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Iowa colleges celebrate life of George Washington Carver

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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that declared February 1 George Washington Carver day in the state of Iowa. Carver became famous for his work with peanuts, developing over 300 products from peanuts. Local history buffs staged a walk around the square visiting different buildings from the time when Carver lived in town.

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Iowa colleges celebrate life of George Washington Carver

INDIANOLA, Iowa -- Last summer Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that declared February 1 George Washington Carver day in the state of Iowa. Carver became famous for his work with peanuts, developing over 300 products from peanuts. His work began in college, at Simpson College in Indianola. He graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelors and a masters degree. "Thanks to the efforts of Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Simon Es…

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Radio Iowa

First ever George Washington Carver day is today in Iowa - Radio Iowa

Simpson College is hosting several events today to celebrate Iowa’s first every “George Washington Carver Day,” and Carver’s time on the Indianola campus. Simpson’s associate director for multicultural and international affairs, Tisha Carter-Smith, says Carver had first planned to go to college in Kansas after being accepted based on his academic record and transcripts. “When […]

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Iowa State celebrates inaugural George Washington Carver Day

With the start of Black History Month, the first George Washington Carver Day was celebrated for students and community members to learn and honor a prominent member of the Black community. The celebration commenced in the Memorial Union with a large attendance of students, faculty, staff and community members eager to learn the history of Carver. “To have an opportunity to bring people together of all races and backgrounds was extremely benefic…

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