1964-George J. Beto and Arleigh B. Templeton cooperate with the Texas Legislature to establish the Sam Houston State College of Criminal Justice and the CJ Center. more...

George G. Killinger is recruited as the founding director of the Institute of Contemporary Corrections and Behavioral Sciences. more...

The Southern Regional Education Board called the Institute ".the best model of a university-agency program in correctional rehabilitation in the nation." more...

The Institute receives a major grant from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, as well as a pledge of continued support from the Texas Legislature. more...

The Institute becomes a key player in the new Law Enforcement Educational Program (LEEP) established under the U.S. Congress's Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. more...

The Institute receives two major grants, allowing for the development of internship programs and new courses in social rehabilitation and juvenile probation and detention. more...

The Coordinating Board of Texas Colleges and University Systems grants the Sam Houston State University's College of Criminal Justice the Doctoral degree in Criminal Justice. more...

With funding from the LEAA, the Texas Legislature, and the Houston Endowment, Inc., construction begins on the Criminal Justice Center. more...

The Texas Probation Training Academy is created, soon becoming one of the largest continuing professional development programs in the Institute. more...

The College awards its first two doctoral degrees in Criminal Justice to students Randal P. McCauley and Ronald J. Waldron. more...

The Institute receives a major grant from the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare to study the mentally retarded offender. more...

The Institute celebrates the tenth anniversary of its Interagency Workshop. more...

The Institute officially relocates to the newly-completed Criminal Justice Center, a 197,000-square-foot facility featuring 26 classrooms, 106 offices, a 500-seat auditorium, and 98-room hotel to house continuing education trainees. more...

The Center is formally dedicated on February 25 with an address by Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe. more...

Victor G. Strecher is appointed Dean of the College of Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute; the Center publishes the first annual Texas Crime Poll. more...

Rolando del Carmen is appointed Coordinator of the Doctoral Program; James Barrum is appointed Coordinator of the Correctional Education Program; Larry Hoover becomes assistant Director for Professional Programs and Development. more...

The College becomes the first program in the nation certified by the Criminal Justice Education Council. more...

The 100 Club of Houston establishes a scholarship program to support any Harris County officer accepted into the College's Master of Science program. more...

The University graduates its 4,500th criminal justice major. more...

The Bachelor's Degree in Social Work is implemented. more...

William Pelfery is appointed Associate Dean for Academic Administration; Dennis Longmire becomes Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies. more...

Victor G. Strecher resigns as Dean and Director and rejoins the faculty; the 5,000th criminal justice major graduates from Sam Houston State University. more...

Charles M. Friel is appointed Dean of the College and Director of the Institute; the Center honors its founding Director by dedicating the George G. Killinger Auditorium and awarding him with the Defensor Pacem Medal. more...

The Center is host to a high-ranking delegation from the People's Republic of China who work with faculty to establish an exchange program. more...

Apple Computer, Inc. donates a complete computer lab, and Microsoft donates a software library, beginning the process of equipping every office in the Center with PC technology. more...

The Criminal Justice Alumni Association is formed. more...

The Institute celebrates its 25th anniversary; the Sundial Monument is dedicated "in honor of the alumni of the Criminal Justice Center who serve the cause of justice throughout the world and in memory of those who have perished in this service." more...

The College mourns the passing of George G. Beto; Timothy Flanagan is appointed Dean and Director. more...

At a dedication ceremony on February 8, the Criminal Justice Center is named for George J. Beto; Ken Adams joins the College as Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, and Sam Souryal is appointed Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies; the University graduates its 7,000th criminal justice student. more...

The Center mourns the passing of founding Director, George G. Killinger; the 73rd Texas Legislature relocates the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) to SHSU's Criminal Justice Center. more...

Gerald Williams is recruited as Executive Director of LEMIT; the Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) is established. more...

The Center celebrates its 30th anniversary; the National Association of Probation Executives names the Center as its secretariat. more...

The College broadens student career choices by implementing a new undergraduate curriculum that offers general Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice. more...

The College begins to offer undergraduate courses on several campuses of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District then later joins a consortium of five other universities offering classes at the University Center in The Woodlands. more...