President Eisenhower dedicates the Walsh Building, the new home of the MSFS

By 1959, construction of the Edmond A. Walsh Memorial building had been completed. This facility would house MSFS until for the next 30 years, and is still in use today for SFS classes and beyond. President Eisenhower honored Georgetown University by joining for the dedication of the Walsh Building.

Eisenhower receiving an honorary degree during the dedication of the Edmond A. Walsh Memorial building in 1959.

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The unveiling of a statue by President Eisenhower at the dedication of the Walsh Building

The Georgetown University Alumni Magazine marks the occasion of President Eisenhower’s visit to campus to dedicate the Walsh Building.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower with Georgetown President Edward B. Bunn, S.J., at the dedication of the Edmund A. Walsh Memorial Building, 1958.

Title: President Eisenhower dedicates the Walsh Building, the new home of the MSFS