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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. |
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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. |
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1972 |
The University Center, a hub of student life, opens.
President Williams announces his intention to retire. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1981 |
The Charles Stewart Mott Eminent
Scholar Chair in Community Education is established
through a gift from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. |
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1982 |
The Engineering Building opens.
The 2,400-seat FAU Auditorium opens at the University
Center.
The Lullis and Rolland Ritter Art Gallery opens. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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1986 |
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward
Albee becomes the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar
in the Performing Arts. |
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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. |
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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.
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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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