National Institute of Science
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The National Institute of Science is a non-profit professional organization with the goal of supporting science
History
The initial concept for the National Institute of Science formed in 1923 on the campus of Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania. A group of 23 students proposed an organization supporting scientific accomplishments on the campus, among them Hildrus Augustus Poindexter. These students were supported by professors Dr. Harold Fetter Grim (biology); Dr. Arthur E. James (chemistry); and Dr. Walter L. Wright (mathematics).
Concurrently, biology teacher Hubert Branch Crouch at Kentucky State College also envisioned a similar group to serve as a sharing space for scientific achievements.
Nearly 20 years later, the group formalized on October 26, 1943, at the twenty-first meeting of the Conference of the Presidents of Negro Land-Grant Colleges. The group was initially called the Association of Science Teachers in Negro Colleges and Affiliated Institutions and was renamed the National Institute of Science in 1944.
Activities
In 2023, the NIS held its annual meeting jointly with Beta Kappa Chi.[1]
Legacy
Grim Hall at Lincoln University is named for Dr. Harold Fetter Grim, one of the early founders of NIS.[2]
References
- ^ "2022 Joint Annual Meeting". www.betakappachi.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Grim Hall - Lincoln University". www.lincoln.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-22.