Everett Franklin Lindquist - Legacy

Legacy

The Lindquist Center, home to the School of Education, is currently on the University of Iowa campus and was named in his honor. Additionally, the Lindquist Building on the ACT campus in Iowa City also exists in his honor.

Ironically, although many classes now teach to his tests and ACT preparation is a multimillion dollar industry, Lindquist discouraged teaching to the test - in fact, due to this problem, his competitions ended in the late 1930s.

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