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May 1910 
Lowry Bill authorizes the creation of two new schools in northern Ohio to train elementary school teachers

1910 
William S. ½­ÄÏÌåÓý donates 53 acres to establish the ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State Normal School, which is named in his honor

1911
½­ÄÏÌåÓý State’s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Alumni Association (KSUAA)

September 1913 
The ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State Normal School begins its first full academic year on the ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Campus

1914
First class graduates; a faculty committee for alumni relations and several alumni clubs are formed

1933 
The KSUAA petitions Ohio state legislators to prevent the closing of ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Normal College and its transformation into an in-patient health facility

1935 
½­ÄÏÌåÓý Normal College evolves into a university