Michigan State University
Formed in 1855, the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was the first institution of its kind in the nation. Seven years later, it was the model for the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, whose broad federal support for agricultural schools revolutionized American higher education. John Hannah, who became president of the school in 1941, aggressively sought federal funding, notably the 1945 G.I. Bill, to fund the rapid expansion of the school’s physical plant, academic departments, and faculty and student bodies. In 1955, the school changed its name once again to Michigan State University.1704 Records
