Photo above: Students bowling in the new Lory Student Center that opened in January 1962.
1922
100 years ago

THE FLUME
In 1922, Ralph Parshall, professor of civil and irrigation engineer, patents the Parshall Flume, which remains the standard irrigation water measuring device throughout the world.
65 years ago

NAME CHANGE
Effective May 1, 1957, by act of the Colorado General Assembly, Colorado A&M becomes Colorado State University.
1957
1962
60 years ago

PEACE CORPS
Maurice Albertson, Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, and Andrew Rice in civil engineering complete a feasibility study in 1962 that will help create the Peace Corps.
25 years ago

THE FLOOD
On July 28, 1997, the Spring Creek flood causes more than $100 million in damage to CSU facilities – but is only one of many historic inundations of campus.
1997
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