Beginning in 1958, with assistance from the federal government, the University began the original four-phase development of the South 40. The buildings that currently make up Shanedling/Dauten/Rutledge were originally women’s dormitories built during the second phase of construction along with HIG and Lee/Beaumont Residential Colleges.
Shanedling/Dauten/Rutledge was originally called J, K and L before the buildings were dedicated and named after Donald Shanedling (1973), Carl Dauten (1976) and Thomas G. Rutledge (1965), respectively. Today, our Residential Community is affectionately known as The JK and L, or just JKL.
JKL communities
Shanedling Hall
Shanedling Hall consists of traditional six-person suites each having its own bathroom. Each student will have a: XL twin bed frame and accompanying mattress; a three drawer dresser; and a computer desk and chair. The suite is carpeted and a shower curtain is provided.
Shanedling Hall provides a kitchen on the main floor, has available music practice rooms, study spaces, a main computer lab, and spacious common spaces. Students will be responsible for providing their personal items and toiletries.
Dauten Hall
Dauten Hall consists of traditional six-person suites each having its own bathroom. Each student will have a: XL twin bed frame and accompanying mattress; a three drawer dresser; and a computer desk and chair. The suite is carpeted and a shower curtain is provided.
JKL provides a kitchen on the main floor of Shanedling Hall, has available music practice rooms, study spaces, a main computer lab, laundry facilities, and spacious common spaces. Students will be responsible for providing their personal items and toiletries.
Rutledge Hall
Rutledge Hall consists of traditional six-person suites each having its own bathroom. Each student will have a: XL twin bed frame and accompanying mattress; a three drawer dresser; and a computer desk and chair. The suite is carpeted and a shower curtain is provided.
JKL provides a kitchen on the main floor of Shanedling Hall, has available music practice rooms, study spaces, a main computer lab, laundry facilities, and spacious common spaces. Students will be responsible for providing their personal items and toiletries.
JKL staff
Shantiera Carprue
She/Her/Hers
Residential Community Director
Shanedling, Dauten, Rutledge and LeeBeau Residential Communities (Beaumont Hall, Dauten Hall, Lee Hall, Rutledge Hall, & Shanedling Hall); The Village Residential Community (Village, Lopata, Village East, House 5, & House 22)
Gloria Wiredu
Residential Community Grad Fellow
JKL Residential Community (Shanedling House, Dauten House, Rutledge House)
Resident advisors
WUSAs
For information about the WUSA League of Students, visit Student Transitions & Family Programs.
About our namesake
Carl Dauten earned his AB, MA and PhD from Washington University. He served as professor of finance and banking in the Washington University School of Business and Public Administration. His administrative services at Washington University included vice chancellor for administration, vice chancellor and associate provost, and executive vice chancellor. Outside of the university he served as chairman of the Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House, was the associate editor of the Journal of Finance and wrote several books, some of which served as texts for college business courses. He was also a member of several honorary societies.
Thomas G. Rutledge was born in October of 1917 and earned his BA from Yale University in 1940. For the following two years, he worked in the sales, advertising and production department of Anheuser-Busch, Inc. During World War II, he served as a carrier-based aircraft pilot for the U.S. Navy, and enrolled in the Washington University Law School upon leaving the Navy. He earned his LLB in 1948 and joined the law firm of Lashly, Lashly and Miller.
In 1952, he began work for McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and was vice president of the Board of Directors by 1959. In 1962, after a series of promotions, he became vice president and general counsel. A year later he died in an automobile accident while driving to work. He was a member of the Missouri Historical Society, the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, the St. Louis Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Washington University Planning and Development Council.
Following Rutledge’s death, James S. McDonnell, Chairman of the Board of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and President of the Board of Directors of Washington University, donated one million dollars, part of which was in honor of his business associate, Thomas Rutledge.
In appreciation for the generous financial support of Mrs. Arthur Groman, the building was named in honor of her late husband, Donald Shanedling.