1973 - The alumni association is incorporated Jan. 10 as a campus organization. The Benet House is designated a National Historic Landmark on Aug. 21. Formerly the home of the college presidents and the arsenal commandants, it was the boyhood home of Poet Laureate Stephen Vincent Benet whose father was arsenal commander during the early 1900s. The Administration Building is renamed Payne Hall, Alumni Hall is renamed Rains Hall, and the Business Operations Building is renamed Fanning Hall. Renovation of Rains Hall begins.
Regents fund a new library for the college.
The Cullum Third World Culture Program is established. ROTC is reestablished. Construction begins on a new college library. During May, Academic I Building is renamed Markert Hall, Academic II Building is renamed Butler Hall, and Building 6 is named Skinner Hall. A History of Augusta College is written by Drs.