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1960 From among board members, the Advisory Board, administration, faculty, alumni and students, 24 individuals were appointed to the council, which then established 10 subcommittees to study specific areas or problems. The "Design for Development, Abilene Christian College, 1962-72," was adopted by the board of trustees. Those 10 years produced $10.8 million in gifts and brought many changes to the campus, including Brown Library, McGlothlin Campus Center, Moody Coliseum, Gibson Health and Physical Education Center, Sherrod Residential Park, the Don H. Morris Center, A. B. Morris Hall, Smith-Adams Hall and Sikes Hall. At Lectureship, Bible professor Carl Spain gave a lecture entitled "Modern Challenges to Christian Morals." Word spread that his lecture would concern the issue of integration. When Spain spoke on February 24 in Sewell Auditorium there was standing room only and, for the first time in Lectureship history, the Associated Press carried a daily story. ACU’s 19-year-old quartermiler Earl Young won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rome on the U.S. 4x400 relay. He contributed a lap of 45.6 on the team that ran 3:02.2 for a world record. Young was the youngest American male to win an Olympic gold medal in 1960. |
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1961 On May 29, the Board of Trustees recommended that "beginning with the fall semester of 1961, any applicant who meets the admission requirements to graduate school be admitted." The board approved the recommendation. |
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1962 In February, Washington D. Harris enrolled in the Graduate School as the first African American student at the college. The school then opened enrollment to black transfer students with junior standing or above. Juniors Billy Curl, a speech therapy major and Bible minor, and Larry Bonner, a psychology major, from Southwestern Christian College enrolled in the fall. |
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1963 The school fully integrated by allowing freshman and sophomores of any race to enroll. |
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1966 Groundbreaking ceremonies took place for the McGlothlin Campus Center. 1967 A Lectureship tent that covers 19,000 square feet with space for 165 exhibitors was set up on a parking lot. |
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1968 Construction on Moody Coliseum and Gibson Health and Physical Education Center was completed and opening ceremonies took place Sunday, February 18, with about 7,000 in attendance. New buildings were dedicated and named at Homecoming - Nelson Dormitory, Edwards Dormitory, Catchings Cafeteria, and Foster Science Building. |
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1969 Morris became chancellor when Dr. John C. Stevens, historian, World War II chaplain and former Abilene City Councilman, was named president. Stevens' 12-year term was marked by upgrades to campus housing, improvement in the school's financial aid program for its students and more enrollment gains. Thirty Abilene women formed the Women for ACU (WACU), which eventually gained thousands of members nationwide. The ACU Board of Trustees gave WACU the Jennings House which now serves as their headquarters. It also houses the WACU museum and gift shop. WACU has served ACU in many ways over the years, including campus enhancements and their contributions to scholarships through the WACU Scholarships for Women Endowment Fund and the WACU Biblical Scholarship Fund. |
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