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1970
A
memorial service for four students slain at Kent State
University during an anti-war demonstration is held
on the lawn between the Administration Building and
the Breezeway.
Pine
Jog Environmental Center in West Palm Beach becomes
affiliated with FAU’s College of Education.
1971
FAU expands to Broward County with creation of the Commercial
Boulevard campus in northern Fort Lauderdale.
The
Boca Raton campus becomes a burrowing owl sanctuary.
1972
The University Center, a hub of student life, opens.
President
Williams announces his intention to retire.
1973
The Board of Regents names Dr. Glenwood Creech
the second president of Florida Atlantic University.
Formerly vice president for university relations at
the University of Kentucky, his special strength is
in the area of fund-raising.
Fall
semester enrollment is 5,632.
1974
FAU's ocean engineering program is designated a Program
of Distinction by the State University System.
The
University Library is named to honor the memory of founding
administrator Dr. Stanley E. Wimberly.
1977
Fleming Hall, housing the College of Business, is dedicated.
Its name honors the memory of FAU founding father Tom
Fleming, who died in 1976.
1978
The Board of Regents approves a nursing education program
for FAU. The program begins the following year as a
division within the College of Social Science.
1979
The State of Florida initiates a matching gift
program, which encourages the establishment of Eminent
Scholar Chairs at public universities by matching $600,000
donations from private donors with $400,000 in state
funds. FAU is quick to take advantage of this opportunity.
1981
The Charles Stewart Mott Eminent Scholar Chair in Community
Education is established through a gift from the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation.
1982
The Engineering Building opens.
The
2,400-seat FAU Auditorium opens at the University Center.
The
Lullis and Rolland Ritter Art Gallery opens.
1983
President Creech retires, and Dr. Helen Popovich
is named FAU’s third president by the Board of
Regents. Formerly vice president for academic affairs
and acting president of Winona State University in Minnesota,
Dr. Popovich is the first woman to head a public university
in Florida.
Fall
semester enrollment is 9,388.
The
Eugene and Christine Lynn Eminent Scholar Chair in International
Business is established through a gift from Eugene and
Christine Lynn.
The
Charles E. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair in Engineering
is established through a gift from Charles and Dorothy
Schmidt.
The
Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair in the Performing
Arts is established through a gift from Charles and
Dorothy Schmidt.
American
theatre legend Joshua Logan is appointed the first Dorothy
F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Performing Arts. He
stages his last play, Huck and Jim on the Mississippi,
at FAU.
Dr.
John DeGrove, a founding dean and director of the FAU-FIU
Joint
Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, is named
Florida’s first Secretary of Community Affairs
by Governor Bob Graham.
FAU's
intercollegiate athletics program joins NCAA Division
II.
1984
In response to the need to offer a broader range of
services to South Florida’s rapidly growing population,
FAU opens its doors to freshmen and sophomores.
The
University’s 70,000-square-foot teaching gymnasium
opens.
The
FAU baseball team finishes the season at No. 8 in the
NCAA national rankings.
1985
The Dr. Robert J. Morrow Eminent Scholar Chair in Social
Science is established through a gift from his widow,
Johanna Morrow.
The
Glenwood and Martha Creech Eminent Scholar Chair in
Science is established through gifts from more than
50 donors who wish to honor his recently concluded service
as FAU's second president.
FAU's Downtown Fort Lauderdale campus opens on Las Olas
Boulevard.
1986
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee becomes
the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Performing
Arts.
1987
The Reubin O’D. Askew University Tower opens in
downtown Fort Lauderdale. The nine-story classroom and
office building greatly expands FAU’s service
to students in Broward County and is a key component
in the redevelopment of the downtown area.
The
S.E. Wimberly Library is expanded by more than 86,000
square feet.
The
Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar Chair in Nursing is
established by Eugene and Christine Lynn.
Tony
Award-winning actor/director Hume Cronyn becomes the
Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Performing
Arts.
1988
President Popovich leaves FAU and becomes president
of Michigan’s Ferris State University.
The
John Thomas Ladue McGinty Eminent Scholar Chair in Marine
Biology is established through a gift from a bequest
from the estate of John Thomas Ladue McGinty.
1989
The Board of Regents names Dr. Anthony James Catanese
the fourth president of FAU. He comes to FAU from the
University of Florida, where he was dean of the School
of Architecture.
The
Florida Legislature designates FAU the lead state university
serving Broward County.
The
University reaches $10 million in sponsored research
activity.
Fall
semester enrollment is 13,148.
Former
U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivers a public lecture
on the Boca Raton campus.
Four-time
Tony Award-winning actress Zoe Caldwell becomes the
Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Performing
Arts.
The
William F. Dietrich Eminent Scholar Chair in Philosophy
is established through a gift from William F. Dietrich.
The
College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs is
created and based in the Reubin O’D. Askew University
Tower in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
A
student team from FAU's Department of Ocean Engineering
wins the first International Human-Powered Submarine
Race, held off the coast of Riviera Beach, Florida.
Their winning sub is named the FAU Boat.
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