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Theatre Alumni Association Formed To Honor Agnes E. Futterer

1954 June 12

Theatre Alumni Association formed to honor Agnes E. Futterer, long time Theatre faculty member and NYSCT graduate.

Child Research And Study Center (School Of Education) Established And Camp Dippikill Purchased By Students For $10,000.00

1956

Child Research and Study Center (School of Education) established. Camp Dippikill purchased by students for $10,000.00.

Office Of Dean Of Men Created

1952 September 1

Office of Dean of Men created. David Hartley first Dean.

Center For Curriculum Research And Service (School Of Education) Established

1954

Center for Curriculum Research and Service (School of Education) established. ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Department Of Library Science Given Right To Grant M.L.S

1952

Department of Library Science given right to grant M.L.S. Director of Graduate Studies hired.

Arena Theatre Program (Summers) Initiated

1952

Arena Theatre program (summers) initiated. Discontinued for lack of funding in late 60's.

First Educational Tv Contract In Nys History Signed By State College For Teachers At Albany

1956

First Educational TV contract in NYS history signed by State College for Teachers at Albany, State Teachers College at Brockport, the Division Avenue High School, Levittown Memorial High School, Union Free High School-District 5, Town of Hamstead???, Nassau County, Long Island.

Van Derzee Scholarship Fund Established

1957

Van Derzee Scholarship Fund established by the Benevolent Association for needy undergraduates. Awards varied from $25 to $150. First scholarship awarded in January-June 1957 according to a news release for the January 1957 Alumni Quarterly found in the Van Derzee-Pierce Scholarship folder

Mu Lamda Alpha, Modern Languages Honorary Society, Founded

1956

Mu Lamda Alpha, modern languages honorary society, founded. Baseball goes intercollegiate.

Indonesian Program (Comparative Studies Development Center) Established

1957

Indonesian Program (Comparative Studies Development Center) established. Kappa Mu goes national, mathematics honorary.

East Hall, 358 Western Ave. & West Hall, 366 Western Ave. Acquired To House Women

1956

East Hall, 358 Western Ave. & West Hall, 366 Western Ave. acquired to house women. (Ibid.)

Dean Oscar Lanford Announces Suce Will Offer Ed.D. Degree Beginning In September 1960

1960 March

-–Dean Oscar Lanford announces SUCE will offer Ed.D. degree beginning in September 1960.

1960 Suny Master Plan Places Priority On Masters Programs At Albany

1960

1960 SUNY Master Plan places priority on masters programs at Albany.

Governor Rockefeller Approves The State University Of New York The Master Plan Revised 1960

1961 April 6

Governor Rockefeller approves the State University of New York The Master Plan Revised 1960, previously accept by the Regents on March 24,1961 with minor revisions and adopted formally by the Trustees of the State University of New York on February 16, 1961. This document (p. 49) called for the...

Official Announcement That The Architect Of The New Campus Would Be Edward D. Stone

1961 September 30

Official announcement that the architect of the new campus would be Edward D. Stone.

Sayles Hall Converted From A Men’s To A Women’s Dorm

1960 September

-–Sayles Hall converted from a men’s to a women’s dorm. Check this!

James A. Warden Scholarship Fund Established

1961

James A. Warden Scholarship Fund established in honor of James A. Warden, Class of 1951. Initially a $200.00 scholarship, the award was given to a student in financial need of high academic achievement and noteworthy accomplishments in extra-curricular activities. The award was administered...

Public Relations Department Established At State College At Albany

1961 November

Public Relations Department established at State College at Albany. Dr. Frank Carino heads the new department.

College Council Becomes University Council

1962 September

College Council becomes University Council. University admits first freshmen non-teacher preparatory students as candidates for B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Groundbreaking For New $130,000,000 Uptown Campus

1962 August

Groundbreaking for new $130,000,000 Uptown Campus. The Campus was designed by Edward Durell Stone.