LaFollette Complex

Lucile Knotts had taught at Burris school from 1929 until her retirement in 1953. She continued teaching by lending out a hand at tutoring many different students. She continued tutoring until her death in June 1965.

P.D. Edwards was head emeritus of the Department of Mathematics at Ball State University. He retired from Ball State in 1962 after serving thirty-six years on the faculty.

Knotts/Edwards has eight floors for students and every floor is designated to either female or male.

Students studying in the Miller College of Business are also a part of the Business Living-Learning Community. The tower is being demolished starting June 2020.

Margaret Brayton was the assistant professor emeritus of Elementary education. She also taught Burris kindergartners and first graders for thirty years. Since her retirement in 1962 she continued to make her home in Muncie, Indiana.

Gola H. Clevenger came to Ball State University in 1924 to teach business education. Two years later he became the admissions director. In 1944 his title was changed to Director of Placement and Senior Counselor in 1950. He attended Indiana University before earning his degree from Ball State where he did additional graduate work. Upon his retirement from Ball State in December 1956, Clevenger carried the title of emeritus Director of Placement. He died the summer of 1967.

Brayton/Clevenger had eight floors which were designated to female and male.

This hall used to house the dance and theatre majors. The Theatre and Dance LLC (Living Learning Community) was moved to Schmidt/Wilson Hall in 2017 when the hall reopened after a complete renovation.

Braydon/Clevenger Hall partially collapsed on January 10th, 2023 at 5:22 PM EST (10:22 PM UTC). The Middle tower was the only portion of the building that did not collapse. The Middle tower was fully demolished on February 9th, 2023.

The Brayton/Clevenger tower demolishing marked the end of the LaFollette era at Ball State.

Currently, plans to make a new green space on the North-end of Campus where LaFollette used to stand will be completed after the rubble of the demolishing is cleared.

Alumni can buy a brick from the LaFollette Complex as a memory.

Lawrence Hurst was the associate professor emeritus of Social Science. He retired from the Ball State faculty in 1950 but he continued to be an active observer of university affairs. He returns to Indiana from his home, in May to spend the summer and fall months attending campus educational, sporting, and social events. He is the author of "61 Years in the School Room" which recounts his early teaching before Ball State and to his years being involved with this University.

Lucia Alice Mysch was the associate professor emeritus of Art. She retired in 1963 after having been a member of Ball State for twenty-nine years. She's known for her work in weaving. She has been exhibited nationally and regionally and had an exhibit of the works of the country's top weavers in the Ball State Art Gallery before she retired. She conducted ten art study tours in the United States and Europe while teaching at Ball State. She was also taking her students into the studios and galleries of the many leading craftsmen of the Nation.

This hall housed some of the International Students who attended Ball State University along with the Social Sciences and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) living-learning communities. International Housing was moved to Studebaker East Hall upon its reopening.

The tower was partially demolished in the summer of 2017. It was partially demolished and turned into temporary office space and storage. This tower was not occupied by any students the Fall 2020 semester. It was fully demolished in the winter of 2020.

Grace Woody was the associate professor emeritus and coordinator emeritus of Women's Physical Education. She completed thirty-seven years at Ball State, retiring in 1961, she had joined the faculty in 1924.

John M. Shales was part of the Ball State faculty and retired in 1960 after thirty-one years.

Woody/Shales had eight floors which are designated to female and male.

Levi S. Shively was the professor emeritus of Mathematics. He had taught for 42 years, 23 of these at Ball State University. He retired in 1951.

Shively was the home to many international students, athletes, and those students that are far from home because Shively remained open during holidays and breaks when the other residence halls are closed, until the reopening of Studebaker East.

The residence hall had ten floors with a variety of accommodations.

At the end of the 2013-2014 academic year, Shively Hall was temporarily closed for repairs. The hall reopened in the 2018-2019 year to make up for the lost rooms from the demolished towers brought down in the summer of 2017. The tower began demolition starting June 2020. And was completely demolished in the Winter of 2020.