Middle Tennessee State University
Timeline
| 1965 | Name changes to Middle Tennessee State University; Cope Administration Building completed; Golf team wins NCAA National Championship |
| 1967 | New science building completed and named for George Davis; University Center built |
| 1968 | New classroom building built on site of first library; Clifford N. Stark Agriculture Center completed |
| 1969 | Melvin G. Scarlett becomes fifth president, serves until 1978 |
| 1970 | MTSU grants Doctor of Arts degrees |
| 1971 | Enrollment passes 10,000 in Fall |
| 1972 | Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center opens |
| 1973 | May graduation is last outdoor commencement |
| 1974 | Center for Historic Preservation, first Center of Excellence, established; Elvis Presley packs Murphy Center for two concerts |
| 1975 | Elvis returns three more times! Learning Resources Center completed |
| 1976 | First athletes inducted into Blue Raider Hall of Fame: Horace Jones, Bubber Murphy, and Teddy Morris |
| 1977 | Old Main named for Howard Kirksey |
| 1978 | Mike McDonald is first Black president of Associated Student Body |
| 1979 | Sam H. Ingram becomes sixth president, serves until 1989; Band of Blue Club forms |
| 1980 | Margaret and Neil Wright Music Building dedicated |
| 1982 | Men's basketball team wins OVC tournament; Japan Center of Tennessee established |
| 1985 | Governor's School for the Arts created; Center for Popular Music opens; Jones Chair in Free Enterprise, first Chair of Excellence, established; Boots Donnelly ('65, '67) is OVC Coach of the Year |
| 1986 | MTSU celebrates the Diamond Anniversary: "Our Year to Shine!" Alumnus James M. Buchanan ('40) receives Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
| 1987 | Director of Alumni Relations Joe Nunley ('47) retires after 25 years |
| 1988 | Terry Weeks ('72, '74) is National Teacher of the Year |
| 1990 | Alumni Center opens; Wallace Prescott becomes seventh president; MTSU Foundation launches first capital campaign ($7 million goal); Mass Communication Building opens |
| 1991 | James E. Walker becomes eighth president; University's six schools become colleges |
| 1993 | Mid-Stater expands to MTSU Magazine; TRAM allows students to register for classes by telephone |
| 1994 | MTSU receives $20-million Miller bequest, largest gift ever received by public college or university in Tennessee |
| 1995 | Student Recreation Center, built entirely with student funds, opens |
| 1996 | 85th Anniversary Celebration |
| 1997 | Foundation launches $30-million New Century/New Visions campaign |
| 1998 | New athletic logo and mascot "Lightning" unveiled; National Alumni Association launches affinity credit card program; Business and Aerospace Building opens; new football stadium opens with 30,000 attendance; MTSU breaks ground for Greek Row; Steve Smith Clubhouse and Baseball Training Facility opens; "Boots" Donnelly resigns as head football coach after 20 years; Andy McCollum named new football coach |
| 1999 | New University Library opens; Scarlett Commons student apartment complex (named for President Scarlett) opens; Football program moves to I-A |