Built in 1939 and renovated in 2006, Withers Hall is named after William Alphonse Withers. Like D.H. Hill (D.H. Hill Library), Withers--who had just finished his graduate study as an agricultural... Built in 1939 and renovated in 2006, Withers Hall is named after William Alphonse Withers. Like D.H. Hill (D.H. Hill Library), Withers--who had just finished his graduate study as an agricultural chemist--became one of NC State's first five faculty members in 1889. He wrote the North Carolina Pure Food and Drug legislation of 1899 and was a member of the national Pure Food and Drug Conference of 1908. During the Riddick administration (Riddick Hall), he served as NC State's vice president.