6 LOOKING BACK. MOVING FORWARD. 14 • A GOLDEN ERA OF ENGINEERING • HERFF AT 50
On February 7, 1964, the Tennessee State Board of Education accepted a resolution authorizing then Memphis State University to accept a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Herff to establish a master’s degree program in engineering science. In May 1965, the Board approved an undergraduate engineering program—and so began the Herff College of Engineering.