Memorial Inventory

This inventory records the landscape memorials on the Iowa State campus that recognize many different people, from university presidents, to professors, to students; highlight an historic event; or remember an Iowa State graduating class. View their locations on the Online Campus Map by turning on the "Memorials/Markers" layer.

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Donor / In Memoriam	Memorial / Marker	Type	Location
In memoriam of Moen, Carlton T.	Memorial Tree & Rock Plaque	Memorial	Schilletter University Village Playground
	Elevation Marker	US Coast & Geodetic Survey Marker	Northwest corner of cemetery
Donated by Iowa State University Retirees	Flagpole	Cemetery Flagpole	Middle of Cemetery
Donated by Iowa State University Retirees	Gateway	Cemetery Gateway	Southeast entrance to cemetery
In memoriam of Founding of Iowa State College	Rock Plaque	Memorial	Southwest of Communications Building
In memoriam of Town, George R.	Building Plaque	Memorial	Town Engineering
	Sculpture	Civil Engineer Teaching Sculpture	West side of Town Engineering
	Innovative Baler	Historical Sign	Southwest of Davidson Hall
	First Ag Engineering Degree	Historical Sign	Southeast of Davidson Hall
	Pure Uranium	Historical Sign	North of Wilhelm Hall
Class of 1919	Plaza	Class Gift	West of Atanasoff Hall
Class of 1906	Bench	Class Gift	East side of Parks Library
Class of 2003	Morrill Hall Entryway	Class Gift	East Entrance to Morrill Hall
	Chemical Analysis Innovation	Historical Sign	South of Gilman Hall
	Birthplace of the Computer	Historical Sign	South of Physics Hall
Donated by Office of the President In memoriam of Terri Kruse	Memorial Tree	Memorial	South of the Knoll
	First Veterinary Medicine College	Historical Sign	South of Lagomarcino Hall
Donated by Animal Sciences Students In memoriam of Kildee, H. H.	Building Plaque	Memorial	West of Kildee Hall
	A Faster Fax	Historical Sign	Southeast of Coover Hall
Donated by IEEE, Student Chapter In memoriam of Coover, Mervin Sylvester	Building Plaque	Coover Hall Building Plaque	East side of Coover Hall
	First Statistical Laboratory	Historical Sign	North of Snedecor Hall
Donated by John Pritchard In memoriam of Daniel Pritchard	Table	Memorial
Class of 1958 In memoriam of MacKay, Catherine	Building Plaque	Class Gift	South side of Mackay Hall
	Largest Grant Wood Murals	Historical Sign	Southeast corner of Parks Library
In memoriam of Snedecor, George Waddel	Building Plaque	Memorial	North Entrance to Snedecor Hall
Class of 1970	Landscaping	Class Gift	Northeast side of Parks Library
Donated by Phi Kappa Phi	Sculpture	Left Sided Angel	Southeast side of Parks Library
In memoriam of Parks, Robert William and Ellen Sorge	Building Plaque	Memorial	South side of Parks Library
Class of 1891	Fountain	Class Gift	Fountain in Front of Motor Station
	First Land-Grant Home Economics College	Historical Sign	North of Mackay Hall
	First Artist-in-Residence	Historical Sign	South of Mackay Hall
Class of 1951	Fountain	Class Gift	South of Mackay Hall
Class of 1989	Light Post	Class Gift	Between Marston and Beardshear Halls
Class of 1969	Plaza	Class Gift	Marston/Pearson Plaza
In memoriam of Budd, J.L.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North Central Campus
In memoriam of Pammel, Louis Hermann	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North Central Campus
In memoriam of Catt, Carrie Lane Chapman	Plaza	Memorial	South of Catt Hall
Class of 1916	Bench	Class Gift	North Central Campus
Class of 1916	Bench	Class Gift	East of Morrill Hall
In memoriam of Stanton, Dr. Edgar Williams	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North Central Campus
Class of 1916	Bench	Class Gift	North Central Campus
Class of 1910	Bench	Class Gift	North Central Campus
Class of 1958 In memoriam of Marston, Anson	Building Plaque	Class Gift	East side of Marston Hall
Donated by Industrial Design Department In memoriam of Will Prindle	Bench	Memorial	Troxel Hall - north and south entrances
Class of 1920 In memoriam of Gue, Benjamin F.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Class Gift	North Central Campus
	Birthplace of Cooperative Extension	Historical Sign	North of Curtiss Hall
Donated by ISU Horticulture Club In memoriam of Yoder, John (Jack)	Memorial Tree & Rock Plaque	Memorial	South Side of Horticulture Hall
