A year-by-year listing of selected important events, from the founding of Marshall University in 1837 to the present. This was developed as part of the University\u27s 175th anniversary

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Marshall UniversityMarshall Digital ScholarLibraries Faculty Research Libraries2-29-2012Marshall University ChronologyLisle G. BrownMarshall University, brown@marshall.eduCora P. TeelMarshall University, teel@marshall.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/lib_facultyPart of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the United States HistoryCommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Libraries at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Libraries FacultyResearch by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact zhangj@marshall.edu.Recommended CitationCora Teel and Lisle G. Brown, "Marshall University Chronology," Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 2012MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGYCOM PILED BY CORA TEEL AND LISLE BROWNMARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGYCompiled by Cora Teel and Lisle Brown1830-18991837 John Laidley and other local residents established aschool for their children, naming it after JohnMarshall.30 March 1838 Marshall Academy incorporated by an Act of theVirginia General Assembly.30 June 1838 Marshall Academy and its land purchased fromJames Holderby.4 March 1858 The Virginia General Assembly elevates Marshallfrom Academy to College status.27 February 1867 West Virginia State Legislature designates Marshallas a State Normal School.12 June 1870 First Normal class graduates.11 January 1873 Ambassador Dwight Morrow, father of AnneMorrow Lindberg, born in Old Main.November 1898 First Parthenon, the student newspaper, issued.9  November 1898 First football game: Marshall, 5 - Catlettsburg, 11.1900-190925 October1902 Green and White colors first worn by the footballteam.1 December1905 First Varsity “M” awarded.14 December1906  First basketball game: Marshall 6, Taw ClubAthletic Association of Charleston, 13.1908 First year book, the Mirabilia, issued8 January 1908 Formal opening of Old Main Auditorium.13 March 1908 First full-length play produced in Old MainAuditorium.2MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY1910-1919April 1915 “Big Green” appears in print for the first time as anickname for the baseball team.6 November 1915 Marshall uses the Tower Pass to score its onlytouchdown against West Virginia University (92-6);the pass is promptly outlawed.18 November 1916 Northcott Hall dedicated.1920-192911 June 1921 First four-year baccalaureate degrees conferred.19 July 1923 First summer commencement.5 June 1924 Commencement Oath administered for the first time.17 September 1925 First night classes held.27 September 1925 “Thundering Herd” first used in newspaper.23 October1925 First sorority house established (Phi Kappa Delta). 15 September 1926 First student handbook distributed. 1 October1925 Enrollment during a regular term exceeds 1000 forthe first time.4 June 1928 First honorary degrees awarded, to Dwight Morrowand Fielding Yost.17 July 1928 Masonic Student group organized.7 October 1928 Dedication game of Fairfield Stadium, Marshallbeats Fairmont, 27-0.1930-193930 January 1931 James E. Morrow Library dedicated.29 September 1931 A buffalo purchased as mascot.11 November 1933 Shawkey Student Union dedicated.3MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY23 January 1937 Marshall closed due to rising flood waters.2 June 1937 Centennial commencement and dedication ofLaidley and Hodges Halls.3 June 1937 Dedication of a marble John Marshall bust, whichstood on a pedestal west of Old Main until it wasdefaced in 1957. 30 May 1937 Dedication of library murals painted by Marian VestFors.April 1937 Chief Justice and Catalog first use “Old Main”6 April 1938 Opening ceremony for the Albert Gallatin JenkinsLaboratory School.6 June 1939 Registration for first graduate students.1940-19491940 Yearbook renamed to the Chief JusticeJune 1940 First Masters’ degrees awarded.1 November 1940 First Sadie Hawkins Day.13 January 1945 Basketball team breaks 100 points against Salem, 55to 119.15 March 1947 Marshall wins NAIB championship,1 July 1947 Stewart H. Smith officially begins the longestPresidency (21 years).21 September 1947 Marshall’s biggest modern football victory, 60 to 6against Steubenville.19 May 1948 Graduate program becomes a separate school1950-195927 May 1950 Omicron Delta Kappa Circle Terrace dedicated.4MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY10 November 1950 Dedication of the Science Hall.2 February 1951 Roy Edwards becomes first black student to enrollat Marshall.26 May 1951 Victory Tower dedicated.1953 Marshall joins the Mid-American Conference.9 May 1959 Bust of John Marshall dedicated on west lawn infront of Old Main; sculpted by art faculty memberJoseph Jablonski.1960-196912 September 1960 First classes begin for two-year nursing program.12 January 1961 First services held in Campus Christian Center.2 March 1961 Marshall is awarded University status by the statelegislature.6 December 1961 State Board of Education approves the naming ofPrichard Hall for Miss Lucy Prichard.5 January 1965 “Thundering Herd” voted official nickname.12 March 1967 First appearance of the basketball team in the NITtournament, at Madison Square Garden, New YorkCity.November 1967 Stewart Smith Academic Center and EvelynHollberg Smith Music Hall dedicated.20 December 1967 First Marshall Memorial Invitational Held.February 1968 Marshall scored most points in a basketball game:131 against Old Dominion’s 91.July 1969 WMUL-TV (now WPBY-TV) broadcasts firstprogram.23 July 1969 M arshall expelled  from the M id-AmericanConference over a football recruiting scandal.5MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY1 August 1969 Groundbreaking for Communications Building.1970-197922 April 1970 Students observe Earth Day on campus.23 April 1970 Clayton Glasgow, English professor, presents hand-crafted replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre tothe University.14 November 1970 Airplane crash kills football team, coaches, otherpassengers, and crew just off the runway at Tri-StateAirport25 September 1971 The “Little Thundering Herd” football team beatsXavier in its first home game, 15-13.22 October1971 First inaugural ceremony for the President, JohnBarker.12 November 1972 Dedication of the Memorial Fountain, sculpted byHarry Bertoia.27 August 1975 First classes held in Harris Hall.11 May 1976 Dr. Paul W hear’s “The Chief Justice: JohnMarshall” presented at the Kennedy Center inWashington, D. C.14 May 1976 Marshall joins the Southern Conference3 January 1978 First day of classes in the Marshall UniversitySchool of Medicine, later named the Joan C.Edwards School of Medicine.20 February 1978 West Virginia University is a basketball opponentfor the first time since 1931.1980-1989September 1981 Record attendance at Fairfield Stadium (18, 212).27 November 1981 Opening basketball game in the Henderson Center(Marshall 71, Army 53).6MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY22 May 1982 Dedication of the Henderson Center.29 October1983 Dedication of the C. I. and Marie ThornburgCarillon in the Morrow Library cupola.17 November 1984 Marshall ended its football season, beating EastTennessee State, 31-28, with a 6-5 record—its firstwinning season in 20 years.7 February 1985 Bruce Morris fires the “shot heard ‘round theworld”— an 89 feet, 10 inch basketball shot againstAppalachian State.27 April 1987 Wind storm toppled the Old Beech Tree, a long-timecampus landmark that stood in front of Old Main.1990-199910 November 1990 Marshall played its last game in Fairfield Stadium,losing to Eastern Kentucky, 12-15.7 September1991 Marshall played its first football game in the newMarshall Stadium, beating New Hampshire, 24-23,before a crowd of 33,116.2 October 1992 Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center openinggala.19 December 1992 Willy Merrick kicked the only field goal of hiscareer, giving Marshall football team its first win inthe Division I-AA national championship, beatingYoungstown University 31-28.21 October 1995 Ovie and Jesse Cline One Room School museumdedicated.1995 Final copy of the yearbook, Chief Justice, issued.Fall 1997 Marshall rejoined Mid-American Conference,having left it in 1969. 3 August 1997 First football game between Marshall and WVUsince 1923, WVU won 42-31.7MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY1 July 1997 W est Virginia Graduate College merged withMarshall University, becoming the MarshallUniversity Graduate College.June 1998 Marshall University Medical Center adjacent to theCabell Huntington Hospital completed and openedto the public.October 1999 The Forensic Science Program of MarshallUniversity's School of Medicine moves intoFairfield's old locker room after $850,000 inrenovations.12 October 1998 John Deaver Drinko Library opened to students23 October 1998 Full-figure sculpture of John Marshall by WilliamBehrends dedicated.23 December 1998 Marshall beat Louisville in the Motor City Bowl 48-29, its first bowl game win.27 December 1999 Marshall’s football team ranked 10th with a win-lostrecord of 13-0, beating Brigham Young at the MotorCity Bowl, 21-3, completing a perfect season2000-200919 December 2001 Byron Leftwich led the Thundering Herd all the wayback from a 30-point halftime deficit to beat EastCarolina in the GMAC Motor Bowl, 64-61, indouble overtime.18 December 2001 Byron Leftwitch led the football teams to its secondGMAC Motor Bowl victory, beating Louisville, 38-15.23 August 2003 Opening of Marshall Commons, which consists ofGibson, Wellman, Haymaker, and Willis ResidenceHalls, along with Harless Dining Hall.28 November 2003 Marshall Stadium named the “John C. EdwardsStadium,” the first Division I-A stadium named for8MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGYa woman.27 October 2005 Marching Thunder band performs at the CincinnatiBengals football game.Spring 2005 Marshall left the Mid-America Conference andjoined Conference USA.9 January 2006 Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center opened.3 April 2006 “We Are Marshall” crew began filming on campus.12 December 2006 World Premiere of “We Are Marshall” held in theKeith Albee Theater, following by a gala inHuntington Civic Center.January 2007 Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science centercompleted.August 2007 New Welcome Center on the corner of Hal Greerand 5th Avenue opened, which was renamed theJoseph M. Gillette Welcome Center on 12 April2008.15 March  2008 Opening of new Dot Hicks Field, in which Houstonwon both games of a double header.9 April 2008 Memorial Fountain, recently renovated, was re-dedicated.16 August 2008 Dedication of the Arthur W eisberg FamilyEngineering Laboratory.22 August 2008 First Year Residence Halls opened.5 February 2009 Health and Wellness Center opened to MU studentsand employees.11 May 2009 First undergraduate  c lasses offered at theuniversity’s South Charleston campus21 July 2009 Forensic Science Graduate Program ranked no. 1 inthe nation based upon scores on the ForensicScience Assessment Test (FSAT).9MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHRONOLOGY26 December 2009 Marshall topped Ohio in the Little Caesars PizzaBowl, 21-17.2010-2010 With the offering of both graduate andundergraduate classes, Marshall  Graduate Collegerenamed, Marshall University—South CharlestonCampus.27 February 2010 Dedication of the Erickson Alumni Center, whichhouses the Marshall University Foundation and theMarshall University Alumni Association.April 2011 Greater Huntington Park and Recreation Districtvoted to transfer the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouseto Marshall University, which will demolish thebuilding in order to build a $30 million indoor sportsand soccer complex.20 December 2011 The Thundering Herd beat the Florida InternationalPanthers in the Beef O’Brady Bowl, in a 20-10 win.5 January 2012 Meter parking lot on Fifth Avenue closed forconstruction of new parking garage.10

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