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As chair and editor of The Daily Tribune in Ames, Iowa from 1993 to 1999 (which he also co-owned from 1986 to 1999), Gartner won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for a body of work about community issues. He previously served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1983 to 1992.
Iowa State dismissed all classes after 3 p.m. on October 9, 1923, in honor of Trice. [6] Trice's funeral was held at the Iowa State College's Central Campus in Ames on October 16, 1923, with 4,000 students and faculty members in attendance. His casket was draped in cardinal and gold (Iowa State's school colors) before he was buried. [7]
Ames is the larger principal city of the Combined Statistical Area that includes all of Story County, Iowa and Boone County, Iowa. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] which had a combined population of 106,205 at the 2000 census .
The following are people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ames, Iowa. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Robert Clayton Ames (March 6, 1934 – April 18, 1983) was an operations officer and Near East specialist for the Central Intelligence Agency. He was killed in the 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut .
Using the evidence from Iowa, agents from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation developed a case against him while Li remained in detention. At the end of June the Ministry of Public Security announced Li's formal arrest on a charge of intentional murder. [18] Li faced execution. [19] Under Iowa law, the mandatory sentence would be life without ...
Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa, on April 25, 1939. Growing up, Kooser attended Ames Public Schools for elementary and middle school. When Kooser arrived at Ames High School, his interest diverted from the library, and it went to cars. He joined the Nightcrawlers Car Club and became secretary of the group in 1956.
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (/ m ɛ z ˈ v ɪ n s k i /; born January 17, 1937) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms (1973–77). Mezvinsky grew up in Ames, Iowa, and played high ...