In memoriam of Myers, Jeff; Laura Vernon; Brian Vincent	Rock Plaque	Memorial	Cyclone Sports Complex, north side of main entrance
Class of 2002	Arbor	Class Gift	East side of Farm House
	Plaque	Farm House Historical Landmark	South side of Farm House
In memoriam of Agronomy Faculty, Staff and Students	Seating Area	Memorial	Agronomy Hall Courtyard
	Plaque	Farm House Museum	South side of Farm House
In memoriam of Jim Krafft	Exercise Area	Memorial	East of Beyer Hall
	First Water Tower	Historical Sign	East side of Water Tower
	Plaque	Marston Water Tower	Water Tower
	First Land-Grant	Historical Sign	North of Beardshear
Donated by Tau Beta Pi In memoriam of Tau Beta Pi	Plaza	Memorial	East of Marston Hall
Class of 1914 In memoriam of Pearson, R.A.	Building Plaque	Class Gift	East of Pearson Hall
Class of 1977 & 1981	Plaza	Class Gift	West side of Beardshear
Class of 1957	Building Plaque	Class Gift	East side of Beardshear Hall
	Commemorative Tree	Liberty Tree	Northeast of Campanile
In memoriam of Cade, Ginger	Tree	Memorial	South of Knapp-Storms complex
Donated by Mark P. Widrlechner In memoriam of Dragula, Sharon K.	Memorial Tree	Memorial	West of Gerdin Business Building
Class of 1958	Bench	Class Gift	East of Beardshear Hall
Class of 1991 & 1996	Plaza	Class Gift	South of Pearson Hall.
	Commemorative Tree		Southeast of Marston Hall
	Largest Student-Organized Festival	Historical Sign	South Central Campus
	Campaniling	Historical Sign	Campanile
In memoriam of Hansen, Cynthia	Bench	Memorial	West of Curtiss Hall
Class of 1886 In memoriam of Welch, Dr. A.S.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Class Gift	Central Campus, north of flagpole
Class of 1876	Flagpole	Class Gift	Central Campus, by flagpole
Class of 1906 &1907	Flagpole	Class Gift	North Central Campus
Donated by American Society of Landscape Architects	Rock Plaque	ASLA Centennial Medallion	West side of Curtiss Hall
Donated by Bob and Eileen Martin and Family	Bench	Martin Family Bench	South of Campanile
Class of 1916	Bench	Class Gift	Southwest Central Campus
Class of 1957 In memoriam of Curtiss, C.F.	Building Plaque	Class Gift	West steps of Curtiss Hall
Class of 1949	University Sign	Class Gift	East of intersection of Lincoln Way and Sheldon Ave.
Vet Med Class of 2011	Tree	Class Gift	West of Vet Med
Donated by Hudson Family In memoriam of Hudson, Harry	Memorial Tree	Memorial	West of Memorial Union
Donated by Schumacher Family In memoriam of Schumacher, Ken	Memorial Planting	Memorial	West side of Central Campus
In memoriam of Wynn, W.H., AM, PHD	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	Central Campus, east of Beardshear Hall
In memoriam of Beardshear, Dr. William M.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	Central Campus, south of flagpole
In memoriam of Wallace, Henry Cantwell	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	Southwest Central Campus
Class of 1940, 1942 & 1987	Building Plaque	Class Gift	Campanile
In memoriam of Bessey, Dr. Charles E.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	East of Campanile
In memoriam of Stalker, Dr. Millikan	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	Southwest Central Campus
Class of 1964	Building Plaque	Class Gift	West Linden Hall
Class of 1963	Building Plaque	Class Gift	East Linden Hall
Class of 1949	University Sign	Class Gift	South of Linden Hall
Class of 1983	Iowa State Center Marquee	Class Gift	Hilton Coliseum
In memoriam of Boyer, Joanna	Memorial Tree	Memorial	South-east lawn of Barton Hall
In memoriam of Borlaug, Norman E.	Memorial Tree & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Curtiss Hall
In memoriam of Ross, Earle D.	Building Plaque	Memorial	Northwest side of Ross Hall
In memoriam of Knapp, Dr. Seaman A.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Curtiss Hall
Donated by Alpha Delta Pi In memoriam of Alpha Delta Pi	Plaza	Memorial	North of the Sloss House
	Finest Blue Cheese	Historical Sign	West of Food Science Building
	Rock Plaque	Uranium Production	East of Food Science Building
In memoriam of Crandall, June E. and Janine F. Hudson	Sculpture	Memorial	Forker Hall
Class of 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923	Columns	Class Gift	Intersection of Union Dr. and Sheldon Ave.
