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Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College company history timeline

1919

The Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Bill 225 on March 17, 1919 to establish the Miami School of Mines.

Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College had its beginning in 1919 when Gov.

It was elevated to university standing in 1974 and given its current name in 1985. It became a four-year, degree-granting institution in 1919, when it was renamed Northeastern State Teachers College.

1920

The school began operations in September 1920.

1924

The designation as Miami School of Mines continued until 1924 when a special legislative session changed the name to Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College and general collegiate courses were added to the curriculum.

1939

The special board continued to govern the college until 1939 when Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College and the six teachers' colleges were placed under the Board of Regents for Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges.

1941

In 1941, a constitutional amendment established the present Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and provided for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

1943

In 1943 the school changed its name to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO A&M).

1948

Frank A. Balyeat, "Junior Colleges in Oklahoma," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 26 (Spring 1948).

1951

In 1951, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education authorized Northwestern to offer courses, transferable to the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, applying toward a master's degree in education.

1954

Beginning with the summer term of 1954, Northwestern was authorized to institute a fifth-year program in education leading to a Master of Education degree.

1974

On August 16, 1974, the name of Northwestern State College was changed to Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

1981

A nursing program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree was established in the fall of 1981.

1996

In the spring of 1996, the Second Session of the 45th Oklahoma Legislature passed House Bill 2164, creating Northwestern campuses in Enid and Woodward.

These campuses offered their first classes during the 1996-97 academic year.

2009

In celebration of 100 years as a state institution, and in tribute to Northeastern's shared heritage with the Cherokee Nation, Founders Day activities were held on March 6, 2009.

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