Margery Reed hall was named for the daughter of Verner and Mary Reed. Margery Reed was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1894. She graduated from the University of Denver in 1919 with a BA in English. That year she took a position as an assistant professor of English at DU and there met her future husband, Paul Mayo, who also taught English. In 1924 Paul and Margery traveled to Peru, where he joined the diplomatic service. Margery became ill in Peru and returned to the U.S., where she died in 1925 at age 31. Her mother, Mary Reed, donated $100,000 toward construction of Margery Reed Mayo Hall, which opened in 1929. The building name was later shortened to Margery Reed Hall and is currently undergoing renovation. Once complete, the building will house units of the Daniels College of Business.