Burrill Hall

Dedicated September 8, 1959, [1] the $4,217,000 [2] Burrill Hall was named after Thomas J. Burrill, an integral figure in campus' early history. [3] Burrill served as Acting President of the University from 1891 to 1894 and was responsible for several early developments in bacterial and plant pathology. [4]

His influence on the University's path was so profound that in 1916 entomology professor Stephen Forbes said, "If [Thomas Burrill] may not be called the Father of the University of Illinois, he was at least its elder brother, intimately acquainted with its aims, character, and history Long may he live in these halls and on this campus, in memory, in spirit, in example, and in the gratitude and honor of all good men." [5]