ISU notables is a list of notable buildings and landmarks at Iowa State University, as well as persons associated with such structures. While there are certainly numerous well-known people associated with Iowa State, this list shall contain only those directly recognized on campus with relation to buildings, streets, or other such landmarks.

A

Agriculture Hall

See Catt Hall or Curtiss Hall

Alumni Hall

Construction started in 1904 but was halted in 1905. Laverne Noyes donated the money to ISU to finish the building provided:

• The building was called Alumni Hall
• The building is open to all students
• The building could be used by the Alumni Association

History and uses of Alumni Hall:

• Through 1914: housed ISU's only indoor swimming pool
• 1917: used as an infirmary during the influenza epidemic
• Early 1920s: College Inn, a restaurant, flourished
• 1927-1937: remodeling added more student rooms with double beds
• 1928: College Inn removed when the Memorial Union opened
• 1979: Added to the National Register of Historic Places (November 16)
• 1986: Board of Regents approved of ISU assuming control of Alumni Hall
• 1987: $2.1 million remodel
• December 1988: Offices become available for use

Offices in Alumni Hall:

• Admissions
• Orientation
• Records and registartion
• YWCA

Armory

Departments in the Armory:

• Air Force Aeronautical Studies
• Architecture
• Art/Design
• Design administration
• Landscape Architecture
• Military science
• Naval science
• Public Safety (Police and Parking divisions)

Atanasoff

John Vincent Atanasoff is recognized as the inventor of the digital computer.

Atanasoff Hall

Was built in 1969 and known as the Computer Science Building. It was given its current name in 1988.

Departments in Atanasoff Hall:

• Computer Science

B

Barton

Clara Barton (1821-1912) was the founder of the American Red Cross. Iowa State's Barton Hall is named in her honor.

Barton Hall

Dormitory

Built in 1918 as South Hall and renamed in 1928.

Beardshear

William Miller Beardshear (1850 - 1902) was the 5^th president of ISU. Born in Ohio and died in 1902 from complications of a heart attack.

Education:

• Studied ministry at Otterbein College and Yale Divinity School

Achievements:

• During the Civil War, he joined the Union army at the age of 14
• President of Western College in Toledo
• Superintendent of schools in West Des Moines, Iowa
• 5^th ISU president from 1891 to 1902
  • Developed new agricultural programs
  • Hired notable faculty:
    • Anson Marston
    • Louis B. Spinney
    • J.B. Weems
    • Perry G. Holden
    • Maria Roberts
  • Following buildings added:
    • Morrill Hall
    • Campanile
    • Catt Hall
    • Margaret Hall
  • School colors of cardinal & gold named
  • 1^st Bomb (yearbook) was published in 1893
  • Became known as the Cyclones in 1895

References:

• William Miller Beardshear, Papers, Dates, RS 2/5, (University Archives) Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Beardshear Hall

Originally built from 1903 to 1908 as Central Building and planned to house:

• Mathematics department
• English department
• Botany department
• History department
• Modern language department
• President's office
• Secretary's office
• Treasurer's office
• Board of Trustee's office

It was renamed in 1938 to Beardshear Hall. Today, Beardshear Hall is for administration and hold the following offices:

• President
• Vice-President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Registrar
• Student financial aid
• Provost

Major renovation was performed ?-2004.

Bessey

Charles E. Bessey was one of Iowa State's original professors. He taught at the college from 1870 to 1884.

Bessey Hall

In 1963, the Iowa General Assembly appropriated funds to build a "Plant Industry Building" and was open for use in 1967. Included in the design of Bessey Hall was a near full-sized greenhouse on the roof.

Departments in Bessey Hall:

• Botany
• Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
• Natural Resource Ecology & Management (aka Forestry)
• Plant Pathology
• Plant Sciences Institute

Beyer

Beyer Hall

Departments in Beyer Hall:

• Recreation
• Athletics
• Health and Human Performance

Birch

Birch Hall

Dormitory

Black

Henry M. Black was a 1929 graduate of Iowa State and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1946 to 1972.

Black Engineering Building

Departments in Black Engineering Building:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Engineering Science and Mechanics

Buchanan

Buchanan Hall

Dormitory

C

Campanile

The campanile was constructed in 1897-1898 as remembrance to Margaret MacDonald Stanton who died on July 25 1895. Margaret's husband, Edgar W. Stanton, with the help of President William M. Beardshear choose a site on Central Campus. The location is just north of the Memorial Union that was built more than three decades later. The campanile stands 110 feet (34 m) tall on a 16 by 16 foot (5 by 5 m) base, and cost $6,510.20 to construct.

