University of Denver Autumn 2024

A DORM FOR THE MODERN ERA (1959) Students are fiercely proud of their residence hall, but for decades, residents of Johnson-McFarlane Hall have been the proudest of them all. Built in 1957 and one of the earliest co-ed dorms in the country, J-MAC, as it is affectionately known, earned its name from Granville “Granny” Johnson (BA ’23, MA ’25) and Ida McFarlane, two longtime faculty members. TIME CAPSULE

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