Brycon In The News
HUNDREDS ATTEND RIBBON CUTTING FOR CONNOR HALL
Under skies threatening summer rain, hundreds of students, alumni and well-wishers attended the Aug. 15th ribbon-cutting ceremony for Connor Hall, the newly completed arts and vocational center at the New Mexico School for the Deaf. BRYCON’s president, Bill Lemon, was among the dignitaries cutting the ribbon to open the building. While a punch list of small items remain to be done, the building is substantially complete and has received a certificate of occupancy. Dr. Ronald Stern, the headmaster of the school, praised BRYCON for completing the building in time for the start of the fall 2010 term. Connor Hall is the oldest building on campus, having been built in 1928 as the boys dormitory. Through the years however, the building no longer served the needs of the school. Studio Southwest Architects designed the building to save the historic facade, while adding an addition that would better meet the needs of the students. The building was designed to have ample natural light and wide hallways for students to congregate and communicate via sign language. According to Dr. Stern, the building meets the needs of deaf students, who are “people of sight.”