In 1899, 10 bells were donated in memory of Margaret Stanton by Edgar Stanton. After Edgar Stanton died in 1920, his second wife, Julia Wentch Stanton, requested in 1929 that 26 bells be added to the original 10 in his memory.

In 1956, an additional 13 bells were added by the Stanton Memorial Trust.

Another bell was added in 1967 to make it a 50-bell carillon.

Between 1992 and 1994, the campanile underwent renovations with major gifts from:

• Classes 1940, 1942, & 1987
• The Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation
• Bobbi and Roy Reiman
• Jean and Michael Steffenson
• Esther and Harold Wilcke

The carillon sounds every quarter hour and can be heard from most of campus. The bells and their supports at the top of the campanile weigh nearly 30 tons, with the heaviest bell at 5,737 lbs. There is a performance of the carillon every weekday around noon, and on other special occasions.

Carver

George Washington Carver earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State in 1894 and his master's in 1896.

Carver Hall

Departments in Carver Hall:

• Mathematics

Catt

Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's rights activist. She graduated from Iowa State in 1880 at the top of her class.

Catt Hall

Originally known as Agriculture Hall when it was built in 1893. Later known as Agricultural Engineering Building, followed by Botany Hall, followed by Old Botany. The building was given its current name in October 1995.

Offices/Departments in Catt Hall:

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies

Central Building

See Beardshear Hall

Central Campus

Along with the University of Virginia and Yale University, ISU's central campus was listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1999. It was listed as one of 25 most beautiful sites in the United States in the book The Campus as a Work of Art. Central Campus is 20 acres (81,000 m²) of lawn and trees.

Chamberlain

Dr. William Isaac Chamberlain (1837 - June 30, 1920) was the 4^th president of ISU. Born in Sharon, Connecticut and died in Cleveland, Ohio.

Education:

• Western Reserve College (Case Western Reserve University); graduated 1859

Achievements:

• Greek instructor at Western Reserve College after graduation from 1859 to 1865
• Experimented agriculturally with fertilizers, drainage, & crop rotation
• State Secretary of Agriculture of Ohio 1880 to 1886
• 4^th ISU president from 1886 to 1890
• Board of Trustees of Ohio State University and Ohio Experiment Station
• Associate editor of the Ohio Farmer and National Stockman and Farmer

Chamberlain and his wife Lucy Jones Marshall were married on July 16, 1863 and had six children.

References:

• William Isaac Chamberlain Papers, RS 2/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Chamberlain Street

Runs east/west through Campustown and intersects with Welch Avenue at the clocktower.

Coover

Mervin Sylvester Coover was associate dean of Engineering from 1935 to 1954 and acting dean from 1957 to 1959.

Coover Hall

Departments in Coover Hall:

• Electrical and Computer Engineering

Curtiss

Charles F. Curtiss was dean of agriculture from 1900 until 1933.

Curtiss Hall

Built in 1909 under the name Agriculture Hall and given its current name in 1944.

Departments in Curtiss Hall:

• Agriculture
• Economics
• Anthropology

CyRide

CyRide is the bus transit system started in September 1976 and became the Ames Transit Agency in January 1981 .

CyRide...

• ...has 64 buses as of June 2004.
• ...had 4.8 million passengers for 2004.
• ...had 47% of its income from the student body.

D

Davidson

J. Brownlee Davidson was the head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering from 1919 to 1946.

Davidson Hall

Departments in Davidson Hall:

• Agricultural Engineering
• Biosystems Engineering

Design Center

The Design Center is the home of the College of Design. The building was opened in 1978.

Departments in the Design Center:

• Architecture
• Art and Design
• Community and Regional Planning
• Landscape Architecture

Dinkey

Steam powered train that went from downtown Ames to The Hub.

Durham

Charles W. Durham and Margre Henningson Durham are 1939 graduates of Iowa State. They donated $3 million to the university for the expansion of its computer facilities, a contribution that led to the construction of the Durham Center.

Durham Center

Opened in 1989, it primarily houses the university's telecommunications systems and offices. The full name of this facility is The Charles W. Durham and Margre Henningson Durham Center for Computation and Communication.

E

Eaton

Gordon Pryor Eaton (1929 - ) was the 12^th president of ISU.

Education:

• B.A. in geology Wesleyan University (1951)

Achievements:

• Faculty at Wesleyan University (1955 - 1959)
• Faculty at University of California-Riverside (1959 - 1967)
  • Project chief of the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver (1963 - 1965)
• Chair of the Department of Geosciences at University of California-Riverside (1965 - 1967)
• U.S. Geological Survey (several positions)
• Dean of the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University (1981 - 1983)
• Provost & vice president for academic affairs at Texas A&M University (1983 - 1986)
• 12^th president of ISU from 1986 to 1990
• Director of the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory at Columbia University
• Director of the U.S. Geological Survey under President Bill Clinton (1994 - 1997)

References:

• Gordon P. Eaton Papers, RS 2/12, (University Archives) Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Eaton Hall

Dormitory

Opened to students in 2002 as Union Drive Suite Building One. It was dedicated in honor of President Eaton in April of 2003.

