NCSU Timelines

1920s

1931 Consolidation Act
The Consolidation Act is passed by the North Carolina General Assembly, with the following provisions: 1. State College becomes one of three campuses of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other campuses are UNC-Chapel Hill and the Women's College in Greensboro (which later became UNC-Greensboro). 2. State College's name is changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina 3. The ... More
The Consolidation Act is passed by the North Carolina General Assembly, with the following provisions: 1. State College becomes one of three campuses of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other campuses are UNC-Chapel Hill and the Women's College in Greensboro (which later became UNC-Greensboro). 2. State College's name is changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina 3. The School of Education becomes the Department of Education 4. The School of Science and Business is abolished. No new students will be admitted to this school after 1933. Under consolidation, State College's Board of Trustees is abolished, and a new board of trustees is established at the consolidated level to oversee all three of the campuses. This arrangement continues until the creation of the UNC System in 1972.
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1970 Emerson Fullwood graduates
Emerson Fullwood graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He later became vice president of Xerox Corporation.
1970 James W. Owens awarded Ph.D.
James W. Owens was awarded a Ph.D. He later became chairman of Caterpillar Inc.
1976 MS in Management established

1980 Center for Economic and Business Studies established
1988 Christine Holmes graduates
Christine Holmes graduated. She later became a partner/principal with Ernst & Young.

1990 Visiting team
A team of visiting faculty and administrators reviews the need for NC State to establish a management college.
6 March 1992 College of Management established
The UNC Board of Governors authorizes the establishment of the College of Management at NC State. The college was formed out of what had previously been the Division of Economics and Business in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. During the college's first year, Robert L. Clark served as interim dean.
1993 Richard J. Lewis becomes dean
He serves in the position until Dec. 1998.
Fall 1993 Master of Accounting established
1999 Jon W. Bartley becomes dean
He serves one year as interim dean before being selected to permanently fill the position, which he holds until 2004.

2000-2001 Nelson Hall renovation completed
March 2000 Accreditation
AACSB International accredits the accounting and business management bachelors programs, the MS in management program, and the master of accounting program.
April 2002 MBA program
The MS in management becomes the master of business administration (MBA).
2004 Ira Weiss becomes dean
He serves in the position until 2016.
2007 Jenkins School
The Jenkins Graduate School of Management is established. It is named for Benjamin P. Jenkins III, vice chair and president of General Bank at Wachovia Corporation.

December 2010 Poole College of Management
The College of Management is renamed the Lonnie C. Poole Jr. College of Management. Lonnie C. Poole, Jr., is founder of Waste Industries USA, Inc.
Fall 2011 Online MBA
The online MBA program is established.
October 2014 Zelnick Dean's Chair established
This endowed chair in the College of Management is named after Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr., former chair and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials.
July 2016 Annette L. Ranft becomes dean
1/11/2018 VF Corporation partnership
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.