page_title: William Henry Emerson
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: William Henry Emerson / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Door to the Emerson Building on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
context_page_description: William Henry "Big Doc" Emerson was an American chemist.
context_section_description: William Henry Emerson's son, Cherry Logan Emerson, Sr., also attended Georgia Tech and served as one of its deans. William Henry Emerson's grandson, Cherry Logan Emerson, Jr., did not attend Georgia Tech but nevertheless followed in his grandfather's footsteps and became a notable chemist.
  The Class of 1924 and the ANAK Society gifted a portrait of William Henry Emerson to Georgia Tech in 1924, following his death. The portrait was painted by noted Atlanta artist Kate Edwards. After being lost some time in the 1980s, the portrait was found and restored in the early 1990s. It has hung in the atrium of the Lyman Hall Building since October 15, 1992.
  The William Henry Emerson Building, erected in 1925 by architects R. S. Pringle and Francis P. Smith, is located in the Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District. The building houses Georgia Tech's Accounting, Capital Planning and Space Management, and Internal Auditing departments.
  The William Henry Emerson Fellowship in Chemistry is awarded in his honor. At Emory University, Emerson is recognized by the William Henry Emerson Chair of Chemistry.
caption: Door to the Emerson Building
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