Engineering Hall

See Marston Hall

English Office Building

Built in 1884 it was demolished in 2004 after standing for 120 years with renovations made in 1892 & 1961. The original purpose of this building was to house the offices of the president, vice-president, and treasurer and was called the Office Building. These offices were moved to Beardshear Hall in 1908 shortly after it was built.

When the English Department moved in during 1940 it was renamed English Office Building. The business college placed faculty in this building when the english and speech departments were relocated to Ross Hall and Pearson Hall, respectively, in 1973.

F

Farm House

Farm House was the first building built on the land set aside for the Iowa State College. Built between 1860 to 1865 of brick, it was later coated with stucco in 1909 and recoated in 1999. The first tenant, William A. Fitzpatrick, lived in the house from 1861 to 1863. Since Fitzpatrick 16 other families have lived in this house.

Fisher

Fisher Theater

Theater

Fisher-Nickell Hall

Dormitory

Closed to students in spring 2004. Now the temporary home of the ISU Alumni Association; will remain there until expected opening of new Alumni Center in 2007.

Forker

Barbara E. Forker was the first head of the Department of Physical Education which formed from the merger of the men's and women's physical education programs.

Forker Building

Recreation & Athletics

Fountain of Four Seasons

The fountain was sculpted by Christian Petersen in 1941 after a request from Iowa State President Charles Friley. The previous fountain was a vertical water tower on which students would place toilet seats. President Friley hoped that with a new, beautiful fountain, students would no longer make jokes of it.

Frederiksen

Frederiksen Court

Dormitory/Apartments

Freeman

Alice Freeman (1855-1902) became president of Wellesley College at age 26 and was the first woman to head a nationally known college. Iowa State's Freeman Hall was named in her honor.

Freeman Hall

Dormitory

Built in 1916 as East Hall and renamed in 1928.

Friley

Charles Edwin Friley (1887 - 1958) was the 9^th president of ISU. Born to William Christopher & Ellen Douglas Friley.

Education:

• Sam Houston Teachers College (1905)
• Baylor University (1905-1907)
• B.S. Texas A&M University (1912)
• M.S. Columbia University (1923)

Achievements:

• Registrar of Texas A&M University (1912 - 1924)
• Dean of School of Arts & Sciences at [[Texas A&M University (1924 - 1932)
• Dean of the Division of Science at ISU (1932 - 1935)
• Vice-president of ISU (1935 - 1936)
• 9^th president of ISU from 1936 to 1953
  • Term lasted from the end of the Great Depression through World War II
  • Established the first educationally-owned/operated television station
• Honorary doctorate from ISU (1958)
• Mason
• Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Science
• National Council of Presbyterian Men
• Iowa State Fair Board
• Iowa Geological Society
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Phi Mu Alpha

He was married three times:

• 1913 to Nina Lynn Wood whom died in 1918 but had two sons: Charles Edwin, Jr. & William Alva
• 1921 to Vera Foreman whom died in 1947 but had one daughter: Frances Foreman (Kuyper)
• 1951 to Magdalen Ranney

References:

• Charles E. Friley Papers, Dates, RS 2/9, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Friley Hall

Dormitory

Friley Hall is the second-largest dormitory in the United States. It has undergone multiple additions and now includes the former Hughes Hall at the west end of the building.

G

Geoffroy

Gregory L. Geoffroy is the 14^th and current president of Iowa State. He took office on July 1, 2001.

Education:

• B.A. University of Louisville (1968)
• Ph.D. in chemistry California Institute of Technology (1974)

Achievements:

• Officer in the United States Navy (1969 - 1970)
• Assistant professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University (1974 - 1978)
• Associate professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University (1978 - 1982)
• Professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University (1982 - 1988)
• Head of the department of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University (1988 - 1989)
• Dean of the Eberly College of Science at Pennsylvania State University (1989 - 1997)
• Senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at University of Maryland, College Park (1997 - 2001)
• President of Iowa State University (2001 - present)

Geoffroy is married to Kathleen Carothers Geoffroy and has four children.

Gerdin

Russell and Ann Gerdin were the lead donors for the construction of the new business building.

Gerdin Business Building

Completed in 2003. It is located south of Curtiss Hall, a site that had once been considered for the Design Center.

Departments in Gerdin Business Building:

• Business

Gilman

Henry Gilman was the father of organometallic chemistry and a member of the Iowa State faculty from 1919 to 1986.

