Found 48 events matching "1980 "
The State Climate Office of North Carolina found a permanent home in PAMS. The office was established as part of the UNC System in 1976 and was primarily housed at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since moving to NC State, the office grew into the primary source for North Carolina weather and climate information and for climate-related research, education and extension services.
Known as "Jimmy V," Jim Valvano was the men's basketball coach from 1980 to 1990. His record at NC State was 209-114 and included the 1983 NCAA championship and 2 ACC titles. The Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in his honor after Valvano passed on April 28, 1993. In 2012, he was inducted into the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame.
A ceremony marked the beginning of the new Wolfline bus service on campus. The service initially included only one route and was intended to serve students who lived off-campus.
A van called the "Meal Mobile" began dispensing food around campus. The mobile snackbar was run by Food Services.
Track and cross country athlete Julie Shea Sutton became the first woman athlete named ACC's "Athlete of the Year." That same year, she was awarded the Broderick Cup by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). In 2012, she was inducted into the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Arboretum, located on Beryl Road, was later renamed for Dr. J.C. Raulston, its founder and director.
Bostian Hall, named for Chancellor Carey Hoyt Bostian, was built as an addition to Gardner Hall to house the biological sciences.
Dr. William E. Davis, president of the University of New Mexico, gave the commencement address. Donna Foglia gave the Address to Fellow Graduates, and UNC President William Friday also made remarks.
This organization was a local chapter of the first fraternal organization founded on the campus of a historically black college.
NC State's rifle range was closed after it failed to meet the U.S. Army's rifle range safety specifications. The Craft Center was expanded into the space the rifle range once occupied.
The Friends of the Library Board of Directors created membership categories for their participating members.
One of the most well-attended annual Friends of the Libraries dinner meetings featured guest speaker Robert W. Burchfield, lead editor for the Oxford English Dictionary. He spoke about the English language and how it was evolving due to modern social movements.
The School of Veterinary Medicine started its own Veterinary Medical Library. In 2006, the Library became the William Rand Kenan Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine.
This was due to the success of Grains of Time and to provide the women's chorus the same musical education as the men in Grains of Time.
