POLYTECHNIC DESIGN AT SEMO IS CITED

The design of the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building to be constructed at Southeast Missouri State University has received an award from American School and University, a national magazine.

The citation appeared in the November 1998 issue, which spotlighted winners of the publication's annual architectural portfolio.

The Polytechnic Building design received the award in the "Work in Progress" category. Of the more than 176 projects profiled in the magazine, only 21 were awarded citations for exhibiting the most outstanding designs, Southeast officials said.

The architectural firm of William B. Ittner Inc. of St. Louis designed the 60,000-square-foot building and submitted the entry.

The three-story structure on the northeast part of the campus will have industrial technology labs and classrooms on the first and second floors and administrative offices on the third floor.