Gilman Hall

Departments in Gilman Hall:

• Chemistry

Greenlee

Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Located in Hamilton Hall.

H

Hamilton

Hamilton Hall

Departments in Hamilton Hall:

• Journalism: see Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Heady

Heady Hall

Departments in Heady Hall:

• Economics
• Sociology

Helser

Maurice D. Helser was the first director of personnel at Iowa State.

Helser Hall

Dormitory

Closed to students in late 2004. Scheduled to be completely demolished in 2007 or 2008.

Hilton

James H. Hilton (1899 - 1982) was the 10^th president of ISU.

Education:

• B.S. in animal husbandry ISU (1923)
• M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison (1937)
• D.Sc. Purdue University (1945)

Achievements:

• County agent for Greene County (1923 - 1926)
• In charge of dairy production teaching & research at Purdue University (1939)
• Assistant chief of the dairy husbandry (1940 - 1945)
• Head of animal husbandry at North Carolina State (1945 - 1948)
• Dean of Agriculture at North Carolina State (1948 - 1953)
• 10^th president of ISU from 1953 to 1965
  • Enrollment soared from 7,800 to 12,400
  • Value of the university increased from $38 to $471 million
  • Research rose to $20 million
  • Name change from Iowa State College to Iowa State University of Science & Technology in 1959
• Director of development (1965 - ?)

He had two wives:

• Lois Baker whom died in 1969 but had three children: Eleanor, Helen, & James G.
• Helen LeBaron (retired Dean of the College of Home Economics))

References:

• James H. Hilton Papers, Dates, RS 2/10, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Hilton Colliseum

Athletics

Hoover

Gary Hoover graduated from Iowa State in 1961 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He and his wife Donna donated $3 million towards the second phase of the Engineering Teaching and Research Complex.

Hoover Hall

Along with Howe Hall, it makes up the Engineering Teaching and Research Complex. The two buildings are connected via skywalk. Hoover Hall was completed in 2003.

Offices/Departments in Hoover Hall:

• Engineering administration
• Material Science
• Mechanical Engineering

Howe

Stanley Howe graduated from Iowa State in 1946 in engineering. He and his wife Helen were donors in the construction of Howe Hall.

Howe Hall

Along with Hoover Hall, it makes up the Engineering Teaching and Research Complex. The two buildings are connected via skywalk. Howe Hall was the first phase of the complex, completed in 1999.

Offices/Departments in Howe Hall:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Engineering administration
• Mechanical Engineering

The Hub

Endpoint of Dinkey.

Hughes

Dr. Raymond Mollyneaux Hughes (1873 - 1958) was the 8^th president of ISU. Born in Atlantic, Iowa and grew up in southwestern Ohio.

Education:

• Miami University
• M.S. Ohio State University 1897
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Honorary doctorate from Miami University 1927
• Honorary doctorate from Coe College 1928
• Honorary doctorate from Iowa State University 1936

Achievement:

• Professor of physics and chemistry at Miami University from 1898 to 1904
• Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Miami University from 1908 to 1911
• President of Miami University from 1911 to 1927
• 8^th ISU president from 1927 to 1936
• Retired in 1936; continued research and teaching in Ames

Hughes married his 1^st wife Ella Rogers in 1908 and after her death in 1933 he then married Helen Richardson Isardi in 1938.

References:

• Raymond M. Hughes Papers, RS 02/08, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Hughes Hall

Dormitory

Now part of Friley Hall.

Hunt

Leigh Smith John Hunt (1855 - October 5, 1933) was the 3^rd president of ISU. Born in Indiana and died in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Education:

• Undergraduate degree from Middlebury College via correspondence course
• Independent study of law; passed Indiana bar exam

Achievements:

• Taught in a public school in Indiana
• Superintendent of Mount Pleasant, Iowa schools in 1880
• Superintendent of East Des Moines Independent School District, Des Moines, Iowa in 1882
• 3^rd ISU president from 1885 to 1886
• Business man:
  • Newspaper publisher 1886
  • Real estate developer
  • Bank president
  • Operated a gold mine in Korea in 1893
  • Grew cotton in Sudan from 1904 to 1910
  • Mining, agriculture, and land development in Las Vegas, Nevada

Hunt and his wife Jessie Noble were married in 1885 and had two children, Helen & Henry

References:

• Leigh Smith John Hunt Papers, RS 2/3, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Hunt Street

Located southwest of Campustown.

