by Kristina Jackson | University Communication and Marketing
As fall rolls in and the temperatures begin to cool, it’s a great time for a stroll around the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campuses. And behind the brick and mortar are the stories of people who made their marks on the university.
Here are just a few of the people who left lasting legacies in Lincoln and are memorialized in the form of campus buildings.
Franklin Keim
Past the Nebraska East Union is Keim Hall.
Keim was a leader in the agronomy department for decades. He joined the department in 1918 before ultimately becoming chair for 20 years from 1932 to 1952.
As chair, Keim grew the department into the largest in the College of Agriculture at the time.
Keim advocated for moving the agronomy department under one roof, from classrooms to labs to offices. This was achieved in the building now named for him, which was dedicated in 1957, a year after Keim’s death.
After World War II, Keim worked at Biarritz American University in France to teach American soldiers preparing to return home about plant genetics and agronomy.
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