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'''Dr. John L. Lockett''' was an African American student at Iowa State College. | '''Dr. John L. Lockett''' was an African American student at Iowa State College. | ||
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There is currently a building named after him at Virginia State University. | There is currently a building named after him at Virginia State University. | ||
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[[http://www.vsu.edu/about/history/buildings/gandy-hall.php VSU Building | Lockett Hall]] | [[http://www.vsu.edu/about/history/buildings/gandy-hall.php VSU Building | Lockett Hall]] | ||
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[[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/40979314/ The Progress-Index | Petersburg, VA]] | [[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/40979314/ The Progress-Index | Petersburg, VA]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:20, 4 May 2018
Dr. John L. Lockett was an African American student at Iowa State College.
Life and Education
Dr. John L. Lockett received his B.S. in Agronomy in 1923 and his M.S. in Agronomy in 1928 from Iowa State College. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. His research area was soil science.
Dr. Lockett became the Director of the School of Agriculture and the Professor of Agronomy at Virginia State College for Negroes. He stepped down as Director in 1963 but remained a professor.
There is currently a building named after him at Virginia State University.