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A Winthrop Chronology

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  • 1919 - Enrollment Tops 1,000 by Winthrop University

    1919 - Enrollment Tops 1,000

  • 1919 - Helen Keller Visits Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1919 - Helen Keller Visits Winthrop

  • 1920 - Johnson Hall Built by Winthrop University

    1920 - Johnson Hall Built

  • 1920 - Name Changed to Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women by Winthrop University

    1920 - Name Changed to Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women

  • 1920 - Roddey Hall was Built by Winthrop University

    1920 - Roddey Hall was Built

  • 1921 - The Pageant Titled “The Making of South Carolina” was Held by Winthrop University

    1921 - The Pageant Titled “The Making of South Carolina” was Held

  • 1922 - Lucile Godbold (“Ludy”) Wins Two Gold and Four Other Medals in the International Women's Olympiad by Winthrop University

    1922 - Lucile Godbold (“Ludy”) Wins Two Gold and Four Other Medals in the International Women's Olympiad

  • 1922 - Winthrop's First Founder’s Day Celebrated by Winthrop University

    1922 - Winthrop's First Founder’s Day Celebrated

  • 1923 - Winthrop Weekly News Changes Name to Johnsonian by Winthrop University

    1923 - Winthrop Weekly News Changes Name to Johnsonian

  • 1924 - Breazeale Hall Built by Winthrop University

    1924 - Breazeale Hall Built

  • 1925 - Will Rogers Visits Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1925 - Will Rogers Visits Winthrop

  • 1925 - Winthrop Becomes Second Largest Women’s College in the U.S. by Winthrop University

    1925 - Winthrop Becomes Second Largest Women’s College in the U.S.

  • 1926 - Joynes Hall Built by Winthrop University

    1926 - Joynes Hall Built

  • 1928 - David Bancroft Johnson Dies by Winthrop University

    1928 - David Bancroft Johnson Dies

  • 1929 - James P. Kinard Named Second President by Winthrop University

    1929 - James P. Kinard Named Second President

  • 1929 - Kinard Hall Built by Winthrop University

    1929 - Kinard Hall Built

  • 1929 - May Day Traditions Started by Winthrop University

    1929 - May Day Traditions Started

  • 1932 - College Shack Built by Winthrop University

    1932 - College Shack Built

  • 1934 - Dr. Shelton Phelps Named Third President by Winthrop University

    1934 - Dr. Shelton Phelps Named Third President

  • 1936 - Amelia Earhart Visits Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1936 - Amelia Earhart Visits Winthrop

  • 1936 - The Little Chapel was Relocated from Columbia to Winthrop's Rock Hill Home by Winthrop University

    1936 - The Little Chapel was Relocated from Columbia to Winthrop's Rock Hill Home

  • 1937 - Miss Hi-Miss Weekend Began by Winthrop University

    1937 - Miss Hi-Miss Weekend Began

  • 1939 - Byrnes Auditorium Built by Winthrop University

    1939 - Byrnes Auditorium Built

  • 1939 - Conservatory of Music Built by Winthrop University

    1939 - Conservatory of Music Built

  • 1939 - Macfeat Nursery School was Built by Winthrop University

    1939 - Macfeat Nursery School was Built

  • 1939 - Thurmond Hall was Built by Winthrop University

    1939 - Thurmond Hall was Built

  • 1940 - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1940 - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Winthrop

  • 1940- Music Program’s Accreditation is the College’s First Professional Accreditation by Winthrop University

    1940- Music Program’s Accreditation is the College’s First Professional Accreditation

  • 1942 - First Tillman Award Given to Annie Belle Graham by Winthrop University

    1942 - First Tillman Award Given to Annie Belle Graham

  • 1942 - U.S. Army Air Force (Formerly Known as Army Air Corps, 41st College Training Detachment) and Civilian Pilot Training Program Based at Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1942 - U.S. Army Air Force (Formerly Known as Army Air Corps, 41st College Training Detachment) and Civilian Pilot Training Program Based at Winthrop

  • 1943 - Mowat Fraser named Interim President by Winthrop University

    1943 - Mowat Fraser named Interim President

  • 1943 - Senior Hall (later Known as Phelps Hall) Built by Winthrop University

    1943 - Senior Hall (later Known as Phelps Hall) Built

  • 1944 - Henry Radcliffe Sims Named Fourth President by Winthrop University

    1944 - Henry Radcliffe Sims Named Fourth President

  • 1944 - Mrs. David B. Johnson Christens the S.S. D. B. Johnson by Winthrop University

    1944 - Mrs. David B. Johnson Christens the S.S. D. B. Johnson

  • 1945 - Victory Ship, S.S. Winthrop Victory, Launched by Winthrop University

    1945 - Victory Ship, S.S. Winthrop Victory, Launched

  • 1953 - Enrollment Tops 2,000 by Winthrop University

    1953 - Enrollment Tops 2,000

  • 1955 - D. B. Johnson Memorial Organ Dedicated by Winthrop University

    1955 - D. B. Johnson Memorial Organ Dedicated

  • 1955 - Uniform Regulations Discontinued by Winthrop University

    1955 - Uniform Regulations Discontinued

  • 1958 - Winthrop Lake Opens by Winthrop University

    1958 - Winthrop Lake Opens

  • 1959 - Dr. Charles S. Davis Named Winthrop's Fifth President by Winthrop University

    1959 - Dr. Charles S. Davis Named Winthrop's Fifth President

  • 1961 - Dr. Harold B. Gilbreth Receives First Distinguished Professor Award by Winthrop University

    1961 - Dr. Harold B. Gilbreth Receives First Distinguished Professor Award

  • 1961 - Sims Science Building Built by Winthrop University

    1961 - Sims Science Building Built

  • 1962 - Lee Wicker Hall was Built by Winthrop University

    1962 - Lee Wicker Hall was Built

  • 1962 - Main Building Renamed Tillman Hall by Winthrop University

    1962 - Main Building Renamed Tillman Hall

  • 1962 - Tillman Science Building was Razed by Winthrop University

    1962 - Tillman Science Building was Razed

  • 1964 - Anthology’s First Issue Published by Winthrop University

    1964 - Anthology’s First Issue Published

  • 1964 - Cynthia Plair Roddey Becomes the First African American Student to Admitted to Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1964 - Cynthia Plair Roddey Becomes the First African American Student to Admitted to Winthrop

  • 1965 - Enrollment Tops 3,000 by Winthrop University

    1965 - Enrollment Tops 3,000

  • 1965 - Thomson Hall and Cafeteria Are Built by Winthrop University

    1965 - Thomson Hall and Cafeteria Are Built

  • 1966 - Mrs. Christine South Gee, Winthrop Alumna, Becomes First Honorary Degree Recipient by Winthrop University

    1966 - Mrs. Christine South Gee, Winthrop Alumna, Becomes First Honorary Degree Recipient

 
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