Found 41 events matching "1983 "
Multi-sport athlete Tim Stoddard was a member of the 1974 national championship basketball team and later won the 1983 World Series, making him the only person to win both a NCAA basketball title and World Series ring.
The NC State University Libraries became a member of the prestigious Association of Research Libraries (ARL).
The NC State University Physical and Mathematical Science Foundation, more commonly known as the PAMS Foundation, was established. The mission of the foundation, which increased its endowment from $245,000 to more than $10 million, was to promote the educational, research and service programs of the College through personal advocacy and by securing private funding for priority programs.
Approximately 8,000 women were enrolled in a student body of 22,632. More than one third of the undergraduates were women, which at the time was the highest percentage of women enrolled at NC State.
Katherine W. Klein, Associate Professor of Psychology, became the first woman faculty member named an "Alumni Distinguished Professor."
All three seniors from NC State's 1983 national championship men's basketball team were selected in the NBA draft. Thurl Bailey was chosen 7th overall by the Utah Jazz, Sidney Lowers chosen by the Chicago Bulls with the first pick of the second round, and Dereck Whittenburg was picked in the third round by the Phoenix Suns.
The commencement address was given by Bill Monroe, moderator and producer of the TV show "Meet the Press." Craig Kellogg Utesch gave the Address to Fellow Graduates and UNC President William Friday also made remarks.
Betty Springs won two NCAA individual championships in outdoor track and field events.
Christine McGahan was the first woman to hold the position of dean for the College of Sciences. She joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983 and was head of its Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences for 14 years.
Terry Gannon graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He had been a member of the "Cardiac Pack" men's basketball team that won the 1983 NCAA championship. He later became a sportscaster for ESPN, ABC and other media outlets.
NC State was allotted an average of $38,570 from 1973 to 1983 to provide equal access to people with disabilities through the removal of architectural and transportation barriers on campus. These structural changes were in response to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which “forbids discrimination by recipients of federal funds against any otherwise qualified handicapped person, solely on the basis of handicap.”
Known as "Jimmy V," Jim Valvano was the men's basketball coach from 1980 to 1990. His record at NC State was 209-114 and included the 1983 NCAA championship and 2 ACC titles. The Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in his honor after Valvano passed on April 28, 1993. In 2012, he was inducted into the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame.
