2394 YOST STREET
Ketner Hall houses the Ralph W. Ketner School of Business, Department of Teacher Education, and the School of Evening and Graduate Studies Program. Located adjacent to the Cannon Student Center, Ketner Hall contains a variety of classrooms and other academic facilities within its three-story structure. Included are a library, seminar rooms, computer labs, conference areas, and faculty offices.
It also contains a 150-seat teaching auditorium named in honor of Tom E. Smith, a 1964 graduate of Catawba, member of the Board of Trustees, and former president and chairman of the board of Food Lion, Inc., headquartered in Salisbury. This space is frequently used for meetings and conferences. The Delhaize Atrium is a central location topped by a skylight that provides access to all three floors in this modern facility. The atrium is named in honor of Establishments Delhaize Fréres et cie "Le Lion" S.A. of Brussels, Belgium, in recognition of their generous support of the college during the Campaign for Excellence (1985-88) and their honoring of their business associate Ralph W. Ketner.
Ketner Hall and the Ketner School of Business are named in honor of Ralph W. Ketner of Salisbury, former vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees, and a benefactor of the College. Mr. Ketner is one of the founders and chairman emeritus of the board of Food Lion, Inc. The facility was completed in 1988.
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