TIMELINE: 90 YEARS OF HISTORY 1990s

1991 - Season of Lights created 1996 - Swimming and Fitness Center opens 1998 - Rio Bosque Wetland Park dedicated

Significant events in UTEP history * Significant events in El Paso history ** Significant events in national or world history 1990 Minerpalooza festival created * El Paso County population: 592,000 ** Iraq invades Kuwait 1991 Computer Engineering doctoral program enrolls first students Nurse Midwifery Master's Degree Approved Season of Lights created ** President George H.W. Bush launches Operation Desert Storm 1992 Material Research Institute established Border Biomedical Research Institute established ** U.S., Mexico and Canada sign NAFTA trade pact 1993 Materials science and engineering doctorate enrolls first students Psychology doctorate enrolls first students Heritage House opens * Star on Mountain lighted year-round ** Terrorists bomb World Trade Center 1994 Franchise Center established ** English Channel tunnel opens ** Los Angeles earthquake 1995 Kinesiology master's degree approved Environmental science and engineering doctorate enrolls first students UTEP designated as Model Institution for Excellence by National Science Foundation UTEP divides commencement into two ceremonies ** Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 1996 Educational leadership and administration doctorate enrolls first students Pharmacy cooperative doctorate enrolls first students Swimming and Fitness Center opens African-American Studies program established ** Taliban conquers Afghanistan 1997 Don Haskins inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and Special Events Center renamed Don Haskins Center Biological sciences doctorate enrolls first students UTEP launches $50 million Legacy Campaign Undergraduate Learning Center opens ** Scientists clone a sheep and name it Dolly 1998 UTEP celebrates its 100th commencement Rio Bosque Wetland Park dedicated ** President Bill Clinton impeached 1999 Don Haskins retires History doctorate enrolls first students MBA online degree program launched Chihuahuan Desert Gardens dedicated ** Explosive growth of Internet continues