• 1975, Nancy Barkley, head of Department of Management, Housing, and Family Development, School of Home Economics, hires James Croake, professor of family therapy at Florida State, to develop family therapy courses.

• By 1979, family therapy master’s students start seeing first clients at Center for Family Services on Jackson Street.

• 1982, Marriage & Family Therapy Doctoral Program accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Marriage & Family Therapy Education; first graduates.

• Early 1980s, Center for Family Services moves to 1601 South Main in Blacksburg.   4 therapy rooms, 4 offices, & seminar room on second floor.

• 1993, founding Center & Program Director James Keller returns to full-time teaching; former Clinical Training Director Bud Protinsky becomes Center & Program Director.   Internship Coordinator Scott Johnson becomes Clinical Training Director. Over 2 thousand families, couples, and individuals served since inception.

• 1996, Founding Director, James Keller, and former Department Head Joe Maxwell, retire.   Anne Prouty hired from Purdue.

• 1997, Center relocates to 840 University City Boulevard in Blacksburg; changes name to Family Therapy Center of Virginia Tech.   Serves clients from eastern West Virginia down to North Carolina, eastward to Salem, and beyond in 60 mile radius.

• 2000, program faculty member and Department Head Mike Sporakowski, retires.

• 2001, Prouty moves to University of Rhode Island; Anna Beth Benningfield, only twice elected president of American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy, becomes Visiting Professor.

• 2002, Bud Protinsky retires.   Lenore McWey hired from Florida State.   Clinical Training Director Scott Johnson becomes Center & Program head; Benningfield takes over as Clinical Training DIrector.   Stephanie Burwell (class of '02) hired for one year as visiting professor.

• 2003, PhD program reaccredited "Without Stipulation."

• 2004, one hundredth doctoral student graduates.   Benningfield tenure ends; McWey joins Florida State faculty.   Maggie Keeling from Texas Tech and Megan Dolbin MacNab from Purdue join faculty.

• 2005, Carole McNamee opens Willowbank Creative Center and launches The Arts in Healthcare Project, dedicated to the use of the creative arts in coping with physical illness.