Special thanks to the Willard L. Eccles Foundation and the Katherine W. Dumke & Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Foundation, for their generous donations which made this observatory possible.
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••• The Department of Physics & Astronomy would also like to acknowledge the following individuals & organizations for their invaluable support & expertise: The University of Utah The State of Utah Utah Commercial Contractors Mike McHugh (President) Jeff Jacobson (Project Superintendent) Bruce Crotty (Senior Project Manager) DFM Engineering (Telescope Manufacturer) Frank Melsheimer (President) Ian Huss (Production Manager) Richard Neel (Machinist) The Bureau of Land Management Matthew Custer (Realty Specialist) The Center for High Performance Computing Joe Breen (Network Assistant Director) The Utah Education Network Jeff Egly (Associate Director) Brad Miller (Field Engineer) Beaver County Rob Adams (Economic Development Director) Craig Davis (Zoning Administrator) Donald J. Willden (Chairman, County Commissioners) and Paul Ricketts, Harold Simpson & Chris Zimmer.
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Dedication
Willard L. Eccles Observatory at Frisco Peak
Construction
November 11, 2009 James Fletcher Building The University of Utah Completion