Found 40 events matching "North Carolina State University. Board of Trustees"

Ralph J. McCracken published his book The History of Soil Science at North Carolina State University. An updated version existed on the department's website.

Dudley Marchi wrote Brief History of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at North Carolina State University. A version of this history exists on the departmental website.

Melanie Flowers became the first African American woman elected student body president at NC State. She was also elected Chair of the Council of Student Body Presidents for the University of North Carolina System.

In 1968, North Carolina State University approved the Master of Landscape Architecture degree and replaced the five-year bachelor's degree with a four-year Bachelor in Environmental Design in Landscape Architecture degree.

The Watauga Club successfully lobbied the North Carolina State Legislature, with the sponsorship of Leazar Dixon, to pass a bill for an industrial school separate from the University of North Carolina's land scrip. The legislation didn't mandate the school, however, and didn't provide sufficient funding.

The principal speakers were North Carolina Governor William B. Umstead and President of the Consolidated University Gordon Gray. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Henry I. Loutit, Episcopal Bishop of Southern Florida. Honorary degrees were awarded to Lynton Yates Ballentine, commissioner of Agriculture for North Carolina; Walter Gropius, architect in the Bauhaus style; John Warren Smith, Assistant State Director of Vocational Education in North Carolina; George William Gilette, Colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Herman Cone, textile manufacturer of Greensboro.

Gerald B. Havenstein wrote the History of the Department of Poultry Science and Other Poultry Related Programs at North Carolina State University, 1881-2010. A print edition exists in the library.

Authored by William L. Carpenter and Dean W. Colvard, the college published Knowledge Is Power : A History of the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University, 1877-1984.

Bertie Edwards Fearing wrote A History of the Department of Adult and Community College Education at North Carolina State University: A Need, a Response, and a Model. A print edition exists in the library.

Brief talks were given by Governor W. Kerr Scott; Gordon Gray, president of the Consolidated University; and Chancellor John William Harrelson. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Bishop W. W. Peele of Richmond, VA. This was the first commencement held in Reynolds Coliseum. Honorary degrees were awarded to Harry Reed; dean of the School of Agriculture at Purdue University; Clyde Atkinson Erwin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction for North Carolina; John Flood Matheson, president of Mooresville Mills; Clyde Alvin Dillon, industrialist and benefactor of Raleigh; and Frank Porter Graham, first president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina (now UNC System).

"The NCSU Libraries" became the official name of the library system, encompassing the D. H. Hill Jr. Library and four branch libraries (Design, Natural Resources, Textiles, and Veterinary Medicine). Decades later the system was renamed the North Carolina State University Libraries.

George B. Hoadley, Edward G. Manning, and William J. Barclay wrote A Brief History of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: College of Engineering, North Carolina State University. An updated version was hosted on the departmental website.

The land scrip funds were transferred to the new Raleigh college, which became NC State. University of North Carolina President Battle unsuccessfully opposed the transfer of the land scrip funds from UNC to the proposed agricultural school in Raleigh. A bill was passed on this date to transfer the funds.

The NC State University Libraries commenced the Green 'n' Growing project to create online access to information on the history of 4-H and home demonstration in North Carolina. Since then, the Libraries has facilitated access to even more materials on NC Cooperative Extension history.

The commencement speaker was Dr. George Wells Beadle, a Nobel prize winner and chancellor of the University of Chicago. Remarks to the graduating class were also given by Consolidated University President William Friday and North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford. Honorary degrees were awarded to John Columbus Cowan, president of Burlington Industries; Frederick Carlton Gardner, president of EBASCO Services Inc.; forestry expert Irvine Theodore Haig; agricultural statistician Thomas Franklin Parker; and Thelma Howell, director of the Highlands Biological Station. Howell was the first woman to receive an honorary degree at NC State.

The Wendell H. Murphy Football Center was opened and named after alumnus Wendell Murphy. Murphy graduated with a BS in Agricultural Education in 1960. He later served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the NC Senate. He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by the NC governor. In 1999, he received the Watauga Medal, NC State University's highest honor. He was a Wolfpack Club member for more than 50 years, and he served as president of its board of directors. Murphy made significant contributions to the athletics program and was inducted into the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.

The Nubian Message began publication in response to student protests alleging racial bias by the Technician. Tony Williamson served as the paper’s first editor-in-chief, and the paper was released in the Talley Student Center. In the inaugural issue, Williamson stated his intention to "totally, truthfully, and faithfully cover every aspect of African American life at NCSU" and his hope that the Nubian Message would become "the media voice for African Americans at NC State." Because the Nubian Message received no University funding and Nubian staff were prohibited from using NC State media equipment, the first issue was published with assistance from North Carolina Central University. Following publication of the first issue, the University allowed Nubian staff to utilize campus media equipment.

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.

Remarks to the graduating class were given by Thomas M. Lynam, president of the class of 1955; Gordon Gray, president of the Consolidated University; and Luther H. Hodges, governor of North Carolina, who also received an honorary degree. Rev. Gaylord B. Noyce gave the baccalaureate sermon. Honorary degrees were also awarded to James Harold Hilton, former dean of the School of Agriculture; Victor Silas Bryant, state representative from Durham; Edward Eastman Clayton, plant pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Elwood Leonard Demmon, president of the Society of American Foresters.