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44,000-square-foot addition to the southeast corner
of the Marshalltown plant (building 17).
Wizard II
pressure
controller
introduced.
Fisher Governor
common stock
sells to the
public for
$12.50 per
share.
Floating holiday
established for Marshalltown employees.
Newly formed Gramma Fisher
Foundation supports the
arts and honors the memory
of Edna Fisher. The Fisher
children (Bill and his sisters
Martha Ellen Tye and Emily
Cartwright) got their love of
music from Edna.
United Auto Workers
establish a bargaining unit
at the Fisher
Continental Division.
though his health was failing, he
rallied to complete the 13-foot
bronze statue. “Dedication to
the Future,” unveiled in April
1961, was Mr. Petersen’s last
sculpture. It now graces the
fountain outside of the
Community Center.
In 1969, the Fisher
Foundation also built
Marshalltown’s community
theatre, named for Bill’s sister
Martha Ellen Tye.
Funds from the Gramma
Napkin artwork
created for a
sales meeting
Foundation, established to
honor Edna Fisher, built the
“little” Fisher Theater on the
campus of Iowa State University
in Ames. (Bill worked with the
architects of all three buildings
in the Iowa State Center
complex.)
In Marshalltown, Fisher
donated land for a YMCA
(1955), an elementary school
(1959), a youth soccer field (first
games played in1992) and a
new public library (2003).
These contributions and
facilities are lasting evidence of
the Fisher family’s generosity
and concern. Following their
example, Fisher employees
continue to volunteer their time
and money to community
projects around the world.