A groundbreaking ceremony held in September 2022 marks the beginning of construction on the new Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building.
Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building
Building On Our Past, Building For Our Future
Industrial engineering at Iowa State is moving into their new home this month!
80,000 gross square feet of classrooms and labs
Sukup Advanced Manufacturing Lab for hands-on experience in automation and data collection technologies for Industry 4.0
Speer Family Capstone Design Lab for working on real-world projects with industry and faculty mentors
The SPARK student advising space for undergrad and grad student success
High-bay and low-bay ergonomics laboratories for human factors research and instruction
Team-based learning auditorium and open spaces for student collaboration
The Therkildsen story
The facility is named in honor of Iowa State graduates C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. McEwen Therkildsen. Their $42 million lead gift for the facility is the largest gift for an academic building in Iowa State University’s history.
Joyce and Turk embody the Cyclone spirit of hard work, innovation and integrity. Their transformational generosity strengthens Iowa State’s national prominence in engineering and ensures future generations of Cyclones have the same life-changing educational opportunities they did. We are deeply grateful for their support and for the support of all the donors who made the building possible.
