Built in 1966 and renovated in 1979, Sullivan Hall is named after William Henry Sullivan who had attended NC State for three years before working for railroads and engineering companies. In 1927 he founded... Built in 1966 and renovated in 1979, Sullivan Hall is named after William Henry Sullivan who had attended NC State for three years before working for railroads and engineering companies. In 1927 he founded the W. H. Sullivan Company, a mechanical contracting firm. He was a two-term president of NC State's Alumni Association and had a seat on the UNC Board of Trustees. He also served as director of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and, from 1942 to 1945, as the city's mayor.