Department of Chemistry
1880s
- 1889 Department of Chemistry established
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10/1889
First Chemistry courses
Courses in chemistry taught when the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts opens
1890s
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1894
First Masters degree conferred
The first masters degree was conferred. Frank Theophilus Meacham was awarded a Master of Science in Chemistry.
1910s
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1911
Department of Chemistry moves
The Department of Chemistry moves from Holladay Hall to Winston Hall.
1920s
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6/7/1927
First degrees conferred to women
The first degrees are conferred to women at NC State. Recipients are Jane McKimmon, B.S. in business administration; Charlotte Nelson, B.S. in education; and Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, M.S. in chemistry. Yarbrough was the first female graduate to have completed all coursework while at NC State, and she went on to become the first woman to earn a master's degree at NC State.
1930s
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1937
Department of Chemistry assignment
The Department of Chemistry is placed under the administration of the School of Agriculture.
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1937
Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry
Department of Chemistry is renamed the Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry.
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9/30/1938
Chemistry research
Female chemist J.C. Richmond of State College is awarded a grant to study the Vitamin C content in goat's milk and the presence of nicotinic acid in cow's milk.
1940s
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1940
Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry relocated
Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry relocates from Winston Hall to Withers Hall.
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1949
Female faculty increases
Twenty-two women are listed on the faculty, most at the instructor or laboratory technician level. Departments with more than one female member include English (six), Statistics (three), Textiles (three), and Modern Languages (two). Women are also on the faculty in Architecture, Agricultural Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Chemistry, Engineering, Research, and Agronomy.
1960s
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1960
Department of Chemistry
The Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry is renamed the Department of Chemistry.
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1960
Department of Chemistry relocated
The Department of Chemistry is transferred from the School of Agriculture to the School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics.
- 7/1/1960 School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics established
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9/18/1963
Protective eyewear required in Chemistry labs
All Chemistry lab students must now wear protective eyewear, as voted on by the Chemistry Department, regardless of whether that student otherwise wears glasses.
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1969
Department of Chemistry moves
The Department of Chemistry moves from Withers Hall to Dabney Hall.
1980s
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1988
Jerry Whitten becomes PAMS's third dean
Chemistry professor Jerry Whitten becomes PAMS's third dean.
2000s
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2004
Fox Science Teaching Laboratory opens
The Fox Science Teaching Laboratory opens, making new undergraduate chemistry lab facilities to students.