| 1846 |
Carroll College is chartered by the Territorial Legislature on Jan. 31. |
| 1850 |
The college forms an alliance with the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John Adams Savage becomes Carroll’s first president. |
| 1852 |
Carroll breaks ground for first Main Hall. |
| 1853 |
On Jan. 4, the first college building opens for classes. |
| 1857 |
Four graduates participate in Carroll’s first commencement. |
| 1866 |
Walter L. Rankin becomes Carroll’s president. With the exception of two short absences, he serves Carroll for the next 44 years. |
| 1881 |
The Alumni Association is founded. |
| 1883 |
French, history, geography and bookkeeping are added to the curriculum. Art, music and theater and a teachers department are also added in the 1880s. |
| 1885 |
The original Main Hall is destroyed by fire Jan. 29. Classes meet in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. Chicago architect Col. S. V. Shipman designs the new Main Hall, made of Waukesha limestone. The cornerstone is laid Sept. 24. |
| 1887 |
Main Hall opens for classes Jan. 11. |
| 1894 |
Intercollegiate athletics begin: Carroll beats Marquette in football, 8-6. |
| 1896 |
The Carroll Players theater group is formed. |
| 1900 |
Construction begins on Voorhees Hall, a north wing addition to Main Hall. |
| 1902 |
Men’s intercollegiate basketball begins. |
| 1906 |
Construction begins on Rankin Hall of Science and Elizabeth Voorhees Dormitory. |
| 1907 |
Intercollegiate women’s basketball begins. |
| 1909 |
The college receives full accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. Frame Field is dedicated on the site of the present Schneider Stadium. |
| 1926 |
Women and alumni are recruited for the board of trustees. |
| 1946 |
The Waukesha Symphony Orchestra is founded with Carroll sponsorship. |
| 1949 |
Lowry Hall, named in honor of trustee James K. Lowry, is dedicated Oct. 22. |
| 1951 |
The college observes its first Founders’ Day Convocation. |
| 1956 |
The student union, now known as the Campus Center, opens. |
| 1960 |
South Bergstrom Hall opens. |
| 1961 |
Maxon Hall, named for Howard L. Maxon of the class of 1886, is dedicated. |
| 1964 |
A dormitory, later to be named for Robert D. Steele, opens. |
| 1965 |
Van Male Fieldhouse, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Van Male, is dedicated. |
| 1968 |
Kilgour Hall opens. Shattuck Chapel and Music Center is dedicated. |
| 1972 |
Main Hall is renovated. The W. Norman FitzGerald Civil War Collection is
dedicated. |
| 1974 |
Evening session programs begin. Carroll's geography department is accepted as a
reporting weather station to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. |
| 1976 |
Van Male Field is dedicated. Tennis courts are constructed. |
| 1977 |
Senior guard Dave Shaw makes basketball history as Carroll's all-time leading scorer with more than 2,500 points in his four-year career. He is the nation’s leading scorer in NCAA Division III. |
| 1979 |
Otteson Theatre and the Walter Young Center are dedicated. |
| 1984 |
Actor Dennis Morgan ’30, known as Stanley Morner during his Carroll days, receives Carroll's Distinguished Alumnus award. He is the first initiate in the Wisconsin Theater Hall of Fame. |
| 1986 |
U.S. News and World Report ranks Carroll among America's best colleges. The education editor at the New York Times includes Carroll in "The Best Buys in College Education." |
| 1990 |
The master’s program in education begins. With a generous gift from the late R. Jack Sneeden ’50 and his wife, Cherrill Swart Sneeden ’50, the college begins restoration of the Sneeden House, a magnificent 1922 colonial home used as a guesthouse and conference center. |
| 1992 |
Carroll and the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha sign an agreement that enables
UWW graduates to complete their degrees at Carroll. |
| 1994 |
The college offers a master’s program in physical therapy. |
| 1995 |
Construction begins on the Humphrey Memorial Chapel and Art Center. |
| 1998 |
MacAllister Hall, a historic home formerly called Morgan Manor, reopens after a full-scale renovation funded, in large part, by Pershing E. ’40 and Becky MacAllister. |
| 2000 |
Carroll begins offering a master’s degree in software engineering. |
| 2001 |
The Gateway Campaign, with a goal of $25 million (originally $18 million), is completed. The campaign raised $36.7 million for capital improvements, endowment and operating support. |
| 2002 |
The new Ted Baker court is dedicated in Van Male Fieldhouse. Baker, a 1971 Carroll graduate, provided major funding for the project. Carroll launches its own four-year baccalaureate program in nursing. |
| 2003 |
Main Hall, Carroll’s signature building and a historic landmark, opens for public tours at Commencement after a yearlong, $4 million renovation. Board of Trustees Chairman Thomas Badciong ’62 and his wife Jean provide the lead gift of $1.5 million for the project. |
| 2004 |
Schneider Stadium is dedicated at Homecoming. The $1.25 million project, possible through a gift from James ’74 and Debi Schneider, includes an artificial playing surface and lights. |
| 2005 |
Carroll receives a $559,450 federal grant to recruit and educate Hispanic students in nursing. Months earlier, Carroll received a $120,464 federal grant to support the college’s Hispanic Health and Human Services program. Later in the year, Carroll establishes the Institute for Hispanic Health And Human Services.
Dennis Punches ’58 pledges $1 million to build an outdoor track along Grand Avenue. |
| 2006 |
After a national search, Dr. Douglas N. Hastad is hired as Carroll’s 14th president. His term began July 1, 2006.
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