Sesquicentennial celebration

Who's on Elwood Drive?

As we celebrate our 150th birthday this year, we salute the thousands of faculty, staff, alumni and friends whose leadership and achievements have helped Iowa State University become internationally respected. Names were submitted by college deans and university staff. These are just a few and we honor them on the university banners on Elwood Drive.

Mouse over the highlighted faces to find out more about people on the Elwood Drive banners.

OR view list of those honored on the banners.

Elwood Drive Banners: Helen LeBaron Hilton
Dean, College of Home Economics 1952-1975, national leader for families' and women's rights; Charles Harvey Brown
Dean of the Library 1922-1946, founder, Association of College and Research Libraries; George Washington Carver
ISU graduate and agriculture professor, invented over 100 uses for peanuts; Bruce Roth
ISU graduate, invented cholesterol-reducing drug Lipitor.; Charles Henry Stange
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine 1909-1936, most visionary veterinarian of all time.; Henry A. Wallace
ISU graduate, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Ann and Russ Gerdin
Chairman and CEO, Heartland Express, College of Business philanthropists; John Vincent Atanasoff
ISU graduate and mathematics and physics professor, invented the world's first electronic digital computer; Vance Coffman
ISU graduate, Chairman/CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation (retired)