Department of Counseling and Human Development Services - Dept. History
| Date | Event |
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1948 |
 Our Department began under COE, the Division of Vocational Education and was called Vocational Guidance, Located in Peabody Hall |
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Peabody Hall
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| Dr. Charles F. Hudgins – Department Chair 1948-1955 | |
1950 |
Department name changes to Department of Counselor Education |
1955 |
Dr. William B. King – Department Chair 1955-1962 |
1961 |
 Department moves to Baldwin Hall |
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Baldwin Hall
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1963 |
Dr. Merritt C. Oelke – Department Chair 1963 – 1966 |
1964 |
Department changes name to Counselor Education & Personnel Services (CEPS) and offers a PhD (SPHE Emphasis) |
1965 |
Parks & Recreation Services offers a BSEd and CEPS Rehabilitation Program opens |
1966 |
Student Affairs Program begins, Rehabilitation Program offers MEd, and Child Guidance Center opens (forerunner to today’s Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation |
| Dr. Warren C. Bonney – Department Chair 1966 – 1974 | |
1967 |
 Harry Gadget, Kathy Davis, George Gazda celebrate Gazda’s promotion |
1969 |
Counseling & Student Personnel Services Ed.D (SPHE Emphasis) Program begins and Parks & Recreation Services offers PhD |
1971 |
 Department moves to Aderhold Hall |
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Aderhold Hall
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1974 |
Dr. Thomas Porter – Department Chair 1974 – 1975 |
1975 |
Parks & Recreation Services changes name to Recreation & Leisure Studies |
 Dr. Wayne Antenen – Department Chair 1975 – 1977 |
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Wayne Antenen
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1976 |
Department name changes to Counseling and Human Development Services |
1978 |
 Dr. Jerold Bozarth – Department Chair 1978 – 1988 |
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Jerold Bozarth
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1980 |
Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program |
1981 |
Community Counseling Program M.Ed. |
1984 |
APA Accreditation Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program |
1987 |
 Earl Ginter & Larry Gerstein |
1988 |
 Dr. Roger Winston – Department Chair 1988 – 1989 |
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Roger Winston
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1989 |
 Dr. Andy Horne – Department Chair 1989 – 1993 |
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Andy Horne
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1993 |
 Dr. Ted Miller – Department Chair 1993 – 1996 |
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Ted Miller
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1996 |
 Recreation & Leisure Studies moves to the new Ramsey Center |
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Ramsey Center
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 Dr. Richard Hayes – Department Chair 1996 – 1999 |
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Richard Hayes
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1997 |
Counseling & Student Personnel Services: Student Affairs Administration Emphasis |
1998 |
Rehabilitation Program Ends |
2000 |
 Dr. John C. Dagley – Department Chair 2000 – 2003 |
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John Dagley
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2003 |
 Ed.S. School Counseling offered at Gwinnett Campus and Dr. Diane Cooper becomes ourfirst female Department Head |
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Original Gwinnett Center Campus
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 Dr. Diane Cooper – Department Chair 2003 – 2006, 2012-Current |
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Diane Cooper
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2004 |
Counseling & Human Development Services and Recreation & Leisure Studies Departments merge |
2006 |
 Dr. Rosemary Phelps becomes our first African-American Department Chair 2006 – 2012 |
| Rosemary Phelps | |
2008 |
 Ph.D. in Counseling & Student Personnel Services offered at the new Gwinnett Campus |
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New Gwinnett Center Campus – Opened 2008
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2012 |
 Dr. Diane Cooper – Department Chair, 2012-Current |
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Diane Cooper
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