Carver's Life
Here is a chronological list of some of George Washington Carver's many great accomplishments and milestones:
1864 George Washington Carver born on July 12, in Diamond Grove, Missouri
1874 He left the farm where he had lived his whole life and settled in Minneapolis, Kansas
1890 Was Simpson College's first black student, where he studied art and piano
1891 Transferred to Iowa State University, and his paintings get an honorable mention at Chicago World’s Fair
1894 Bachelor of Agriculture Degree
1894 Appointed member of faculty, Iowa State College
1896 Master of Agriculture Degree, Iowa State College
1935 he was appointed collaborator in the Division of Plant Mycology, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1938 Hollywood Film, “Life of George Washington Carver,” made
1938 Development of George Washington Carver Museum by Tuskegee Institute Trustee Board
1939 Recipient of the Roosevelt Medal for Contributions to Southern Agriculture
1939 Recieves an honorary membership from the American Inventors Society
1943 George Washington Carver dies in Tuskegee, Alabama on January 5
1940 Donates his savings to establish the George W. Carver Foundation at Tuskegee University.
1943 His birthplace is established as the George Washington Carver National Monument.
1948 First day sale of three-cent Carver Commemorative Stamp
1951 Fifty-cent piece of Carver is created
1952 Selected by Popular Mechanics as one of 50 Outstanding Americans
1952 a submarine named after Carver is launched
1990 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
1998 Second Carver stamp (32¢) issued
1864 George Washington Carver born on July 12, in Diamond Grove, Missouri
1874 He left the farm where he had lived his whole life and settled in Minneapolis, Kansas
1890 Was Simpson College's first black student, where he studied art and piano
1891 Transferred to Iowa State University, and his paintings get an honorable mention at Chicago World’s Fair
1894 Bachelor of Agriculture Degree
1894 Appointed member of faculty, Iowa State College
1896 Master of Agriculture Degree, Iowa State College
1935 he was appointed collaborator in the Division of Plant Mycology, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1938 Hollywood Film, “Life of George Washington Carver,” made
1938 Development of George Washington Carver Museum by Tuskegee Institute Trustee Board
1939 Recipient of the Roosevelt Medal for Contributions to Southern Agriculture
1939 Recieves an honorary membership from the American Inventors Society
1943 George Washington Carver dies in Tuskegee, Alabama on January 5
1940 Donates his savings to establish the George W. Carver Foundation at Tuskegee University.
1943 His birthplace is established as the George Washington Carver National Monument.
1948 First day sale of three-cent Carver Commemorative Stamp
1951 Fifty-cent piece of Carver is created
1952 Selected by Popular Mechanics as one of 50 Outstanding Americans
1952 a submarine named after Carver is launched
1990 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
1998 Second Carver stamp (32¢) issued