I

Iowa State Center

Chaired by Clifford Y. Stephens, a committee put forth a national campaign for the construction of a cultural and education center. This center was named the Iowa State Center. Located in the Iowa State Center are:

• Hilton Colliseum
• Stephens Auditorium
• Fisher Theater
• Scheman Building

J

Jacobson

Jacobson Athletic Building

Athletics

Jischke

Martin C. Jischke was the 13th president of Iowa State, serving from June 1, 1991 to August 14, 2000.

Jischke Honors Building

Completed in 2002, houses the University Honors Program.

K

Kildee

Kildee Hall

Offices/Departments in Kildee Hall:

• Animal Science

Location of Lush Auditorium

Knapp

Seaman Asahal Knapp (December 16, 1833 - April 1, 1911) was the 2^nd president of ISU. Born in northern New York.

Education:

• Troy Conference Acadmey (Green Mountain College)
• Union College with Phi Beta Kappa honors

Achievements:

• Vice-president of Fort Edward Collegiate Institute (1856 - 1863)
• Assistant manager of Ripley Female College (Green Mountain College) (1864 - 1865)
• Methodist minister
• Head of the Iowa College for the Blind
• First chair of agriculture at ISU in 1879
• 2^nd ISU president from 1884 to 1885
• Started first demonstration farm in Terrell, Texas

Knapp and his wife Maria Elizabeth Hotchkiss were married in 1856 and had six children.

References:

• Seaman Asahel Knapp Papers, RS 2/2, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Knapp Hall

Dormitory

One of four dormitories collectively called Towers. It was completed in 1966.

Set to be demolished in summer 2005.

The Knoll

The Knoll is the home of Iowa State's president. It was built in 1900 and its first occupants were William Beardshear and his family.

L

Lab of Mechanics

Lagomarcino

Virgil S. Lagomarcino was the first dean of the College of Education, serving from 1968 until 1990.

Lagomarcino Hall

Originally known as the Veterinary Quadrangle. It has undergone multiple additions and was most recently remodeled in 1976.

Offices/Departments in Lagomarcino Hall:

• Education
• Psychology

Landscape Architecture Building

Departments in the Landscape Architecture Building:

• English

The Department of Landscape Architecture is now primarily housed in the Design Center

Larch

Larch Hall

Dormitory

LaVerne

Dr. LaVerne W. Noyes donated the funds to see that Alumni Hall could be completed after sitting unfinished and unused from 1905 to 1907. Dr. Noyes is an 1872 alumnus.

Lake LaVerne

Lake west of the Memorial Union and south of Alumni Hall, Carver Hall, & Music Hall.

The lake was a gift from Dr. Noyes in 1916 and the plaque on the east side of the lake reads:

Lake LaVerne is the home of two mute swans named Sir Lancelot and Elaine. Though, previously, they were Trumpeter Swans but were too aggressive and were replaced with two male mute swans.

LeBaron

LeBaron Hall

Offices/Departments in LeBaron Hall:

• Family and Consumer Science

Library

Originally located in Morrill Hall. The current library is named Parks Library.

Lied

Lied Recreation Facility

Recreation & Athletics

Linden

Linden Hall

Dormitory

Lush

Jay L. Lush is credited by many as the father of scientific animal breeding.

Lush Auditorium

Located in Kildee Hall. It was built in 1965 and given its current name in 1973.

Lyon

Mary B. Lyon was the founder of Mount Holyoke College. Iowa State's Lyon Hall is named in her honor.

Lyon Hall

Dormitory

Built in 1914 as West Hall and renamed in 1928.

M

MacKay

MacKay Hall

Offices/Departments in MacKay Hall:

• Family and Consumer Science
• Human Development & Family Studies

Maple

Maple Hall

Dormitory

Margaret Hall

Named after Margaret MacDonald Stanton.

Marston

Anson Marston was the first Dean of Engineering.

Marston Court

A street about a block long found south of Sweeney Hall, north of Hoover Hall, and east of Bissel Road.

Marston Hall

When constructed at the beginning years of the 20th century it was named the Engineering Hall. It was renamed Marston Hall in 1947 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Offices in Marston Hall:

• Engineering administration

Marston Street

Located a couple blocks west of Duff Avenue.

Marston Water Tower

ISU is the home of the first elevated steel water tank west of the Mississippi River. Named the Marston Water Tower, it was erected in 1897 under the supervision and design of Anson Marston. The water tower was constructed due to a severe water shortage in 1895 that required cancellation of classes.

The water tower stands 168 feet (51 m) tall on an octagonal base. The tank holds 162,000 US gallons (613 m³) and is 24 feet (7 m) in diameter and 40 feet (12 m) tall. When full, the ~72,400 cubic feet (2,050 m³) of water would weigh 2,050 t.

In 1978, the water tower was disconnected when the university switched to municipal water.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1982 and restored in 1997.

