Historical State, 125, NC State University, one hundred twenty-five years of shaping the future

1904

Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947): O. Max Gardner earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from State College in 1903 and joined the staff as a chemistry instructor. He was Democratic Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921, and Governor of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933. Gardner led the movement for the consolidation of State College, the Woman's College at Greensboro and the University at Chapel Hill into the Greater University at North Carolina. Gardner Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC is named for Gardner and his wife, Fay Webb Gardner.
Transcribed from photograph: Cast of "The Good Natured Man" which was presented by the dramatic club in 1904. The ladies in the cast were probably from one of the local colleges for women. O. Max Gardner, Class of 1903 and Governor of N.C., 1929 - 1933, is standing in the center, back row, wearing a tricorn hat.

Black-and-white print (photograph)

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