Denizens of Union Drive will be presented with an icon of Iowa State’s latest historical milestone.

A brand-new sesquicentennial mural was unveiled at 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the lawn south of Alumni Hall, just off Union Drive. The mural was dedicated as a part of Iowa State’s 150th anniversary celebration.

Tahira Hira, executive assistant to the president, is a member of the sesquicentennial planning and implementation committee.

“[The mural] is just beautiful. I love it,” Hira said.

Several organizations in the Ames area contributed to the project.

The logo was formed from glass donated by Ames Resource Recovery Plant, 110 Center Ave. The glass was then colored using dyes provided by Becker-Underwood, 801 Dayton Ave. The mural was then installed by workers from Facilities Planning and Management and Campus Services.

“It got a lot of different groups involved in the city [such as] Veishea and Becker-Underwood,” said Lester Lawson, manager of Facilities Planning and Management.

“It took a few meetings, some coordinating, but it was fun.”

The mural was completed March 31, the first Veishea Service Day. Since then, the mural has been covered by a gray tarp to preserve the area until Veishea week.

“We planned it, put together volunteers, made sure everyone had work to do, supplied material and paid for everything,” said Shallee Keenan, Veishea campus and community involvement co-chairwoman and senior in sociology.

Hira said the project was completed on a shoestring budget, with the workers volunteering extra time in addition to their normal duties.

“The beauty of that is it shows how much people care about this university,” Hira said.

Hira was proud of the work done by all involved.

“Our goal was for everybody on this campus to have an opportunity to participate in this birthday celebration,” Hira said.

“We didn’t want to leave anybody out that would have something to do with it.”