In memoriam of Eaton, Gordon P.	Building Plaque	Memorial	East of Eaton Hall
In memoriam of McComas, Dave	Tree Planting	Memorial	SW of Parks Library, SE of Durham Center
In memoriam of Thompson, Bruce	Bench	Memorial	East of the Applied Science Complex II main entrance
Donated by Campus Services	Commemorative Tree		North of Enrollment Services
In memoriam of Martin, Archie A. and Nancy C.	Building Plaque	Memorial	East of Martin Hall
Donated by Lane, W.G.	Gateway	Clyde Williams Field Gateway
In memoriam of Teoh, Tze Yen	Memorial Tree & Rock Plaque	Memorial	East side of Friley Hall
Class of 1961 In memoriam of Carver, George Washington	Building Plaque	Class Gift	North side of Carver Hall
	Memorial Tree & Rock Plaque	Iowa Academy of Science Centennial	East side of Music Hall
Class of 1980, 1988, 1995, 1999	Lake Laverne Restoration	Class Gift	NE corner of Lake Laverne
	Rock Plaque	Lake LaVerne Swans	North side of Lake LaVerne
In memoriam of Noyes, Dr. LaVerne W.	Rock Plaque	Memorial	East side of Lake LaVerne
In memoriam of Lindahl, Charles B. PhD	Bench	Memorial	South side of Lake LaVerne
Class of 1989	Light Post	Class Gift	Southwest side of Lake LaVerne
	Elevation Marker	US Coast & Geodetic Survey Marker	Southwest side of Lake LaVerne
Donated by Linn Family In memoriam of Linn Family	Bench	Memorial	South side of Lake LaVerne
Class of 1923	Fountain	Class Gift	North of Memorial Union
Class of 1916	Bench	Class Gift	East side of Knoll
Class of 1947, 1952	Sculpture	Class Gift	South of Oak and Elm Halls
Donated by ISU Veterans Club In memoriam of Vietnam Veterans	Memorial Tree & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Memorial Union
Class of 1946, 1947, 1948, 1998	Fountain	Class Gift	North of Memorial Union
	Flagpole	Memorial Union Flagpole	Northeast side of Memorial Union
In memoriam of World War I Veterans	Grove Memorial & Rock Plaque	Memorial	South of Memorial Union
Donated by Girton, Jack and Lois In memoriam of Girton, Darrel Dean	Rock Plaque	Memorial	Sorth of the Knoll
	Lincoln Highway marker	Lincoln Highway Marker	Southwest corner of Beach Ave. and Lincoln Way
Donated by Phi Kappa Phi In memoriam of Phi Kappa Phi	Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Scheman
Class of 1922	Grove & Rock Plaque	Class Gift	North of Hilton Coliseum
Donated by Wendt, Nancy and Dick	Gateway	Southwest Athletic Complex Gateway	Main Entrance to Athletic Complex
In memoriam of Vander Weyden, Dan	Gate Entrance	Memorial	North Gate to Track & Field
In memoriam of Vander Linden, Bob	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Track & Field
In memoriam of Maney, Thomas J.	Seating Area	Memorial	North side of Cross Country Course
	Bridge	ISU Arboretum Bridge	Northeast corner of Cross Country Course
In memoriam of Hoak, Harry	Bridge	Memorial	Northeast corner of Cross Country Course
In memoriam of Verbeeck, Bob and Heidi T.	Bridge	Memorial	Northwest corner of Cross Country Course
In memoriam of Miller, Bob	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	South of ISU track along Cross Country Course
In memoriam of Kitchell, Michael J., MD and Mary M. Kitchell	Rock Plaque	Memorial	Northwest corner of Mortensen Rd and Hayward Ave.
