1920-1929

1921
First Women's Day held.

1922
College radio station KFAE went on the air. It is now KWSU.

1923
President Emeritus E.A. Bryan returned to campus as research professor of Economics and Economic History. He will teach a civics class until 1938.

1923
Henry Heald graduated in Civil Engineering. He became president of Illinois Tech, New York University and Ford Foundation.

1923
Mortar Board charter received.

1925
Library volumes totaled to 104,000, up from 17,000 in 1909.

1925
Earl Foster named first full-time Graduate Manager (student activities and athletic supervisor).

1925-28
Graduate Manager Earl Foster hired an Athletic staff who created the famous Golden Era of Cougar Athletics - Hollingbery, Bailey, Friel, Deeter, Schlademan, Bohm.

1926
Butch Meeker, 5-foot-5, 145-pound halfback, led the football team to a successful 6 win-1 loss season. The Cougar mascot was named "Butch" in his honor.

1927
First live Cougar mascot presented by State of Washington Gov. Roland Hartley.

1927
Phi Beta Kappa chapter established - first for a separate land-grant institution.

1927
N.J. Aiken, head of vocational school, started first career placement service. During the Depression. N.J. was referred to as "No Job."

1929
First Ph.D. degree conferred - Ph.D. in Bacteriology.