Martin

Archie and Nancy Martin moved to Ames in 1915. They provided housing and food to black students, who were not permitted to live in the residence halls. Iowa State's Martin Hall is named in their honor.

Martin Hall

Dormitory

Opened to students in 2004 as Union Drive Suite Building Two. It was dedicated under its current name in November of that year.

Memorial Union

Talks of a memorial for ISU students lost in World War I arose after the war ended. The idea of creating a living memorial, something that could be a service to ISU, caught on. Initial construction for the Memorial Union (MU) was completed in 1929. Renovations and additions have continued through the years to include: elevators, bowling lanes, a parking ramp, a book store, and additional wings. In 2003, the corporation overseeing the MU was dissolved and the MU became a part of ISU.

Morrill

Justin Smith Morrill created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act.

Morrill Hall

Construction was completed in 1891 with less than $30,000. (The keystone of the arch above the main entrance is dated 1904).

Morill Hall was originally constructed to fill the capacity of a library, museum, and chapel. These original uses are engraved in the exterior stonework on the east side.

It has been vacated since 1996 when it was determined unsafe. Also in 1996, Morrill Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2004, $9 million was raised to renovate the buiding. It is curretly undergoing renovation, due to be completed in the fall of 2006.

Music Hall

N

Nuclear Engineering Laboratory

Departments in the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory:

• Environmental Health and Safety
• Mechanical Engineering

This building is also the home of several student/campus organizations

O

Office Building

See English Office Building

Office and Laboratory Building

The Office and Laboratory Building is located inbetween Gilman Hall and Physics Hall, connecting the two to one another.

Old Main

Built in 1874 it ultimately burned down in a series of two fires in 1900 and 1902. The plans for constructing Central Building began shortly thereafter.

Olsen

Olsen Building

Osborn

Herbert Osborn was the first resident of Osborn Cottage.

Osborn Cottage

P

Palmer

Palmer Building

Parks

W. Robert Parks (1915 - 2003) was the 11^th president of ISU.

Education:

• B.A. political science Berea College, Kentucky (1937)
• M.A. political science University of Kentucky (1938)
• PhD political science University of Wisconsin (1945)

Achievements:

• Research & administration with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (1940 - 1948)
• Lieutenant of the United States Navy during World War II
• Professor of government at ISU (1948 - 1956)
• Professor of agricultural economics at University of Wisconsin (1956 - 1958)
• Dean of Instruction at ISU (1958 - 1961)
• Vice President of Academic Affairs (1961 - 1965)
• 11^th president of ISU from 1965 to 1986
  • Head of National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
  • Head of Association of American Universities
  • Head of Council of Presidents
  • Head of Mid-American State Universities Association
  • Head of Association of Iowa College Presidents
  • Member of the board of trustees of the Teachers Insurance and Annuities-College Retirement Equities Fund
  • On board of directors of Norwestern Bell
  • On board of directors of Central Life Assurance
• Honorary doctorate from Bear College (1966)
• Honorary doctorate from Westmar College (1968)
• Honorary doctorate from Drake University (1968)
• Named honorary alumnus of ISU (1969)
• Honorary doctorate from University of Kentucky (1973)
• Library named W. Robert and Ellen Sorge Parks Library (1984)
• Received the first Christian Petersen Design Award for his leadership in establishing the College of Design

He married Ellen Sorge (1914 - 1999) and had two daughters: Andrea (Van Howeling) and Cynthia (Hamilton). Ellen was the first woman to receive a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin.

References:

• W. Robert Parks Papers, RS 2/11, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Parks Library

The original library was built in 1925 and three additions were made in 1961, 1969, and 1983. The library was dedicated and named after W. Robert and Ellen Sorge Parks in 1984.

As of February 25, 2005, the Parks Library contains [1]:

• 2,416,670 volumes
• 3,445,603 microform units
• 832,017 photographs and slides
• 107,919 aerial photos and maps
• 51,542 films and videos
• 14,995 feet (5 km) of manuscripts and archives

and

• has 1,720,434 visitors per year
• has 13,057,424 e-visitors per year
• has two sculptures by Christian Petersen
  • Boy and Girl
  • Old Woman in Prayer
• has 32,993 (3,065 square meters; 0.75 acres) total space with
  • 16,500 square feet (1,532 m²) of primary building space
  • 3,096 square feet (287 m²) of space in the Design Reading Room, Design Center
  • 1,209 square feet (112 m²) of space in the Mathematics Reading Room, Carver Hall
  • 5,557 square feet (516 m²) of space in the Physical Sciences Reading Room, Office and Lab
  • 6,631 square feet (616 m²) of space in the Veterinary Medical Library, Veterinary Medicine

Pearson

Raymond A. Pearson (1873 - 1939) was the 7^th president of ISU.

