INROADS Timeline
The timetable gives the milestone dates, activities, and accomplishments during the period 1970 to 2000. By clicking on the milestone, you can see details relating to these accomplishments.
1970:
Founder Frank C. Carr establishes INROADS in Chicago with 25 college interns and 17 sponsors
1972:
First female interns join INROADS
1973:
St. Louis opens
1974:
Milwaukee opens
1975:
First Pre-College Components (PCC)
1976:
Cleveland opens.
1st National Student Training Institute
1977:
Pittsburgh opens
1978:
Nashville opens
1979:
Kansas City, MO opens
Minneapolis-St. Paul opens
Charleston, WV opens
1980:
618 college interns, 304 PCC students, 200 alumni, 324 sponsors
1981:
Atlanta opens
Dallas opens
Philadelphia opens
1982:
Charlotte opens
Cincinnati opens
Houston opens
National INROADS Alumni Association incorporates
1st Regional Parents meeting
1983:
Founder Frank Carr retires
Reginald Dickson named President and CEO
1984:
Denver opens
Northern New Jersey opens
North Carolina Triangle opens
1985:
Baltimore opens
Fairfield-Westchester Co opens
Los Angeles opens
New York City opens
Southern California opens
1,564 college interns, 609 PCC students, 772 alumni, 438 sponsors
1986:
Columbus opens
Jacksonville opens
San Francisco Bay opens
Syracuse opens
1987:
Boston opens
Indianapolis opens
Memphis opens
1st National Parent Support Group conference
1988:
Greater Washington (DC) opens
New Orleans opens
Phoenix opens
Richmond opens
Tampa Bay Area opens
1989:
Detroit opens
San Diego opens
1st National INROADS Alumni Association convention
1990:
Hartford opens
1st National Seniors conference
LIFT award
4,141 college interns, 800 PCC students, 2,188 alumni, 680 sponsors.
1991:
Birmingham opens
1992:
Northern New Jersey splits into 2 affiliates - Central New Jersey
1993:
Miami opens
Charles I. Story elected President and CEO
INROADS named 1 of top 100 internships
1994:
Central Florida opens
Puget Sound opens
Southwest Michigan opens
INROADS named 1 of top 10 internships
1995:
Mississippi opens
Toledo opens
Western New York opens
1996:
Central Texas opens
Greater Omaha opens
Hampton Roads opens
1st international affiliate opens in Mexico City, Mexico
5,936 college interns, 815 PCC students, 6,574 alumni, 914 sponsors
1997:
2nd international affiliate expansion in Toronto, Canada
1998:
Oklahoma opens
Branches open: Portland, OR Savannah, GA Baton Rouge, LA Colorado Springs
1999:
Agreement signed for licensee affiliate in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mercedes Lytle named President
Affiliate Organization First regional Leadership Development Institutes for interns
2000:
6,949 college interns, 469 PCC students, 12,500 alumni, 957 sponsors