TUSKEGEE — During Black History Month, Tuskegee will celebrate one of America’s most famous and prolific scientists, George Washington Carver. A convocation honoring the spirit of his work in agriculture and food science will be held Friday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. in University Chapel. Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee’s founder and first president, brought Carver here in 1896. Carver served as head of agriculture and performed some of his most groundbreaking research while at Tuskegee.

Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D., associate administrator for national programs with the United States Department of Agriculture, will give the keynote address at the Carver convocation. As the Agricultural Research Service associate administrator for national programs, Jacobs-Young leads the Office of National Programs, which manages the research objectives of the agency. She also leads the Office of International Research Programs, which is responsible for ARS’ liaison with its international partners.