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UAF photos by Sierra Coley

The five-story William A. O’Neill Resources Building opened in 1973. The 41,000-square-foot O’Neill Building was designed for offices and laboratories on three levels with mechanical services on the other two. A system of movable walls allows easy adaptation of the interior. O’Neill was dedicated May 17, 1975.

William O'Neill was a 1934 graduate of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines and a member of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø for 25 years, serving as president from 1970 to 1974. The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association honored him as Alumnus of the Year in 1968. O’Neill is credited with playing a major role in the development of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø from a small, one-campus institution into the statewide system it is today and with making the alumni association a stronger, larger organization.