School of Engineering & Technology. The school is named after alumni Jerry and Jorja Allen. Fawick Hall also houses the McKetta Department of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, the Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and the Department of Technology. The chemical engineering laboratories and offices are housed in the Howard P. Conrad Chemical Engineering Wing of Fawick Hall, named in honor of Howard P. Conrad, distinguished industrialist and friend of the University. The central entrance of Fawick Hall is known as the Clifford W. Sponsel Tower and is named in honor of Dr. Clifford W. Sponsel, an emeritus member of Trine University’s Board of Trustees and a 1931 civil engineering graduate of Tri-State College.
Ford Building/Franks School of Education Named in honor of a former chair of the Board of Trustees, the Perry T. Ford Memorial Building is a three-level building that houses the Franks School of Education which was named after long standing trustee member Lawrence Franks. The Mary Mogish Kostyshak Educational Media Resource Center is also located in the Ford Building. The center offers a juvenile literature and school curriculum collection, kits, and audio-visual resource materials as well as workspace and materials to support education students. Named in honor of Paul and Mary Mogish Kostyshak, the Kostyshak Wing of the Perry T. Ford Memorial Building was dedicated May 19, 1995. Paul Kostyshak was a 1949 Tri-State College civil engineering graduate. The Ford Building also houses the Communication Department and the Music Department.
Forman Hall Forman Hall, named after Leamen Forman, trustee emeritus which includes the Trine Welcome Center, named after current trustees Ralph and Sheri Trine, and the Radcliffe Conference Room, was dedicated in April 2001. It houses the Office of Admission, Office of Financial Aid, Office of the Registrar, Business Office, Human Resources Office, and Career Services Office.
Hershey Hall At the center of Trine University's athletics is the Hershey Hall athletic facility, named in honor of Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. One of the best small school athletic facilities in the Midwest, Hershey Hall has a main basketball court that seats 4,500, an indoor walking track, two auxiliary gymnasiums, four volleyball courts, racquetball courts, a free-weight room and a fitness center. Hershey Hall has hosted numerous collegiate championships.
Shambaugh Hall From 1905 to 1970, William D. Shambaugh Hall was known first as the Engineering Building and later as the Recitation Building, which housed the classrooms for basic subjects. The building was renovated in 1988-89 and was named in honor of William D. Shambaugh, a distinguished alumnus. It now houses the Ketner School of Business which includes the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Sport & Hospitality Management.
T. Furth Performing Arts Center Angola native Cliff Ryan graduated from Tri-State College in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration-accounting. The gift from Ryan and his wife, Sigrid, will help refurbish the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts, the former Angola Christian Church, which the university acquired in spring 2008. Their contribution will establish the center’s Ryan Concert Hall.