Wording of plaque for Event #5, Davidson Hall,
Iowa State University, Ames
DESIGNATED AN HISTORIC LANDMARK
IN HONOR OF
J. BROWNLEE DAVIDSON
A FOUNDER OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
FIRST PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS
ORGANIZER OF THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
JULY 1905
BY
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS
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