Background
This complex was named in honor of Robert R. LaFollette, who was the professor of Social Sciences and head of the department from 1921 until retirement in 1961. He devoted much of his life to the cause of peace. On March 24, 1967, he lost his life in a plane crash on a mountainside north of Da Nang. One thing he was known for was how he had never forgotten a student. Dr. LaFollette could recall the student's name and where they sat in his classes.
The Robert LaFollette Prize in Social Science for the best doctoral thesis has been created in his memory. The Ball State Alumni Association commissioned Nham Chi, a South Vietnamese artist, to paint his portrait.
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