Found 126 events matching "African American Agriculture"
Stephen Benton Latimer received a PhD in animal science and became the first African American to earn a doctoral degree from NC State.
The AACC moved to the renovated Print Shop, later known as the West Dunn Building.
The first four African American undergraduates enrolled at North Carolina State College: Ed Carson (electrical engineering), Manuel Crockett (electrical engineering), Irwin Holmes (electrical engineering), and Walter Holmes (mechanical engineering, aerospace option).
The African American Cultural Center opened in the new Student Center Annex, later renamed the Witherspoon Student Center. In 1992, following months of student and faculty protests, NC State administrators granted the African American Cultural Center an operating budget.
John Wray became the first statewide African American youth club agent.
The African American Student Advisory Council issued report cards grading the university on enrollment, retention, and graduation of African American students. The report card gave NC State an "F" in recruiting Black students.
Clyde Chesney was the first African American to receive a football scholarship.
Ted Brown became the first African American player named an All-American in football. In 2012, he was inducted into the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame.
Al Heartley was one of the first African American players on the basketball team. In 1969, he became the first African American player to be awarded a basketball scholarship at NC State. He later became the first African American captain of the team (1970-1971) and the first African American athlete to win the Alumni Athletics trophy (1971).
Johnson was the third African American elected student body president at NC State.
Marcus Martin was the first African American player to join the football team.
Dwuan June was the first African American editor of the Technician student newspaper.
This sorority was an international service organization established by African American college educated women.
Tommy Elmer Wynn was the second African American faculty member hired in botany (physiology).
The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the 2018 Kwanzaa stamp at NC State's African American Cultural Center (AACC). The Center was chosen to host this event because of its commitment to educating people about the histories, cultures and experiences of African American and Pan-African people. The celebration included music, dancing and special guests.
Brian Nixon was the second African American to become student body president at NC State.
The Sista 2 Sistuh Network was established to support African American women at NC State.
The first African-American woman to earn an MS degree in botany was Deogratias Artis.
Carol Janerette was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD degree in Botany.
Hubert Winston became the first African American faculty member in the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Winston was also the first African American to earn a PhD from the College of Engineering while studying chemical engineering.
