Grimsley Hall
![The exterior of Grimsley Hall](https://www.citadel.edu/our-campus/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/20200125_CP_BuildingMugs_036-1024x683.jpg)
![Representative Nancy Mace attends a project presentation from senior engineering cadets](https://www.citadel.edu/our-campus/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/20211109_CP_EngineeringPresentation_027-1024x683.jpg)
Grimsley Hall is home to the Department of Physics; Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Graham Copeland Auditorium; the Bernard Gordon Conference Room; a computer room and extensive laboratories. The academic building provides a modern and complete educational environment. Copeland Auditorium is a 140-seat facility acoustically designed for audio presentations.
Named in honor of Maj. Gen. James A. Grimsley, Jr., a 1942 graduate and the 16th president of the college, the building is situated facing the north side of Summerall Field. The auditorium was made possible by Paola Groverman in memory of her father, D. Graham Copeland, a 1903 alumnus who is credited with building a very difficult portion of the Tamiami Trail, the highway that traverses the state of Florida.
![Mechanical engineering students test a mechanical arm to aid in American Sign Language communication in Grimsley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Photo by Cameron Pollack / The Citadel)](https://www.citadel.edu/our-campus/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/20200304_CP_Biomimicry_012-1024x683.jpg)
![Electrical Engineering students participate in laboratory work in Grimsley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Photo by Cameron Pollack / The Citadel)](https://www.citadel.edu/our-campus/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/20200304_CP_Labs_010-1024x683.jpg)