History of Towson By shirag1 Period: 1865 to 1890 M. A. Newell Principal Mar 24, 1865 Maryland State Normal School Created Period: 1866 to 1935 Maryland State Normal School Jun 8, 1866 1st Commencement 16 graduates Period: 1935 to 1963 State Teachers College at Towson 1941 75th Anniversary 1958 Graduate Program Established Period: 1963 to 1976 Towson State College 1966 100th Anniversary Period: 1976 to 1997 Towson State University 1997 Towson University 1997-Present 1998 Honors College Established 2009 Baltimore Hebrew Institute Established