Byrd Hall, the chemistry-geology building, is named for Colonel R.M. Byrd, Citadel 1923, who served as head of the Chemistry Department from 1945 to 1956 and as academic dean from 1956 to 1966. It houses classrooms, offices, laboratories, service areas for professors, and a library. It also contains a 175-seat auditorium named in honor of Colonel Samuel A. Wideman, Citadel 1929, who was head of the Chemistry Department from 1956 to 1968.
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