Found 11 events matching "University of North Carolina (System)"
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.
The commencement speaker was Claude Ramsey, chairman and president of Akzona Incorporated. Stacey L. Schaeffer gave the Address to Fellow Graduates and E. Walton Jones, vice president for Research and Public Service Programs for the University of North Carolina System, gave remarks.
William Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina System, gave the commencement address. A. Jay Everette gave the Address to Fellow Graduates. An honorary degree was awarded to Philip Smith, executive officer of the National Academy of Sciences and former presidential science advisor.
Erskine B. Bowles, University of North Carolina System president, gave the commencement address. Christina Johnson gave the Address to Fellow Graduates. Honorary degrees were awarded to Pat Mora (Doctor of Humane Letters), Richard G. Robb (Doctor of Humane Letters), and C.D. Spangler Jr. (Doctor of Humane Letters).
The name of the campus library system was changed from the NCSU Libraries to the North Carolina State University Libraries, also known as NC State University Libraries.
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.
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.
Thomas R. Wells graduated with a bachelor's degree. He later became superintendent of the state park system in North Carolina.
The Consolidation Act was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly with some of the following provisions: State College became one of three campuses of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, which included UNC-Chapel Hill and the Women's College in Greensboro. State College's Board of Trustees was abolished, and a new board of trustees was established to oversee all three of the campuses. This arrangement continued until the creation of the UNC System in 1972.
Wallace C. Riddick worked as a civil engineer before joining the faculty at NC State and continued professional service in Raleigh while teaching, including work on rebuilding the city’s water system. He served as president of North Carolina State College from 1916 to 1923 and was the founding dean of the School of Engineering from 1923 to 1937.