	Victory Bell	Victory Bell	Northwest of Olsen Building
	Statue	Jack Trice Plaza	Northeast of Olsen Building
In memoriam of Hayes, Dr. Isaac	Bench	Memorial	Vet Med Plaza
Vet Med Class of 1994	Plaza	Class Gift	Vet Med (east)
In memoriam of Power, Ty Colton	Golf Hole Information Sign	Memorial	16th Tee Box (Veenker Golf Course)
In memoriam of Cross Country Plane Crash Victims (Cross Country Course)	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Shelter on Cross Country Course
Donated by ISU Letterwinners Club	Column	Honor Before Victory Plaque	Northeast entrance to Jack Trice Stadium
In memoriam of Leith, Dr. T.S.	Memorial Grove & Rock Plaque	Memorial	West entrance to the Vet Med Research Institute
	First Veterinary Medicine College	Historical Sign	South of Vet Med Plaza
In memoriam of Christensen, Dr. George C.	Rock Plaque	Memorial	South of Vet Med Plaza
In memoriam of Veenker, George F.	Rock Plaque	Memorial	North of Veenker Clubhouse
In memoriam of Burrell, Harry G.	Rock Plaque	Memorial	South of Veenker Clubhouse
In memoriam of Cross Country Plane Crash Victims (Veenker Golf Course)	Rock Plaque	Memorial	West side of the 9th Hole (Veenker Golf Course)
In memoriam of Swoyer, Dr. Tom	Rock Plaque	Memorial	18th Tee Box (Veenker Golf Course)
Donated by President Gregory Geoffroy	Bench and Flagstone	150th Birthday Celebration Bench	South East Planting Bed, adjacent to Campanile
In memoriam of Lacina, Jonathan	Memorial Tree	Memorial	North of College of Design
Class of 2006	Tree	Class Gift	East of Campanile
Donated by Jen Scharff In memoriam of Cy Scharff	Memorial Tree	Memorial	West of Campanile
In memoriam of Good, Travis	Memorial Tree, Table, & Patio Space	Memorial	North of Town Engineering Building
Donated by Danny's co-workers and friends both within FPM and campus-wide In memoriam of Whipple, Danny	Memorial Tree	Memorial	North side of General Services Building
In memoriam of Gmelch, Paula Cowgill	Garden	Memorial	Lagomarcino Courtyard
Class of 2009	Tree Planting	Arbor Day 2009 Tree Planting	Southwest of Catt Hall
	World's Hardiest Roses	Historical Sign	SW of Horticulture Hall
	Tree Planting	Arbor Day 2010 Tree Planting	East of Lebaron
	Tree Planting	Arbor Day 2011 Tree Planting	Northwest of Lot 68
In memoriam of Danielson, Tyler	Tree	Memorial	North of Hilton
Donated by John Corbett In memoriam of Scott Corbett	Memorial Tree	Memorial	Northwest of Hach Hall
Donated by Pi chapter of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority	Bench	Alpha Delta Pi Bench	Southwest of Catt Hall
Donated by Zeta of Iowa Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa In memoriam of Elizabeth Hoyt and Lois Tiffany	Plaque	Memorial	Directly southeast of Catt hall
	Tree Planting	Arbor Day 2012 Tree Planting	Lagomarcino Hall courtyard
Donated by Zeta of Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa In memoriam of Catt, Carrie Chapman	Plaque	Memorial	directly Southwest of Catt hall
Donated by International Harvester Company	Plaque/Plaza	Harvester Plaza Plaque	South of Scheman
In memoriam of Fender, Melissa Ann	Memorial Tree	Memorial	East of Beyer Hall
Donated by Project 52, Inc In memoriam of Horn, Elijah (Eli)	Tree	Memorial	Northwest of Jack Trice Stadium
Donated by Co-workers and friends In memoriam of Boster, Dave	Memorial Tree	Memorial	North of General Services Building
In memoriam of Carver, George Washington	Plaza	Memorial	North of Carver Hall and South of Beardshear Hall
	Survey Marker	National Geodetic Survey Marker	South of LeBaron Hall
Donated by Co-workers and friends In memoriam of Shepley, Noel	Memorial Tree	Memorial	N.W. Corner of General Services Building
In memoriam of Gaynor, Valacia	Memorial Tree	Memorial	West of Marching Band Practice Field
