George Washington Carver Recognition Day

George Washington Carver Recognition Day
January 5, 1943

Today, I hope we take a moment to recognize and appreciate the brilliance of Dr. George Washington Carver, who died on this day in 1943. Dr. Carver was an agricultural scientist; he headed the agricultural department of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and was one of the most prominent scientist of his day. In 1935, Dr. Carver was specially appointed to the Department of Agriculture by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the southern farming crisis. Dr. Carver was awarded the Roosevelt Medal in 1939 for saving Southern agriculture, which was later instrumental in feeding the United States during World War II.