The building, which sits on the site of the former Baker Center, is named for Steven L. Schoonover, a 1967 graduate of the Scripps College of Communication who made a $7.5-million lead gift towards the construction of the facility in 2007. This state-of-the-art center of communication has been my home away from home while pursuing my MFA here at Ohio University. Steven L. Schoonover, who always asked to be called Steve, was a self-proclaimed “regular guy” has left a lasting legacy at Ohio University passed away February 27, 2020. #ouscrippsmfa #schoonovercenter #ohiouniversity #digitalinfrared #communicationmediaartsmfa #steveschoonover (at Schoonover Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Z2mdTAnUiiKv4KML0j74QIPRJIwoHY700Jfg0/?igshid=14qu6q8ue20kl