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A Runway of Dreams Fashion Show was held in collaboration with Duke University and students at the College of Textiles. The event, "Coming Together, Creating Change," was a virtual adaptive runway show organized to showcase people with disabilities and educate about the need for adaptive clothing and disability representation in the fashion industry.
Soccer midfielder and forward Henry Gutierrez was a three-time All-American in 1988, 1990, and 1991. He was a two-time ACC "Player of the Year" in 1990 and 1991. After college, Gutierrez became a member of the U.S. National Team and played Major League Soccer before embarking on a successful coaching career.
The baccalaureate address was given by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, who helped found the Textiles School. The baccalaureate sermon was given on June 2nd by Rev. John R. Williams of Atlanta, GA, an alumnus of State College. An honorary Doctor of Textile Science was awarded to Charles Albert Cannon, president of the Board of Directors of Cannon Mills. Clement Leinster Garner, alumnus and geodetic engineer, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering.
The Board of Trustees removed the Textile Department from the School of Engineering and created a separate School of Textiles. Becoming a separate school enabled textiles to have its own dean and to compete on an equal basis with other schools in the college for resources, faculty positions, equipment, and space. Thomas Nelson became the first dean and served until 1943.
The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program was established. Fifty-six freshman women with majors in PAMS and the College of Engineering joined the program in its first year. As of 2009, the "living and learning village" included 256 women majoring in five colleges across campus, and a high school chapter was established at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
The speakers were Governor W. Kerr Scott and president of the Greater University, Gordon Gray. The invocation was given by Edward J. Agsten, pastor of West Raleigh Presbyterian Church. Honorary degrees were awarded to Ira Obed Schaub, director of the NC Agricultural Research Service; Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer; Harry Parker Hammond, dean of engineering at Penn State College; lumber industrialist Colin George Spencer; and textile scientist Frederick Bonnet.
Tim Clark was one of four players in school history to be named All-American three times and owned the school record at the NCAA Championship for a 54-hole and 72-hole score. Clark was also a member of five team championships and the 1996 East Regional championship team. He joined the PGA tour after college.
The NC State University Physical and Mathematical Science Foundation, more commonly known as the PAMS Foundation, was established. The mission of the foundation, which increased its endowment from $245,000 to more than $10 million, was to promote the educational, research and service programs of the College through personal advocacy and by securing private funding for priority programs.
In 1923, NC State hired George Zook of the US Bureau of Education to survey the college and make recommendations on how it could be restructured. Zook recommended the creation of schools focusing on the following broad disciplines: engineering, agriculture, general science, social science, and business administration. He also reported that the library was inadequate for the needs of the growing institution and suggested that library services be centralized.
The speakers were Governor R. Gregg Cherry and Greater University President Frank Porter Graham. The baccalaureate sermon was given on June 2nd by Dr. Daniel A. Poling, pastor of the Temple Church in Philadelphia. Honorary degrees were awarded to James Edward Millis of the Adams-Millis Corporation; Victor Arthur Rice, dean of the agriculture at Massachusetts State College; and Roger Williams, naval officer and industrialist.
Marshall Delancey Haywood served in 1902-1903, during which time he worked on his book, William Tryon and his Administration in the Province of North Carolina, 1765-1771 (1903). Haywood resigned when college president G. T. Winston cut his low-paying salary. He later became a noted author of North Carolina history and librarian of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1918 to 1933.
As a football defensive player, Dennis Byrd became a two-time All American in 1966 and 1967. He was a member of the "White Shoes" defense that helped the Wolfpack achieve the rank of No. 3 in the 1967 season and win the Liberty Bowl. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010, and the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
In 1950, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced that due to budget restrictions, it would discontinue support of the Minerals Research Laboratory. The TVA agreed to give the State of North Carolina the equipment in the laboratory “if the State would continue to operate the Laboratory for the benefit of the mineral producers in the area.” Governor William B. Umstead determined that the Minerals Research Laboratory should become “a function of State College,” and in 1954, the continued operation of the laboratory became the responsibility of the School of Engineering at NC State.
Dr. Robert Calkins, director of the General Education Board in New York, gave the baccalaureate address. Governor W. Kerr Scott and Greater University President Gordon Gray also made remarks. Dr. Harold Tribble, president of Wake Forest College, gave the baccalaureate sermon. Honorary degrees were awarded to Judge Junius Greene Adams, president of the Biltmore Company of Asheville; Luther Wilson Greene, chemical engineer at the Army Chemical Center in Maryland; Carl Alwin Schenck, founder of the Biltmore Forest School; and William Hagwood Ruffin, president of Erwin Mills of Durham.
The Graduate School at NC State was disbanded under the Consolidated University (a single administration overseeing NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the Women's College in Greensboro). Graduate education at NC State was then considered a branch or division of the Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill. NC State had a local Committee on Graduate Instruction during this time.
Students learned that State College acquired the bell and bronze tablet in the Memorial Bell Tower from the U.S. cruiser Charlotte, which was a ship that fought for the navy in WWI and was retired after 17 years of service on November 11, 1935. The bell was rung once when a group of students celebrating a basketball defeat over UNC broke into the tower and rang the bell.
McDowall played on the football, men's basketball, baseball, and track & field teams earning 11 varsity letters in the four sports. In 1927 and 1928, he won the Norris Athletic Trophy as NC State's top athlete. He held the school record for the longest punt return at 95 yards. He was considered NC State's top athlete of the first half-century of the college's athletics program. He was named to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1965, the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975, and NC State's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.
Soccer player Thori Staples was named ACC "Rookie of the Year" and "National Freshman of the Year" in 1991. She was a four-time All-ACC selection for 1992 to 1995. She played on the ACC All-Tournament team in 1994 and 1995 and was voted North Carolina Female Athlete of the Year for 1994. After college, Thori became a member of the U.S. National Team from 1992 to 1999. She was a member of the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup team and was considered the nation’s top defender during her playing career.
Anna Clyde Fraker was the first woman to receive a doctorate in ceramic engineering and in the College of Engineering at NC State. Dr. Fraker began her career at NC State's Department of Engineering Research where she contributed to biomaterials engineering research. Her research focused on surgical implant materials and finding a material that was compatible with the chemistry of the human body but would not corrode. In her later work at the National Bureau of Standards and Technology (NIST), Dr. Fraker's research led to the development of standards for implant materials.
Teaching and Telling Asian American Stories was a symposium for PK-12 teachers who love storytelling, especially stories from lesser-known Asian American communities. The symposium workshops aimed to provide concrete teaching strategies and pedagogy on how to bring untold stories from Asian Americans into PK-12 classrooms. It was organized by Prof. Crystal Chen Lee, College of Education at North Carolina State University, Freda Lin, Co-Director of YURI Education Project, and Dr. Cathin Goulding, Co-Director of YURI Education Project.
