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  1895  

First drawing of campus done by engineering instructor Frederick C. Scheuch.

  1916

James H. Bonner served as a member of the Campus Development Committee.

  1917

Architects Cass Gilbert and George H. Carsley hired to create a campus plan.

  1920

State Bond Bill gave the university $1.4 million dollars to buy land and construct buildings.

  1930

University expansion projects funded by the Works Projects Administration.

  1936

George F. Simmons became the seventh president of the university.

  1941

IErnest O. Melby became the eighth president of the university.

  1945

James A. McCain became president and began post-war planning on campus.

  1946

Architect John Paul Jones was hired to create a new campus plan.

  1951

Carl McFarland became president and purchased the Prescott Property.. in 1955.

  1960

In the 1960s the campus began planning for a massive increase in enrollment.

  1964

A new campus plan was presented to accomodate the growth of the student body.

  1971

A Draft Growth Framework plan was created.

  1980

University acquired property along the 600 block of Fifth and Sixth Streets and Eddy Avenue.

  2002

A new campus plan was presented.

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