MOVING HISTORY FORWARD: Perry Christianson and further junior college expansion
This Museum of North Idaho photo shows Shepperd-Gridley Residence Hall as it looked circa 1966. Designed by Fix & James Architects of Spokane shows the two-story structure that was built to house 50 men (left side) in the Shepperd wing and 50 women students in the Gridley wing (right side). It was constructed in 1963 for $300,000 ($3,075,380 in 2025 dollars), and the first students moved into the dorm in November of that year.
Photo courtesy of MUSEUM OF NORTH IDAHO
Perry A. Christianson posed for this North Idaho College photo circa 1968 while working at his desk in Lee Hall. Christianson taught math and chemistry, coached basketball, and was Dean of the College before becoming the fourth president in the history of the junior college in 1962.
Photo courtesy of MUSEUM OF NORTH IDAHO
The January installment of our NIJC story ended with Perry Christianson’s appointment as North Idaho College’s fourth president following the death of George Kildow in May 1962.
Christianson had come to work at the college in 1938 from North Dakota to teach chemistry and mathematics. He also served as dean of the college.
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