Title: Series 1: Accreditation (American Chemical Society).
Description: Correspondence, reports and self-studies.
Date: 1987-2003.
Extent: 14 file folders.
Container Listing:
Box 1:
1-1. Accreditation. Campus visit. Supporting Materials. Spring 1987.
1-2. Accreditation. Self-study materials. 1988.
1-3. Accreditation. Correspondence, publications, memoranda. 1988-1989.
1-4. Accreditation. Application support materials: curricula and programs, faculty, facilities. 1988.
1-5. Accreditation. Application support materials: final exam samples.
1-6. Accreditation. Correspondence. 1987-1988.
1-7. Accreditation. Committee on Professional Training. Correspondence and reports. 1989-1992.
1-8. Report to American Chemical Society. Supporting materials. 1992-1996.
1-9. Accreditation. Five-year review, correspondence, publications, supporting material. 1996.
1-10. Accreditation. Five-year report, correspondence, supporting material. 2001-2003.
1-11. Accreditation. Biochemistry program. 1998-1999.
1-12.American Chemical Society. Publications.
1-13. Major Field Achievement Tests.
1-14. Kennesaw State College American Chemical Society Student Affiliate. Minutes, correspondence. 1992.

Title: Series 2: Science Building Planning and Design.
Description: Correspondence, reports and publications.
Date: 1986-1993.
Extent: 11 file folders.
Administrative/Biographical History:This series contains records submitted by Dr. Leon L. Combs related to the design and construction of the Science Building which was occupied January of 1996.
Container Listing:
Box 1:
1-15. Academic Research Facilities: Financing Strategies. 1986.
1-16. Guidelines for Laboratory Design: Health and Safety Considerations. 1993.
1-17. Higher Education Facilities Planning and Management Manuals: Classroom and Class Laboratory Facilities. [photocopy].
1-18. Institute for Academic Technology. Designing Technology Classrooms. 1995.
1-19. Kennesaw State College. Program for Science and Nursing. January 1993.
1-20. Laboratory Remodeling and New Laboratory Buildings. 1992.
1-21. Planning Academic Research Facilities: A Guidebook. 1992.
1-22. Planning Facilities for Undergraduate Science and Mathematics. 1992.
1-23. Project Kaleidoscope Workshop on Facilities for Undergraduate Science and Mathematics. November 6-8, 1992.
1-24. Report on Project Kaleidoscope. 1992-1993.
1-25. Science Building. Planning, equipment. 1992-1993.

Box 2:
2-1. Science Building. Planning.
2-2. Science Building. Planning
2-3. Toward More Efficient Building Methods for Academic Science Facilities. 1993.
2-4. What Works: Building Natural Science Communities. 1991.

Title: Series 3: Program Development.
Description: Proposals and supporting materials for undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Date: 1998-2002.
Extent: 20 file folders.
Container Listing:
Box 2:
2-5. Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry. Proposal, April 2002.
2-6.Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry. Proposal, 24 September 2002.
2-7.Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry. Proposal and supporting documents. 2002.
2-8.Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry. Proposal and supporting documents. 2002.
2-9.Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry. Program proposal and supporting documents. 2002.
2-10.Master of Science in Information Presentation. Program development.
2-11.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Faculty. Curricula Vitaes.
2-12.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program development.
2-13.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program development. Existing programs.
2-14.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program development. Publications.
2-15.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. [no date]
2-16.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 30 October 1998.
2-17.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 6 January 1999.
2-18.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 22 November 1999.
2-19.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. [no date]
2-20.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 29 November 1999.
2-21.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 3 December 1999.
2-22.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 10 December 1999.
2-23.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 3 February 2000.
2-24.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 7 February 2000.
2-25.Master’s Degree in Teaching with Technology. Program proposal draft. 9 May 2000.

Title: Series 4: Honorary Societies.
Description: Correspondence, manuals, and lists of members.
Date: 2000-2003.
Extent: 6 file folders.
Administrative/Biographical History: File folders 3-1 through 3-4 relate to the development of the Sigma Xi Chapter at Kennesaw State University. The Chapter was initiated by Dr. Leon Combs.
Container Listing:
Box 3:
3-1.Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society). KSU Chapter. 2000.
3-2.Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society). Petition for KSU Chapter.
3-3.Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society). 2000-2001.
3-4.Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society). 2003.
3-5. Phi Lambda Upsilon (National Honorary Chemistry Society). KSU Chapter.
3-6. Phi Lambda Upsilon (National Honorary Chemistry Society). Officer’s manual.

Title: Series 5: College of Science and Mathematics. Dean and Chairs.
Description: Meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence.
Date: 1998-2003.
Extent: 6 file folders.
Container Listing:
Box 3:
3-7. Board of Regents. Degrees Conferred Report. FY 2000-2001.
3-8. Meeting minutes, correspondence. Fiscal year 1998/99.
3-9. Meeting minutes, correspondence. Fiscal year 2000.
3-10. Meeting minutes, correspondence. Fiscal year 2000.
3-11. Meeting minutes, correspondence. Fiscal Year 2003.
3-12. Meeting minutes, correspondence. Fiscal Year 2003.

Title: Series 6: Miscellaneous.
Description: Grants, conferences and committee materials, including minutes.
Date: 1997-2001.
Extent: 6 file folders.
Administrative/Biographical History:
Folder 3-13 contains records relating to the NASA grant funded to Dr. Leon L. Combs. Folder 3-14 contains records related to the first E [Electronic] -Learning conference held at KSU in March of 2001. The organizers were Dr. Leon L. Combs, Dr. Christina Horne, and Dr. Harry Lasher.
Container Listing:
Box 3:
3-13. Combs - NASA Grant.
3-14. E-Learning Conference. Planning . 2001.
3-15. NSF (National Science Foundation) Building Proposal – Chemistry. [Faculty vitae].
3-16.Technical Strategy Committee. Draft of Strategic Plan for Information Technology. 1997.
3-17.Technical Strategy Committee. Minutes, correspondence, surveys, equipment requests. 1998.
3-18. Technical Strategy Committee. Correspondence, surveys. 1998-2001.

Title: Series 7: Physical Science Program Review for the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.
Description: Reports and supporting materials, self-studies, and correspondence.
Date: 1991-1997.
Extent: 6 file folders.
Administrative/Biographical History:
Records related to the evaluation of all physical science programs at all educational levels in the state of South Carolina. Dr. Leon L. Combs of KSU was the Chair of the evaluation team. Other members were Dr. Ruth Howes of Ball State University (Indiana) and Dr. Shelton Alexander of Pennsylvania State University. The final report was submitted August 7, 1997.
Container Listing:
Box 4:
4-1. Attachments.
4-2. Correspondence.
4-3. Master of Earth Resources Management [MERM]. University of South Carolina.
4-4. Previous program reviews.
4-5. Program evaluations at University of South Carolina,1996.
4-6. University of South Carolina Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Self-Study, 1996.
4-7. University of South Carolina Department of Physics and Astronomy. 1995-1996 Self-Study.
4-8. University of South Carolina Faculty Activity Reports. 1991.
4-9. University of South Carolina Faculty Activity Reports. 1992.
4-10. University of South Carolina Faculty Activity Reports. 1993.
4-11. University of South Carolina Faculty Activity Reports. 1994.
4-12. University of South Carolina Faculty Activity Reports. 1995.
4-13. Physical Science Program Review for South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Report. 1997.