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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. žžÀ² donates 53 acres to establish the žžÀ² State Normal School, which is named in his honor

1911
žžÀ² State’s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the žžÀ² Alumni Association (KSUAA)

September 1913 
The žžÀ² State Normal School begins its first full academic year on the žžÀ² 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 žžÀ² Normal College and its transformation into an in-patient health facility

1935 
žžÀ² Normal College evolves into a university