Found 329 events matching "year:[1970 TO 1979]"
James H. Goodnight received an appointment as an assistant statistician in the new Department of Statistics. Over the next several years, Goodnight, a statistics student named John Sall, and others would lay the groundwork for SAS. SAS became one of the largest software providers in the world.
Statistics professor Gertrude Cox was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
The University Student Center's Walnut Room Cafeteria opened for the first time on this day at 11:30am.
A group of students donated over 3,000 books to Raleigh Central Prison. The drive was organized to collect books to provide prisoners with study materials for high school equivalency tests.
Worth T. Blackwood retired after twenty years as Security Chief at NC State. During Blackwood's tenure, the security force grew from seven to twenty-two officers.
The light mural (later known as the Color Wall) in D. H. Hill Jr. Library was displayed by this date, but not yet completed. The mural was created by Joe Cox, a faculty member in the School of Design.
Laundry detergent was dumped into the Student Center fountain, causing a mass of bubbles and a great deal of work for the maintenance crew.
Mike Cross performed to a sold-out crowd at the Stewart Theatre and gave a 20 minute encore.
The Department of Experimental Statistics was renamed the Department of Statistics.
A bomb threat targets Carmichael Gym, but no bomb is found.
Harris Cafeteria offered new $0.99 dinners and $0.89 breakfasts, each of which included an entree, vegetables, rolls, pieces of oleo, and a beverage.
Dr. Robert O. Tilman was appointed as the new dean of the School of Liberal Arts. He served in the position until 1984.
The new 11-story addition, the North Tower, of the D.H. Hill Jr. Library opened.
