Albertson Hall

Albertson Hall was constructed in 1928 to serve as the Science Building. The building was named for Dr. Fred W. Albertson, former chair of the division of biological sciences and head of the botany department at Fort Hays State University. At the time of his death in 1961, Dr. Albertson was a professor of botany.
Completion of a $7.8 million renovation of Albertson Hall occurred in May 2000. Funding for the project was provided by state-allocated "Crumbling Classroom" monies. The building now houses the departments of Agriculture, Biological Sciences, and Communication Disorders and the Dean of the College of Health and Life Sciences.
The facility is most well known for the observatory which has been open to the public for telescope viewing at specified times through the years. The observatory houses one of the two largest refractor telescopes in Kansas.