On Tuesday, Sept. 10 the results came in for the name of the new engineering building on campus.

Finishing with over 1,000 more votes than the runner-up Redlands, the name of the building will be Kokopelli Hall. 

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The name comes from the Kokopelli Loop Trails Area. Located in Fruita, the trail is 142 miles long and stretches all the way to Moab, Utah. 

Kokopelli is a popular name in the Western Slope. A health and wellness center uses the name here in Grand Junction. Elsewhere there is Kokopelli Farm Market and a liquor store bearing the name.

There will now be a draw for iPads for the students who nominated Kokopelli and from the nine who nominated Redlands.