Devon Energy Hall

Devon Energy Hall was dedicated in January 2010 as a multi-disciplinary facility for the College of Engineering. This building was designed to create a collaborative learning environment, and at the time of construction represented the largest single corporate gift in OU's history. The 103,000 square feet of classrooms, team rooms, teaching labs and flexible high-tech research space will enable the College to continue to implement its redesigned engineering curriculum, which places added emphasis on teamwork and leadership. Devon Energy Hall also provides a home to the schools of Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. , Devon Energy Corporation is a leading independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company. Devon's operations are focused onshore in the United States and Canada. The company also owns natural gas pipelines and treatment facilities in many of its producing areas, making Devon one of North America's larger processors of natural gas liquids. , The company's portfolio of gas and oil properties provides stable, environmentally responsible production and a platform for future growth. The company's co-founder John Nichols was a pioneer in the oil and gas industry and filed the first public oil and gas drilling fund with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1950. He received the university's inaugural Oklahoman Trailblazer Award for Outstanding Leadership in the energy industry. Oil and Gas Investor magazine named him as one of the hundred most influential people in the petroleum industry in the 20th century. , Devon CEO Larry Nichols and his wife, Polly, an OU graduate, have perpetuated the company's support of the university initiated by Larry's father, Devon's first chairman, John Nichols and his wife, Mary, both of whom are OU graduates. John and Mary met at OU and shared a deep commitment to the university, supporting the library, the School of Dance and the College of Business, as well as the academic programs related to energy.