Ellis F. Corbett '1931 - A&T Media Relations Director, National Alumni Association, early student editor of A&T Register, Namesake of Corbett Sports Center on A&T Campus, Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
John C. McLaughlin '1931 - "Dean Mac", longtime Dean of Agriculture of A&T, former professor at Mississippi A&M College. Inducted into the North Carolina A&T State University Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Fredrick A. Williams '1931 - Director of Planning and Development at A&T in the 1960s. Namesake of Williams Cafeteria on the A&T Campus.
Hattie (Diffay) Jones '1932 - Earliest known Miss A&T, held the title 1931-32, teacher, professor.
Carrye Valencia (Hill) Kelley '1932 - author, English professor at A&T, A&T and community historian, columnist for Carolina Peacemaker.
Preston Haygood '1934 - first graduate of fine arts department, visual artist, framer, book illustrator, and entrepreneur. Founder of the Arts Speciality Shop in Greensboro, NC.
Lt. Samuel "Sam" Martin Bruce '1937 - Tuskegee Airman, Lieutenant in 99th Fighter Squadron (1915 - 1944)
Virgil C. Stroud '1937 - A&T Professor, historian, author of "In Quest of Freedom" (1963) first published book about Greensboro Sit-In Movement.
Veda (Spellman) Stroud '1938 - instructor in Department of Business and Economics.
Mildred Bright Payton '1939 - Famous poet, Peace Corps.
Pearl (Garrett) Bradley '1939 - Miss A&T 1938-39, longtime English teacher/professor at A&T and the James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro.
Sgt. James E. Reid '1939 - horticulture student, A&T instructor, WWII veteran (KIA), namesake of Reid Greenhouse on the A&T Campus.
Garrett Whyte '1939 - newspaper cartoonist and staff artist for the Chicago Defender, created the Chicago Defender comic strip titled "Mr. Jim Crow", muralist, art professor in Chicago area.
The Staff for the very first Ayantee Yearbook - 1939
North Carolina A&T State University is an 1890 Second Morrill Land-Grant Act public university located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
NAME CHANGES TO REMEMBER:
1915 - 1957 - Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina
PRESIDENT:
Dr. Ferdinand Douglas Bluford (1925 - 1955)
1930
A&T was granted an "A" rating by the New York Department of Education and the American Medical Association.
The original Dudley Building is destroyed in a fire caused by "faulty wiring". The current Dudley Memorial Building is constructed the same year in its place.
1931
On December 16, female students are allowed for the first time to participate in the student government as members of the Student Council.
The old A&T High School is closed.
1932
First sororities are established on campus: Alpha Kappa Alpha followed by Delta Sigma Theta.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson is the spring commencement speaker.
1934
Preston Haygood is the first graduate from A&T with a degree in visual arts. https://relations.ncat.edu/pubs/alumnitimes/2018/nov21/blufordnov.html
Honorary Doctorate is presented to Richard B. Harrison at the Spring Commencement.
1935
Richard B. Harrison is the first person of color on the cover of Time magazine, edition dated March 4, 1935. Harrison passed away just 10 days later at the age of 70.
1936
A&T attained an "A" rating on the approved list of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
1939
The Graduate School is founded and A&T was authorized to grant the Master of Science degree in education and certain other fields.
The Senior Class publishes the first "Ayantee" yearbook. The next volume would not be published until 1946.