| 1951 | NIU creates the Business Department with Dr. Francis Geigle as the appointed Chair. The Department is housed in the former WWII barracks at the corner of Lucinda and Garden Road.
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| 1953 |
Department of Business moves from the barracks to Altgeld Hall.
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| 1954 |
Dr. Robert Thistlethwaite is appointed Chair of Business Department.
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| 1958 |
Department of Business moves to McMurry Hall.
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| 1959 |
Department of Business splits into Department of Business Administration and Department of Business Education.
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| 1961 |
College of Business is formed and Dr. Robert Thistlethwaite is appointed Dean.
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| 1964 |
Wirtz Hall was completed & became new home to College of Business. | |
| 1969 |
Undergraduate business programs were accredited by the AACSB. | |
| 1975 |
James Benson was appointed Dean of the College. | |
| 1977 |
M.B.A. Program was accredited by the AACSB. | |
| 1983 |
The first personal computers were installed in Wirtz Hall. | |
| 1983 |
The Accountancy Program and the M.A.S. Program were accredited by the AACSB. | |
| 1984 |
Dr. Richard Brown was appointed Dean of the College. | |
| 1989 |
B.S.A. became OMIS | |
| 1992 |
Electronic podiums systems implemented in Wirtz Hall. | |
| 1993 |
Dr. David Graf was appointed Dean of the College. | |
| 1995 |
First College of Business web site was launched. | |
| 1997 |
Rockford Alumni Club was organized. | |
| 2000 |
Dennis & Stacey Barsema donate $20 Million to NIU. The plans for Barsema Hall take shape. | |
| 2002 |
Barsema Hall became the new home for the College of Business. | |
| 2003 |
The College of Business web site is redesigned to present a unified look. | |
| 2004 |
M.S.T. was accredited and all undergraduate programs were reaccredited by the AACSB. |