| 1900 |
First interior design course taught in the School of Home Economics in the College of Agriculture. |
| 1909 |
MS program established in the school. |
| 1915 |
MA program established in the school. |
| 1954 |
Interior design program established with Kate Ellen Rogers as program chair. |
| 1965 |
Hosted National Housing Conference at which the national American Association of Housing Educators (AAHE) organization was started. |
| 1967 |
Program chair instrumental in establishment of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), an international organization for interior design educators. |
| 1972 |
PhD established in the School of Home Economics with emphases in program areas. |
| 1972 |
Hosted IDEC's first research conference after which the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) was begun. This national organization places emphasis on environment and behavior, a focus area of the current Department of Environmental Design. |
| 1973 |
Interior Design program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER). The program was one of the first five programs in the nation to be accredited and has been continually reaccredited since then. Kate Ellen Rogers played a key role in the establishment of FIDER. |
| 1973 |
Program became the Department of Interior Design when the School of Home Economics became the College of Human Environmental Sciences . |
| 1975 |
Department name changed to Housing and Interior Design with programs in Interior Design, Housing Design and Design Management and Merchandising. |
1975 |
Kate Ellen Rogers is first Editor of Journal of Interior Design Education Research |
| 1982 |
Established an Advisory Board of practicing professionals in the field, the first department in the college to do so. |
| 1980 |
Linda Wellons Richichi Endowment established to recognize and encourage a beginning student in an undergraduate program in the department. Initiated by Tom Richichi in memory of his wife who graduated from the interior design program. |
| 1980 |
Largest department enrollment recorded at 300 undergraduate students. |
| 1984 |
Kate Ellen Rogers retired . Ruth Brent became department chair. |
| 1984 |
Campus computer lab was opened in 146 Stanley Hall. |
| 1985 |
Co-hosted national IDEC conference in St. Louis . |
| 1985 |
Kate Ellen Rogers Scholarship initiated by Directions in Design, St. Louis for a senior student; funded until 1994. |
| 1988 |
Title of college changed to College of Human Environmental Sciences . |
| 1989 |
Department Title changed to Environmental Design Housing Design and Design Management and Merchandising programs phased out to refocus undergraduate level on Interior Design. |
| 1990 |
Hosted 25th national conference of AAHE . |
| 1991 |
Portfolio review begins for undergraduate professional programs initiated to enroll in studio sequence. Portfolio review begins, forty students admitted per year. |
| 1993 |
Pre-architecture cooperative agreement with Washington University developed. |
| 1994 |
Pre-architecture cooperative agreement with University of Kansas made . |
| 1995 |
Established first endowed fund in a department in the college. |
| 1995 |
Two “niche” areas declared:
1) environment and behavior research
2) design with digital media |
| 1996 |
Aimee Dixon Award established by Aimee, an EDN alum, for a “well-rounded” student including extracurricular activities. |
| 1996 |
First Gary Hennigh Distinguished Senior Award given. This award marks the first planned use for department endowment funds and honors Gary Hennigh who was a faculty member in the department for 27 years, retiring in 1995. |
| 1997 |
Mary Harpster Dysart College of HES Scholarship initiated for students with financial need. Awarded in odd # years to an Architectural Studies student and in even # years to a TAM student. |
| 1997 |
Carol Ann Williams/Kate Ellen Rogers Scholarship Endowment established honoring the first department chair Kate Rogers. |
| 1998 |
The Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library Scholarships initiated by Paul Brayton, CEO Brayton Design, for students with financial need. |
| 1998 |
Christian Friedrich , Nevada Susan Friedrich/ Dorothy Friedrich Rose Scholarship established for student with best work in ID Studio I, II, III sequence each semester. |
| 1999 |
Maximum
6 year re- accreditation of Interior Design Program with
the Foundation of Interior Design Education Research. |
| 2001 |
Richard Helmick Design with Digital Media Endowment established. |
| 2001 |
Faculty ranked second as most prolific. A rank order of the Top 20 Universities by the total number of articles produced by affiliated individuals was published in the Journal of Interior Design. |
| 2001 |
Benyamin Schwarz Editor begins editorship service in Department for Journal of Housing for the Elderly. |
| 2002 |
Graduate Digital Media Computer Lab established in 2 nd floor Stanley . Saleh Uddin, Coordinator. |
| 2003 |
Boone County Lumber Building Technology Lab established in basement of Gentry Hall. Ronald G. Phillips, Coordinator. |
| 2003 |
Transformation begins from instruction with slides to digital images. |
| 2003 |
On-line distance learning begins with MU Direct for graduate education. |
| 2003 |
Carol Ann Williams Lectureship in Design Endowment established. |
| 2003 |
Marcia Wehrle Healy and Robert N. Healy Interior Design and Architecture Lectureship Series established. |
| 2004 |
Rogers Gallery was endowed in memory of Kate Ellen Rogers, former Department Chair. |
| 2004 |
Department changed its name to Architectural Studies . Students achieve BS HES Architectural Studies; MS/MA Architectural Studies; and Ph.D. HES with Emphasis in Architectural Studies. |
| 2005 |
Gray Design Group, Inc. Facilities Enhancement Endowment. |
| 2005 |
Endowed Faculty Scholar in Architectural Studies from Ruth Tofle, Michael Goldschmidt, Tracy Stearns, and Betty Ann Cortelyou. |
| 2005 |
Tom and Winnie Davis Endowment Fund established for an undergraduate scholarship. |
| 2005 |
Graduating first online Masters students. |
