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The Felmley Hall of Science, opened in 1930, is a hall dedicated to multiple science courses available at Illinois State University. Relative to the Illinois State University Quad, Felmley Hall is located on the northeast end, across from Schroeder hall and next to Moulton Hall.

David Felmley
Felmley Hall is named after David Felmley, who was the president at Illinois University from 1900-1930. Felmley was considered an extremely influential person at Illinois State because he vastly expanded the curriculum during his term as president. When Felmley was first deemed President of Illinois State University, the school was mainly focused on teaching and education majors. However, Felmley worked to expand the majors the University offered, therefore expanding the size of the University itself. Felmley was a major influence in making Illinois State University the large public university it is today.

Layout
When Felmley Hall first opened, its 4 floors consisted of 36 classrooms and 8 labs used for science-related courses. In 1963, the National Science Foundation funded $1.8 million to the University to build an annex for Felmley Hall. The annex included more classrooms, a lecture hall that can hold up to 150 students, a planetarium, and a greenhouse. The annex opened in 1964. The planetarium is used as a learning tool for courses pertaining to astronomy, while the greenhouse was built to be utilized for environmental studies classes. The addition of these features to Felmley Hall has made it a go-to for all science courses.