Class Gifts 1950-1959
Class of 1950
Class of 1951
Class of 1952
Class of 1953
Class of 1954
Class of 1955
Class of 1956
Class of 1957
Class of 1958
Class of 1959
Class of 1950 (Return to top)
Funds given by the Class of 1950 were used for one-year Alumni Association memberships.
On its 50th anniversary, the class supported the renovation of the Alumni Room in Parks Library.
Class of 1951(Return to top)
The Class of 1951 gift made part payment on an organ for the Little Chapel in the Memorial Union.
On its 50th anniversary, the class funded restoration of Christian Petersen's Marriage Ring sculpture.
Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Special Collections, Parks Library
Class of 1952 (Return to top)
Funds given by the Class of 1952 were used toward the Oak-Elm sclupture, Conversations, by Christian Petersen.
On its 50th anniversary, the class gave a new entryway to Reiman Gardens.
Class of 1953 (Return to top)
The Class of 1953 made part payment on an organ for the Little Chapel in the Memorial Union.
On its 50th anniversary, the class made a gift toward the establishment of the Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall.
Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Special Collections, Parks Library
Class of 1954 (Return to top)
The Class of 1954 established a fund to move the Victory Bell from Beardshear Hall to Jack Trice Stadium and also funded a scholarship plaque in Beardshear.
Class of 1955 (Return to top)
The Class of 1955 created a $859 scholarship in memory of Dean M.D. Helser, given in 1961.
Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Special Collections, Parks Library
Class of 1956 (Return to top)
The class made a $750 gift to the Iowa State Center for furnishings. (No date recorded.)
On its 50th anniversary, the Class of 1956 reunion committee chose to provide funding for a sculpture that has been commissioned for the newly renovated Morrill Hall. World-acclaimed sculptor Albert Paley (www.albertpaley.com) was commissioned to create a contemporary, captivating public work of art for the entryway of Morrill Hall. The sculpture welcomes and draws in the campus community and visitors and encourages further exploration of the building. Paley’s unique entryway sculpture, titled Transformation, dramatically defines the double entrance staircase, giving students an opportunity to approach the portico entrance from north to south. The renovated Morrill Hall building reflects the historic past of Iowa State. Paley’s sculpture exemplifies the transformation of the building from the historic to contemporary use.
Class of 1957 (Return to top)
The Class of 1957 provided $750 for plaques at Beardshear and Curtiss Halls.
Class of 1958 (Return to top)
Iowa State's centennial graduation class created a time capsule and donated granite bench with a bronze plaque in front of Beardshear Hall. The time capsule was opened during the university's sesquicentennial celebration in 2008. It is to be opened again in 2058.
The class also gave brass name plates on MacKay and Marston Halls.
In 1963, a class plaque of honor students was installed in Bearshear Hall.
Class of 1959 (Return to top)
The Class of 1959 gave $1,000 to purchase a new art piece for Pearson Hall and $5,000 to restore the Grant Wood murals in Parks Library.
(Due to a copyright dispute, no Wood works could be photographed. The fully restored murals are located in Parks Library.)
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