Prestage Department of Poultry Science

Poultry classes became part of the curriculum in the Department of Animal Industry.

The Poultry Department became one of six original departments in the School of Agriculture.

The State College Poultry Judging Team competed for the tenth consecutive year at the National Inter-Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Food science curriculum was scattered throughout several departments, including animal industry, horticulture, and poultry science.

State College celebrated the opening of Scott Hall, the new poultry science building, named for Robert Walter Scott. Construction of Scott Hall cost $380,110.97.

The Poultry Department was renamed the Department of Poultry Science.

The Dearstyne Avian Health Center was named for Roy Styring Dearstyne, who served as professor of poultry science and pathologist for the Agricultural Experiment Station starting in 1922.

The department became the Prestage Department of Poultry Science after receiving a $10 million gift to honor Bill and Marsha Prestage, owners of the Prestage Farms poultry and pork production company.

Gerald B. Havenstein wrote the History of the Department of Poultry Science and Other Poultry Related Programs at North Carolina State University, 1881-2010. A print edition exists in the library.