Found 329 events matching "year:[1970 TO 1979]"
The University Student Center Plaza, in front of the old University Student Center (now Talley), was designed by landscape architect Richard Bell.
The new Pullen Bridge replaced the old one, which had stood for 50 years. It spanned the railroad tracks that run through campus.
North Hall, formerly the Lemon Tree Inn, was acquired by NC State and used as a dormitory.
The new Print Shop on Sullivan Drive replaced the old one on West Dunn and Dan Allen. It housed University Graphics.
Kamphoefner Hall was named for Henry L. Kamphoefner, founding Dean of the College of Design. It was built by Charlotte-based Wolf Associates to provide studio, teaching, and office space.
The College Inn, formerly a motel, was purchased by the Wolfpack Club and converted into a residence hall.
This organization existed as a coalition of the NC Association of County Agricultural Agents; the NC Association of Extension 4-H Agents; the NC Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; the NC Association of Extension Specialist; the NC Cooperative Extension Secretaries Association; and the NC Association of Extension Program Assistants, Associates and Technicians.
Extension Forest Management was renamed Extension Forest Resources. The name changed again at a later date to Extension Forestry.
Plant pathology professor and nematologist J. N. Sasser was awarded a grant from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which led to the development of the International Meloidogyne Project in 1981. The project involved the cooperation of more than 100 scientists from over 70 developing countries to increase yields of food crops through research into the biology and management of root-knot nematodes.
Dr. Aycock joined the plant pathology faculty at NC State in 1955 and replaced Donald E. Ellis as head of the department in 1973.
Nunnally and Johnston were hired to reimplement a graduate program specializing in construction engineering.
Civil engineering alumnus Colonel William “Bill” D. Alexander III was named the 1976 recipient of the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Alexander contributed his engineering skills to the moon landings of the Apollo program in the 1960s as project manager for the design of the NASA Launch Support Facility.
After being suspended in the 1940s, the master's degree of civil engineering and civil engineering with a specialty in construction engineering programs were offered again. This began a steady stream of graduate degrees awarded with gradual expansion of graduate courses and research.
Samia Galal Abdel Hamid Saad of Alexandria, Egypt, became the first woman to receive a PhD in civil engineering at NC State.
Following W. W. Austin's retirement, H. B. Smith became acting department head.
The McKimmon Center was named for Jane McKimmon, an alumnus and founding member of the National Home Economics Association. She was North Carolina’s first home demonstration agent in 1911.
The Grinnells Animal Health Laboratory was named for Claude Delbert Grinnells, professor of Animal Husbandry at NC State for 33 years. He was named North Carolina Veterinarian of the Year in 1958.
Married students housing, previously called McKimmon Village, was renamed for Edward S. King, the general secretary of the YMCA on campus from 1919 to 1955.
Joel L. Williams was awarded a PhD in fiber and polymer science. This was the first PhD awarded in NC State's College of Textiles.
