Thirty-two months later, the committee reviewing history, context and public comments about Carrie Chapman Catt concluded the Central Campus building bearing the suffragist’s name will keep its name. The committee received 311 public comments regarding the name change and announced the committee’s final decision Thursday. University naming policies, established shortly before the Catt committee was.
A 60-day period to share thoughts, comments and concerns about the name of the building home to the headquarters of the College of Liberal Arts closes Sunday. The Review Committee for Consideration for Removal of Names from University Property was formed in March 2021 and will conclude its work with a second and final vote.
Carrie Chapman Catt’s name on Catt Hall did not gain enough support from a university committee to recommend its removal after an initial vote of 6-9 failed to meet the two-thirds threshold needed. The Iowa State University Review Committee for Consideration of Removing Names from University Property began its public comment period Thursday and will.