Unique world medals on view for memorial service guests
COLLEGE STATION th People who attend memorial services for Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Oct. 6 can get a view of a rare collection of medals.
Borlaug was one of only five people ever to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. When he was granted the congressional medal in 2007, he joined Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Elie Wiesel as winners of all three prestigious honors.
(Media-Newswire.com) - COLLEGE STATION – People who attend memorial services for Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Oct. 6 can get a view of a rare collection of medals. Borlaug was one of only five people ever to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. When he was granted the congressional medal in 2007, he joined Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Elie Wiesel as winners of all three prestigious honors.
Those three medals, along with Mexico’s Order of the Aztec Eagle, will be on display in Texas A&M University’s Rudder Tower on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 9:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. It is free and open to the public. A reception will follow from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Rudder Tower Exhibit Room.
The service will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. David Beckmann, Lutheran minister and Bread for the World president. Eulogies will be given by Dr. Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense; Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; M.S. Swaminathan, a member of the Indian Parliament; and Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, who worked with Borlaug to fight hunger in Africa.
Also available for public viewing will be a new collection of video segments of Borlaug recalling various highlights of his career and expressing his opinion of what battles remain in the fight against global hunger. The collection will air repeatedly throughout Oct. 5-6 at the Rudder Tower Visitor Center. It is also free and open to the public.
At 3 p.m., friends and colleagues will gather to share academic insights and the legacy of Borlaug in Koldus Room 110.
Those who are unable to attend the celebration of Borlaug’s life may view the service live online by going to http://kamu.tamu.edu and click on “Watch Now” beginning at 11 a.m. Oct. 6. It will air locally on KAMU-TV, the public broadcasting station at Texas A&M.
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