Jones, Trandailer “Tran” Daniellita (M.S., Nutrition, 1942)
Iowa State College Thesis Title: Influence of breakfast on muscular coordination, muscle strength and memory in certain Iowa State College women, 1942 Iowa State University Library Digital Repository Link: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/17670
Jackson, Rufus Benjamin (Left ISC in 1917)
Rufus Benjamin Jackson was born in Buffalo, Wyoming on 12 July 1896. His parents were John Jackson, a member of the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. Army, and Mary Jane Wilson Jackson. After moving with his family a number of times…
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
Carver, George Washington (B.S., 1894; M.S., Agricultural Science, 1896)
George Washington Carver was born around 1864 (exact year unknown) to Mary Carver on the Moses Carver plantation in Diamond Grove, Missouri. George’s father was killed in an accident before his son’s birth, so Carver never met his father. George…
Romm, Harry J. (B.S., Zoology, 1930; M.S., Entomology, 1934; Ph.D. Plant Morphology, 1946)
Harry J. Romm was born 4 Sept 1899 in Navasota, TX, to Benno Romm, born in Schwarzenau, Germany, and a mother from Tennessee. Romm was still enrolled in public school at age 19 when he registered for the WWI draft…
