Slusher Hall
Slusher Hall is a residence hall in the Drillfield Community. It consists of 12-story Slusher Tower, home to 331 residents, and Slusher Wing, home to 303 residents. While Slusher Wing is only three stories high, the floors are numbered two through four because of the way the Wing connects to the Tower via "The Tree Lounge." Construction began in the Fall of 1971 and was completed in 1972. Cost of construction was $3,545,144; the building contains 125,160 sq. ft.
Clarice Slusher Pritchard
Slusher Hall is named for Clarice Slusher Pritchard. Pritchard was among the first women to graduate from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. A member of the class of 1927, she earned a bachelor of business administration degree. She also received her master of science degree in 1936. She served her alma mater long and faithfully, first as assistant registrar and then, for about 29 years, as registrar, retiring in 1963. She was named registrar emerita upon her retirement. She once said that she had fond memories of polite students who "never failed to say 'Yes, ma'am,' or 'No, ma'am'" when she asked them a question. Being one of the few women working on campus was not a problem, Pritchard said, but others remember her as a pioneer who paved the way for women who followed her.
References: "Heroes and Heroines Set in Stone," by Su Clauson-Wicker and Netta Smith, in the fall 1995 issue of Virginia Tech Magazine. University Archives of Virginia Tech, Historical Data Book, Section 6.5.
Address: Drillfield Drive (Lower Quad) | Map Grid: M-6
Originally Built: 1972 | Abbreviation: SLUSH