scholarships to select incoming Simpson students who demonstrate a commitment to public service and civic engagement. The annual John C. Culver Lecture brings a prominent public service or political figure to campus to meet with students and deliver a lecture open to the public. Lectures have included Senator George McGovern, political journalist Mark Shields, Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse, and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
== Notable people ==
Mary Alice Barton (1917–2003), quilt historian and philanthropist
Nate Boulton, politician, Iowa state senator
Chad Buchanan, General Manager of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association
George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist and inventor. Carver Science Hall is named after him
Avery Craven (1885–1980), historian. The Avery O. Craven Room of Dunn Library at Simpson holds Craven's library of over 2,000 volumes, notes, manuscripts, correspondence, and memorabilia
Malcolm A. Love (1904–1990), president of the University of …
