North Carolina State University. Dept. of Microbiology.

Courses in bacteriology have been offered at North Carolina State University since 1894-1895, when a course in bacteriology was offered through the Department of Horticulture, Aboriculture, and Botany. In the following decades, the program gradually expanded as several new courses were added, such as Advanced Bacteriology in 1905 and Soil Microbiology in 1931. A course in Dairy Bacteriology was taught from 1899 to 1916 and then added again in 1945.

During the 1950s bacteriology began to establish a larger presence at NCSU. Increased faculty support led to more research, course offerings, and funding. The program continued to grow with the approval of a doctoral degree in 1961, and the Department of Microbiology was officially established in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1965. In 1967, the Department moved into its first permanent home, a newly constructed addition to Gardner Hall. As of 2010, the Department of Microbiology employs over fifteen faculty members and enrolls over 35 graduate students. It offers a doctoral degree, three Master's degrees, and an undergraduate major and minor.

Additional information and resources on the history of the Department of Microbiology can be found through the NCSU Historical State website .

• 1965 - 1985 : James B. Evans, Head
• 1985 - 1993 : L. W. Parks, Head
• 1993 - 2004 : Hosni M. Hassan, Head
• 2004 - 2007 : Geraldine Luginbuhl, Interim Head
• 2007 - : Eric Miller, Interim Head

From the guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Microbiology Records, 1952-1992, (Special Collections Research Center)