Alex did his project on Norman Borlaug...learned a lot about a great man and got the chance to "whoop!"
909Ag2006 said:
I am not sure, but I have a vague recollection of him speaking to one of my classes at A&M. This would've been in about 2004. But, I was too stupid to even appreciate who was speaking to us.
O.G. said:
There is a statue of him in the US Capital Rotunda, a gift from the State of Iowa.
909Ag2006 said:
I am not sure, but I have a vague recollection of him speaking to one of my classes at A&M. This would've been in about 2004. But, I was too stupid to even appreciate who was speaking to us.
Billions.DargelSkout said:
Same, he spoke in one of my soil science classes. What a great person. He's probably responsible for saving millions of lives with his work.
I may have been in that class. I remember him speaking in my World Geography class around that time period.909Ag2006 said:
I am not sure, but I have a vague recollection of him speaking to one of my classes at A&M. This would've been in about 2004. But, I was too stupid to even appreciate who was speaking to us.
Yep. Its a technicality and doesn't really "count" but his Aggie ring means that Texas has 3 statues in the Capital.tmaggies said:O.G. said:
There is a statue of him in the US Capital Rotunda, a gift from the State of Iowa.
And wearing an Aggie ring!
tmaggies said:O.G. said:
There is a statue of him in the US Capital Rotunda, a gift from the State of Iowa.
And wearing an Aggie ring!
In my 5 years on campus as an Agronomy major, I don't think I ever heard it referred to as the Heep Center. It was always "bug and dirt".Micropterus said:
I've never heard my home away from home for 5 years (i worked there) referred to as the bug and dirt building. The north side was where us good ol boys hung out, 3rd floor. Bug ppl, just weird.
I do remember seeing Dr Borlaug in the hallways occasionally. Never thought to stop and visit with him. Wish i would have. Spent alot of time in the building that carries his name (when it was the CBC) doing some tedious research myself.
Blasphemer!!!!!!!!!SunrayAg said:In my 5 years on campus as an Agronomy major, I don't think I ever heard it referred to as the Heep Center. It was always "bug and dirt".Micropterus said:
I've never heard my home away from home for 5 years (i worked there) referred to as the bug and dirt building. The north side was where us good ol boys hung out, 3rd floor. Bug ppl, just weird.
I do remember seeing Dr Borlaug in the hallways occasionally. Never thought to stop and visit with him. Wish i would have. Spent alot of time in the building that carries his name (when it was the CBC) doing some tedious research myself.
ftworthag02 said:
That's a 4 letter word
DargelSkout said:ftworthag02 said:
That's a 4 letter word
The great Murray Milford.
. I believe you are correct I guess that congressional tour guide was blowing smoke.AG81 said:tmaggies said:O.G. said:
There is a statue of him in the US Capital Rotunda, a gift from the State of Iowa.
And wearing an Aggie ring!
Sorry to burst bubbles but that's not an Aggie Ring. It's a University of Minnesota ring, from which he earned all his degrees. He did love A&M though.