Iowa State University
4-24-96

Contact:
Skip Derra, News Service, (515) 294-4917

ISU ROAD SCHOLARS TOURS TO VISIT SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University President Martin Jischke and Provost John Kozak will lead 61 new ISU faculty and staff on two-day Road Scholars tours of southeast and south central Iowa April 26 and 27.

The two groups will depart from Iowa State's Memorial Union early Friday, April 26. The group led by Jischke will travel to southeast Iowa, and the group led by Kozak will travel to south central Iowa.

The purpose of the Road Scholars tour is to introduce new faculty and staff to the state of Iowa. The tour groups travel the state by bus, visiting schools, businesses and farms. Iowa stops will include Des Moines, Indianola, Osceola, Lamoni, Newton, Pella, Eddyville and Ottumwa.

EDITORS:

Attached are itineraries for both Iowa Road Scholars tours. You are welcome to join the groups at any point during either tour. The schedules are tight. If you would like to interview members of a tour group, you may want to do so while riding the tour bus for a short distance. John Anderson, interim director of ISU's University Relations, will accompany Jischke on the southeast Iowa tour. Michelle Johnson, ISU News Service writer, will be on the south central Iowa tour with Kozak. They can assist you in meeting tour members or making other arrangements. If you want to join the tours, please contact Skip Derra at (515) 294- 4917

Southeast Iowa Road Scholars Tour


Friday, April 26


8:00 a.m          Leave from Ames for Newton.


9:15 a.m.         Visit the DMACC Newton Polytechnic campus.


11:00 a.m.        Depart from Newton for Pella.


11:30 a.m.        Lunch at the Pella Opera House.


1:00 p.m          Visit Pella Christian High School.


2:00 p.m.         Visit Vermeer Manufacturing.


3:30 p.m.         Depart from Pella for Eddyville.


4:15 p.m.         Drive through Eddyville industrial complex

                  including Cargill Inc., Ajinomoto USA Inc.,

                  and Lysine industrial sites.


4:45 p.m.         Depart from Eddyville for Ottumwa.


5:00 p.m.         Arrive at Fairfield Inn, Ottumwa.


5:30 p.m.         Alumni reception at the Ottumwa Country Club.





Saturday, April 27


7:30 a.m.         Breakfast at Indian Hills Community College.


9:00 a.m.         Depart from Ottumwa for Oskaloosa.


9:30 a.m.         Drive through Fox Ag. Inc., located two 

                  miles northeast of Oskaloosa. Also, visit 

                  the Don and Bonnie Vos farm.


10:45 a.m.        Depart from the Vos farm for New Sharon.


11:05 a.m.        Visit DeJong Manufacturing, located north

                  of New Sharon.


11:30 a.m.        Depart from Oskaloosa for Ankeny.


12:45 p.m.        Lunch at Chips, outside of Ankeny. (This 

                  tour will be joined by the other tour.)


2:00 p.m.         Arrive at Tone's in the Ankeny Business

                  Park. Assemble in conference center for welcome

                  by Ricardo Alvarez, Tone's president, and John 

                  Voigt, mayor of Ankeny. Overview of Burns

                  Philip Food Inc. and Tone's operations.


2:30 p.m.         Tour of Tone's and return to conference 

                  center for panel discussion.


3:45 p.m.         Drive-through tour of DMACC-Ankeny campus.


4:00 p.m.         Refreshment stop at the ISU Extension Outreach
 
                  Center.


4:30 p.m.         Depart Ankeny for ISU.






South Central Iowa Road Scholars Tour


Friday, April 26


8:00 a.m.         Depart from Ames for Des Moines.


9:00 a.m.         Visit Principal Insurance complex, downtown 

                  Des Moines.


10:00 a.m.        Depart Des Moines for Indianola.


10:30 a.m.        Visit Indianola High School. 


11:30 a.m.        Lunch at Sister's Tea Room, Indianola.


1:00 p.m.         Depart from Indianola for Osceola.


2:00 p.m.         Tour Paul Mueller Company.


3:15 p.m.         Depart from Osceola for Lamoni.


4:00 p.m.         Walking tour of Graceland College.


5:00 p.m.         Drive to Liberty Hall Historic Center.


5:30 p.m.         Historical tour and program by members of
 
                  the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
 
                  the Latter Day Saints.


6:30 p.m.         Arrive at hotel.





Saturday, April 27


7:30 a.m.         Breakfast with Graceland College faculty 

                  and administrators at the Carmichael House.


9:00 a.m.         Leave for Dan Golightly farm, located off 

                  I-35 in Warren County.


10:00 a.m.        Arrive at Golightly farm.


11:15 a.m.        Depart from farm site for Ankeny.


12:30 p.m.        Lunch at Chips, outside of Ankeny. (This 

                  tour will be joined by the other tour.)


2:00 p.m.         Arrive at Tone's in the Ankeny 
 
                  Park. Assemble in conference center for
 
                  welcome by Ricardo Alvarez, Tone's president,

                  and John Voigt,mayor of Ankeny. Overview of 

                  Burns Philip Food Inc. and Tone's operations.


2:30 p.m.         Tour of Tone's and return to conference 

                  center for panel discussion.


3:45 p.m.         Drive-through tour of DMACC-Ankeny campus.


4:00 p.m.         Refreshment stop at the ISU Extension 

                  Outreach Center.


4:30 p.m.         Depart Ankeny for ISU.