1960s Timeline
1960
Four freshman students initiate the lunch counter sit-in demonstrations on Feb. 1.
1960
Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor is elected the fifth president.
1964
Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy Sr. is named sixth president and first chancellor of A&T.
1965
The college acquires East Campus, the former Immanuel Lutheran College.
1966
The Board of Directors for the A&T Foundation is appointed.
1966
Membership of the board increases from five to 24.
1967
Diamond Anniversary; four new buildings are named: B.W. Barnes Biology Building; Edward Richard Merrick Building; C.M. Vanstory Hall; and Memorial Union of A&T College.
1967
The Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, by act of the North Carolina General Assembly, is designated a Regional University as the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Two academic divisions are established: Division of Industrial Education and Technology, and Division of Business Administration.
1968
September 1
The university is organized into seven academic areas: School of Agriculture; School of Arts and Sciences, containing the Division of Humanities, the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the Division of Social Sciences; and the School of Education, containing the Division of Industrial Education and Technology, School of Engineering, School of Nursing, School of Graduate Studies, and the Division of Business Administration.
1969
The School of Engineering is accredited by the Engineers’ Council for Professional Development.
1969
Creation of the Department of Speech and Drama in the School of Arts and Sciences.
1969
History and political science are separated into two departments.