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Oceanography and Physical Sciences Building

2022-08-30

The Oceanography and Physical Sciences Building is home to the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences, the Department of Physics, and the College of Sciences at Old Dominion University (ODU). It is located between Elkhorn Avenue and the Mills Godwin Life Sciences Building (MGB). History The original, rectangular phase of the building opened in 1997 and houses the Department of Ocean and… read more »

Mills Godwin Life Sciences Building (MGB)

2021-10-12

The Mills Godwin Life Sciences Building, or familiarly MGB, is home to the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Psychology, classrooms, and laboratory space. The building is located west of the Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library and next to the Pretlow Planetarium on the Old Dominion University (ODU) campus. History The Mills Godwin Life Sciences Building was built… read more »

Batten Arts and Letters Building (BAL)

2021-10-12

The Batten Arts and Letters Building, or BAL for short, is the tallest building at Old Dominion University (ODU) and houses the College of Arts and Letters departments and offices as well as classroom space and computer labs. It is located off Hampton Boulevard between 44th and 45th Streets. History Construction on BAL started in 1971 and was completed… read more »

Alfriend Building

2025-08-13

The Alfriend Building, previously known as the Alfriend Chemistry Building, is located between Webb University Center and Mills Godwin Life Sciences Building (MGB) on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The building is named after John S. Alfriend, a member of President Lewis W. Webb, Jr.’s Advisory Board from 1947 to 1962 and president of the Old Dominion Educational… read more »

Carolyn Rhodes

2021-10-13

Carolyn Rhodes (1925-2019) was a professor in the Department of English at Old Dominion University (ODU) from 1965 to 1990. Early Life Born Carolyn Hodgson on May 16, 1925, in Birmingham, Alabama, only child of Lester Hodgson and Dolly G. Hodgson, Dr. Rhodes spent her childhood between Alabama and New York City. Carolyn went on to… read more »

Suzanne Doviak

2021-10-13

Suzanne “Sue” Doviak served as an instructor at Old Dominion University (ODU) for almost 40 years. Doviak received her bachelor’s degree from the State Univeristy of New York at Buffalo and her master’s degree from ODU. Service to Old Dominion and Profession Doviak began her career at ODU in 1980 as an instructor in the Department… read more »

Donald A. Myers

2021-10-13

Donald A. Myers (1932-2019) served as the Dean of the Darden School of Education, now the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies, and was chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, later the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion University (ODU). Dr. Myers grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his undergraduate degree from… read more »

A. Rufus Tonelson Faculty Award

2021-10-08

The A. Rufus Tonelson Faculty Award is given annually to faculty for outstanding achievement in teaching, research, and service at Old Dominion University (ODU). The recipient receives $2,000, a campus parking pass for one year, and a framed certificate. Established in 1978, the award is in honor of Alan Rufus Tonelson, class of 1933, one of the… read more »

Anne Scott Daughtrey

2021-10-13

Dr. Anne Scott Daughtrey (1920-2007), was an eminent scholar and professor of business administration at both the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and Old Dominion University (ODU). Dr. Daughtrey began her career at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia from 1946 to 1959 and came to the Norfolk Division in 1959, where she… read more »

Declan De Paor

2021-10-13

Dr. Declan De Paor served as a professor of geophysics in the Department of Physics and the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences at Old Dominion University (ODU) from 2008 until his retirement in January 2017. Dr. De Paor also served as the director of ODU’s Pretlow Planetarium. Personal Life and Service to the University A native of Dublin,… read more »