In memoriam of Gonzales, Bryce	Memorial Planting	Memorial	West of Science II
Donated by Paul's wife, Sarah In memoriam of Paul Troupe	Bench	Memorial	West of the Campanile
Donated by Don and Melissa Peeler	Commemorative Tree	Wedding Celebration Planting	Central Campus north of Campanile
In memoriam of Mathias, Andy	Memorial Planting	Memorial	West of old Landscape Architecture Building (Former location: East of Bessey Hall)
Donated by Greg Rhinehart family In memoriam of Jacobs, Emmalee	Memorial Bench	Memorial	Lake LaVerne
Donated by Agronomy graduate and undergraduate clubs	Tree	Memorial	Agronomy Hall Courtyard
Donated by Natural Resources Education project (USDA)	Commemorative Tree		West of Curtiss Hall
Donated by Ag Engineering classmates and Vermeer co-workers In memoriam of Crall, Jarred 'Tree'	Memorial Tree	Memorial	Northeast of Biorenewables Research Laboratory
	Tree	Memorial	Lagomarcino Hall Courtyard
Donated by Greg Rhinehart family In memoriam of Jacobs, Emmalee	Tree	Memorial	Lake Laverne
Donated by Her sisters: Shirley Fasbender, Linda Kueper and Gayle Toms In memoriam of Judy Spear	Memorial Tree	Memorial	Enrollment Services Center
	2019 Arbor Day Tree		Central Campus
Donated by Richard and Sharon Rodine In memoriam of Virgil A. and Cheryl J. Miller	Plaque	Memorial	South of Catt Hall
Donated by Nielsen House 2017-18 and Department of Residence In memoriam of Numedahl, Brendan	Merrill Magnolia Tree	Memorial	NE corner of Wallace Hall
Donated by Iowa State horticulture professor William Graves	Commemorative Tree	Memorial	North of Beardshear Hall
In memoriam of Hornaday, Dr. W.T.	Rock Plaque	Memorial	Moved to ISU Parks Library Archive, pending review. Former location: south of LeBaron Hall.
Donated by Friends and peers along with the generous help of President Wendy Wintersteen In memoriam of Ryan Cunningham	Tree	Memorial	North Side of Martin Hall Courtyard
Donated by Brian & Dana Kramer, Mike & Tracie Hanna, Chuck & Julee Reese and the generous donations of many friends. In memoriam of David (Dave) Hanna	Tree	Memorial	Southeast corner of Hilton Collesium
Donated by Donated by friends and family of Drew In memoriam of Drew DiDonato	Tree	Memorial	South side of Sweeny Hall
Donated by Chet's colleagues from the ISU Sociology Department In memoriam of Chester L.	Tree	Memorial	West of East Hall
Donated by Dave and Dee Vandeventer and Alan and Leslie Vandeventer and their families	Commemorative Tree		north side of Mackay Hall near the Dean’s Office entrance
In memoriam of Thompson, Donald O.	Bench	Memorial	East of the Applied Science Complex II main entrance
Donated by Family and Friends of Bruce Barron In memoriam of In Memory of Bruce (1941-2024) and Brian Barron (1937-2020)	Bench	Memorial	Northwest side of Campanile
Donated by Meat Judging Family In memoriam of Dr. Sherryln "Aunt Sherry" Olsen	Tree	Memorial	Southeast corner of Lush Auditorium
Donated by Family and Friends of Bruce Barron In memoriam of In Memory of Bruce (1941-2024) and Brian Barron (1937-2020)	Tree	Memorial	Northeast of Campanile
Donated by Anthony James McDonald In memoriam of Luke Richard Jones	Tree	Memorial	South/East of Gerdin at the corner of Wallace Road and Union Drive
Donated by John's tailgate family In memoriam of Kock, John H.	Memorial Tree	Memorial	North of Alumni Center, west of Lot A3
Donated by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences In memoriam of Hrubes, Ryan	Memorial Tree	Memorial	East of Curtiss Hall
Donated by ISU Arboriculture Club	Tree	Memorial	South side of MacKay Hall

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* References for class gifts are from Alumni Association Class Gifts and Special Collections at Parks Library