Hobson Hall
Hobson Hall is named after William Hobson, who led the migration of Iowa Quakers over the Oregon Trail to the Willamette Valley. The settler and his wife founded a Quaker settlement in Newberg 1875, and thus Hobson is generally recognized as the founder of Quakerism in Oregon. He and his wife’s growing interest in education led to the establishment of Friends Pacific Academy, which preceded George Fox College.
Constructed in 1968, Hobson was the first of the three dorms in the complex (Macy and Sutton were added later, in 1977). Hobson was originally a male dormitory, but as the college’s population increased and the ratio of men to women changed, Hobson transitioned into women’s housing. From 1989 to 1991, Hobson was home to one floor of men and two floors of women, but by 1992, Hobson housed only women.
Today, Hobson is the east part of the three dorm complex known as HMS. The three-story building provides housing for 82 first-year women.
Macy Hall
Macy Hall is named for Charlotte Macy, who attended Pacific College in 1942 to 1946. She later studied at Asbury Theological Seminary and received a Master’s degree in religious education. She founded a Friends church in Silverton, Oregon and pastored for 11 years. Charlotte was a Member of George Fox’s Board of Trustees from 1968-1977 and was the Executive Director of Twin Rocks Friend Camp and Conference Center for 1967-1977.
The Macy Residence Hall was completed in 1977, at the same time as Sutton Hall, in order to provide urgently needed housing for the college’s growing undergraduate population.
Today, Macy is the westernmost part of the three dorm complex known as HMS. The three-story building provides housing for 78 first-year women.
Sutton Hall
Sutton Hall is named after Mary Sutton, who worked at George Fox College for 52 years. During those years she was a dorm matron, a professor of Latin, German, English and Science, and the college registrar for 17 years. She retired from George Fox College in 1963.
The Sutton Residence Hall was completed in 1977, at the same time as Macy Hall, in order to provide urgently needed housing for the college’s growing undergraduate population. Sutton Hall was initially a women’s dorm but transitioned towards male housing between 1989-1991. By 1992, Sutton was an all-male dorm.
Today, Sutton is the middle part of the three dorm complex known as HMS. The three-story building provides housing for 60 first-year men and includes the central lobby for the HMS dorms.
