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Social work students established the Alpha Omicron Chapter of Alpha Delta Mu, the National Social Work Honor Society.
Calvin H. Carter Jr. was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He previously earned a BS degree in 1977 and a MS degree in 1980. He became co-founder of Cree, Inc., and was a 2002 recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
The Geological Engineering program separated from the Department of Mineral Industries and the College of Engineering. It was renamed the Department of Geosciences in the newly-formed School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics, and later became part of the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences in 1980.
The Peer Mentor program paired freshman with upper-class mentors to aid in the academic, emotional, and social adjustment of African American students, and later all culturally diverse first-year students. An earlier program from 1980 to 1982 paired African American freshmen with faculty and staff members as mentors.
Twenty-three years after Gertrude Cox's appointment, Eloise Cofer, Extension Professor of Food Science and Assistant Director of the Agricultural Extension Service, became the second woman appointed as a full professor at NC State. In 1980, Cofer was named "Home Economist of the Year" by the NC Home Economics Association.
Andy Andrews earned five ACC individual titles over the course of his career at NC State. He took the No. 5 singles conference championship and the No. 2 singles ACC title. He also won back-to-back ACC doubles titles, winning with Matt McDonald in 1980 and Mark Dillon in 1981.
J. Perry Watson reorganized the orchestra program and hired James E. Dellinger as a full time faculty member to recruit and train musicians and to organize and conduct a university/civic symphony orchestra. He was successful in establishing a minor symphony orchestra. In 1980, the orchestra was renamed the Raleigh Civic Symphony.
Trudi Lacey was the first African American woman to receive a four-year scholarship in women's basketball at NC State in 1978. She helped the Wolfpack win the school's first ACC women's basketball championship in 1980. She was the first player in ACC history to earn four consecutive all-tournament honors. After college, she coached a number of teams including the Charlotte Sting, the Washington Mystics, Queens College, and Johnson and Wales University.
