Civil and Environmental Engineering Department - History Timeline
1879–1880
USC founded
1906
First reference to engineering in any USC catalog; and first semester of CE degree program in the catalog
1908
First Professional Degree of Civil Engineering awarded; and first engineering degree awarded by USC
1910
First BS in Civil Engineering awarded
1910
Charles Lawrence hired to administer the Civil Engineering Program, which was then part of the College of Liberal Arts
1922
First woman to receive a USC engineering degree was awarded a BS in Civil Engineering
1924
ASCE Student Chapter and Chi Epsilon (CE honor society) are formed
1928
College of Engineering and the Civil Engineering Department were founded
1928–-1945
Robert Fox, Chair, Civil Engineering Department
1944
Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research founded
1945-–1961
David M. Wilson, Chair, Civil Engineering Department
1958
David M. Wilson Associates, Civil Engineering's alumni support group, founded
1962-–1969
Robert Merz, Chair, Civil Engineering Department
1966
First Ph.D. awarded by the Civil Engineering Department
1969–1971
Glen Foy, Acting Chair, Civil Engineering Department
1970
Environmental Engineering Program founded from the CE Sanitary Engineering activity; graduate degrees only. Frank Bowerman, Director
1971–1973
Frank Bowerman, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
1973–1982
Vic Weingarten, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
1977
Undergraduate CE–Building Science (Architectural Engineering) program established
1982–1984
Don Hudson, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
1984–1992
Mike Agbabian, Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
1989
Undergraduate CE–Environmental Engineering degree program established
1989
Minor in Environmental Engineering established
1990
Moved to Kaprielian Hall - New labs for structures, geotechnical, concrete, seismology, dynamics, hydromechanics
1991
Undergraduate Environmental Engineering degree program established
1992–1996
Geoff Martin, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
1992
Master of Construction Management (MCM) program founded
1993
Center for Research in Environmental Science, Policy, and Engineering (CRESPE) founded with LAS and CHE
1994
AGC Student Chapter formed
1996–2006
L. Carter Wellford, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
1997
Founding of International Institute for Innovative Risk Reduction Research for Civil Infrastructure Systems
1997
Minor in Construction Planning and Management established
1998
Master of Engineering in Computer Aided Engineering established
2000
Master of Engineering in Environmental Quality Management established
2001
Master of Engineering in Structural Design established
2005-2006
100th Anniversary of Engineering at USC
2006-present
Jean-Pierre Bardet, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
2007
Naming Donation for the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
