Ollie Watts Davis, conductor of the University of Illinois Black Chorus, sings "Nancy Hanks" during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

The University of Illinois Black Chorus is applauded during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

L-R-University of Illinois President Robert Easter, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Ruth Watkins and Chancellor Phyllis Wise cut the ribbon during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Chancellor Phyllis Wise speaks uring the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Illinois Capital Development Board Chairman Peter O'Brien speaks during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

UI President Robert Easter, left, and Gov. Pat Quinn during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Illinois Capital Development Board Executive Director Jim Underwood speaks during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speaks during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speaks during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

University of Illinois President Robert Easter listens Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speaks during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy speaks during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Ollie Watts Davis, conductor of the University of Illinois Black Chorus, sings "Nancy Hanks" during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

The crowd during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

People wait in line to sign in before the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

The main entry way of Lincoln Hall before the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Gov. Pat Quinn rubs the nose of the Lincoln Bust following the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Gov. Pat Quinn and various dignitaries get a tour of Lincoln Hall following the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Architecture professor Kathryn Anthony rubs the nose of the Lincoln Bust following the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Gov. Pat Quinn and various dignitaries get a tour of Lincoln Hall following the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

People look at engraved stones in the courtyard following the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Engraved stones in the courtyard of Lincoln Hall following the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Members of the first class of Lincoln Scholars are recognized during the Lincoln Hall Rededication Ceremony in the Lincoln Hall Theater on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Urbana on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.