Robert H. Dodds Commons

Professor Emeritus Robert H. Dodds Jr. (MS 75, PhD 78) spent his career on the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as department head from 2004-2009, advancing the department significantly in that short time with the achievement of the M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center and the establishment of the department’s successful professional master’s degree program. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Robert H. Dodds Jr. Commons, or “Dodds Commons,” will be located prominently in the first-floor lobby of the new building, and will feature the main donor installation for the building. Supported by the CEE Department in gratitude of his visionary leadership. Additional funding is required to fully furnish this space.