A common question that pops up at Northeastern is why they skipped over the letter "D" with the West Campus buildings. It turns out, "D" was never skipped. If one takes a look at the Northeastern University Institutional Master Plan that was filed before the construction of the West Campus buildings began in the late 1990s, there is indeed a Building D on the map. The reason it seems like we "skipped" over the letter "D" is because the building actually got a name. George D. Behrakis, an alumnus of Northeastern, along with his wife gave a naming gift to the University of $8 million. As a result, instead of having a "Building D" or "West Village D," we have the George D. Behrakis Health Sciences Center (which opened in 2003.)
On a related note, Shillman Hall, which opened in 1995, was once known as just "West Classroom Building" until Robert Shillman and his wife made a $3 million naming gift.
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