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11-649: James Hilton (1899–1982), the 10th president of ISU, proposed the construction of an educational, cultural and athletic complex to faculty in 1954. In 1958 the ISU Foundation was formed with the primary goal of raising funds for the construction of the Iowa State Center. The ISU Foundation still exists and is currently working on raising $ 800 million in donations to be used in all aspects of the University. The state did not appropriate any funds for

22-576: A plant at 1326 Half Street SE in Washington. In 1941, Stephens took over as sole owner of the High's Dairy Store Corporation. Stephens opened plants in Washington and Frederick to process milk. The Frederick plant opened in 1959 with a production capacity of 100,000 gallons daily. He became active in politics regarding milk cooperatives, creating "Marylander for Milk Freedom" in 1959 to oppose price controls on state milk production. In 1961, Stephens created

33-598: A trustee of Hood College in Frederick and Glenelg Country School . In 1962, he donated all of his stock to his alma mater, the Campus of Iowa State University which in turn named an auditorium after him. The Capitol Milk Producers of Frederick repurchased the stock, retaining Stephens as president. In 1962, Senator Frank E. Shipley bypassed the state school board nominating commission recommendation of Fred Schoenbrodt, and installed C.Y. Stephens. In October 1963, Stephens

44-563: The East Coast Ice Cream Novelty Company which constructed a large ice cream manufacturing plant on Whiskey Bottom Road . The plant in later years would be expanded to become the second-largest ice cream plant on the east coast, operated by Nestle , with the offices later becoming the Phillips School for students with cognitive, emotional, social learning or behavioral challenges. Stephens became

55-571: The auditorium. Construction started in 1965 and was completed in 1969 with a cost of $ 4.9 million. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra presented the opening concerts during a week long festival. The 2,747 seat auditorium was named Building of the Century by the American Institute of Architects , Iowa Chapter in 2004. Hilton Coliseum was named after Dr. James H. Hilton. Dr. Hilton was the president of Iowa State University who presented

66-468: The construction of the Center. The first donation was two dollars from an anonymous donor, the second donation was one million dollars from C. Y. Stephens, for whom Stephens Auditorium is named. The center is located on 76 acres (310,000 m), originally university agricultural fields, and is run by 40 full-time employees. Stephens Auditorium was named after Clifford Y. Stephens for his contribution to

77-497: The idea for the Iowa State Center. Hilton Coliseum was completed in 1971 at a cost of $ 8.1 million. Hilton Coliseum can seat approximately 14,000 for athletic events and 15,000 for concerts. The first event in Hilton was an agriculture conference; the first athletic event was a men's basketball game between Iowa State and Arizona in which ISU won. Fisher Theater was named for J. W. Fisher of Marshalltown, Iowa . J. W. Fisher

88-479: The only ISU athlete to die from injuries suffered while competing in an athletic event, Jack Trice . The first game played in the stadium was a Cyclone victory over Air Force in September 1975. The stadium is primarily used for NCAA college football , but has also been used for concerts. Scheman Building was named for Carl Scheman who was an ISU alumnus and a major contributor to the Iowa State Center. It

99-438: Was a major contributor to the university and the Iowa State Center. Fisher Theater was completed in 1974 at a cost of $ 900,000. The theater seats 454 and is mainly used by Iowa State student theater and dance groups. Jack Trice Stadium was completed in 1975 after two years of construction. The stadium was originally named Cyclone Stadium, but its name was changed in 1997 to honor the school's first African-American athlete and

110-680: Was completed in 1975 at a cost $ 5.3 million and hosts small and large conferences, board meetings, pre-performance dinners, wedding receptions and much more. The Scheman Building is also the site of the Brunnier Art Museum. It is the state's only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection, and one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex . 42°01′15″N 93°38′13″W  /  42.020855°N 93.636972°W  / 42.020855; -93.636972 Clifford Y. Stephens Clifford Y. Stephens (1891 – April 1971)

121-553: Was the owner of High's Dairy Store . Stephens started out as a farmer and dairyman. He attended Iowa State University and graduated in 1925 working locally. Later he worked for Pet in Greensboro North Carolina. At the peak of the depression in 1933, he bought controlling interest in the Washington-based High's Dairy Products Corporation. With a $ 1,800 loan he operated ten ice cream stores and

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