More From 1912 to 2012

NAU is celebrating Arizona's Centennial by taking a look at our university from 1912 to 2012. In addition to what we've collected and published in our spring issue of Pine magazine, we have also collected the below elements for your enjoyment to get a glimpse of our Flagstaff campus and community over the past 100 years.

Watch this video of Old Main over the past 100 years, 1912 to 2012:

 

Our school's alumni association recently celebrated their centennial as well. Read about 100 years of the alumni association.  

 NAU Presidents 1912-2012  

• Rudolph H.H. Blome 1909-18
• Guy E. Cornelius 1918-19
• John O. Creager 1919-20
• Lynn B. McMullen 1920-25
• Fasset A. Cotton 1925-26
• Grady Gammage  1926-33
• Thomas J. Tormey  1933-44
• Tom O. Bellwood 1945-47
• Lacey A. Eastburn 1947-57
• J. Lawrence Walkup  1957-79
• Eugene M. Hughes 1979-93
• Patsy B. Reed (interim President 1993-94) 
• Clara M. Lovett 1994-01
• Owen F. Cargol 1901 
• John D. Haeger  1901-present 

 

Student Headcount by decade history

• 1910 -  92
• 1920 -  102
• 1930 - 476
• 1940 - 535
• 1950 - 677
• 1960  - 2,069
• 1970 - 8,160
• 1980 - 11,601
• 1990 - 16,994
• 2000 - 19,964
• 2010 - 25,204

 

 

Read more...

 

• NANS thru 1924  
• The Early College Years: 1925-44  
• ASC Days: 1945-65  
• NAU: 1966-present