Sesquicentennial, 1858-2008

Paxton Williams, in his role as George Washington Carver.

Listening to the Still Small Voice: The Life of George Washington Carver

Description

Paxton J. Williams portrays George Washington Carver -- scientist, educator and humanitarian. He takes the audience on a journey from Civil-war era Missouri, to Carver's laboratory, to the halls of Congress to witness the trials and ultimate triumph of the "Wizard of Tuskegee." Dr. Carver was the first African American student and faculty member at Iowa State University. Williams, like Dr. Carver, is a graduate of Iowa State University; he received his BA in political science and communication studies in 2000. This performance celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and is part of the Iowa State 150th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series.

Paxton Williams himself follows George Washington Carver's philosophy that "service measures success." He has been very active in numerous community service activities and has received several awards and appointments. Williams, like Dr. Carver, is a graduate of Iowa State University. He earned a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. During the 2003-04 academic year Williams studied at the University of Birmingham in England as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar. Most recently he was selected as a 2005 Chautauqua Scholar by the Missouri Humanities Council.

Location

Great Hall, Memorial Union

More info

www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/4183

Call: (515) 294-9934

Sponsors

Center for American Intercultural Studies

College of Agriculture

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB