UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Centennial Celebration

Centennial: Then and Now Facts

How our college name evolved over the years...
1912:
  Department of Agriculture at River Falls Normal School
1951: 
Division of Agriculture at Wisconsin State College at River Falls
1960: 
School of Agriculture at Wisconsin State College at River Falls
1964:
  College of Agriculture at Wisconsin State University at River Falls
1996: 
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls

How our faculty grew...
1946:
  6 faculty
1962: 
11 faculty
2011:
  43 faculty

How our student enrollment grew...
1939:
  209
1963:
  327
1977:
  1611
1980:
  1883
1991:
  1253
2011:
  1400

How the number of college scholarships grew...
1957:
  1st scholarship established in honor of John May
1964:
  3 scholarships
1978:
  25 scholarships
2011:
  119 scholarships