BROOKINGS (9-1-26) — Ribbon-cutting was held Saturday to dedicate a new piece of public art at SDSU.
The sculpture honors researcher Edgar McFadden who developed a type of disease-resistant wheat in the 1920s.
SDSU President Barry Dunn said with that strain of wheat — named “Hope” — McFadden helped feed the world… “He literally and figuratively gave hope to the world, never profiting from his discovery. Edgar McFadden proved that with curiosity, patience, creativity, intellect and dedication to the greater good a single individual can change the course of human history; and it happened right here on this campus.”
Governor Larry Rhoden said SDSU researchers continue to change the world… “You take agriculture and you innovate to make it even stronger and better. And with this statue we honor the spirit of that innovation. Edgar McFadden saw a challenge and turned that challenge into an opportunity. That’s how we should all approach every day.
The 24-foot tall statue depicts stalks of wheat intertwined like a D-N-A molecule.
— Brookings Radio News
