Presser Hall was made possible by a gift from the Presser Foundation and contains studios, practice rooms, and faculty offices for the Music Department, as well as Hughes Recital Hall named in memory of J.K. and Annie Hughes. The building was constructed in 1929. The recital hall was refurbished in 1979 through a generous gift made by Raymond L. Dillard and Genevieve Hughes Dillard (Class of 1931).