Department of Biology

1890s

1890 (circa) Zoology curriculum established
Courses with content in zoology first offered
1890 Microbiology curriculum established
Microbiology courses become a part of the curricula in the Zoology and Botany departments.

1901 Biological Division created
The Biological Division is created, with coursework devoted entirely to plant pathology.
1902 First female faculty member
Adeline Stevens, the wife of Frank Lincoln Stevens, becomes the first female faculty member, as an instructor in biology during the 1902-1903 academic year.

1930 Genetics curriculum established
Genetics curriculum taught as a component of coursework in Agronomy, Zoology, and Plant Pathology departments.
1933 First female M.S. recipient in Biology
Maud K. Schaub becomes the first woman to earn an M.S. degree in Biology.

1950 Division of Biological Sciences established
The Division of Biological Sciences is established; the Department of Zoology and Entomology is placed within.
1950 Department of Zoology, Department of Entomology
Department of Entomology and Zoology separated into two programs; Department of Zoology, Department of Entomology created
1952 Department of Zoology moves
The Department of Zoology moves to Gardner Hall.
Gardner Hall, aerial view
1957 Undergraduate degree in Zoology first offered

1978 Department of Zoology History
Reinard Harkema wrote A Concise History of the Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University at Raleigh (1887-1977). A print edition exists in the library.

2008 Department of Biology
The Department of Zoology is renamed the Department of Biology.