The Chemical Engineering Department at North Carolina A&T State University began in August 1985 with the appointment of a chairman and one faculty person. The program is the second largest on the east coast from Virginia to Florida. We admitted our first freshman class in the Fall of 1985 and now have an undergraduate student body of around 150. The program was evaluated in October 1990 and became accredited by ABET/AIChE the following July. The program was re-evaluated by ABET/EAC and our accreditation was extended through 2001.

 Highlights of a successful 1997-98 academic year for the chemical engineering program:

	The UNC General Administration approved the MS Program in Chemical Engineering to start in August 1998.
	Thirty-nine (39) students received BSChE degrees; 22 graduated with honors.
	Nine (9) majors received MSE degrees with Chemical Engineering Option.
	Sixty-three (63) majors were designated as honor students this spring; 3 majors earned a 4.00 GPA, 24 majors earned a 3.50 or better GPA.
	Faculty wrote 30 research proposals and had 16 new projects funded.
	Faculty generated $770,000 in new funds for research support and provided $862,000 in research expenditures for this year.
	Faculty had 8 refereed papers published or accepted, had 2 papers appear in proceedings and made 14 presentations at professional society meetings.
	CHEN graduates have a very high job placement rate.
	CHEN students co-authored 2 refereed papers and 7 presentations.
	Twenty-three Chemical Engineering graduating seniors were recommended to receive the Waste Management Certificate with their BS degree during the May 1998 Commencement by the Waste Management Institute