Generous
supporters of the $10 million project included the George I. Alden Trust,
the Collins Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Walter ’50 and Sandra
E. Mintz, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Margaret D. Pickering, Helen A.
Stafford, and Richard P. and Lee Wollenberg. In terms of equipment, design
for effective teaching, and faculty-student interaction, the facility is
now at the same level as the department’s spectacular teaching and
research programs. A highlight of the festivities was naming the laboratory wing the Lewis H. Kleinholz Laboratories of Biology after the legendary Reed professor who was a leading figure in establishing the overall excellence of the school’s biology department and, particularly, in developing the department’s distinctive, research-oriented approach to undergraduate education.
The
celebration began with a seminar by assistant professor of biology Keith
Karoly. Later that evening, at a dinner with trustees and other invited
guests, including senior biology majors and other students, professor of
biology Robert Kaplan presided over an after-dinner program that included
testimonials by Reed alumni. The celebration concluded with an all-community,
fifties-style, rock ‘n’ roll dance in the student union. 