Education:

• M.S. Cornell University 1894

Achivements:

• Assistant chief of the Dairy Division of the United Stated Department of Agriculture 1895
• Professor of Dairy Science at Cornell University
• New York Commissioner of Agriculture from 1908 to 1912
• 7^th ISU president from 1912 to 1926
  • Completed divisional organization of undergraduate education
  • Graduate program given divisional status in 1915
  • Broadened extension service
  • Assistant Secretary of Agriculture during World War I from 1917 to 1918
  • Left for presidency at University of Maryland, College Park
• 20^th president of University of Maryland, College Park

References:

• Raymond A. Pearson Papers, RS 02/07, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Pearson Hall

Departments in Pearson Hall:

• Theatre

Petersen

Christian Petersen has many works of art around campus, including:

• Fountain of Four Seasons
• Iowa State Athletes (1936) is a terra cotta sculpture on the north side of State Gym

Physics Hall

Departments in Physics Hall:

• Physics

R

Reiman

Roy Reiman is a 1957 graduate of Iowa State in agriculture journalism and he is the founder of Reiman Publications. The Reiman Gardens are named for Roy and his wife Bobbi who donated $1.3 million to begin their development.

Reiman Gardens

Gardens located south of Jack Trice Stadium. Opened in 1995, the gardens have grown to become the largest public garden in the state. The popular Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing was opened in November 2002.

Richardson

Anna E. Richardson was dean of Home Economics from 1923 to 1927. Richardson Court and the Richardson Court Assocation of residence halls are named in her honor.

Roberts

Roberts Hall

Dormitory

Ross

Earle D. Ross was a professor of history at Iowa State from 1923 to 1958. A noted ISU historian, he was the author of The History of Iowa State College and The Land-Grant Idea at Iowa State College.

Ross Hall

Departments in Ross Hall:

• English

S

Scheman

Scheman Building

Schillitter

Schillitter Village

Dormitory/Apartments

Sloss

Margaret Sloss was the first woman to graduate from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State. She later served on the Veterinary Medicine faculty for many years.

Sloss House

Built in the 1880s, named for Thomas Sloss, Margaret Sloss' father.

Offices in Sloss House:

• Women's Center

Snedecor

George W. Snedecor was a professor of statistics and mathematics at Iowa State and the first director of the ISU Statistical Laboratory.

Snedecor Hall

Departments in Snedecor Hall:

• Statistics

South Hall

Spedding

Frank H. Spedding was a longtime professor of chemistry at Iowa State and a pioneer in the Manhattan Project. His team produced over two million pounds of uranium at Iowa State between 1942 and 1946.

Spedding Hall

Ames Laboratory

Stanton

Edgar Stanton, Margaret MacDonald Stanton, and Julia Wentch Stanton associated with the Campanile.

Edgar W. Stanton

Margaret MacDonald Stanton

Margaret Hall was named after her. First 10 bells of the Campanile were dedicated to her by Edgar W. Stanton.

Julia Wentch Stanton

Stanton Road

State Gym

Stephens

Clifford Y. Stephens, from Cherokee County, Georgia, said, as stated on a plaque in Stephens Auditorium:

"I would have liked to write a fine poem or a great book, or possibly made a worthy discovery in science, but since all these accomplishments have been denied me, I shall use my ability to accumulate money in such a manner as to make it possible to train many others to do the things I would have done."

Stephens chaired the campaign for construction of the Iowa State Center as well as donating $1 million. He also established a scholarship foundation after being successful in the dairy industry. He graduated with a degree in dairy science in 1925 and founded the High's Dairy Product Corporation in 1933.

He married Mary Ann Marsh, Iowa State College class of 1928, in 1931. A car accident in 1963 took his life.

Stephens Auditorium

The auditorium was constructed between 1966 and 1969. In 2004, the American Institute of Architects (Iowa Chapter) named Stephens Auditorium Building of the Century. Construction of the auditorium was made possible by gifts & grants totalling $4.5 million.

Seating capacity of the auditorium is 2637 people:

• 1618 main floor
• 457 first balcony
• 352 second balcony
• 210 third balcony

The stage curtain measure 80 feet (24 m) across by 30 feet (10 m) high. The curtain was made in Japan and donated by J. W. Fisher.

Storms

Albert Boynton Storms (April 1, 1860 - July 1, 1933) was the 6^th president of ISU. Born in Lima Center , Michigan and died in Berea, Ohio.

