Humber 50th Anniversary Timeline

1965
The Birth of Humber College
1966
The Council of Regents
1966
The First Meeting of the Humber College Board of Governors
1966
Humber Board of Governors selects the name 'Humber'
1967
Humber's First Campus
1967
Gordon Wragg - Humber's first President
1967
Doris Tallon - Humber's First Lady
1968
The installation of Humber's first President, Gordon Wragg
1968
North Campus
1968
The College expands to Queensway
1968
Humber's First Graduates
1968
The Field House
1968
Inaugural Board of Governors
1968
The College's first student paper
1969
Humber expands again
1970
The College expands North
1970
Hum Drum Replaces Ad Hoc
1971
The Bubble
1973
Duke Ellington visits Humber
1973
Equine Centre
1973
School of Nursing
1974
Further expansion: Culnan campus
1974
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau visits Humber
1976
A one-of-a-kind program
1976
Lakeshore 1 Campus
1977
Humber celebrates 10 years
1977
The Humber Arboretum was created
1977
Humber addresses multicultural needs
1978
Humber Honours Oscar Peterson
1979
The Gordon Wragg Student Centre opens
1980
Humber Community Music Launches
1982
Humber Room Opens
1982
Robert Gordon appointed as Humber's second President
1985
Weston family supports the Arboretum
1988
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney visits Humber
1988
Board Chair, Joseph Sorbara with Humber President, Robert Gordon
1989
New library opens at North Campus
1989
Lakeshore Psychiatric Facility will become part of Humber's Lakeshore Campus
1990
New student residence buildings open
1992
Margaret Atwood, visiting author
1992
Humber celebrates 25th Anniversary
1993
Comedy program hosts Steve Allen
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1995
Newly renovated cottages open at Lakeshore Campus
1996
First international partnership launches
1998
Billy Crystal visits Humber College
1999
Humber unveils new corporate logo
1999
Ontario's Lieutenant Governor visits Humber
1999
School of Writers hosts Carl Reiner
2001
Humber partners with University of New-Brunswick to offer nursing baccalaureate
2003
University of Guelph-Humber officially opens
2005
David Cronenberg visits Humber College
2005
Orangeville partners with Humber
2006
Lakeshore Library opens
2006
Professor Emeritus, Wayson Choy receives the Order of Canada
2006
Stephen Lewis guest speaker at Humber
2007
John Davies becomes third President of Humber College
2007
Humber Arboretum unveils plans for Centre for Urban Ecology
2008
Justin Trudeau visits Humber
2009
Centre for Trades and Technology on Carrier Drive open
2010
Rendering, L Building, Lakeshore Campus
2011
Jeanne Beker interviews Bonnie Brooks, CEO of the Bay at Humber
2011
Rahul Singh won the Premier’s Award
2012
Chris Whitaker becomes new President and CEO of Humber
2013
Lee Renshaw won the Premier’s Award
2014
Mike Myers receives an Honourary Degree
2014
Peter van Stralen Won the Premier’s Award
2014
Candice Ekonomakos won the Premier’s Award
2015
The Learning Resource Commons Opened
2016
Humber receives $5 million from Barrett Foundation
2016
Humber's longest-serving president is appointed an officer of the Order of Canada
2016
New Humber Student Welcome and Resource Centre at Lakeshore campus opens
2016
New Humber Fitness Centre at Lakeshore campus opens
2016
Centre for Entrepreneurship officially opens