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The Florida Legislature consolidates higher education for teacher preparation to two schools: University of Florida for men and the Florida State College for Women. |
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The UF Normal School - the predecessor to today's College of Education - holds its first education classes. |
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John A. Thackston becomes first dean of the newly restructured UF Teachers College and Normal School. |
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Peabody Hall - the first permanent College of Education building - is built in the center of UF campus. |
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Harvey Warren Cox replaces John A. Thackston as dean of the College of Education. |
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James W. Norman begins serving 20-year term as dean of the College of Education. |
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The Teachers College is renamed College of Education. |
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The state's first laboratory school - P.K. Yonge Laboratory School - opens. |
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G. Ballard Simmons takes over as dean of the College of Education. |
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The College begins offering doctor of education degree. |
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The College enrolls women in regular academic year classes for the first time. |
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Alice McCartha, the first woman to receive a doctorate from UF, is granted a Ph.D. in education. |
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J.B. White becomes dean of the College of Education. |
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The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accredits UF's teacher education program, allowing graduates to become teachers in certain other states without further training. |
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P.K. Yonge Laboratory School building is renamed for former Dean James W. Norman.
Education Professor James Wattenbarger guides development of Florida's community college system. |
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The College enrolls its first black student. |
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The first black students enter P.K. Yonge Laboratory School.
Kimball Wiles is named dean of the College of Education. |
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P.K. Yonge Laboratory School hires first black teacher.
Johnnie Ruther Clark is the first black to earn a doctorate in education at UF.
Education Professor William Alexander becomes known nationally as “father of the middle school” after yearlong institute culminates three-year effort to create middle-school system to help educators handle a child's formative years in a transitional setting. |
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Bert Sharpe becomes dean of the College of Education. |
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Hattie Bessent, the first black faculty member in the College of Education, joins the Department of Foundations of Education. |
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Expansion doubles the size of Norman Hall, creating essential space for more research and graduate studies and a new library.
David Smith becomes dean of the College of Education. |
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The College launches ProTeach, the nation's first mandatory five-year teacher preparation program. |
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Education alumni association is formed, generating increased financial support. |
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New Education Dean Roderick J. McDavis becomes the first black dean at UF. |
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ProTeach is redesigned to prepare teaching professionals who can provide education for children from diverse cultural backgrounds and those with disabilities. |
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The state's new Florida Fund for Minority Teachers is based at UF to attract promising minority students into teaching careers. |
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Counselor Education program ranks No. 1 in its specialty by US News & World Report. |
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Donation by Irving and Rose Fien creates the College of Education's first million-dollar-plus endowed professorship. |
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Technology initiative is launched to upgrade labs, classrooms and offices, and offer computer training to faculty.
UF alumni Allen and Delores Lastinger contribute $2 million, the College's largest gift to date, to establish the Lastinger Center for Learning, which develops projects to help at-risk children in K-5. |
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Ben F. Nelms becomes dean of the College of Education.
UF Alliance program is formed, linking UF with urban schools around the state to explore new solutions to urban education issues. |
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Catherine Emihovich becomes first woman dean of the College of Education. |
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First Scholarship of Engagement banquet is held to honor scholarship students, donors and educators whose activities address important social and community concerns. |
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William and Robbie Hedges commit $1.9 million for research to help marginal student learn.
College launches ambitious fund-raising campaign to renovate Norman Hall and build education research and technology annex. |
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Yearlong Centennial celebration gets under way. |
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