Fall highlighted by dedication ceremonies

The Iowa State University campus landscape has changed significantly during Campaign Iowa State: With Pride and Purpose. Students, faculty, staff and alumni have already reaped the benefits of several new structures.

This fall, two more facilities will come online, and the ISU Foundation has scheduled dedication ceremonies for these buildings.

King Pavilion

The new 22,000-square-foot addition to the College of Design features a central, two-story "forum" surrounded by instructional studios on all sides. It will be the home to first-year students in the College of Design’s Core Design Program, as well as upper-level students in professional programs. It was the vision of former College of Design Dean Mark Englebrecht that students from all design programs be integrated in the same work area, creating a unique opportunity for interaction and collaboration.

Private support provided $3.6 million toward the $6.6 million facility, including a $1.5 million lead gift from Steven and the late Barbara King.

Dedication ceremonies are scheduled for Monday, Aug. 24, at 5:15 p.m. in the College of Design. The activities will also include the announcement of the 2009 Christian Petersen Design Award recipient.

BioCentury Research Farm

The BioCentury Research Farm will be dedicated Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The Iowa State facility is the first-in-the-nation integrated research and demonstration facility dedicated to biomass production and processing. Biomass includes both lignocellulosic crops and grain.

The BioCentury Research Farm provides researchers with the opportunity to integrate harvesting, transportation, storage, and processing. The farm will also offer facilities for outreach programming and industry collaboration.

The lead gifts for the project, which has also received State of Iowa and federal government funding, have been provided by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and Rockwell Automation.

Dedication ceremonies will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 1:30 p.m. The facility is located 10 miles west of Ames on the existing Agronomy and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Research Farm.

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