In honor of Esther Klages, a longtime supporter of George Fox during her lifetime, the university has renamed the former Heacock Commons the “Klages Center.”
A portion of the facility is being converted into space for use by the engineering department, which will feature a collaborative design center, or “Collaboratory,” in what was the Klages Dining Room.
The selection of “Klages Center” was chosen to honor a woman who contributed greatly to the school. Her generosity made possible the construction of the Centennial Tower, and she helped fund the quad’s period light poles adorned with flowering baskets and banners. Klages passed away in 2004 at the age of 100.