1941 Members of Willamette’s football team, in Hawaii during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, help on a ship bringing the wounded back to the mainland.
1941 The Everell Stanton Collins Science Hall is added to the campus, while the former science building is remodeled to house the College of Music.
1943 A College Navy Training Program (V-12) is established on campus, with Lausanne Hall serving as the “ship” for those being trained from July 1943 through November 1945.
1942 As part of its centennial celebrations, Willamette plants five giant sequoia trees — the Star Trees. G. Herbert Smith becomes president of the university and serves until 1969.
1965 Willamette enters into a sister-college relationship with the International College of Commerce and Economics in Japan (now known as Tokyo International University).
1961 The James T. Matthews and Lewis F. Belknap Residence Halls for men open, and Tufton Beamish graduates from the university.
1967 The Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center and William S. Walton Hall are added to the campus.
1970 The George Putnam University Center is dedicated.
1983 The Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists Series, which brings worldrenowned musicians to campus for performances and residencies, begins.
1986 The Mark O. Hatfield Library, which is dedicated to the alumnus and former Oregon governor and U.S. senator, opens, along with the Bistro. The Atkinson Lecture Series, kicks off with a presentation by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ellen Goodman.
1989 Tokyo International University of America is completed. Waller Hall is renovated and rededicated. The Hatfield Fountain is dedicated and soon becomes a popular campus landmark.
1990 Chemistry professor Frances Chapple is selected as Oregon Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Higher Education. Ten other faculty members go on to receive this award.
1968 The football team, coached by Ted Ogdahl and led by All-American Calvin Lee, is ranked third in the nation by NAIA after an undefeated regular season.
1987 The Martha Springer Botanical Garden, named after a beloved former botany professor, is dedicated.
1988 William B. Smullin Hall, named after donor, former Collegian staff member, and broadcaster William B. Smullin ‘29, is dedicated. A Master of Arts in Teaching pilot program begins with three students.
1991 The Athletic Hall of Fame is founded. Oregon Professor of the Year: Mary Ann Youngren (Psychology)
1992 Willamette celebrates its sesquicentennial. Goudy Commons, named after benefactors and university trustees Grace ‘22 and Elmer Goudy, is dedicated.
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