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Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Fargo, ND and Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School Grand Forks, ND as well as Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School Eielson AFB, AK are named in his honor. [1] [2]
In 2011, the Fargo Public Schools was awarded a 5-year certification as an accredited school district by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Its curriculum and education delivery is guided by a Strategic Plan developed in 2000, which focuses on seven goals: academic performance, the arts, character ...
Carl Benjamin Eielson (1897-1929), American aviator; Jorge Eduardo Eielson (1924-2006), Peruvian poet; Various facilities named for Carl Benjamin Eielson: Eielson Air Force Base, located near Fairbanks, Alaska; Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School, located at Eielson AFB; Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School, located in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School Library Fargo 1994 Neil Price / Sally Oremland University of North Dakota / North Dakota State Library Grand Forks / Bismarck 1995 Blanche Stangeland Carrington Public Library Carrington 1996 Dennis Page Grand Forks Public Library Grand Forks 1997 Shelby Harken Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Notable North Dakota aviators include Carl Ben Eielson, Bruce Peterson, and James Buchli. North Dakota's first aeronautical event was the flight of a Wright Model B on July 19, 1910, at the Grand Forks Air Meet flown by Wright Exhibition Team member Archibald Hoxsey. [1] Lucky Bob and a drawing of his airplane, 1911.
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The Carl Ben Eielson House, a Queen Anne style house on 8th St. in Hatton, North Dakota, was built in 1900. It has also been known as Osking House . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
In the realm of science, notable UND alumni include important contributor to information theory Harry Nyquist, [109] pioneer aviator Carl Ben Eielson, [110] Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, [111] engineer and NASA astronaut Karen L. Nyberg, [112] and leading NASA manager John H. Disher.