Student Biographies

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Walker, Vesta V.  (Attended ISC in 1918)

Vesta V. Walker was born in Kansas in 1898, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Shores. She graduated from Sioux City Central High School in 1916. A member of the Friendship Club, she was quoted as being one who…

Byrd, Willie Hugh (M.S., Agricultural Education, 1947)

Byrd, Willie Hugh (M.S., Agricultural Education, 1947)

Iowa State College Dissertation Title: Occupations of negro former pupils of vocational agriculture in Mississippi, 1947 Iowa State University Catalog Record:https://iowa-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/12tutg/01IASU_ALMA21185645880002756

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Lane, Cecelia Scott (M.S., Home Economics Education, 1937)

Cecelia Scott Lane received a master’s degree in Home Economics Education from Iowa State College in 1937. Prior to her enrollment at Iowa State, she had earned a bachelor’s degree at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. She went on…

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Thomasson, Maurice E. (B.S., Sociology, 1926)

Maurice Ethan Thomasson was born 5 May 1892 in Monticello, Arkansas, the son of James E. Thomasson, a shop owner, and Isabella Brooks Thomasson. After studying at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Maurice earned a Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State…

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Ellison, Cozy Lloyd  (M.S., Crop Production, 1945)

Iowa State College Dissertation Title: Green manure crops for the South, 1945  Iowa State University Catalog Record:https://iowa-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/12tutg/01IASU_ALMA21172045980002756  Photo credit: The Peachite, Decmember 1944

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