Both programs begin in 1972. Associate of Arts in criminal justice degree is authorized. The Grover C. Maxwell Chair in Business Administration is established. A major gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Pamplin becomes the catalyst for construction of the library.
Work begins on a new athletic field.
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.