History of Ohio Wesleyan University - Timeline of Recent Developments

Timeline of Recent Developments

• 1991

• The Hamilton-Williams Campus Center opens.

• 1993

• Co-ops, called SLUs, are acquired by the university.

• 1994

• A major initiative for international students is endowed.
• Thomas Courtice is inaugurated as Ohio Wesleyan's 14th president.

• 1995

• The respective college presidents sign papers of incorporation on June 30, 1995, establishing The Five Colleges of Ohio, Inc. as a legal entity.
• Alumnus F. Sherwood Rowland shares the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work in atmospheric chemistry.
• The student body expands by 20%.

• 1998

• The men's soccer team wins the NCAA Division III national championship.
• The Campaign for Wesleyan goes into its public phase with a goal of $100 million.

• 2001

• The women's soccer team wins the NCAA Division III national championship.

• 2003

• The Campaign for Wesleyan surpasses its $100-million goal by $10 million.
• The $33 million Science Center is built.

• 2004

• Mark Huddleston becomes Ohio Wesleyan's fifteenth president.
• The Strand Theatre in downtown Delaware is purchased by the University.
• The Richard M. Ross Art Museum opens.

• 2005

• A $22 million initiative is directed at addressing the needs of the University's athletic and recreation programs.

• 2008

• Rockwell F. Jones is inaugurated as Ohio Wesleyan's sixteenth president.

• 2010

• The $10 million Meek Aquatic Center is completed.

• 2011

• The Board of Trustees approves work to renovate Stuyvesant Hall. The 15-month project is expected to begin in Summer 2011 and should be completed before the start of the 2012-2013 academic school year.
• The men's soccer team wins the NCAA Division III national championship