MBU Timeline

Month	Year	Event
Summer	2003	Major renovations of Field Academic Hall lower 2 levels
Spring	2003	Classroom/office space in CFA completed
August	2003	MBU offers coursework at Friendly Temple Missionary B.C.
July	2003	MBU Troy/Wentzville extension offers day courses
April	2003	MBU Franklin County extension offers day courses
August	2002	MBC becomes a University
March	2002	Completion and dedication of Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center
August	2001	MBC Board of Trustees vote to change Charter
April	2000	Pacific/St. Clair extension renamed “Franklin County Extension”
Fall	1999	MBC reaches 3000 enrollment mark
October	1999	Phase II – PH and Academic buildings remodeled/wired for network technology
	1999	Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Chapel/Fine Arts Bldg.
August	1999	Pacific/St. Clair Extension building officially opens
	1999	Bachelor of Professional Studies initiated
November	1998	MBC opens Pacific/St. Clair extension center
March	1998	Jean Kirkpatrick leadership forum
	1997	Masters classes approval
	1996	Ten-year NCA Accreditation approval
Fall	1996	Troy/Wentzville Extension building officially opens
March	1996	Dick Cheney leadership forum
	1996	Spirit of Excellence Campaign begins
Spring	1996	North Hall opened
October	1995	Dr. R. Alton Lacey named President
January	1995	Academic bldg. officially named Thomas S. Field Academic Hall
	1993	Men’s basketball goes to NAIA National Championship
November	1992	2+2 Program begins at Jefferson College
August	1991	Dr. Thomas S. Field appointed as President
December	1990	Dr. J. Edwin Hewlett serves as interim president (till Aug 1991)
November	1990	Dedication ceremony for library
May	1990	Groundbreaking for library
May	1990	MBC Opens new extension center in Wentzville
	1987	Courier introduced
Spring	1985	BN implemented
September	1983	Board of Trustees agrees to sell 35 acres of land in the south and west portion of the property to decrease debt. It resulted in the sale of 20 acres of property facing the N. service road of Hwy. 40.
January	1983	MBC Library joins St. Louis Regional Library Network
January	1983	Patrick O. Copley inaugurated as president (resigns Nov. 1990)
	1983	EXCEL high school program started
October	1982	Student lounge officially named Bywaters Lounge
February	1980	Dedication and Open House for PH held
January	1979	Pillsbury-Huff Hall opens
April	1978	North Central full accreditation received
	1978	Men’s Baseball wins National Little College Assoc. Nat’l Title
	1977	Board of Trustees votes to add B.S. degree
October	1977	Groundbreaking ceremony held for Pillsbury-Huff Res. Hall
November	1976	Robert S. Sutherland inaugurated as president (Retired 1981)
January	1976	Chapel named Delozier Chapel after Homer Delozier
	1974	Campus re-opens but didn’t hold classes in the fall semester
August	1974	Campus closed due to financial problems
	1974	Construction of Field Academic Hall
	1974	MBC receives candidacy for North Central accreditation
	1973	MBC and HLG become two separate institutions
May	1973	MBC issues first bachelor degrees to 29 students
May	1970	Frank B. Kellogg appointed president (resigned August 1974)
	1968	New campus dedicated / Open house held
September	1968	Classes first held at new St. Louis campus with 189 students
June	1967	Charter for new campus filed with Secretary of State
	1966	MO Baptist Convention approves charter for MBC
	1965	Decision for two campuses under Hannibal-LaGrange College
November	1965	Luther A. Foster appointed president (retired June 1970)
January	1964	First Board of Trustee meeting held
	1963	MBC Chartered
	1957	HLG extension center set up in Tower Grove Baptist Church

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