Photo 3 Week of May 3, 1999
-- The hole for Sam Horner Hall is getting bigger... Week of April 26, 1999
-- The east end of the parking lot is opened to Macinnes Drive... Week of April 12, 1999
-- More site preparation for Horner Hall... Week of April 5, 1999
-- Site preparation continues for Horner Hall... Week of March 29, 1999
-- Ground clearing continues for Horner Hall... Week of March 22, 1999
-- Ground clearing begins for Horner Hall: December 11, 1998 --
Students clearing trees on the northwest side of the building (Sam Horner
Hall area): |
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