Rendleman Hall
Originally named the General Office Building when it opened in 1969, Rendleman Hall was named after John Rendleman, who was appointed president of SIUE in 1971 by his predecessor Delyte Morris as part of an effort to decentralize the SIU System. The building was named after him after he died from lung cancer in 1976. The School of Dental Medicine, the second floor of the MUC, and Cougar Village were all opened under Rendleman’s leadership in the early 1970s. Cougar Village was the first and only on-campus resident facility until the opening of Woodland Hall in 1994. After four anti-Vietnam War protestors were killed at Kent State University in 1970, Rendleman held an open forum in the MUC for students to express their concerns. SIUC temporarily closed its campus shortly after, while Rendleman held campus-wide convocations to spark a dialogue with students and avoid violence on campus.