Blye-Poteat Hall opened in 2007 as the new home for the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences. The building was named for the two significant donors who made the building possible -Miss Gertrude Blye and John T. Poteat. Comprising 18,457 sq. feet the building has state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratory facilities for consumer services; interior design; retailing; child and family studies; vocational education; and foods, nutrition, and dietetics. The B/S/H/ Foods and Nutrition Laboratory is a national field test site for Thermador Professional Ranges and displays the latest in kitchen design by area members of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA).