Doney Hall, the third of the dorms on the Quad, was opened in 1962 and named for President Carol Doney.
Carl Doney, President of the College, 1907-1915, advanced both academics and athletics during his term in office. Despite the low financial state of affairs he inherited, he presided over the building of the Old Gymnasium and Haymond Hall of Science.
(1960-04-22) The contract for Doney Hall and the addition to the rear of Fleming Hall was signed. Both were to be ready by fall 1961.
(1960-06) Growth and Expansion. West Virginia Wesleyan College Bulletin – Sundial, p.7.
(1962) Completed in 1962 by C.H. Jimison and Sons of Huntington, West Virginia at a cost of $839,373 for the building and $38,000 for the furnishings. The hall was named for Dr. Carl G. Doney, president of Wesleyan from 1907 to 1915. [Plummer, p.105]
(1962-05) Hall is Named for President [West Virginia Wesleyan College Bulletin 1962-05, p. 2]
(1963) Doney Portrait Presentation. [Sundial 1963-09, p.32]
(2006) College Renovates Quad Residence Halls [Sundial 2006 Fall/Winter p.8] The first phase of a two million dollar residence hall renovation project this summer in Doney Hall, Fleming Hall, and McCuskey Hall has been completed. the new improvements provided new energy efficient windows, desks, chairs, beds, doors, and floor tile in doney and Fleming and new energy efficient windows in Mccuskey. Students are also benefiting from interior and exterior painting, more community space, and an upgrade to the television cable system. Phase two of the project will begin this summer. All bathrooms in the Quad will be remodeled. The College’s long-term plan is to renovate other residence halls over the campus during the next several years. Currenly, over 80 percent of Wesleyan’s students live on-campus.
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