Dinan Hall Dedication

April 3, 2025

Penn President J. Larry Jameson joined Erika H. James, Dean of the Wharton School, and University Trustee and Wharton Advisor Jamie Dinan, W’81 to celebrate the restoration and new name of Dinan Hall. Originally completed in 1972 by Penn-trained architects Bower & Fradley and influenced by Louis Kahn, the building, formerly known as Vance Hall, has been fully renovated to support key Wharton programs and departments, including Business Economics and Public Policy, Real Estate, and the McNulty Leadership Program.  Acknowledging Dinan’s philanthropy, President Jameson said, “Jamie, on behalf of a grateful University, thank you for your leadership in advancing Penn’s highest priorities…It’s right that this historic Penn building here in the heart of campus now bears your name."

Penn Today news story.

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Photographs by Eric Sucar and Shira Yudkoff.