Time change for K-State's Myers Hall ceremony

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News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

TIME CHANGE FOR K-STATE'S MYERS HALL CEREMONY

MANHATTAN -- The time of the ceremony for the renaming of Kansas State University's Military Sciences Building to Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall has been changed to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9.

The time change was made to accommodate the schedule of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who will be attending the ceremony. Rumsfeld will deliver a Landon Lecture at K-State at 11 a.m. Nov. 9.

K-State is renaming the Military Science Building in honor of Myers, a K-State alum who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001-2005. In the position, he was the principal military adviser to Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush and the National Security Council.

Myers graduated from K-State in 1965, where he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of the university's Air Force ROTC program. During his military career, Myers commanded various Air Force operations in the United States and abroad, among other leadership positions. Prior to becoming the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Myers served as vice chairman and as assistant to the chairman. He retired from the Air Force in September 2005.

The renaming of the building was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents. The hall, home to K-State's Army and Air Force ROTC programs, is the only building on campus to be built during World War II. Construction started in 1941 and was completed in 1943.

Myers holds a part-time appointment at K-State as a Foundation professor of military history and leadership. His duties include giving guest lectures to classes and attending special events for the K-State Alumni Association and Kansas State University Foundation.