Opened in 1963, the Scrugham Engineering and Mines Building was named in honor of James Scrugham, a dean of the College of Engineering, Governor of Nevada, U.S. House of Representatives member and State Engineer.
The building is home to the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Department of Electrical & Biomedical Engineering, the Engineering Advising Center, Engineering Tutoring Center and Engineering Career Services. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and the State Geological Survey also are in this building.
Building information
- Building Number: 56
- Building Acronym: SEM