Dixie Gammage Hall

Dixie Gammage Hall is the only building on the ASU campus with a doorbell. Thus it's fitting that this former dormitory should be named after a woman who, by all accounts, was just as distinctive. Dixie Dees Gammage was married to her former pupil Grady Gammage, ASU's ninth president, in 1913. She was a woman with a vision and played an active role in the development of ASU. Dixie was also known for her friendly, caring demeanor. That is why students voted to name the hall in her honor at its opening in 1941.

Today, Dixie Gammage Hall is home to the dean's office, departmental offices, advising, and other services for the Herberger College for the Arts. Many offices still have sinks and mirrors, reminders that the building was once a residence hall.Its back doors open to the Secret Garden, where, perhaps, students once went to "contemplate what they were to become."