It wasn't money that enticed Carver to move. Money is the calling of many people. But it was not the calling of Carver. In a letter to Booker T. Washington, Carver explained his reason for transferring to Tuskegee, then a poor African-American institution. Carver was right.
Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of true freedom.
Carver was affirmatively assisted in attaining his education at Iowa State. He went on to great accomplishments for his institution and this nation. This past fall we established at Purdue a George Washington Carver Graduate Fellowship to be awarded every year to a student from a traditionally African-American university, or Hispanic serving or tribal college. I believe this is vital for our future. There is much that we are doing at Purdue today to extend the opportunity of education to everyone.