Timeline

1891

Georgia Legislature authorizes the State Normal School of Athens

1904

First University of Georgia Summer School (for teacher training) held

1908

UGA’s first College of Education authorized (June 13)

1913

Peabody Hall dedicated as home to School of Education (June 12)

1919

First women admitted to UGA in Peabody School of Education and College of Agriculture's Department of Home Economics.

1922

First correspondence course at UGA offered by School of Education.

1932

UGA College of Education formed by merger with Georgia State Teacher’s College (formerly the State Normal School in Athens) and Georgia State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

First Master of Arts in Education degree granted.

1940

First Doctor of Philosophy degrees granted at UGA (one in history, two in education)

1943

First B.S. degrees offered in Art and Music Education in Georgia.

Georgia Legislature commissions development of a Vocational Education Program.

1945

First Summer Workshops conducted off campus throughout Georgia.

1947

First program in educational counseling at UGA created.

1948

First Doctor of Education degree granted at UGA
(to future dean Joe Williams)

1953

First program of speech correction at UGA created.

1954

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

1955

First UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic established.
(In Waddel Hall.)

1956

First woman to earn a doctorate at UGA is Bernice Cooper. (Ed.D. in Elementary Education)

1957

Georgia Center for Continuing Education opens.

1961

College moves across the street to Baldwin Hall.
First African-American accepted into College of Education is Mary Frances Early.

1962

First African American to graduate from UGA is Mary Frances Early. (M.A. in Music Education)

1963

First doctoral program in mathematics education at UGA created.

1969

Conference of Children’s Literature and Georgia Book Awards launched.

First programs approved to prepare directors of libraries, guidance, pupil personnel services.

First state regional Mental Retardation Center established at UGA (at Rivers Crossing)

1971

College moves into Aderhold Hall on South Campus.

1981

First female Dean of Education (Kathryn Blake).

1993

First college at UGA to adopt a Multicultural Mission Statement.

1996

New 430,000 square-foot Ramsey Student Center opens (home to departments of exercise science, physical education and sport studies, health promotion and behavior)

1997

River’s Crossing building renovated (new home for departments of adult education, educational leadership and occupational studies)

1999

First African-American dean at UGA (Louis A. Castenell Jr.)

2002

Reorganization: 19 departments merged to 9 current departments.

2003

First African-American female department head at UGA (Mary Atwater, department of mathematics and science education)

2008

College celebrates its centennial (June 13).

Peabody Aderhold split photo

Peabody Hall / Aderhold Hall

Tucker Hall / River's Crossing

Womens PE / Ramsey Center

Women's PE Building / Ramsey Center