Iowa museum features ACT 50th anniversary display

A display marking the 50th anniversary of ACT, Inc. -- the Iowa City-based not-for-profit dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success -- can be viewed at the Iowa State Historical Museum in Des Moines.

ACT traces its history to a meeting of co-founders E.F. Lindquist, a University of Iowa professor and national expert in educational measurement, Ted McCarrel, UI Director of Admissions and Registrar, and 16 state representatives. They met in Iowa's Old Capitol on the University of Iowa campus on August 21, 1959 to found the American College Testing Program, now known as ACT, Inc.

The display includes a timeline of major events in ACT history and artifacts from ACT's past, including test documents and components from early test scoring machines. Visitors can also view an audio-video display with recordings from early leaders describing how the organization evolved and grew in Iowa City.

The exhibit will be on display in the main lobby of the Iowa State Historical Museum during normal museum hours through April 19.

For details, visit

http://www.iowahistory.org/museum.