Poole College of Management
1920s
1970s
Emerson Fullwood graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He later became vice president of Xerox Corporation.
James W. Owens was awarded a PhD. He later became chairman of Caterpillar Inc.
1980s
Christine Holmes graduated. She later became a partner with Ernst & Young.
1990s
A team of visiting faculty and administrators reviewed the need for NC State to establish a management college.
The UNC Board of Governors authorized the establishment of the College of Management at NC State. The college was formed out of the Division of Economics and Business in CHASS. Robert L. Clark served as interim dean.
He served in the position until December 1998.
NC State's Jenkins Master of Accounting (MAC) program enrolled its first students in the fall semester of 1994.
He served one year as interim dean before permanently filling the position, which he held until 2004.
2000s
AACSB International accredited the accounting and business management bachelor's programs, the MS in management program, and the master of accounting program.
The MS in management degree program became the master of business administration (MBA) program.
He served in the position until 2016.
The Jenkins Graduate School of Management was established. It was named for Benjamin P. Jenkins III, vice chair and president of General Bank at Wachovia Corporation.
2010s
The College of Management was renamed the Lonnie C. Poole Jr. College of Management. Lonnie C. Poole Jr. was founder of Waste Industries USA, Inc.
The Zelnick Dean's Chair in the College of Management was named after Stephen P. Zelnak Jr., former chair and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials.
The university announced a partnership between the College of Textiles, the Poole College of Management, and the VF Corporation to support student development and advance apparel and textiles innovation.
