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his stained glass window represents history and adorns the corridor of Margaret M. Walter Hall. Others depict education, science, and art. A total of six stained glass windows line the 44,000-square-foot two-story building next to Ohio University’s Bicentennial Park. They were salvaged from Ewing Hall, finished in 1898, before its demolition in 1974. Walter Hall houses four large classrooms, offices, a rotunda, and several conference rooms. The completion of Walter Hall in December 2003 (with the dedication on April 16, 2004) was made possible by a $5 million gift from Robert D. Walter, BSME ’67, HON ’97, and Margaret McGreevy Walter, BFA ’67. “The reason I decided to have the building named after my wife is because I wanted to honor her,” said the alumnus, a former chair of the Ohio University Board of Trustees and the founder and retired chair of Cardinal Health, at the facility’s opening. “We have been married since 1967 and have raised three sons and she is the grandmother to our six grandchildren.” Through personal gifts and their family foundation, the Walters have committed more than $17 million to the University. The Walter International Education Center and the Walter Fieldhouse also bear their names. —Caption by Maygan Beeler, BSJ ’17