Education:

• A.B. University of Michigan 1884
• M.A. University of Michigan 1893
• Ph.D. in divinity Lawrence University 1903
• Ph.D. in law Drake University 1905

Achievements:

• Methodist minister from 1884 to 1903 in Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; and Des Moines, Iowa
• 6^th ISU president from 1903 to 1910
  • Agricultural Extension Service started
  • Developed landscape plans and built 18 buildings:
    • Engineering Hall
    • Central Building
    • Alumni Hall
  • Put departments under direction of deans
  • Diversified degrees & courses offered
  • Removed ban of fraternities and sororities
  • Resignation over the creation of the State Board of Education
• Minister in Indianapolis, Indiana after ISU presidency
• Superintendent of the Indianapolis, Indiana district of the Methodist Church
• President of Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

References:

• Albert Boynton Storms Papers, 1902-1983, RS 2/6, University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Storms Hall

Dormitory

One of four dormitories collectively called Towers. It was completed in 1966.

Scheduled to be demolished in summer 2005.

Sweeney

Orland Russell Sweeney was head of the chemical engineering department from 1920 to 1948. He holds or is the co-holder of close to 300 patents.

Sweeney Hall

Departments in Sweeney Hall:

• Chemical Engineering

T

Towers

The Towers are four dormitories located south of campus consisting of:

• Knapp Hall (northeast)
• Storm Hall (northwest)
• Wallace Hall (southeast)
• Wilson Hall (southwest)

The name "towers" is derived from the tall construction of the four buildings. The buildings are thirteen floors, each consisting of:

• one basement floor
  • washing machines and dryers for laundry
• one ground floor
• one maintenance floor
• ten residence floors
  • 28 13′9″ x 12′0″ "double occupancy" rooms
  • 2 14′6″ x 9′2″ "single occupancy" rooms
  • 1 den

Knapp and Storms Halls were closed in December 2003 and will be demolished in the summer of 2005. Wallace and Wilson Halls will be closed in Spring 2005 but will remain standing indefinitely.

The student governing body was named the Towers Residence Association.

Town

George R. Town was dean of Engineering from 1959 to 1970.

Town Engineering Building

Departments in Town Engineering Building:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Trice

Jack Trice was Iowa State's first African-American athlete. He played his first football game on October 5, 1923. In that game he sustained a broken collarbone, continued to play, and in the third quarter he was thrown onto his back and trampled by three other players. He was deemed able to travel home from the game, but sadly died three days later. His funeral service was held on central campus and was attended by four-thousand students and faculty.

Jack Trice Stadium

Football stadium

Groundbreaking for the stadium was in October of 1973, the first game played here was in September of 1975.

V

Veenker

George F. Veenker was head football coach at Iowa State from 1931 to 1936. He was also Athletic Director from 1933 until 1945.

Veenker Memorial Golf Course

The golf course was completed in 1938 and given its current name in 1959.

Veterinary Medicine

College of Veterinary Medicine

W

Wallace

Henry A. Wallace was a 1910 graduate of Iowa State.

Wallace Hall

Dormitory

One of four dormitories collectively called Towers. It was completed in 1967.

Welch

Dr. Adonijah Strong Welch (April 12, 1821 - March 13, 1889) was the 1^st president of ISU. Born in East Hampton, Connecticut and died in Pasadena, California.

Education:

• B.A. University of Michigan
• M.A. University of Michigan
• Ph.D. <?>

Achievements:

• First principal of Michigan State Normal School (Eastern Michigan University) from 1852 to 1865
• Senator (RepublicanR-FL) June 17, 1868 to March 3, 1869 (declined renomination to accept presidency @ ISU)
• 1^st ISU president from 1868 to 1883
  • Design of early campus
  • Helped develop agriculture and mechanical arts courses
• History of civilization and practical psychology chair from 1884 until death

Welch's first wife was Eunice P. Buckingham (married in 1859) and had three children. After Eunice's death in 1867 he married Mary Beaumont Dudley in 1868 and had two more children.

Mary established the first courses in what would be come the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

References:

• Adonijah Strong Welch Papers, RS 2/1, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library

External sites:

• Congressional biography

Welch Avenue

South of campus. Campustown is primarly located on Welch Avenue.

Welch Hall

Dormitory

Built in 1929 and named for Mary B. Welch.

Wilhelm

Harvey A. Wilhelm was the first deputy director of the Ames Laboratory. He worked at Iowa State from 1928 until 1971.

Wilhelm Hall

Ames Laboratory

Built in 1949 and originally known as the Metallurgy Building. Given its current name in 1985.

Willow

Willow Hall

Dormitory

Wilson

James Wilson (August 16, 1835 – August 26, 1920) was dean of Agriculture from 1890 to 1897. He also served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1913.

Wilson Hall

Dormitory

One of four dormitories collectively called Towers. It was completed in 1969.

See also

• Iowa State University

External links

• Iowa State University website