Harley H. Hall, in whose honor the buiding is named, lived in Vancouver, attended Evergreen schools and graduated from Clark College. For two tours, he was Commander of the Blue Angels and was a candidate in the astronaut program. At 32, he was the youngest man in the Navy to hold the rank of Commander. As a pilot on his third tour of duty in Vietnam, he was shot down and is missing in action since January 27, 1973.