In 1990 Larry K. Monteith (1990-1998), an alumnus and former dean of the College of Engineering, became chancellor and NC State’s 11th chief administrative officer. Among his initiatives were the creation of the Division of Undergraduate Studies and the First Year Experience Program. The College of Textiles and ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), NC State’s first corporate partner, moved to Centennial Campus in 1991. In 1992, the College of Management was established. Also during Monteith’s tenure, NC State earned a chapter of the elite Phi Beta Kappa honor society, strengthened its endowment and completed a major fund-raising campaign for student scholarships and fellowships.

Marye Anne Fox (1998-2004) became chancellor in August 1998. During her tenure, the number of endowed chairs and professorships, as well as endowed and designated merit scholarships, increased substantially. The number of buildings on Centennial Campus doubled. The university emerged as a national pacesetter in a number of science and technology programs. The School of Design became the College of Design, and the College of Education and Psychology became the College of Education, with the Department of Psychology moving into the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The College of Forest Resources became the College of Natural Resources.

NC State is currently the largest of the 16 institutions in The University of North Carolina system, with more than 29,000 students, and it is the unc system’s flagship campus for science and technology. Along with its historic strengths in agriculture and engineering, NC State has evolved into a comprehensive community of scholars with outstanding degree programs in the humanities and social sciences, design, education, life sciences, management, natural resources, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine. It educates students for 21st century life and work, forges unique partnerships that generate economic development, and applies its research discoveries for the benefit of people across North Carolina and the nation. The university serves all North Carolina communities through research, extension and economic development activities.

Centennial Campus, which houses state–of–the–art laboratories, classrooms, and government and industry partners, is one of the fastest growing campuses of its kind in the nation and is the widely recognized model for how universities can construct partnerships with government and the private sector.

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